Lobos Downed in Four at Home by Fresno

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico Volleyball fell down 2-0 and its rally fell short despite a dominant third set and a late spurt in the closeout as the Lobos fell in four (23-25, 22-25, 25-18, 20-25) to Fresno State at the Johnson Center Thursday night.

The Lobos (17-9, 9-6 MW) outblocked the Bulldogs (16-10, 10-5 MW) nine to five and served up six aces, but couldn’t dig themselves out of the 2-0 hole as Fresno hit a match-high .386 in the final set to dash UNM’s hopes of a reverse sweep. UNM has only lost two matches in a row twice this season, with both being to Utah State and Fresno State.

The Lobos will return to action for one last time this season at the Johnson Center on Saturday vs. Nevada at 1 p.m., when they’ll honor seven seniors pregame.

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Kaitlynn Biassou (18 kills, six digs) and Uxue Guereca (17 kills, seven digs) both hit above .270 on the match while combining for 67% of UNM’s kills. Guereca was one of two Lobos to finish with a pair of aces along with Melissa Walden and Biassou added one more along with Kali Wolf.

Guereca added a team-high four blocks to lead four other Lobos with multiple – Elizabeth Woods added four of her own, and Biassou and Athina Dimitriadis came up with three each.

Walden finished with the most assists (40) of the season in a four-set match for UNM and the most she’s had in a match since Sep. 21, adding nine digs. Giselle Groe was the only Lobo to finish with double-digit digs after racking up a career-high 16.

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Saturday’s Senior Day action against Nevada is set for a 1 p.m. start. The match ill be broadcast via the MW Network, with live stats available via golobos.com/vbstats — follow @UNMLoboVB on socials for scores, highlights, gameday content and more.