ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico Volleyball rallied from down big in the final frame but couldn’t force a fourth as the Lobos fell in straight sets (12-25, 22-25, 22-24) to Air Force Saturday afternoon at the Johnson Center.
Addison France finished with seven kills to lead UNM on offense while Lauryn Payne and Reagan Miller contributed six apiece – Miller’s on team-best .750 hitting – and Zoe Leonard and Gioia Riccato added four each. Amanda Tremeroli put away two more in the final frame to make it six Lobos with multiple kills.
UNM got six service aces from five different players but were aced themselves 11 times, matching AFA with eight team blocks but hitting .118 on the match to the Falcons’ .234 clip.
Leonard led UNM at the net with a solo block and four block assists, with Reagan Miller (3 TB), France (2 TB) and Madeleine Miller (2 TB) all finishing with multiple blocks as well.
Madeleine Miller dished out 19 assists to lead the team, with Camila Canedo adding four and France with three more. Canedo and Riccato led the Lobos with eight digs each, with six other Lobos picking up multiple digs.
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