The Lobo beach volleyball team will travel to Birmingham, Alabama this Friday and Saturday to compete in the Blazer Beach Duals.
The pair of home victories last weekend over Colorado Mesa put the Lobos at (10-9) to give the team a winning record for the first time since the season opener.
The season-high three-match winning streak definitely gave New Mexico confidence for this week’s four matches.
“We should be playing at our best,” assistant coach Pauline Manser said in a release. "It’s important that we’re focused and go into this one with everything at our disposal and pushing as hard as we can to get all four wins.”
New Mexico has increased the intensity of its practice to take on the challenge. Manser said she believed the girls on the team have been more tactical and more consistent after putting in the hard work.
With two more weeks remaining for the regular season, the Lobos can finish with a winning record if they carry on with their solid performances in the final seven matches.
The four matches this week could be the catalyst this week to showing New Mexico’s consistency. UNM will play Lincoln Memorial (5-9) and host UAB (9-14) on Friday, The Lobos will meet with UAB again and UT Martin (0-6) on Saturday.
Lincoln Memorial was also on a three-game winning streak. However, the Division II school lost its first encounter of the season against UNM 5-0 on March 18.
Tournament host UAB won five of its last eight matches. But the Blazers lost to Jacksonville State, which was swept by the Lobos.
UT Martin has suffered mightily in its first season of beach volleyball. The Skyhawks have lost all six matches, five coming by way of a sweep.
With four winnable matches this weekend the Lobos have a great chance to improve their record. But the team will have to bring its “A-game” to show it is ready to take that next step.
“I think we can’t take any team lightly,” Manser said. “We have to go in this weekend and be firing on all cylinders and taking every match seriously.”
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The projected lineup will be the regular pairs. The top pair will be Cassie House and Ashley Kelsey (11-8). Devanne Sours and Lise Rugland (13-6) will take the second spot.
In the NoLobo beach volleyball team will travel to Birmingham, Alabama this Friday and Saturday to compete in the Blazer Beach Duals.
The pair of home victories last weekend over Colorado Mesa put the Lobos at (10-9) to give the team a winning record for the first time since the season opener.
The season-high three-match winning streak definitely gave New Mexico confidence for this week’s four matches.
“We should be playing at our best,” assistant coach Pauline Manser said in a release. "It’s important that we’re focused and go into this one with everything at our disposal and pushing as hard as we can to get all four wins.”
New Mexico has increased the intensity of its practice to take on the challenge. Manser said she believed the girls on the team have been more tactical and more consistent after putting in the hard work.
With two more weeks remaining for the regular season, the Lobos can finish with a winning record if they carry on with their solid performances in the final seven matches.
The four matches this week could be the catalyst this week to showing New Mexico’s consistency. UNM will play Lincoln Memorial (5-9) and host UAB (9-14) on Friday, The Lobos will meet with UAB again and UT Martin (0-6) on Saturday.
Lincoln Memorial was also on a three-game winning streak. However, the Division II school lost its first encounter of the season against UNM 5-0 on March 18.
Tournament host UAB won five of its last eight matches. But the Blazers lost to Jacksonville State, which was swept by the Lobos.
UT Martin has suffered mightily in its first season of beach volleyball. The Skyhawks have lost all six matches, five coming by way of a sweep.
With four winnable matches this weekend the Lobos have a great chance to improve their record. But the team will have to bring its “A-game” to show it is ready to take that next step.
“I think we can’t take any team lightly,” Manser said. “We have to go in this weekend and be firing on all cylinders and taking every match seriously.”
The projected lineup will be the regular pairs. The top pair will be Cassie House and Ashley Kelsey (11-8). Devanne Sours and Lise Rugland (13-6) will take the second spot.
In the No. 3 position, Marisa Doran and Eastyn Baleto (13-5) could extend their winning streaks.
Jackie Baro and Carly Beddingfield (3-7) will play on court four. Julia Warren and Lauren Twitty (12-5) will be paired as the No. 5 slot.
The Lobos will take on Lincoln Memorial at 1 p.m. MT and UAB at 6 p.m. MT on Friday. They will then play against UT Martin at 9 a.m. MT and UAB at 11 a.m. MT on Saturday.
Bo Yu is a sports reporter for the Daily Lobo. He primarily covers beach volleyball, track and field, cross country and volleyball. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @Bo_YuB.. 3 position, Marisa Doran and Eastyn Baleto (13-5) could extend their winning streaks.
Jackie Baro and Carly Beddingfield (3-7) will play on court four. Julia Warren and Lauren Twitty (12-5) will be paired as the No. 5 slot.
The Lobos will take on Lincoln Memorial at 1 p.m. MT and UAB at 6 p.m. MT on Friday. They will then play against UT Martin at 9 a.m. MT and UAB at 11 a.m. MT on Saturday.
Bo Yu is a sports reporter for the Daily Lobo. He primarily covers beach volleyball, track and field, cross country and volleyball. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @Bo_YuB.
