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The win also ended a bunch of long streaks.  It marked UNM’s first win over any kind over a ranked team after 26 straight losses.

For three days in November, our broader community was on the edge of our seats watching our local volleyball teams compete in Rio Rancho for a 2024 State Championship. A Las Cruces Digest Report Round Two: Volleyball For three days in November, our broader community was on the edge of our seats watching our local…

In the game, Texas A&M managed scoring drives on each of its first four possessions to jump out to a 24-0 lead which would prove to be too much for NM State to overcome.

The 2024 regular season came to a thrilling conclusion for NM State Volleyball on Saturday

The final series of NM State Volleyball’s regular-season schedule got off to a rocky start on Friday.

NM State will face its toughest test of the season this weekend as it travels to College Station, Texas, to take on No. 15 Texas A&M in what will be the Aggies’ penultimate road game of the season.

NM State recorded its first loss of the season as they fell 75-61 to UTSA on Thursday night in the Pan American Center.

Here is a breakdown of each of the seven games teams from our broader community will be playing this weekend.

Following a stellar week at home, true freshman Dijana Mazumdar has been named the Western Athletic Conference Women’s Swimmer of the Week, the league announced Wednesday afternoon.

Bunch is one of just 25 individuals to be named to the fall watch list and is the only member of the list that does not compete for a Power Four program.

Kaiser put up a first week for the record books.

After being unable to get their first road victory until the last conference game last season, the Aggies achieved that milestone early this year.

It took an overtime period, but the Hawks seized the opportunity to demonstrate how rankings cannot replace play on the field.

Despite entering the halftime locker room trailing 24-7, the Aggies fought back to cut the lead to just three points with over five minutes remaining in the third quarter.

The winning ways continued for NM State Volleyball on Friday with a sweep of Jax State.

Following a successful conference season that saw the Aggies record a 5-2-2 mark to finish third in the standings, Conference USA announced their postseason awards on Wednesday, Nov. 6.

This weekend will see four local teams (Hatch Valley, Mesilla Valley Christian, Mayfield and Las Cruces) defend their home turf in early rounds of the NMAA State Championships this weekend.

The Aggies will look to return to the win column following a road loss at FIU last Tuesday.

“It was super exciting! We knew what we needed to do this first game. The celebrating is out the window and we’re ready for the next.”

While the Lady Bulldawgs entered the championship tournament with a better win-loss record, the only defeats suffered by Eldorado were at the hands of top-seeded 5A favorite La Cueva, and MaxPreps top-ranked team, undefeated 4A bellwether Hope Christian.

Before transferring to Vanderbilt, he was the 2023 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year at New Mexico State.

The Trojans put together a winning performance with three juniors and two seniors finishing in the top-ten, none of whom finished in the top four.

In strikingly similar fashion to Friday’s affair, Western Kentucky notched a competitive sweep over NM State.

NM State still sits tied for third in the Conference USA standings alongside Sam Houston (8-5), as the Bearkats fell in four sets to Liberty.

Somehow some way, the Aggies continue to find late-game magic.

After beginning the season back on August 9 in an exhibition against Cochise College, NM State is back home for one final contest in the regular season.

In their final midweek game of the season, the Aggies mustered 246 yards of total offense, including 216 which came from the rushing attack.

Santa Teresa Girls lose in heartbreaking shootout, while Centennial Girls lose in double OT. Organ Mountain Girls travel to Hobbs to end season.

The Aggies used strong performances from returners Robert Carpenter (22 points), Christian Cook (14 points) and Jaden Harris (10 points) to close the night with a 77-56 victory.  

NM State will make its first-ever trip to Miami for a bout with Conference USA foe FIU.

After a 233-day hiatus, NM State returns to the court to launch its 2024-25 campaign, hosting in-state rival Western New Mexico in an exhibition game on Monday evening. 

Following a long and winding journey to Ruston, La., the Aggies matched up with the LA Tech Bulldogs at Robert Mack Caruthers Field on Sunday, Oct. 27.

Some might want to discount [the Panthers] by pointing out a schedule bereft of matches against northern New Mexico opponents. This could be a terminal error as we enter championship season.

This season, the Aggies have put together a 4-2-1 CUSA record, most recently securing a 4-1 victory over Jax State on Saturday night.

District 3/5A is a tough and competitive district–the kind of district that ranking algorithms simply cannot account for.