| New Mexico State stops Idaho in five-set match |
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| Written by Lisa Short — Argonaut | ||||||
| Monday, 09 November 2009 | ||||||
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 Vandal outside hitter Alicia Milo spikes the ball on Oct. 29 in Memorial Gym during the volleyball game against New Mexico State The Vandals take on San Jose State this Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Gym. Kate Kucharzyk/Argonaut
A back-and-forth battle for points kept the Vandals fighting in Las
Cruces, N.M., Saturday. After beating New Mexico State two weeks ago,
the 11-3 Aggies came back for revenge in their home gym. Idaho lost to New Mexico State after a six-match winning streak.
The Vandals fought hard and forced the match to five sets, but the Aggies prevailed 26-24, 19-25, 18-25, 25-23 and 15-13. “The girls fought hard all the way through,” Buchanan said. “They never gave up.” Fighting hard is what the Vandals need to do to finish out the season strong, she said. The team will face San Jose State, Hawaii and Boise State at home before heading to the WAC tournament. Senior Sarah Conwell made contributions, earning another double-double with 17 kills and 11 digs. Sophomore Cassie Hamilton added 10 kills and eight digs. Seniors Debbie Pederson and Anna McKinney had another strong blocking match tallying nine and eight blocks respectively. Idaho out-blocked New Mexico State 17-11 and again improved their nation-leading blocks per set to 3.15. New Mexico State totaled 77 kills to Idaho’s 47 and had 83 digs to Idaho’s 51 digs. Buchanan said New Mexico State had a better passing game than Idaho did. “They out passed us which allowed them to execute better,” Buchanan said. “But we’re playing fairly solid.” Idaho currently sits at No. 3 in the WAC with Hawaii and New Mexico State ahead of them and Boise State right behind at No. 4. The team needs to focus on passing and finishing games to finish out the season strong Buchanan said.  Add as favorites (8) | Views: 350
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