LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State volleyball team takes its 26-match WAC win streak on the road for a pair of matches at California Baptist on Monday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. (MT) and Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m.
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Where to Watch
All of this week's Aggie volleyball action can be streamed live on the
WAC Digital Network.
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Follow Along
NM State fans can keep up with all the WAC action with live stats by
StatBroadcast.
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Quick Hitters
• Heading into this weekend's action, head coach
Mike Jordan sits at 499 career wins. Â Â
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• Nationally, the Aggies rank 12
th with 14.81 kills per set, 13
th nationally for hitting percentage (.296) and 8
th nationally with 13.76 assists per set. Â
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• Three Aggies rank in the WAC's top-seven for hitting percentage.
Lia Mosher checks in at fourth (.356),
Katie Birtcil at sixth (.330) and
Shaney Lipscomb (.328) at seventh.
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• Outside hitter
Savannah Davison ranks fourth in the league with 3.38 kills per set.
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• The Aggies lead the WAC in hitting percentage (.296), opponent hitting percentage (.141), assists (13.76), kills (14.81) and blocks (2.62)
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• Counting the WAC Tournament, NM State has won 30-straight matches against WAC opponents including a 26-match regular season winning streak.
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Scouting the Lancers
California Baptist heads into this week's matchup with a 4-3 overall record and a 3-3 record in WAC play after a pair of loses to Dixie State a week ago. Last season, the Lancers pushed the Aggies to the brink, taking a 2-0 lead in their second matchup of the season. However, NM State stormed back for the five-set win.
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Senior outside hitter Calissa Hoye paces the Lancers offensive attack with 3.88 kills per set. AS a team, California Baptist is solid at the service line, averaging 1.46 service aces per set, good for third in the WAC.
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Last Time Out
The Aggies ran their WAC win streak to 26 matches with a pair of victories against Grand Canyon on Feb. 15 and 16 at UTEP's Memorial Gym.
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On Feb. 15, the Aggies dropped the first set, 20-25, but bounced back for a 20-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-20 win.
Savannah Davison hit 15 kills while
Shaney Lipscomb added 14 and five blocks.
Lindsay Blakey recorded six blocks in the win.
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The following day, the Aggies made short work of the Lopes with a 3-0 sweep. Davison dominated with 18 kills on .368 hitting while Lipscomb recorded six blocks and Blakey five.
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For her efforts, Davison was named WAC Player of the Week.
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Up Next
The Aggies return to Memorial Gym in El Paso for a pair of matchups with Seattle U on Monday, March 1, at 3 p.m. (MT) and Tuesday, March 2, at 12 p.m. No fans will be admitted but both matches are set to stream live on the WAC Digital Network.
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