Women’s soccer team nets late goal, tops Fresno State

Junior defender Paige Almendariz scored her first goal of the season in the 82nd minute to break a tie and send UNLV to a 2-1 win over Fresno State in a Mountain West women’s soccer match Friday at Johann Memorial Field.

The other two goals came on penalty kicks, with Katie Ballou scoring her fourth goal of the season in the 46th minute for the Rebels (8-4-2, 2-2-1) and Kayla Calmes notching her first in the 54th minute for the Bulldogs (2-91, 1-3-1).

Emberly Sevilla had five saves for UNLV, which held a 14-9 edge in shots. Fresno State had a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal.

Men’s soccer: At Seattle, Hamish Ritchie, Harrison Kurtz and Sergio

Rivas each had a goal and an assist over a 4 1/2-minute span early in the second half to power No. 25-ranked Seattle (9-3, 3-1 Western Athletic Conference) to a 4-0 win over the Rebels (6-6-1, 1-2-1), who were outshot 24-4.

Women’s tennis: At Pacific Palisades, Calif., the Rebels’ 37thranked doubles team of Aiwen Zhu and En-pei Huang lost 8-7 (3) to Duke’s Kaitlyn Mccarthy and Meible Chi in consolation play of the ITA AllAmerican Championships, wrapping up UNLV’S participation in the event. and 351 strikeouts over 381 minor league innings.

Cardinals: Shortstop Paul Dejong had surgery to remove the plate from his previously fractured left hand and will be allowed to begin offseason workouts in about a month. Also, surgery will not be required to clean up loose cartilage in second baseman Kolten Wong’s left knee.

Athletics: Left-hander Jesus Luzardo, 21, who had a 2.88 ERA, 129 strikeouts and 30 walks over 109 1/3 innings across three minor league levels this season, will compete for a major league spot in spring training, general manager David Forst said.

Mets: New York reached out to Minnesota for permission to speak with Twins senior vice president/general manager Thad Levine about the Mets’ GM job, but Levine declined to be interviewed, Mlb.com reported.