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Getting his fifth start of the season, Parker Awad led a passing attack that recorded a season-high 237 passing yards.

The teams traded baskets over the next five minutes, reaching a 13-13 deadlock before NM State went on a 7-1 run.

The 2024 Conference USA Volleyball Championship began Friday with UTEP hosting at Memorial Gym in El Paso, Texas.

The senior captain from Provo, Utah, is currently majoring in Communication Studies and is one of four individuals on the all-academic team to hold a 4.0 GPA.

UNLV enters Saturday’s matchup riding high after an emphatic 80-59 victory over Pepperdine on Wednesday night.

The NM State swimming and diving program continued its pair of midseason events from Houston and Flagstaff on Friday.

The Aggies don’t have to travel far for this year’s Conference USA Championship as UTEP will host all seven matches across three days.

The NM State swimmers and divers split up for a pair of midseason events as the Aggie swim team continued its stay in Houston on day two of the Phill Hansel Invite while the Aggie divers opened competition in Flagstaff, Ariz., at the Lumberjack Diving Invite.

Following five events, NM State sits in third place with 205 points as a team – following only host Houston and Nevada.

This season, the trio combined of Sharp, Williams and Markham combined for 656 kills, 1,701 attempts, 733 digs, 91 blocks and a grand total of 735 points.

Three Aggies logged double-digit point totals as the Aggies rolled to a 78-41 victory, improving to 3-1 on the season. 

Beginning Thursday, Nov. 21, NM State will compete alongside individuals from Northern Arizona, Fresno State, Idaho, UC Davis, Colorado Mesa and Cal Poly.

Both defenses were on full display in the early goings of the game as neither side could find the bottom of the net through the first minute and 55 seconds.

NM State is off to a hot start going into the third week of the season with a 3-0 record.

Following a pair of home meets, the Aggie swimmers will compete in a midseason event which will feature 19 events across three days.

NM State is most recently coming off of a 38-3 road loss against No. 15 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, and will now close the season with a pair of Conference USA contests.

Western NM will treat the matchup as an exhibition while the Crimson & White have their eyes on a return to the win column.

Last week, local students had the opportunity to compete in what is the first meet of this year’s swim season.

For the final match of the day, No. 3 NM State will take on No. 6 Sam Houston at 7 p.m. MT.

“The new leadership team of A-Mountain Sports, the official Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Collective of NM State Athletics is now in place and I am excited to introduce them to you.” –Mario Moccia, NMSU Athletic Director

For the first and only time this cross country season, the Aggies battled snow.

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

If you have had the opportunity to watch this Las Cruces High School volleyball team compete this season, commit those moments to memory.

Mesilla Valley Christian traveled to Fort Sumner and emerged victorious to progress to the 8-man State Championship game, next week.

Conference USA unveiled its 2024 Volleyball All-Academic Team on Friday, recognizing NM State outside hitter Yasso Amin.

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

Five Aggies finished with 10+ points, while fending off and Islander comeback attempt, notching an 83-82 win.

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.

The defending 5A champion Bulldawgs have yet to lose a match. In fact, they have lost a total of only three sets for the entire season.