Rebels secure win over Cowgirls after loss to Rams

Rebel volleyball finished their first half of Mountain West play with a loss to the Colorado State Rams, but started the second half of conference play with a close five-set win over the Wyoming Cowgirls.

UNLV hosted Colorado State Thursday night and were ultimately swept by the Rams. With scores of 25-14, 25-18 and 25-19, UNLV was outmatched by the undefeated CSU. The Rams outhit UNLV by 292 points with 21 more kills and six fewer errors in five more attack attempts.

“We just got outmatched tonight on all fronts,” head coach Cindy Fredrick said. “Colorado State has so many weapons and we didn’t have an answer. Mo [Mariena Hayden] had some really good hits and her back row attacks were very…