SAN JOSE, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV volleyball team (18-11,10-7 Mountain West) fought hard for a 3-0 sweep against San Jose State (12-18, 3-14) Tuesday evening, completing the season sweep against the Spartans after the team posted a similar score back on Sept. 21. The Rebels landed on top in almost every single major statistical category in the Spartan Gym, marking Tuesday as their third sweep in four matches.
San Jose ran head-to-head against UNLV to start the match, but the surge of momentum to start powered them through the second two sets on a final score of 25-21, 25-14, 25-18. UNLV boasted a hitting percentage of .393, while limiting San Jose State to just .167. The Rebels' latest match marked the third-straight game that the program has had a hitting percentage of at least .350.
Middle blockers Junior Dakota Quinlan and Senior Jordyn Freeman led the team with a match high of 10 kills across the three sets, followed by Isabel Martin's nine and Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos' eight. Junior Olivia Mikkelsen had a great performance against the Spartans as she notched a career-high 24 assists in the match, seeing action in all three sets while also recording three kills as well.
Alyssa Muraoka headed the defense with eight of UNLV's 24 assists, the Tuesday match marking her third game in a row where she totaled eight or more. The front line showcased six total blocks in the match, Freeman picking up four assists while Quinlan found the team's lone solo block. The Rebels also tallied seven service aces against San Jose State, Martin leading the team with three while Kennedy Prince and Isha Knight picked up two each.
San Jose State was led by Letizia Cammillucci's eleven kills, Brooke Slusser's 14 assists and Laurel Barsocchini six digs. Brooke Slusser also recorded six digs of her own to help head the Spartans, the program recording 29 overall in the three-set match.
NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will end its regular season with a match against San Diego State on Saturday, Nov. 18. That contest will take place at the Peterson Gym in San Diego, the first serve taking place at 1 p.m. PT.
