Illnesses and injuries have been the theme for the UNM volleyball team all season. On Saturday, the trend continued with a 3-0 loss to San Diego State.
A week off from Mountain West Conference play doesn’t equate to a full week off for the UNM volleyball team.
A majority of the Lobo volleyball team overcame a respiratory infection to down Air Force in three sets at Johnson Center on Saturday.
by J.R. Oppenheim assistantsports@dailylobo.com Freshman Alijah Gunsaulus had a career-high 20 kills, including the match winner, to help the UNM volleyball team beat Boise State 3-2 on Thursday night at The Pit. The win snaps a two-match MWC losing streak for the Lobos (16-4, 3-2). Gunsaulus also had 14 digs and was one of three Lobos with double-doubles.
The Lobo Volleyball team will face off against an MWC frontrunner in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday.
The Lobo volleyball team continued its winning ways with a 3-1 set victory over Wyoming University on Saturday night.
The UNM volleyball team has one more tournament this weekend before its MWC schedule begins, but head coach Jeff Nelson called the Oklahoma Invitational the “biggest test of the season.”
When Chantale Riddle is on her game, the UNM volleyball team is on its game. And Riddle has been on her game a lot this season.
If the young players of the UNM volleyball team haven’t turned heads yet, they probably will now.
The UNM volleyball team needs one win this weekend to hit a landmark for head coach Jeff Nelson.
The Lobo volleyball team will square off against one of the top players in the country at this weekend’s Tiger Invitational in Savannah, Ga.
Sophomore middle blocker Chantale Riddle was determined to prevent the UNM volleyball team from losing to the same team twice in two nights.
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, junior outside hitter Lena Skipper brings international experience to the UNM volleyball team.
The UNM volleyball team will have to overcome injuries, a lack of depth and new players in its opening tournament of the season today.
On Saturday the UNM volleyball team faced a stacked alumnae squad that included a former Olympian and a current assistant coach.
The volleyball team’s off-season seems more on than off. The Lobos kicked off their spring schedule last Thursday with a 3-1 win in the annual alumni game.
The third time failed to be charming for the volleyball team. The Lobos fell in their third encounter against the Wyoming Cowgirls in four sets, 23-25, 25-27, 25-20 and 21-25, in the first round of the MWC tournament Friday night at Johnson Center.
For the first time, the volleyball team hosts the MWC tournament at Johnson Center. The Lobos, who finished 14-13 this season, including 6-8 in conference play, earned the No.
Senior Ashley Rhoades has led the volleyball team in kills and matches started this season. Rhoades, a senior middle blocker from Rio Rancho, said she is familiar with head coach Jeff Nelson’s expectations of seniors on the team.
The volleyball team went toe-to-toe with No. 23 Colorado State on Saturday, but couldn’t get itself over the winning line.
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