Chris Shaw saw it immediately.
The intensity, work ethic and positive attitude the UNLV women’s soccer team brought into the preseason were all higher than the head coach had ever seen.
Unsurprisingly, all of that has translated into results.
With a 1-0 victory over Utah State on Sunday, the Rebels are 14-3-2 and closing in on a Mountain West title, a season-long goal.
“I think it was from day one this year that they just came in with the right mentality,” Shaw said. “What we saw was when we did have some adversity in games and they were able to rebound from the adversity, then that continued to reinforce their self-belief.