Sept. 26, 2008
Up Next For Lobo Volleyball
Match #14 — at UNLV
Saturday, Sept. 27 2 p.m. (MDT)
Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, Nev.
Live Stats: Links available on www.GoLobos.com.
UNM vs. UNLV: The Rebels hold a 15-6 series lead over New Mexico. The Lobos are 2-8 playing in Las Vegas and have not beaten UNLV since Nov. 6, 2003. UNLV has swept UNM each of the last four seasons. The last time UNM won in Las Vegas was Sept. 28, 2000, 3-0.
Up Next: The Lobos return home for the first time since Aug. 30. UNM will host BYU on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in Johnson Center. The match will be televised on The Mtn.
QUICK HITS
Mileage Rewards … The Lobos are racking up some wins in September to go along with the frequent flyer miles. UNM picks up 1,719 more miles this week, Albuquerque to San Diego to Las Vegas and back to Albuquerque, bringing the four-week total to 8,375. Add on the 13,790 miles from the trip to Argentina at the beginning of Summer Break and the Lobos will have logged 22,165 miles from May 27-Sept. 27, 2008.
Fairchild Leads MWC … Senior All-America candidate Jeanne Fairchild continues to lead the Mountain West Conference in kills (4.51 ps) and points (4.90 ps) this season. Fairchild ranks seventh in the nation in kills per set.
More Tournament Wins and Honors … The Lobos picked up two more non-conference wins over the weekend, beating Sam Houston State, 3-0, and host Texas-Arlington, 3-1. Jeanne Fairchild was named to her fourth all-tournament team of the season for the UTA Holiday Inn Invitational.
A part of history … The crowd at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Sept. 12 to watch UNM-St. John’s and Nebraska- LSU topped out at an NCAA regular season record of 13,412. The next day 4,153 crammed into the cozy confines of the NU Coliseum to watch the Huskers win their 107th consecutive home match in the Coliseum. It was also a sellout, again, for the Huskers. The sea of red cheered for every team on great plays with the loudest coming for the home team.
Lobo Volleyblog … This week’s blog is from freshman outside hitter Kelly Williamson.
About New Mexico (11-2, 1-1 MWC) … The Lobos are currently 8-2 with one match to go on their 11-match road trip … UNM is 1-1 to start conference play following Thursday night’s 3-0 win over San Diego State … UNM did not drop a set to start the season at 24-0, a school record. The NCAA record is 105 consecutive by Florida in 2003 … The 8-0 season start ranks fourth-best in program history … All-America candidate Jeanne Fairchild leads the Lobos with 4.51 kills per set, while sophomore Jade Michaelsen leads the setters with 10.74 assists per set … Defensively, junior Anna Lehne leads the front row with 1.19 blocks per set, while senior Gayle Tripp runs the back row with 4.69 digs per set … Lehne also has the best hitting percentage among everyday players at .329 … Senior Sarah Kwasigroch leads the Lobos with 11 service aces … UNM leads the Mountain West Conference in opponent hitting percentage, service aces, assists and kills.
About UNLV (8-6, 2-0 MWC) … The Rebels are 2-0 in the MWC and one of only two teams that remain undefeated in conference play … UNLV beat TCU 3-1 on Thursday night in Las Vegas … Allison Keely, MWC Co-Coach of the Year in 2007, is in her fifth season at the helm of the Rebel program … Junior Jessica Walters leads UNLV with 3.67 kills per set, while junior Erin Greenwood has the top hitting percentage and blocks per set among everyday players at .369 and 0.62 … Senior Melody Nua is the assist leader for UNLV with 8.94 per set … Senior Camille Cunningham leads the MWC in digs with 5.17 per set.
All-Time vs. UNLV (6-15; H: 4-7, A: 2-8, N: 0-0)9/6/85 L, 1-3 Albuquerque, N.M.10/17/97 W, 3-0 Albuquerque, N.M.11/15/97 W, 3-1 Las Vegas, Nev.10/22/99 W, 3-1 Albuquerque, N.M.11/20/99 L, 0-3 Las Vegas, Nev.9/28/00 W, 3-0 Las Vegas, Nev.10/27/00 L, 1-3 Albuquerque, N.M.9/20/01 L, 0-3 Albuquerque, N.M.10/20/01 L, 1-3 Las Vegas, Nev.10/18/02 L, 0-3 Las Vegas, Nev.11/16/02 W, 3-2 Albuquerque, N.M.10/11/03 L, 0-3 Las Vegas, Nev.11/6/03 W, 3-1 Albuquerque, N.M.10/16/04 L, 0-3 Las Vegas, Nev.11/11/04 L, 2-3 Albuquerque, N.M.9/30/05 L, 2-3 Albuquerque, N.M.10/29/05 L, 0-3 Las Vegas, Nev.9/30/06 L, 2-3 Albuquerque, N.M.10/28/06 L, 0-3 Las Vegas, Nev.10/13/07 L, 1-3 Albuquerque, N.M.11/9/07 L, 0-3 Las Vegas, Nev.
Fairchild Closing In On 1,000 Kills … Senior outside hitter Jeanne Fairchild moved closer to reaching the 1,000-kill career plateau with 10 kills at San Diego State. Now, she needs 48 kills to join the 1,000-kill club. Fairchild will need 171 kills to crack the top five on the UNM career kills list.
UNM Career Kills
1. Tania Gooley 1,579 1991-94
2. Maria Gurreri 1,473 1987-90
3. Pauline Manser 1,229 1988-91
4. Kim Hicks 1,131 1980-81, `83
5. Amber Smith 1,122 1996-99
Closing In: Jeanne Fairchild 952 2006-present
1,000 Digs by Tripp … Senior libero Gayle Tripp needs 165 digs to become the Lobos career leader, moving past Sharon Browning (1,504; 1989-92). Tripp moved into second place on the New Mexico career digs list in 2007 during Game Two of the Nov. 17 match against Colorado State. Tripp joined the UNM 1,000-Dig Club on Saturday, Oct. 13, against UNLV. She now has 1,340 career digs.
UNM Career Digs
1. Sharon Browning 1,504 1989-92
2. Gayle Tripp 1,340 2005-present
3. Tania Gooley 1,113 1991-94
4. Alicia Bergmann 1,059 1992-95
5. Maria Gurreri 1,048 1987-90
Gretchen Gegenfurtner 1,048 1993-96
MWC Career Digs
1. Jada Walker, UNLV 2,055 2004-07
2. Aimee Cordeiro, SDSU 1,975 2004-07
3. Connie Dangerfield, Utah 1,570 2003-04, `06-07
4. Calli Corley, TCU 1,351 2005-07
5. Gayle Tripp 1,340 2005-present