The UNLV women’s volleyball team was picked to finish tied for fifth place in the Mountain West preseason poll, which was voted on Wednesday by the conference’s 11 head coaches.
The Rebels and San Diego State garnered 64 points apiece, and No. 25 Colorado State was selected first with 96 points.
In addition to the poll, the coaches selected a seven-member preseason All-Mountain West Team, which included UNLV’s Bree Hammel and Alexis Patterson.
Hammel, a redshirt senior, has earned all-conference team recognition the past two seasons. The Las Vegas native led the Rebels last season in kills (305), kills per set (3.