Volleyball seniors honored with win 
November 16, 2009 by Sage Sammons
Volleyball wins final home match of season against TCU
The UNLV Rebels took to the court this week to play their final two volleyball home games of the year.
On Thursday, the Rebels dropped a nail biter to New Mexico 3-2 but bounced back to sweep TCU on senior day last Saturday.
The New Mexico Lobos came to Las Vegas to avenge a loss to the Rebels earlier this season. The Rebels couldn’t hold off the rally, as they lost 26-24, 27-29, 25-13, 26-28, 12-15. The match was fairly even, as three of the five sets went past the 25 point mark, each of those featuring at least 10 ties.
The Rebels outhit the Lobos throughout the match at a pace of .205 to .114.
The Rebels had great sets, but when they had weak sets, the Lobos took advantage of the Rebels’ mistakes.
Samantha Richard led the Rebels on the court. Richard notched a double-double, as she had a career-high 48 assists and 12 digs. She was also two kills shy of obtaining a triple-double.
Cursty Jackson led the team with 21 kills and added six digs, six blocks (two solo) and two aces.
Sara Nehf and Erin Greenwood also had a double-digit day in kills, as Nehf finished with 14 and Greenwood with 13. Nehf also chipped in five digs and four blocks (three solo). Greenwood had three digs, an assist and a dig. Kela Lau Hee led the Rebels with a career high 24 digs.
The Lobos attack was led by Rose Morris who finished with 11 kills, 10 digs and five blocks.
The Rebels returned to action Saturday to face TCU. UNLV honored the four seniors, Greenwood, Nehf, Noland and Jessica Walters.
The Rebels used the emotion to avenge an earlier loss to the Horned Frogs, as the Rebels swept TCU 25-18, 25-22, 26-24.
The Rebels paced the match. They outhit the Horned Frogs .252 to .157. TCU did record one more total kill, but recording seven more errors held them back.
Samantha Richard led the Rebels, as she recorded her sixth double-double of the year with 28 assists and 14 digs.
Kelsey Keeler led the team with 13 kills. She also added seven digs, three assists and two assisted blocks on the afternoon.
Jackson led the team with five blocks and added a career high seven digs, seven kills and two aces.
TCU was led by Irene Hester who ended with a double-double, recording 12 kills and 12 digs.
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