LAS VEGAS (UNLVrebels.com) – Coming off their 3-1 win over San Jose State on Thursday night, the UNLV volleyball team looked to keep a win streak with a matchup against the Fresno State Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon.
The Rebels (12-13, 5-9 MW) claimed revenge on the Bulldogs (13-12, 9-5) after falling to them earlier in the season, taking the win on a final score of 3-1. The Scarlet & Gray fell behind early in the first set, but went on to win the next three sets on a final line of 23-25, 25-21, 25-20, and 25-18.
UNLV notched several high marks in the match, junior transfer
Alondra Alarcon earning a career-high five service aces on the day. She'd top the Rebel lineup with two other student-athletes with at least a pair in
Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos and
Livvy Setla. Setla's pair came from back-to-back serves in the final set, the team totaling double-digits for the second-straight contest.
Arretche-Ramos led the offense with 13 kills on 37 total attacks, averaging a hitting percentage of .270.
Dakota Quinlan and
Basia Latos both held strong performances behind GAR on the swing, the former hitting .375 with seven kills and the latter reaching a .353 mark with eight kills. Alarcon also totaled eight kills in the match to round out the team total of 47.
The defense held the Bulldog offense to a .203 attacking percentage in the match, sophomore libero
Caleigh King picking up her third match of the season with 20 or more digs with 21 on the day. Arretche-Ramos would also join her in the double-digit dig mark with 10 of her own, Alarcon reaching seven to take the top-three spots of the lineup.
The blocks were led by Quinlan, the senior joining the frontline and picking up six total blocks (one solo, five assists). Arretche-Ramos found a pair of solo blocks in the contest, her first pair of solos in a single contest so far this season. The team had two student-athletes with 17 set assists in the match, both
Arien Fafard and
Olivia Mikkelsen topping the lineup in the statistical category.
UP NEXT
The Rebels will hit the road next weekend in search of another win to the streak, first traveling to Utah State on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. PT. After that the program will take on their final road match of the regular season in UNR, playing in Reno, Nev., on Saturday, Nov. 16. Fans can also follow along on the team's social media accounts:
Twitter / X,
Instagram and
Facebook. News and updates on the Rebels will also be posted online at
UNLVrebels.com.
