On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today’s topics.
1. Nevada-San Jose State football game to air live on NSN
Saturday’s Nevada-San Jose State football game will air live on Nevada Sports Net. The Wolf Pack’s home contest against the Spartans was not selected for a national television broadcast but will air locally on NSN. It marks the first game this football season on NSN, which also will air a pair of additional Wolf Pack fall sport contests, including the Nevada women’s soccer match against UTEP on Oct. 28 and Wolf Pack volleyball match against San Jose State on Nov. 12. This is a linear-only broadcast and will not be available on NSN’s web stream. The only online streaming option available is on the subscription-based MW+. Nevada enters Saturday’s Homecoming contest at 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the MW; San Jose State is 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the MW. Nevada is listed as a 5.5-point favorite. NSN’s pregame show featuring Shannon Kelly and Chris Murray will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the kickoff at 2 p.m. with Mike Stefansson and Zack Madonick on the call.
2. Wolf Pack volleyball, women’s soccer lose MW matches
Nevada volleyball was swept by UNLV, falling in four sets on Saturday after losing in three sets on Thursday. In the weekend matchup, the Rebels won by scores of 25-18, 25-17, 20-25 and 25-22. Paige Thies led the Wolf Pack with 13 kills while Madison Long added 12 kills and four blocks. Nevada fell to 5-13 overall and 3-5 in the MW. It next plays Thursday when hosting UC Davis. Meanwhile, Nevada women’s soccer lost to Air Force, 5-1, on Sunday at Mackay Stadium. The Falcons took a 5-0 lead with goals in the 7th, 16th, 43rd, 56th and 58th minutes before Jasmine Navarro scored for Nevada in the 89th minute. The Wolf Pack fell to 3-11-1 overall and 0-5-1 in league play. Nevada hits the pitch again Saturday for a contest at UNLV.
3. Tahoe Knight Monsters open season with a pair of losses
The ECHL Tahoe Knight Monsters opened their third season by recording back-to-back losses at Wichita. In the season opener, Tahoe led in the final minutes before Wichita evened the game with a power-play goal with 3 minutes left before scoring the game-winner with 24 seconds left. In the second game, Wichita won in overtime on a penalty shot to complete the sweep. The Knight Monsters play their home opener this Friday against New Mexico at 7 p.m. at the Tahoe Blue Events Center.