Kickoff times and TV information for a pair of Nevada football road games this fall have been announced. Nevada’s first road game of the season, at Oregon in Autzen Stadium on Sept. 7, will kick off at 4:30 p.m. (PT) and will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks. It marks Nevada’s first game against Oregon since 2011. The Wolf Pack’s final non-conference game of the 2019 … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack eliminated by Rebels in semis of Mountain West tourney
Nevada’s (30-26) run in the Mountain West championships came to an end on Saturday afternoon after intrastate rival UNLV (29-28) hit a walkoff bomb in the ninth inning to defeat the Wolf Pack 6-5. Nevada’s Conor Allard tied the game in the seventh inning with a solo shot, but the Rebel’s Max Smith homered on the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the ninth to advance UNLV to … [Read more...]
Record number of degrees at UNR spring graduation ceremony
By John Trent UNR.edu A record number of degrees conferred in one semester - 3,201 - highlighted the University’s 129th Commencement on May 16-18. Four ceremonies held over three days in Lawlor Events Center saw 2,587 bachelor degrees, 551 advanced degrees and 63 School of Medicine degrees presented. In his remarks to the Class of 2019, President Marc Johnson … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack gets final spot in Mountain West Tournament
With Air Force’s victory over San José State, Nevada has clinched a spot in the 2019 Mountain West Tournament. The tournament will be held in Reno at Don Weir Field at Peccole Park beginning May 23. The Wolf Pack finished conference play with a three-game sweep last week at San José State to give it a 14-16 MW record. Following the necessary sweep to stay alive, and the … [Read more...]
Pack keeps tourney hopes alive after road sweep of San Jose State
With a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon, Nevada (28-24, 14-16 MW) completed its first Mountain West sweep of the season by taking three games at San Jose State (19-32, 12-15 MW). With the win, Nevada has jumped the Spartans in the standings and currently sits in fourth, as only the top four teams make the conference tournament. Nevada will be on a bye this weekend and will … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack drops final home series to Fresno State
After celebrating its Senior Day prior to first pitch, Nevada (25-23, 11-16 MW) fell to Fresno State (30-13-1, 15-7-1 MW) on Sunday afternoon 8-2. The Wolf Pack will head to San Jose State for its final conference series of the year this weekend. Prior to the contest, Nevada honored seniors Bradley Bonnenfant, Weston Hatten, Kaleb Foster, Keaton Smith, Cooper Powell and the … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack’s Alford announces coaching staff
New University of Nevada head men’s basketball coach Steve Alford has named five members to his coaching staff for the 2019-20 season. Craig Neal will be the associate head coach while Kory Barnett and Bil Duany (DWAY-knee) will serve as assistant coaches for the Wolf Pack. Kory Alford will be the Pack’s director of player development. Brandon Chambers will remain the Pack’s … [Read more...]
Smith named MWC Player of the Week
Senior Keaton Smith has been named the Mountain West Player of the Week after his historic run against No. 2 Oregon State and Air Force. Smith led Nevada with a .600 batting average, 30 total bases, 15 hits, three doubles, three triples, two home runs and a 1.200 slugging percentage in the five games played this past week. In the second game against defending national … [Read more...]