LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State volleyball team heads to Orem, Utah, seeking its third-straight Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance beginning with a semifinal matchup on Friday, April 2, at 5 p.m. (MT) against the winner of the UT Rio Grande Valley/Chicago State quarterfinal.
 
Where to Watch
All the #WACtion from Orem this weekend can be streamed live on ESPN+ with Adam Young and Brandon Crowe on the call.
 
Follow Along
NM State fans can keep up with both of this week's matches with live stats by StatBroadcast.
 
Quick Hitters
• The Aggies won their second-straight WAC Regular Season Championship and fifth in the last six years and will be the number one seed at the WAC Tournament.
 
• NM State played its first home match since Nov. 16, 2019, on Monday, March 15, 2021, against Tarleton State.
 
• Head coach Mike Jordan won his 500^th match with a sweep of California Baptist on Feb. 22.    
 
• Through matches on March 29, the Aggies lead the country in kills per set (15.16) and assists per set (14.02). NM State also ranks ninth with a .302 hitting percentage and 12^th in opponent hitting percentage (.119).
 
• Heading into the WAC Tournament, three different Aggies rank in the WAC top-7 for hitting percentage. Lia Mosher ranks second in the conference, hitting .417, while Shaney Lipscomb (.337) checks in at third and Katie Birtcil ranks seventh (.320). 
 
• Mosher's .417 hitting percentage is also good for 21^st nationally.
 
• Savannah Davison (3.18), Victoria Barrett (3.11) and Shaney Lipscomb (2.88) all rank top-10 in the conference in kills per set with Davison checking in at sixth, Barret at eighth and Lipscomb at 10th
 
• Natalie Mikels leads the WAC with 0.49 aces per set, good for 29^th nationally, and ranks fourth in NM State history with 139. Mikels also entered the career top-10 for assists with 2,226.
 
• NM State set the school record for hitting percentage in a three-set match hitting .554 against Seattle U on March 3. Shaney Lipscomb hit 14 kills on 14 attempts to set the school record for hitting percentage in a three-set match.
 
• The Aggies lead the WAC in hitting percentage (.302), opponent hitting percentage (.127), assists (14.02), kills (15.16) and aces (1.62).
 
All-WAC, All Aggies
Five different Aggies earned seven All-WAC awards following the Spring 2021 season while head coach Mike Jordan won his 10^th Coach of the Year after leading the Aggies to a school-record .938 winning percentage.
 
Outside hitter Savannah Davison and middle blocker Lia Mosher were both named First-Team All-WAC while Victoria Barrett earned Freshman of the Year, All-Freshman Team and Second-Team All-WAC honors.
 
Joining Barrett on the All-WAC Second Team is junior right side Shaney Lipscomb while freshman libero Darian Markham was also named to the WAC All-Freshman team.
 
Last Time Out
The Aggies wrapped up their regular-season with a pair of matches at Chicago State on March 22 and 23.
 
On March 22, sophomore Katie Birtcil exploded for a career-high 19 kills in a 3-1 win over the Cougars. Birtcil's 19 kills are the most by an Aggie this season. The Aggies then swept the Cougars the following day to cap a 15-1 regular season.
 
Up Next
Should the Aggies advance past the WAC Semifinal, they would play the winner of the GCU/UVU semifinal on Saturday, April 3, at 2 p.m. (MT). Fans can stream all the action from Orem on ESPN+ while international viewers can tune in