Aug. 30, 2008
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It took some late set runs for the New Mexico volleyball team to pull out a 3-0 win over Idaho State in the second session of the MCM Elegante Lobo Classic at Johnson Center on Saturday afternoon. The Lobos pulled out a 25-20, 25-17, 25-21 win to improve to 2-0 on the season. UNM will play Loyola Marymount in the championship match at 7 p.m.
In the first set, freshman Allison Buck served the Lobos to a 24-20 lead after the Bengals had tied the set at 19-19. Junior Anna Lehne landed one of her seven match kills for the win on an assist from sophomore Jade Michaelsen, 25-20.
All-America candidate Jeanne Fairchild pounded one of her team-high 13 kills to close the Idaho State lead to 17-16, and held serve for a 9-0 run to win the second set, 25-17.
Junior Rose Morris became the third Lobo to finish a set by holding serve to come back for a win. With the Lobos down 21-18 in the third set, Morris kept the Lobos from going to a fourth set with a 7-0 run to win the match in three, 25-21.
Fairchild led all UNM attackers with 13 kills, followed by Morris with eight and Lehne with seven. Michaelsen had 27 assists, while senior Sarah Kwasigroch pitched in with 14 assists and 15 digs. Gayle Tripp had a team-high 16 digs.