March 31, 2010
TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of New Mexico volleyball team got the Spring season off to a solid start. UNM went 2-1-1 at the Arizona Invitational in Tucson on March 27.
The Lobos beat Wichita State 2-0 and Northern Arizona 2-0, lost to host Arizona 2-0, and split with No. 2 Texas, 1-1. Texas was the 2009 NCAA national runner-up to Penn State. Wichita State advanced to the NCAA Second Round before losing to seventh-seeded Iowa State. Arizona, like the Lobos, took a loss in the 2009 NCAA First Round.
UNM returns to action on Saturday, April 3 with the UNM Spring Invitational at Johnson Center South Gym. Scheduled opponents are Texas Tech, UTEP, Northern Arizona and Frank Phillips.