DAVIS, Calif. — New Mexico shook off an opening-set loss and controlled the final three frames Saturday afternoon at University Credit Union Center, defeating UC Davis in four (20-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-16) sets to complete a two-match road sweep and extend its winning streak to four.
The Lobos (6-10, 4-2 MW) handed the Aggies their second consecutive conference loss after UC Davis entered the weekend unbeaten in Mountain West play. UNM has now won four straight conference matches after snapping a seven-match losing streak against Nevada last Friday.
Two days after outlasting the Aggies in five sets, the Lobos again needed to respond after dropping the opener, with things tied at 20-20 before Davis rattled off five points in a row to surge ahead late. This time, UNM left little room for a comeback, winning each of the next three sets by at least nine points and holding UC Davis to a combined 44 points across those frames.
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— New Mexico Volleyball (@UNMLoboVB) October 10, 2026
New Mexico never trailed in the second set and pulled away early in the third behind four blocks, limiting the Aggies to .053 hitting. The Lobos saved their most efficient offensive performance for the fourth, putting away 14 kills with just one error on 27 swings (.481) before scoring the final five points to finish the match.
Mina Stanojevic led UNM with a match-high 14 kills on .268 hitting, adding eight digs and two aces. Reagan Miller added nine kills on .375 hitting and three total blocks, while Zoe Leonard contributed eight more on .353 hitting to go with three blocks and an ace in three sets of action. Uliana Yastrub added seven kills on .400 hitting and two aces.
Madeleine Miller finished with 35 assists, nine digs, three kills and an ace. Camila Canedo anchored the back row with a match-high 18 digs and added four assists, two aces and a kill, while Addison France contributed five kills, 10 digs and a match-high five blocks, including two solo efforts. Ella Joesting added eight digs and an ace.
The Lobos finished with 48 kills on .295 hitting, committing just 12 attack errors while holding UC Davis to .159 hitting with 22 errors. UNM also held advantages in digs (58-52), blocks (8-7) and aces (9-8), serving five errors to the Aggies’ nine. After hitting .226 in the second, the Lobos improved to .258 in the third before closing at .481 in the fourth.
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SET 1 — UC DAVIS 25, NEW MEXICO 20
New Mexico erased a pair of three-point deficits and held a late lead before UC Davis scored the final five points to take the opener. Trailing 12-9, the Lobos used four consecutive points, capped by a France solo block, to move ahead 13-12. UNM later faced an 18-15 deficit but answered with another four-point run, featuring two Reagan Miller kills and one from Stanojevic, to take a 19-18 advantage. The teams were tied at 20-20 before the Aggies closed with five straight points, including three blocks.
Stanojevic paced UNM with five kills, while Reagan Miller added three and France contributed two kills and a solo block. The Lobos hit .242 with 12 kills and four errors on 33 swings, but UC Davis countered with 16 kills on .220 hitting, three aces and three blocks.
SET 2 — NEW MEXICO 25, UC DAVIS 15
The Lobos responded by leading throughout the second, opening with four consecutive points before using a six-point run to build a 10-3 advantage. Leonard served an ace during the opening stretch, while Stanojevic delivered two kills and Reagan Miller added a kill and a solo block during the next run.
UC Davis worked back within three at 12-9, but UNM steadily rebuilt its cushion. Leading 19-14, the Lobos rattled off five consecutive points, including kills from France, Yastrub and Leonard and a Canedo ace, to bring up set point at 24-14. An Aggie service error finished it two rallies later.
Leonard led UNM with three kills, while Stanojevic, Reagan Miller and France added two apiece. The Lobos totaled 11 kills on .226 hitting and three aces — one each from Leonard, Yastrub and Canedo — while limiting UC Davis to nine kills on .167 hitting. The Aggies also committed five service errors.
SET 3 — NEW MEXICO 25, UC DAVIS 13
New Mexico took control early and delivered its strongest defensive set of the afternoon to move ahead 2-1. After dropping the opening point, UNM scored five straight, including two Stanojevic kills and a Canedo kill. Leonard then teamed with France for a block before adding a solo rejection as the Lobos stretched the advantage to 10-3.
UNM continued to build separation, moving ahead 14-5 before another four-point run later pushed the margin to 22-10. Leonard and France combined for another block during that stretch, and Canedo capped it with an ace. Stanojevic finished the frame with her fifth kill of the set.
The Lobos totaled four blocks and held UC Davis to nine kills against seven errors on 38 swings (.053). UNM finished with 11 kills on .258 hitting, led by Stanojevic’s five and Leonard’s two. Leonard contributed a solo block and two block assists, while Joesting and Canedo each served an ace.
SET 4 — NEW MEXICO 25, UC DAVIS 16
The Lobos closed out the road sweep with their most efficient offensive set of the match, hitting .481 with 14 kills and just one attack error. Yastrub led the way with four kills, while Reagan Miller and Leonard added three apiece. Stanojevic and Madeleine Miller contributed two each, and UNM served up four aces in the fourth alone.
Trailing 4-1 early, New Mexico answered with six consecutive points, including a Madeleine Miller ace and a France solo block, to take a 7-4 lead. UC Davis pulled even at 7-7 and again at 9-9, but the Lobos moved ahead for good on a Yastrub kill and gradually stretched the margin. Consecutive kills from Leonard, Madeleine Miller and Reagan Miller made it 18-13.
The Aggies trimmed the deficit to 18-15 before UNM took seven of the final eight points. Stanojevic served two aces during the closing five-point run, with a Yastrub kill and a block from France and Reagan Miller bringing up match point. Stanojevic then delivered another ace to seal the win.