NUN GETTING INVOLVED
Seenane Brewer has emerged as an increasingly important option in UNM’s attack, totaling 37 kills over her last three matches after recording nine in her first 11 appearances. Back in the starting lineup for each of the Lobos’ last three wins, Brewer has averaged 3.08 kills per set on .224 hitting during that stretch.
She delivered her strongest weekend of the season against San Jose State, putting away a season-high and team-leading 17 kills on .344 hitting in Friday’s opener before adding 11 in Sunday’s finale. Her 28 kills and 3.50 kills per set ranked second on the team for the weekend, with the latter ranking seventh in the Mountain West for the week. Brewer hit .254 across the two victories and posted consecutive double-digit kill performances for the first time this season after contributing nine kills and 11 digs in the Oct. 17 win over UTEP.
REAGAN HEATING UP
Reagan Miller has taken on a larger offensive role for the Lobos in 2026, totaling 163 kills in 67 sets after finishing last season with 122. Her production has climbed from 1.36 to 2.43 kills per set — an increase of nearly 79 percent — while she has already surpassed last year’s kill total by 41. Miller is hitting .320 across 19 starts and ranks third on the team in kills and points (196).
Miller delivered her eighth double-digit kill performance of the season in Sunday’s four-set win over San Jose State, tying for the team lead with 14 kills on .417 hitting and adding three blocks. She has reached double figures while hitting at least .400 five times this season, highlighted by a career-high 15 kills without an error on 22 swings (.682) against Northern Colorado and another 15-kill performance on .650 hitting against New Mexico State.
Miller also leads UNM with 48 total blocks and 18 solo stops, averaging 0.72 blocks and 2.93 points per set. She established career highs with 31 attacks and five solo blocks against Fresno State on Sept. 18, finishing with 13 kills and six total blocks. Her contributions at the net have included seven blocks across the two road wins over UC Davis and five more during last weekend’s sweep of San Jose State.
MADS MOVING ON UP
Last weekend, Madeleine Miller moved into No. 9 in UNM history with 2,694 career assists, passing Sarah Kwasigroch (2,634, 2005–08) during the Lobos’ series against San Jose State. Miller has 689 assists in 74 sets this season after producing a career-high 984 last year and 854 as a sophomore. She ranked among the Mountain West’s top 10 in assists per set in each of those seasons.
Miller earned MW Offensive Player of the Week honors after totaling 102 assists across the two four-set victories over the Spartans, leading the conference at 12.75 assists per set for the week. She paired 47 assists with 10 digs in Friday’s opener for her fifth double-double of the season before distributing a season-high 55 assists Sunday. Those performances were the league’s two highest assist totals in four-set matches that week, with Sunday’s total ranking second across matches of any length.
Miller has eight matches with at least 40 assists this season, including two with at least 50. She is averaging 9.31 assists per set overall and has increased that production to 10.61 during UNM’s 7-1 stretch over its last eight matches. She has also contributed 141 digs, 69 kills on .298 hitting, 28 blocks and 18 service aces, ranking second on the team in aces.
With 306 more assists, Miller would become the eighth player in program history to reach 3,000. Reaching that milestone this season would require 995 assists, 11 more than her career-best season total.
MILA DIGGIN’ IT
After recording 485 digs in her first season — the seventh-most in a single season in UNM history — Brazilian fifth-year libero Camila Canedo continues to anchor the Lobos’ back row. An All-Mountain West honorable mention selection in 2025, she added 23 aces and 109 assists while leading the conference in total digs and digs per set (4.33).
Through 20 matches in 2026, Canedo leads the Lobos with 301 digs, averaging 4.07 per set. She has reached double figures in digs 16 times, including six matches with at least 20, highlighted by a season-high 27 at UC Davis on Oct. 8. She has recorded double-digit digs in seven consecutive matches.
Canedo earned MW Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after collecting 45 digs across the two four-set victories over San Jose State, leading the conference in both total digs and digs per set (5.63) for the week. She finished with 21 digs Friday before adding 24 Sunday, the league’s highest total in a four-set match that week. She also contributed seven assists as UNM outdug the Spartans 129-91 across the series.
Canedo has totaled 133 digs during the Lobos’ 7-1 stretch over their last eight matches, averaging 4.29 per set. She has 68 assists and 17 service aces this season, ranking third on the team in aces at 0.23 per set. She has accumulated 786 digs in her two seasons at UNM, leaving her 214 shy of 1,000 as a Lobo.
A LOOK AT THE REMAINING SCHEDULE
After this weekend, the Lobos hit the road for back-to-back series at Air Force on Nov. 5 and 7 and UNLV on Nov. 12 and 14.
The regular season closes at home against Wyoming on Nov. 18 and 19, with the finale serving as Senior Day.
HOSFELD AT THE HELM
In his first head coaching job since he transformed Baylor into an NCAA Tournament team from 1996-2004, Brian Hosfeld brings more than three decades of success across the collegiate, international and club levels to the Land of Enchantment. Most recently, he helped Wichita State compile an 81-46 record over four seasons as the Shockers’ associate head coach, highlighted by an AAC Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2024. Hosfeld previously became Baylor’s winningest head coach with 129 victories, leading the Bears to their first two NCAA Tournament appearances in program history. His championship pedigree also includes a 1993 national title as an assistant at Long Beach State and three consecutive Big 12 championships as an assistant at Texas (2004-10). The Longhorns reached three straight NCAA Final Fours with Hosfeld on staff, including the 2009 national championship match, while posting a 186-33 record in that span. He also touts extensive USA Volleyball experience, including a silver medal at the World University Games.
MEET THE STAFF
Hosfeld has no shortage of experience on his first staff at UNM, with over 80 years of coaching and playing experience between Associate Head Coaches Jeremiah “Jeri” Estes and Patrick Sullivan and Assistant Coach Katie Keiper.
ESTES: Jeremiah Estes brings an extensive international background to Albuquerque after coaching championship programs across Europe, Asia and the United States. His career includes national titles in Switzerland, European Champions League success in Russia and an NCAA championship at Long Beach State, along with experience working with both the U.S. and Russian national teams. Estes has coached more than 40 Olympians and most recently helped Southern reach its first conference championship match in more than 25 years.
SULLIVAN: Patrick Sullivan brings experience from coaching stops at Bradley, Northern Iowa, Long Beach State and Golden West College, contributing in recruiting, scouting, player development and program operations. At Bradley, he helped the Braves’ middle blockers make notable gains in offensive efficiency and blocking production within the Missouri Valley Conference, while his time at Golden West included a state championship as co-head coach. Sullivan also founded and directed Stealth Volleyball, where he developed and placed athletes across multiple NCAA levels, and has worked as a recruiting coordinator and private trainer.
KEIPER: Katie Keiper joins the Lobos after building more than 15 years of experience as a player and coach across the high school, club, collegiate and international levels. Most recently, she coached U17 and U18 teams with Great Plains Volleyball Club and led Eisenhower High School, earning Oklahoma Coaches Association Region 4 Coach of the Year honors in 2024. Her previous coaching stops include T3 VBC, 208 VBC, Gonzaga Preparatory School and College Prep Academy Volleyball Club. Keiper also brings an international edge after competing with the Lakenheath U.S. Air Force Women’s Team in England, coaching the All-Air Force European Women’s Team to gold and playing professionally on the UK Pro Beach Tour and with VLA Team Sakura.
INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION
UNM’s 16-player roster features seven different nationalities, with players hailing from the United States, Brazil, China, Finland, Norway, Serbia and Ukraine. Four of the Lobos’ seven newcomers hail from outside the U.S.
Additionally, first-year outside Aylin Ravell (Bedford, Texas) was born in Mexico and competes for Mexico internationally.
NEW FACES IN THE MW
After Grand Canyon joined the Mountain West for volleyball last season, three new teams join the league in 2026 – UTEP, Hawai’i and UC Davis.
UNM is 36-9 against UTEP all-time but hadn’t faced the Miners since 2022 until two weekends ago. The Lobos have won eight of the last 10 over UTEP.
The Lobos are now 3-0 against UC Davis, with a three-set neutral-site sweep of the Aggies in 2005 as the lone meeting between the two teams before this season.
They’re 0-13 against Hawai’i in a series that dates back to 1982, last meeting over a decade ago in 2014 when they fell 3-1 in Honolulu. The two schools were both members of the WAC (now known as the UAC) at the same time from 1979-1999.
