REAGAN HEATING UP
Reagan Miller has emerged as a focal point of the Lobos’ offense, averaging 2.86 kills per set with 120 kills in 42 sets across 12 matches beginning with her breakthrough against Northern Colorado on Sept. 4. Miller delivered a career-high 15 kills without an error on 22 swings (.682) in that win and has reached double figures six more times, matching her career high with 15 kills on .650 hitting against New Mexico State on Sept. 7.
Miller hit .563 across the Lobos’ two wins over Nevada, totaling 20 kills with just two errors on 32 swings. She posted nine kills without an error on 14 attempts (.643) in Friday’s sweep before adding 11 kills on .500 hitting in Sunday’s four-set victory.
Miller has 124 kills in 45 sets this season, already surpassing her 122 kills from last season. Her 2.76 kills per set more than doubles her 1.36 average from a year ago. She ranks third in the Mountain West in hitting percentage (.369) and 10th in both kills per set and points per set (3.23). She set career highs with 31 attacks and five solo blocks against Fresno State on Sept. 18, finishing with 13 kills and six total blocks.
MADS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF HISTORY
Madeleine Miller ranks No. 10 in UNM history with 2,447 career assists, needing 188 more to pass Sarah Kwasigroch (2,634, 2005–08) for No. 9. Miller has 442 assists in 50 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 totaled 82 assists across the Lobos’ two wins over Nevada, averaging 11.71 per set. She recorded her second double-double of the season with 36 assists and 10 digs in Friday’s sweep before distributing a season-high 46 assists in Sunday’s four-set win — her fifth match with at least 40 this season.
Miller leads active Mountain West players in career assists and ranks fourth in career assists per set (7.30). This season, she ranks third in the conference at 8.84 assists per set and ninth in service aces per set (0.32), leading UNM with 16 aces.
With 553 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 14 matches in 2026, Canedo leads the Lobos with 187 digs and ranks fourth in the Mountain West at 3.74 digs per set. She has reached double figures in digs 10 times, including three matches with at least 20: a season-high 21 against Northern Colorado on Sept. 4 and 20 each against Baylor on Sept. 12 and at Hawai‘i on Sept. 25.
Canedo added 19 digs and 11 assists across the two wins over Nevada, including a season-high eight assists in Friday’s sweep and 10 digs in Sunday’s victory. She has 42 assists this season and is tied with Mina Stanojevic for second on the team with 13 service aces, averaging 0.26 per set.
A LOOK AT THE REMAINING SCHEDULE
After this weekend's road trip, the Lobos split a week with travel partner UTEP, playing in El Paso on Oct. 15 before hosting the Miners on Oct. 17.
New Mexico will host four straight matches from Oct. 23-31, welcoming San Jose State for Alumni Weekend on Oct. 23 and 25 before hosting Grand Canyon on Oct. 29 and 31. The Lobos then head on 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 35-8 against UTEP all-time but haven’t faced the Miners since 2022, when they won in five sets. The Lobos have won eight in a row over UTEP, which will be their travel partner this season.
The Lobos are 1-0 against UC Davis, with a three-set neutral-site sweep of the Aggies in 2005 as the lone meeting between the two teams.
They’re 0-11 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.
