The UNLV women’s basketball team signed point guard Kavionnia Brown and center Krista Jackman to national letters of intent to play for the Lady Rebels starting in the fall of 2017-18, coach Kathy Olivier announced.
Brown, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a two-time all-district selection who helped Cibola High to a state championship and a runner-up finish.
The 6-foot-5-inch Jackman, from Mohave Valley, Arizona, was named sectional player of the year as a junior after leading River Valley High to a sectional title.
MEN’S SOCCER
Fourth-seeded UNLV (7-11-1) opens play in the Western Athletic Conference tournament against fifth-seeded Texas-Rio Grande Valley (6-8-3) at 5 p.