LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – After falling to St. John's (3-3) during set one, UNLV (5-0) came back to dominate the Red Storm and take the win, 3-1, Saturday afternoon at Cox Pavilion.
In an exciting four-set battle, the Rebels prevailed against St. John's, after falling in the first set, by scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-18 and 25-15.
Junior Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos and redshirt-junior Isabel Martin paced the Scarlet & Gray with 16 and 14 kills, respectively. The Rebels were led by double-digit outings from Jhenna Gabriel's 36 assists and freshman Maya Sands's 11 digs.
The hitting contest went to UNLV as it out hit the Red Storm .301 to .180. Ellease Crumpton's match-best .357 hitting percentage and Arretche-Ramos's .344 hitting percentage made the Rebel duo their squad's leaders in attack efficiency.
UP NEXT: The Rebels will close out the Rebel Challenge with the final match against Miami-FL set for Sunday morning at 10 a.m.
REBEL CHALLENGE RESULTS
UNLV vs. Weber State: UNLV (3-1)
Miami-FL vs. St. John's University: Miami-FL (3-0)
St. John's vs. Weber State: Weber State (3-1)
TUNE IN, WATCH & LISTEN
Fans can follow this weekend's Rebel Challenge through live stats and social media. Links to video and stats can be found online at UNLVRebels.com in the "schedule" section of the volleyball page, as well as on the team's official social media channels: @UNLVvball (Twitter and Instagram) and @UNLVRebelVolleyball (Facebook).
PROMOTIONALLY SPEAKING
UNLV volleyball will be giving away one pair of tickets every UNLV home game throughout the Rebel Challenge to the Imagine Dragons concert on Saturday, September 10th held at Allegiant Stadium, courtesy of Live Nation.
PURCHASE TICKETS: Tickets for the 2022 UNLV Volleyball season, which are just $50 for the general public and $40 for seniors, faculty & staff or alumni, are on sale now and may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com, by calling 702-739-FANS (3267) or by visiting the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office.
Single-game ticket prices this season are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, faculty and staff, and $5 to groups of 15 or more. Fans that purchase tickets online before game day can get them for an advanced single-game price of $6.
All high school, middle school and elementary students are free under UNLV's new admission policy. To receive free admission, high school students must present valid Nevada are school I.D. at the box office on gameday for one (1) complimentary ticket. Current UNLV students will receive free admission with a valid school I.D. All other students will receive a complimentary ticket at the box office (no I.D. required). Kids not yet elementary school age will continue to receive free admission for all UNLV Olympic sports.
OTHER NEWS & NOTES:
- 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.
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