UNLV opened its volleyball season with two victories in the UNLV Invitational on Friday at Cox Pavilion, downing UC Santa Barbara 3-0 and Albany 3-1.
Bree Hammel had team highs of 13 kills and 22 digs against the Gauchos, helping the Rebels win by scores of 29-27, 25-16 and 27-25.
Alyssa Wing added 11 kills, Elsa Descamps 10 kills and Alexis Patterson 40 assists for UNLV.
Against the Great Danes, Wing had 18 kills and 17 digs. Hammel added 17 kills, Descamps 12 kills and Patterson 53 assists in the Rebels’ 25-16, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23 victory.