NUN GETTING INVOLVED
Seenane Brewer (pronounced Se-nun-lee) has emerged as an increasingly important option in UNM’s attack, totaling 58 kills over her last five matches after recording nine in her first 11 appearances. Back in the starting lineup for each of the Lobos’ last five matches, Brewer has averaged 3.05 kills per set on .188 hitting during that stretch, reaching double figures three times.
Brewer led UNM with 21 kills and 3.00 per set against Grand Canyon last weekend, following seven kills Thursday with a match-high 14 Saturday. She has led the Lobos in kills in two of their last four matches, including a season-high 17 on .344 hitting in the Oct. 23 win over San José State. She added 11 in the series finale against the Spartans, marking her first consecutive double-digit kill performances of the season.
Brewer has accounted for 58 of UNM’s 259 kills over the last five matches, providing another option alongside season kill leaders Mina Stanojevic and Addison France. She has also contributed 21 digs during that stretch, highlighted by 11 in the Oct. 17 victory over UTEP.
REAGAN HEATING UP
Reagan Miller has taken on a larger offensive role for the Lobos in 2026, totaling 170 kills in 74 sets after finishing last season with 122. Her production has climbed from 1.36 to 2.30 kills per set — an increase of approximately 69 percent — while she has surpassed last year’s kill total by 48. Miller is hitting .301 across 21 starts and ranks third on the team in kills and points (206.5).
Miller has recorded eight double-digit kill performances this season, including five while hitting at least .400. Her highlights include 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. Most recently, she tied for the team lead with 14 kills on .417 hitting in the Oct. 25 win over San José State.
Miller also leads UNM with 53 total blocks and 20 solo stops, averaging 0.72 blocks and 2.79 points per set. She added five blocks against Grand Canyon last weekend, recording two solo stops Thursday and three block assists Saturday. Earlier this season, 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.
MADS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF HISTORY
Madeleine Miller sits ninth in UNM history with 2,759 career assists after adding 65 against Grand Canyon last weekend. She passed Sarah Kwasigroch (2,634, 2005–08) during the Lobos’ series against San José State and now needs 241 assists to become the eighth player in program history to reach 3,000.
Miller has 754 assists in 81 sets this season, averaging 9.31 per set after producing a career-high 984 last year and 854 as a sophomore. She has recorded nine matches with at least 40 assists in 2026, including two with at least 50. Her latest came Saturday against Grand Canyon, when she paired 40 assists with 10 digs for her sixth double-double of the season.
Miller earned MW Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 26 after totaling 102 assists across two four-set victories over San José State, leading the conference at 12.75 assists per set for the week. She recorded 47 assists and 10 digs in the opener before distributing a season-high 55 assists in the finale.
Over UNM’s last 10 matches, Miller has averaged 10.37 assists per set to help the Lobos go 7-3. She has also contributed 160 digs, 76 kills on .296 hitting, 29 blocks and 18 service aces this season, ranking second on the team in aces. Reaching 3,000 career assists 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 22 matches in 2026, Canedo leads the Lobos with 345 digs, averaging 4.26 per set. She has reached double figures 18 times, including eight matches with at least 20, highlighted by a season-high 27 at UC Davis on Oct. 8. Her current streak of nine consecutive double-digit dig performances includes at least 20 in each of her last four matches.
Canedo collected 44 digs across seven sets against Grand Canyon last weekend, averaging 6.29 per set while helping UNM outdig the Lopes 123-116. She finished with 20 digs Thursday and 24 Saturday, adding seven assists across the series. Over her last four matches, she has totaled 89 digs and averaged 5.93 per set.
A two-time MW Defensive Player of the Week this season, Canedo most recently earned the honor on Oct. 26 after recording 45 digs and a conference-leading 5.63 per set against San José State. She has totaled 177 digs during UNM’s 7-3 stretch over its last 10 matches, averaging 4.66 per set. Canedo also has 75 assists and 17 service aces this season and has accumulated 830 digs in her two seasons at UNM, leaving her 170 shy of 1,000 as a Lobo.
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.
