UNM Heads to Arizona for Weekend Matches

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.– The University of New Mexico beach volleyball team will make its third trip of the young season to Arizona, this time to Tucson and the University of Arizona.

The Lobos will take their 4-6 record up against four opponents this Friday and Saturday, two of which the Lobos have already faced this season.

On Friday morning at 10 a.m. MT, UNM will play Louisiana-Monroe for the second time in 2019, after losing 4-1 in the first meeting.  Lauren Twitty and Dali Rosado registered the lone win for the Lobos,winning in two sets (21-15, 21-17) on court one on March 1. 

UNM will face North Florida later Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. MT, which will mark the first time the schools have met on the sand. 

Saturday’s contests will be against two Arizona schools, starting with another matchup with Arizona State at 10 a.m. MT. The Lobos and Sun Devils met on the opening weekend with ASU emerging with a 5-0 win. Shortly following the conclusion of the match, UNM will close the weekend against the University of Arizona, set to begin at 1 p.m. MT. Historically, UNM is 0-8 against Arizona.

The Lobos enter the weekend coming off of two, 5-0 wins, having defeated San Diego City College and Arizona Christian University in Phoenix last Friday and Saturday. Against ACU and SDCC, UNM needed just two sets to win on each court and five of those sets against ACU and four of those sets against SDCC came with the Lobos limiting their opponent to single-digit points in the set.