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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 >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball welcomed CSU Bakersfield to the Pan American Center for a Western Athletic Conference match on Thursday night. The Aggies took down the Roadrunners 25-15, 25-16, 17-25, 25-21 to remain undefeated in league play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

NM State (14-3, 5-0 WAC) began the match on an 8-1 run before CSUB (7-10, 2-3 WAC) burned a timeout. The Crimson and White battled back-and-forth with the opposition following the break but a four-point scoring run, which included a pair of aces by Natalie Mikels, put the squad ahead 16-9. NM State continued to overpower CSU Bakersfield and the 'Runners called their final timeout with the Aggies ahead 20-12. Holding all the momentum, New Mexico State dominated late in the set and Megan Hart scored out of the middle to put away the 25-15 victory.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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SEATTLE, WA - New Mexico State volleyball closed out its first road trip of Western Athletic Conference play with a match at Seattle U's Redhawk Center on Saturday. The Aggies swept the Redhawks 25-15, 25-19, 25-13 to remain perfect in league play.

"It's always great to start conference play 2-0," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We played well defensively and I liked the way most of the team served the ball .We were able to score inside while in transition. It was great that everyone was able to get an opportunity to play."

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OREM, UT - New Mexico State volleyball opened Western Athletic Conference play with a match against Utah Valley at Lockhart Arena on Thursday night. The Aggies took down the Wolverines 25-19, 25-17, 16-25, 25-14 for their first conference win this season.

"Other than the third set, it was a great defensive effort," head coach Mike Jordan said. "I thought we passed the ball well, other than that one stretch. [Krysten] Garrison, [Ashley] Anselmo and [Cat] Kelly played really well and gave us the lift we needed."

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball closed out the Wildcat Classic with a match against Alabama State at the McKale Center on Saturday. The Aggies swept the Hornets 25-13, 25-20, 25-23 in the squad's non-conference finale.

"We had good energy despite the short turn around," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We still need to work on our serving and we need to work harder in practice to get better as we get ready for conference play."

HOW IT HAPPENED

NM State (9-3) opened the match with a back-and-forth battle with ASU (3-11) but a six-point run which included an ace from Natalie Mikels put the Aggies ahead 15-9. The team continued to dominate and a kill by Ashley Anselmo gave the New Mexico State squad the 18-12 advantage before the opposition burned a timeout. The break did not stall NM State and the squad closed out the 25-13 victory on a 4-0 run.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State volleyball continued the Wildcat Classic with a match against Arizona at the McKale Center on Friday. The Aggies fell to the Wildcats 25-19, 25-19, 25-22 in the tournament match.

"I wish we would have gotten this effort during this morning's match. It takes a shame that it takes a good team to bring that sort of effort out in us," head coach Mike Jordan said. "There were some good things, Katie [Birtcil] blocked a few balls and Analyssa [Acosta] had some quality digs but we still have a lot of work to do."

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball began the Wildcat Classic from the McKale Center with a match against Sacramento State on Friday. The Aggies fell to the Hornets 25-19, 19-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-17 to open the tournament.

"Even if we had won the match, I would not have been happy, based on the effort I saw from the team, today," head coach Mike Jordan said.

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State volleyball team continued the NM State SpringHill Suites Invitational with a match against Grambling State at the Pan American Center on Saturday. The Aggies defeated the Tigers 25-11, 25-14, 25-18 for the squad’s sixth sweep this season.

“We were able to give a lot of people an opportunity to play today,” head coach Mike Jordan said. “I was pretty happy with our defense but we need to set it better. Hopefully, we can keep improving.”

HOW IT HAPPENED

NM State (7-1) jumped out to a hot start, holding 6-0 advantage over GSU (1-7) in the opening set. The Crimson and White continued to cruise and kill by Julianna Salanoa kept the Aggies ahead 17-5. The Tigers burned a timeout with New Mexico State leading 21-7 but the break did not stop the fiery offense and the NM State squad claimed the first set 25-11.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State volleyball team began the NM State SpringHill Suites Invitational with a match against Portland on Friday night. The Aggies dropped their first match of the season, falling to the Pilots 25-19, 25-22, 25-22.

"We passed the ball poorly and did not get enough offensive production out of enough people today," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We made some changes and gave people opportunities but it just didn't go our way tonight."

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