Oct. 15, 2008
Up Next For Lobo Volleyball
Match #19 — vs. Air Force
Saturday, Oct. 18 7 p.m. (MDT)
Johnson Center Albuquerque, N.M.
Live Stats, Audio and Video: Links available on www.GoLobos.com. Former Lobo Michelle Miller will call the action for the UNM webcast.
UNM vs. Air Force: The Lobos are 19-3 against Air Force in a relatively new series that began in 1997. UNM is 9-1 against the Falcons in Albuquerque. The Lobos have a current 9-match win streak on the line against AFA.
Up Next: The Lobos host UNLV and San Diego State next week. UNLV will be the guest on Dig For The Cure Night on Oct. 23, while the Aztecs come to town on Oct. 25.
QUICK HITS
New Toy At Johnson Center … The Lobos hope to have a new toy working at Johnson Center this Saturday. A new scoreboard has been delivered and is in the process of being installed.
Heroes Night … Military, fire, police and emergency medical personnel will be able to get in to the Lobos match against Air Force on Saturday, Oct. 18 for $1.
Fairchild Reaches 1,000 and Leads MWC … Senior All-America candidate Jeanne Fairchild continues to lead the Mountain West Conference in kills (4.73 ps) and points (5.11 ps) this season. Fairchild ranks fifth in the nation in kills per set this week. The Albuquerque native reached the 1,000-kill career mark at UNM on Oct. 4 against Utah with her final kill of the third set. Fairchild now has 1,046 kills at UNM.
Lobos Among Tops In Attendance … New Mexico held steady in the Top 30 in national attendance this week after two successful crowds against BYU and Utah. The Lobos had a season-high 2,236 fans on Oct. 2 and 2,028 on Oct. 4 in Johnson Center. UNM is averaging 1,266 fans over the first five home matches of the season which ranks 30th overall and second in the MWC behind Colorado State.
NCAA RPI Announced … The NCAA released its latest Volleyball RPI report on Monday afternoon. The Lobos are currently ranked 67th. Colorado State is the top MWC school at fifth with Utah at 16th and UNLV at 55. Unofficially, RichKern.com has the Lobos ranked 69 and the Lobos’ Pablo ranking is 32.
Lobo Volleyblog … This week’s blog is from junior middle blocker Allie Suiter.
About New Mexico (14-4, 4-3 MWC) … The Lobos are tied for fourth place in the MWC with TCU, following Sunday’s 3-2 loss to No. 13 Colorado State … All-America candidate Jeanne Fairchild leads the Lobos with 4.73 kills and 5.11 points per set, while sophomore Jade Michaelsen leads the setters with 10.62 assists per set … Defensively, junior Anna Lehne leads the front row with 1.40 blocks per set, while senior Gayle Tripp runs the back row with 4.72 digs per set … Lehne also has the best hitting percentage at .310 … Sophomore Lisa Meeter leads the team will 13 aces, while senior Sarah Kwasigroch follows with 12 … UNM leads the Mountain West Conference in opponent hitting percentage … 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 … UNM finished their 11-match September road trip with a 9-2 record … The Lobos are racking up travel miles this season. UNM added 1,170 miles last week, traveling to Laramie and Fort Collins. The current mileage tally is 9,545 miles. Add on the 13,790 miles from the trip to Argentina at the beginning of Summer Break and the Lobos have logged 23,515 miles from May 27-Oct. 12, 2008 … UNM ended an 8-match losing streak against UNLV on Sept. 27 and won for the first time in Vegas since 2000 with a 3-0 sweep … The Lobos won for the first time in Laramie since 2001 with a 3-0 sweep on Oct. 9.
About Air Force (5-14, 0-6 MWC) … The Falcons are in ninth place in the MWC … AFA split two non-conference matches in Illinois over the weekend, beating Chicago State and losing to Division I newcomer SIU-Edwardsville … Jasamine Pettie leads the Falcons with 2.47 kills per set … Jessica Hellmann and Stephanie Stanford split time at setter with 6.95 and 5.60 assists per set, respectively … Victoria Martinez leads all passers with 3.09 digs per set and Michelle Harrington leads the blockers with 0.90 blocks per set.
All-Time vs. Air Force (19-3; H: 9-1, A: 8-2, N: 2-0)
Click on the full game notes for complete list of results
Fairchild Pounds 1,000 Kills … Senior outside hitter Jeanne Fairchild reached the 1,000-kill career plateau with 24 kills against Utah on Oct. 4. Fairchild now needs 77 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 – 1,046 – 2006-present
Digging With Tripp … Senior libero Gayle Tripp needs 79 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 1,426 career digs.
UNM Career Digs
1. Sharon Browning – 1,504 – 1989-92
2. Gayle Tripp – 1,426 – 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. Gayle Tripp – 1,426 – 2005-present
5. Calli Corley, TCU – 1,351 – 2005-07