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Nevada Closes Out Regular Season At Utah State: The University of Nevada (11-18, 7-8 WAC) will close out the regular season with a single Western Athletic Conference match this week at Utah State (14-14, 5-10 WAC) on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. MST.  The Wolf Pack defeated the Aggies in the first meeting 3-2 back on Oct. 10 in Reno. 

Pack Headed To Las Vegas For WAC Tournament: Nevada has qualified for the season ending Western Athletic Conference Tournament that will be played at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nov. 23-25.  The Pack will either be the fourth or fifth seed and play at 7:30 p.m. on the Monday.  Nevada's opponent will either be Fresno State or Boise State depending on the final matches to be played this Thursday.

WAC Tournament Tickets On Sale: Tickets for the 2009 Western Athletic Conference volleyball tournament are on sale at the University of Nevada ticket office by calling 348-PACK.  The tournament will be held at a neutral site this season in Las Vegas Nov. 23-25 at the Orleans Arena and cost for all session tickets is just $45.00.  Different from past seasons is six of the nine teams will qualify for tournament based on regular season play.

Fans traveling to the tournament are encouraged to stay at the Orleans Hotel and Casino.  Rates are $90.00 per night Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20-21 and 35.00 per night Sunday through Wednesday, Nov. 22-25, single or double occupancy, plus room tax and resort fee. For reservations, please call (800) 657-3267 and request WAC Volleyball Championship fan block or group code 9WACC11.

Harrington Named WAC Player of the Week:  DENVER - Nevada junior outside hitter Kylie Harrington has been named the Verizon Wireless Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 9-15. This is the first-ever WAC Player of the Week honor for Harrington.

The Honolulu native tallied 54 kills, 22 digs, three assists and two service aces as Nevada went 2-1 in WAC matches last week to clinch a spot in the upcoming WAC Tournament. Harrington averaged 4.91 kills on .283 hitting, 5.14 points and 2.00 digs and led the Pack in kills in all three matches. In the first match of the week at Fresno State, she established career highs with 25 kills and 27 points and hit .298 as the Pack won 3-1. In Thursday's 3-1 loss to New Mexico State, Harrington totaled a team-high 11 kills. In the final match of the week, she had a match-high 18 kills and hit a career-best .571 as Nevada swept Louisiana Tech 3-0.

Five Pack Players Climbing Career Lists As 2009 Season Nears End: 
Five players continue their climb up the Nevada career lists as the 2009 season nears its conclusion.
Junior Lindsay Baldwin has moved past 1000 career points and her 1004 currently ranks sixth in school history.  Baldwin also ranks fourth with 330 career block assists and is fourth with 369 total blocks.
Junior outside hitter Kylie Harrington is just behind Baldwin in seventh with 908.5 career points.
Senior setter Sonnie Sei's 1762 assists ranks eighth in school history and 24 more will move her past Jennifer Harris (1999-00) for seventh.  With 38 more assists she will become the sixth player in Nevada history to reach 1800 in a career.
Junior libero Nicole Link's 979 career digs ranks ninth in school history and leaves her just 21 from 1000 for her career.  Her 395 digs this season is two more than she totaled last year and ranks as the sixth best season in Pack history and moves her 393 from last year to seventh.  Just eight more digs will push her into fifth and 34 could move her as high as second.
Senior Jorgan Staker appears in a pair of categories ranking seventh in block assists with 225 and is eighth with 230 total blocks.

Team and Player Notes

Team Notes:  Nevada's .543 attack percentage vs. LA Tech (Nov. 14) is the high in a match by any team in the WAC this season...after going 0-8 on the road to start the season the Pack swept a two-match California road swing winning 3-0 at SJSU (11/7) and 3-1 at Fresno State (11/9) to earn their first road wins of the season...The Wolf Pack swept SJSU and FS this season going 4-0 versus the WAC's two California schools...Nevada is 5-0 in five set matches this season...for the ninth consecutive year Nevada opened WAC play with a win downing Fresno State 3-1 on Sept. 29 and the Pack are 9-1 in WAC openers since joining the conference in 2000...Nevada snapped a season-high four-match losing skid downing Houston 3-2 in the final match of the Wildcat Classic on Sept. 5...for the first time since 2003 Nevada won its season opener defeating Connecticut 3-2 on Aug. 28...the Pack were picked to finish fifth in the WAC Preseason Coaches' Poll...Nevada ranks fourth in hitting (.181%), seventh in assists (10.77 aps), eighth in blocking (1.80 bps), ninth in digs (12.37 dps), seventh in opponent hitting percentage (.216%), fifth in kills (11.67 kps) and sixth in service aces (1.06 saps) in the WAC while in conference only action the team ranks fifth in hitting (.175%), sixth in assists (11.16 aps), eighth in blocking (1.71 bps), eighth in digs (13.39 dps), fourth in opponent hitting percentage (.207%), sixth in kills (11.88 kps) and sixth in service aces (1.08 saps).

Player Notes:  Junior Kylie Harrington had 25 kills and 27 points in Nevada's 3-1 victory at Fresno State (Nov. 9) to establish new career highs in both categories, her previous career high for kills of 22 was set earlier this season on Sept. 26 at home vs. FS...Harrington hit team season-high .571 in the Pack's 3-0 sweep of LA Tech (Nov. 14)...Harrington's 25 kills is tied for the fourth best total in the WAC this season and her 27 points it tied for fifth...Harrington leads the team with five doubles-doubles on the season which is tied for the ninth most by a player in the WAC this season...Harrington had a career-high 20 digs to go along with her 22 kills in Nevada's 3-1 WAC opening win over Fresno State (Sept. 26)...Harrington has led the Pack in kills in 23 matches this season and tied for the team lead once...23 times Harrington has reached double figures in kills including the last nine matches...14 times Harrington has either posted or tied for the match-high in kills...three times this season Harrington has totaled 20 or more kills with the 22 vs. FS, 21 vs. Houston and 25 at FS...Harrington has 820 career kills and 908.5 career points, she ranks seventh in school history in points...Harrington ranks sixth in points averaging 3.86 per set and fifth in kills averaging 3.53 per set in the WAC while in conference play she is is sixth in points with a 4.06 per set averaged and fourth in kills averaging 3.78 per set...Harrington's five service aces vs. UCONN (Aug. 28) is tied for the most by any WAC player...three Pack players recorded double-doubles in the Fresno State win Harrington, junior Lindsay Baldwin (10k,10blocks) and freshman Elissa Ji (15k,14d)...senior setter Sonnie Sei dished out a team season-high 43 assists vs. Louisiana Tech (Nov. 14) which surpassed the 42 she had at Fresno State (Nov. 9)...sophomore setter Tatiana Santiago (Sept. 26) had 40 assists vs. FS earlier this season...Santiago is second on the team with two double-doubles...Santiago and Sei split time at setter most of the season but Sei has taken over all the setting duties the last seven matches...Sei ranks ninth in the WAC averaging 5.63 assists per set on the year and her 6.53 in WAC action is eighth...Santiago's 5.56 assists per set in WAC play is 10th in the conference...Sei needs 38 assists to become the sixth player in Nevada history to reach 1800 in a career...Sei's current 1762 assists ranks eighth in school history...Sei needs 24 assists to move past Jennifer Harris (1999-00) for seventh...Baldwin has 754th career kills and 1004 career points...Baldwin's 1004 career pints ranks sixth in school history...Baldwin's 10 blocks vs. FS (Sept. 26) is tied for the sixth best match total in the WAC...Baldwin is 10th in WAC play averaging 1.07 blocks per set and is eighth in conference play averaging 1.12 blocks per set...Baldwin's .260 attack percentage is 10th in the conference...junior libero Nicole Link averages 3.83 digs per set on the season to rank third in the WAC her 4.12 in conference play is fourth...Link's 979 digs ranks ninth in school history and leaves her 21 from becoming the eighth player at Nevada to record 1000 in a career...Links 395 digs this season is two more than she totaled last year and ranks as the sixth best season in Pack history and moves her 393 from last year to seventh...Link needs eight digs to move into fifth in a seaon and 34 could move her as high as second...Link's 30 dig performance in Nevada's 3-2 victory over CSU Bakersfield on Sept. 19 established a new career-high and ranks as the fourth best total in school history...Link's 29 digs vs. Utah State (Oct. 10) and at FS (Sept. 11, 2008) is the tied for the fifth best total in school history...Link's 30 digs vs. CSUB (Sept. 19) and 29 vs. Utah State (Oct. 10) are the top two individual performances in the WAC this season...Link has led the Pack in digs 22 times this season and tied for the honor once...Link has led the Pack in digs in 17 of the last 19 matches which included a stretch of 13 in a row that ended vs. LA Tech (Nov. 14)...14 times Link has either tied or posted the match high in digs...six times Link has surpassed 20 digs in a match this season which includes the 30 dig performance...senior Jorgan Staker came off the bench and totaled 12 kills versus Portland State (Sept. 12) which is one off her career-high...sophomore Erin Garvey has twice posted career highs with 12 kills this season vs. Sam Houston State (Sept. 12) and Utah State (Oct. 10)...sophomore Brittni Yates missed several matches early in the season due to an ankle injury but is back starting at middle blocker.