PROVO, Utah — Embracing the role of underdog, the UNLV volleyball team brushed aside years of nonparticipation in the NCAA tournament and nonsuccess against No. 22 Utah on Friday.
The end result was a 27-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20 victory at Brigham Young to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. The Rebels will face the host Cougars, who defeated Princeton on Friday, at 6 p.m.
“It’d be an understatement to say we feel pretty good about it,” UNLV coach Cindy Fredrick said. “I think we felt good coming in because we felt our matchups were good.