LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV volleyball team (26-3, 17-1 MW) defeated Colorado State (19-10, 12-6 MW) during Senior Day Saturday afternoon in the Cox Pavilion. The Scarlet & Gray's only loss in conference play this season was to the Rams (Sept. 22) in Fort Collins, Colorado.
This win marks the 17th consecutive win in conference play for the Rebels.
UNLV held strong in the first set, winning it by a score of 25-20 before dropping the second set to CSU by a score of 25-22. The Rebels came back in the third and fourth frame to take the win by scores of 25-17 and 25-12.
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Redshirt junior Isabel Martin recorded a match-high 18 kills, a hitting percentage of .406 and a match-high 20 points.
The Scarlet & Gray were led defensively by graduate student Jhenna Gabriel's double-digit outing with a match-high 41 assists, followed by freshman Maya Sands who had a match-high 15 digs.
Leading the squad in attack efficiency were graduate student Ellease Crumpton and sophomore Chloe Thomas who hit for .647 and .563, respectively. The hitting contest went to UNLV as they outhit the Cowgirls .509 to .340.
UP NEXT: The Rebels will begin their postseason campaign with a trip to Fort Collins, Colorado for the 2022 Mountain West Conference Tournament held November 23-25. UNLV is the No. 1 seed and will play Thursday at 3 p.m.
OTHER NEWS & NOTES
- Dating back to 2019, UNLV has gone 83-15 in its last 98 matches. The Rebels have won 26 of 29 matches this season and 52 of its last 61.
- UNLV returned eight letterwinners this season. Also returning to the squad from last season were Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos, Arien Fafard, Jordyn Freeman, Chloe Thomas, Isha Knight, Keyana Cruse, Dakota Quinlan, Livvy Setla, Isabel Martin and Thea Sweder. There are eight newcomers, which include three freshmen, a trio of transfers and a pair of graduate transfers.
- UNLV is led by fifth-year head coach Dawn Sullivan, who looks to guide her squad to the postseason for the fifth straight season.
- Junior Arien Fafard had her 1,000th career assist during the opening weekend of the Rebels' 2022 campaign at UNT.
- The Rebels defeated No. 19 Kansas on September 10, 2022, making that the second win over a ranked team since 2016. The first being then No. 25 Washington State during the fall 2021 season at the Rebel Challenge (Sept. 4, 2021).
- Head Coach Dawn Sullivan notched 100 wins during the match against then MW leaders San Jose State, 3-1.
- UNLV was the first MW program to clinch a spot in the MW Tournament held November 23-25 in Fort Collins, Colorado.
- Jhenna Gabriel recorded her 1,000th assist for the season during the Fresno State match (Nov. 12).
- UNLV earned at least a share of the MW Regular Season title after sweeping Fresno State (Nov. 12).
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