The UNLV volleyball team (25-3, 16-1 MW) swept Wyoming (10-20, 6-12 MW) to become the 2022 Mountain West Regular-Season Champions, Thursday evening in the Cox Pavilion. The Scarlet & Gray also swept the Cowgirls in three sets earlier this season (Sept. 24) in Laramie, Wyoming.
This win marks the 16th consecutive win in conference play for the Rebels and the No. 1 seed for the 2022 Mountain West Conference Volleyball Tournament.
UNLV absolutely dominated Wyoming in the first frame by a score of 25-14, before battling hard through nine lead changes and three tie scores during the second set and coming out victorious by a score of 25-23. The Scarlet & Gray took the third and final frame with ease with a score of 25-16 to secure the regular-season title.
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Redshirt junior Isabel Martin recorded a match-high 12 kills, a hitting percentage of .500 and a match-high 13.5 points.
The Rebels were led defensively by graduate student Jhenna Gabriel's double-digit outing with a team-high 24 assists, followed by freshman Maya Sands who had a match-high 10 digs.
Leading the squad in attack efficiency were Martin and junior Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos who both hit for .500. The hitting contest went to UNLV as they outhit the Cowgirls .398 to .253.
UP NEXT: The Rebels will close out the regular season with Senior Day on Saturday against Colorado State, beginning at 1 p.m. UNLV will then begin its postseason campaign with a trip to Fort Collins, Colorado for the 2022 Mountain West Conference Tournament held November 23-25.
OTHER NEWS & NOTES- Dating back to 2019, UNLV has gone 82-15 in its last 97 matches. The Rebels have won 25 of 28 matches this season and 51 of its last 60.- 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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