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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Perfection.

The New Mexico State volleyball team finished Western Athletic conference play with a perfect 16-0 conference record with a 25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23 victory over Kansas City on Senior Day Saturday afternoon in the Pan American Center. It was also the Aggies’ 17th-straight win and the second time since 2015 that the Aggies ran the table in the WAC.

“When you lose sets you’re either going to play harder or feel sorry for yourself, I think we made plays when we needed to make plays,” said head coach Mike Jordan.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State women's volleyball team dropped the first against Chicago State on Thursday afternoon before bouncing back for a 17-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-18, to remain unbeaten in Western Athletic Conference play and run its winning streak to 16 matches.

"Defensively, we kind of got going in the second set," said head coach Mike Jordan. "We started digging the ball, trying a little harder to make plays. We got better and finally started digging the volleyball a little better which led to transition opportunities that we scored."

With Cat Kelly unavailable, the Aggies (24-3, 15-0 WAC) started slow and the Cougars (5-25, 1-14 WAC) raced out to a 9-3 lead. NM State battled back with a Savannah Davison kill bringing the score within one at 11-10. However, New Mexico State continued to struggle and the Cougars pulled away for a 25-17 set one victory.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State women’s volleyball team hit a red-hot .388 and ran its win streak to 15 matches and clinched its fourth Western Athletic Conference regular-season championship in the last five seasons with an 25-22, 25-20, 25-22 sweep at Grand Canyon on Saturday afternoon. This is the Aggies’ sixth WAC regular-season championship under head coach Mike Jordan.

The Aggies (23-3, 13-0) raced out to a 4-1 lead in set one before GCU brought it back to tie up at nine. The rest of the set was a battle as both sides traded points, and the lead, until NM State found itself ahead 23-22. Then, Savannah Davison and Megan Hart hit back-to-back kills to give the Aggies the first set 25-22.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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BAKERSFIELD, CA - The New Mexico State volleyball team outlasted a pesky CSU Bakersfield squad behind a strong defensive performance for its 14th-straight win, 30-28, 21-25, 27-25, 25-17 on Thursday night at the Icardo Center. The win means the Aggies (22-3, 13-0 WAC) can clinch the Western Athletic Conference regular-season championship with a win at Grand Canyon on Saturday.
"The block came up big at the end, we finally started getting our hands in good spots," said head coach Mike Jordan. "I thought we dug the ball really well in stretches which probably saved us because we weren't very good offensively or passing it. Defensively we were really good in stretches and I think that was the deciding factor."  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State volleyball team erased a 2-0 deficit and survived an upset bid from California Baptist with a 23-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14 victory to push its winning streak to 12 matches and remain undefeated in Western Athletic Conference play on Monday night at the Pan American Center.

After Natalie Mikels opened the match with a service ace for the Aggies, (20-3, 11-0 WAC), it was all Lancers (10-13, 4-6) for the first two sets. With NM States serve-receive and passing struggling, the Lancers were able to steal the first sets, 25-23 and 25-22.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Cat Kelly and Savannah Davison combined for 29 kills and the New Mexico State Volleyball team ran its winning streak to 11 games with a 25-16, 25-16, 25-21 sweep over Western Athletic Conference rival Seattle U on Saturday afternoon.

The Aggies (19-3, 9-0) got off to a fast start, opening a 16-8 lead on Seattle U (10-14, 1-9) midway through the first set. After the media timeout, the Redhwaks scored two-straight points before kills from Lia Mosher and Davison sparked an 8-1 NM State run for a 24-11 lead. However, Seattle U went on a 5-0 run of its own to cut the Aggie lead to 24-16. Then, Kelly crushed a kill to put the set away, 25-16.

In the second set, NM State led 10-7 after a kill from Davison but the Redhwaks stormed back to take an 11-10. It was all Aggies from there, as they stepped on the gas and ended the set on a 14-6 run for a 25-16 win in set two.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Savannah Davison recorded 17 kills and the New Mexico State volleyball team won its 10th-straight match 27-25, 26-28, 25-19, 25-13 to stay unbeaten in Western Athletic Conference play at the Pan American Center on Thursday night.

Both teams showed up ready to battle with Cat Kelly only scoring the first point after a long rally from both teams. After the Aggies (18-3, 9-0 WAC) opened the set with a 6-1 lead, UVU (8-13, 5-4) came roaring back to take a 13-9 lead. The two teams continued to battle until the Aggie deficit was 21-19. It looked like the Aggies would go on a run to end the set from after kills from Megan Hart, Kelly and Brigette Lowe gave NM State a 23-21 advantage.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State volleyball team swept Chicago State 25-22, 25-18, 25-18 to pick up its ninth-straight victory and remain undefeated in Western Athletic Conference play in Chicago on Saturday. NM State’s 17-3 record matches its best start since 2007.

“I thought we played reasonably well in stretches,” said head coach Mike Jordan. “The first set we were a step slow but we got it together. As it gets deeper into October, our expectations continue to go up. We’re on a quest to be a great team, we have to play a little bit cleaner but to go the road get a win, we’ll take it.”  Continue Reading This Post >>

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KANSAS CITY, MO - The New Mexico State volleyball team ran its winning streak to eight games as it remained perfect in Western Athletic Conference play with a 25-21, 25-18, 13-25, 25-18 win at Kansas City on Thursday night.

“We got off to a good start defensively as a team,” said head coach Mike Jordan. “We played solid defense a team with normally good offensive numbers. We also did a good job attacking the pall on the pins. We had a melt down with our serve-pass in the third set but we calmed down and were able to get a win on the road against a good team.”  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball faced Grand Canyon at the Pan American Center on Saturday afternoon. The Aggies clobbered the Lopes 25-18, 25-13, 25-16 for their seventh-straight win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

NM State (15-3, 6-0 WAC) battled point-for-point to open the match but a three-point run that included an ace from Julianna Salanoa sent the Aggies to the media timeout with a 15-10 lead over GCU (14-4, 4-2 WAC). The Crimson and White held all the momentum and a kill from Salanoa put the squad ahead 21-14 before the opposition used a timeout. The break did not stall the Aggies and a service error by the Lopes put away the 25-18 win for NM State.  Continue Reading This Post >>