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bleedCrimson.net: Picked up a couple of wins last week and were able to win the regular season title. In the win at Grand Canyon you picked up your first five set win of the season. What were your thoughts about that win?
Mike Jordan: We were a little Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. We really made some silly mistakes. Grand Canyon was pretty consistent throughout, dug a lot of balls, extended a lot of rallies and I thought served it pretty well. It's tough to win on the road. Teams play so much better at home in this league than they do on the road. We were inconsistent but we found ways in the end to make it happen. I was really disappointed in the fourth set. We had 20 kills in the set and lost. That's hard to do. I don't know that that's ever happened in my time here. We had five more kills than they did but we netted twice, we got called for two ball handling errors, just all these unforced errors came out of nowhere. We didn't serve it very efficiently. That fourth set was really the one where I was shaking my head when I was looking at the numbers at the end of it. I felt like it was a set we maybe should have dominated but fortunately we played well in the fifth, other than missing a couple of serves a little past the midway point. I think we missed back-to-back. That was frustrating but we were able to finish them off in the end.

bc.net: You had 10 kills and only one attack error in the fifth set. Fifth sets that you've played this year, you've had leads or been close in all of them and not been able to close out down the stretch of those sets. What was different in this one?
MJ: You're right, I was a little nervous about it and like I mentioned the serving, we had a lead and then we go back and miss a couple of serves and I really felt like, uh oh, here we go again. We've got to manage this game and not start making errors and fortunately I don't know that we made an error past that point, maybe just one. I was pretty happy with how efficient we were and we scored consistently in a couple of spots and that was a big deal.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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BAKERSFIELD, CA - New Mexico State volleyball swept CSU Bakersfield at the Icardo Center on Saturday afternoon. The Aggies took down CSUB 25-21, 25-18, 25-22 to close out the regular season.

"Other than the bad start in the third set, we managed the game pretty well. I wasn't really happy with the ball control. We need to pass and set it better than we did today," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We worked hard and served it really well in stretches, that was a real positive. I'd obviously like to see better balance from us. At the end of the day, I'm proud of this group for going on the run we are on and being WAC Champions this season."

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State volleyball team picked up a sweep in their final home match of the season on Saturday. The Aggies defeated Seattle U 25-22, 25-13, 25-19, for their eighth-straight victory overall and their 13th-straight victory at the Pan American Center.

"The middles were a big part of our win today. They scored quite a bit when we needed them to," said head coach Mike Jordan. "I don't think we played great offensively. Seattle U served the ball well, like usual. As a team, they have great length, which creates problems for people."

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball took down Utah Valley in straight sets at the Pan American Center on Thursday night. The Aggies swept the Wolverines 25-23, 25-20, 25-15, for their seventh-straight victory.

"I feel like we're going in the right direction. I liked our balance offensively. We were pretty good digging the ball. I thought we could've blocked it a little bit better." head coach Mike Jordan said. "At the end of the day, I'm pretty happy with our performance against what I consider a very dangerous and solid Utah Valley team."

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CHICAGO, IL - New Mexico State volleyball took down Chicago State in straight sets at the Jacoby Dickens Center on Saturday afternoon. The Aggies defeated the Cougars 25-22, 28-26, 25-10 for their sixth-straight victory.

"We won in three only because we were efficient offensively," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We didn't do a good job serving and blocking in the first two sets. We let them hit for too high of a percentage."

How it happened

NM State (17-7, 8-2 WAC) battled with CSU (10-17, 1-10 WAC) early on in the match but three-straight points for the Aggies gave New Mexico State a 13-10 advantage. With Kaylee Neal behind the service line, NM State built on its advantage to lead by six, however, Chicago State rallied tying the match 19-19. The Aggies pulled ahead 22-20 and did not surrender the lead as they closed out the first set 25-22.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball took down UT Rio Grande Valley in four sets on Saturday for the Aggies 11th-straight win at the Pan American Center. NM State defeated the Vaqueros 29-27, 20-25, 25-15, 25-20, to move into a tie for first place in the Western Athletic Conference.

"We changed the lineup a lot. I thought the players off the bench did a really good job for us, especially with getting kills and blocks," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We did a good job hanging in there and finding ways to win. I'm proud of the effort. We've put ourselves in a position now where we we're tied for first and we partially control our own destiny."

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State volleyball team defeated Battle of I-25 rival New Mexico on Monday night. The Aggies swept the Lobos 25-18, 25-16, 28-26 for their 10th-straight win at the Pan American Center.

"It's always great to get a rivalry win. We still want to get a little more offense out of a couple of spots, but I liked what we did tonight," head coach Mike Jordan said. "Everyone was scoring points, whether it was from a kill or a block, and that's what we needed this team to do."

How It Happened

NM State (14-7) started the match by taking a three-point lead, forcing UNM (11-10) to take a timeout. The Aggies went point-for-point with the Lobos but New Mexico chipped away at the New Mexico State advantage and took an 11-10 lead. The Aggie squad fought back and reclaimed the advantage late before closing out the set by scoring the final three points.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State volleyball team took down Grand Canyon in four sets on Saturday. The Aggies rallied to defeat the Lopes 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-18 for their ninth-straight win at the Pan American Center.

"I'm really proud of a few players that played their hearts out today. But, I'm also very angry with the way we started the match," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We didn't follow the game plan at all. There were a ton of missed assignments and bad execution. Championship teams don't play that way and this team better figure that out fast. We're going to keep pushing, working and grinding and if we have to win ugly, we'll win ugly."

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OREM, UT - New Mexico State volleyball was defeated by Utah Valley on Saturday afternoon. The Aggies fell to the Wolverines in a five-set thriller 25-22, 17-25. 25-22, 20-25, 10-15. NM State is now 0-4 in five-set matches.

"We didn't get any offense or blocking from a few people today. We served it poorly in stretches and shot ourselves in the foot too often," head coach Mike Jordan said. "It's tough to play without two starters but it's an opportunity for others to step up. Give credit to UVU, the team made plays when they needed to."

How It Happened

NM State started the match by taking a 7-2 lead early in the first set. The lead dwindled for the Aggies and Utah Valley tied the match 14-14. New Mexico State went point-for-point with the Wolverines and NM State scored the final three points of the set to win 25-22.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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SEATTLE, WA - The New Mexico State volleyball team swept Seattle U on Thursday night. The Aggies took down the Redhawks 25-13, 25-19, 25-21 for their first road win of the season.

"This was a good team win for us tonight. We had moments where we were really efficient and doing good things. I loved what we did defensively,” head coach Mike Jordan said. “Seattle U served it really tough which made it harder for us to score inside. I’d like to see more balance but I was pretty impressed with the effort tonight.”

How It Happened

The Aggies started off hot in the first set and Kassandra Tohm tallied four-straight kills to help New Mexico State take a five-point lead. The Redhawks charged back, coming within three of NM State, but New Mexico State remained in control and took a 17-9 advantage. The Aggies closed out the set by scoring a pair of points to take the set 25-13.  Continue Reading This Post >>