Win vs Portland
1
Portland UP 5-6,0-0 WCC
3
Winner UNLV UNLV 7-4,0-0 Mountain West
Portland UP
5-6,0-0 WCC
1
Final
3
UNLV UNLV
7-4,0-0 Mountain West
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Portland UP 19 25 18 21 (1)
UNLV UNLV 25 20 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Rebels Win Third Straight Match With 3-1 Victory Over Portland

UNLV hits a season-high .437 as Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos and Isabel Martin both record double figures in kills Friday night.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – Trailing 18-13 in the fourth set, the UNLV volleyball team (7-4) closed the match on a 12-4 run to take a 3-1 victory over Portland Friday night at the UNLV Tournament at Cox Pavilion.

The Rebels earned the win by scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-18 and 25-21.

The Rebels, behind senior Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos' 13 kills and senior Isabel Martin's 11, recorded a season-high hitting percentage of .437. Arretche-Ramos had only two hitting errors for a percentage of .611, and junior Dakota Quinlan hit .556 (6 kills, 1 error). Senior Arien Fafard had a match-high 23 assists and freshman Caleigh King led the team with eight digs.

Portland (5-6) was led by Maui Robins' 16 kills. She hit .500 with only four errors. Maddie Corpe and Elena Bullemer each had 15 assists for the Pilots, who hit .264 as a team, while Corpe also led her team in digs with six.

For the match, UNLV led in kills (56-46) and assists (50-37). There were only seven ties and two lead changes throughout the entire match. 

It marked just the fifth all-time meeting between the two schools. UNLV now leads the series 4-1.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will conclude play in its own tournament on Saturday, Sept. 16 against Lamar at 1 p.m. Coppin State vs. Portland will precede it at 10 a.m. Both matches will be held at Cox Pavilion.

PURCHASE TICKETS: Tickets for UNLV volleyball are on sale now and may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com or by calling 702-739-FANS (3267). Season tickets are $50 for adults (13 and older), and $40 for active alumni, seniors, and faculty and staff. Single-game tickets are also available. Kids 12 and under receive free admission.

NEWS & NOTES:

  • The Rebels, who are led by first-year head coach Malia Shoji, returned 11 letterwinners from last season's Mountain West regular-season championship team.

  • UNLV, which has been named the preseason league favorite along with Utah State in a poll voted on by the conference's head coaches, has added five new players to their 2023 roster.

  • 2022 Mountain West Player of the Year Isabel Martin is back and was also named the 2023 Preseason MW Player of the Year.

  • Also returning are last season's all-conference honorees: senior outside hitter Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos and senior middle blocker Jordyn Freeman. 

  • Martin also earned all-region honors last season and was named an honorable mention All-American.

  • UNLV went 26-5 overall in 2022, including a 17-1 record in Mountain West play, and made another NCAA Tournament appearance.


 
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