Volleyball News

Written by: NMSU Athletic Dept.

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball coach Mike Jordan announced the 2008 schedule for his team, which will include many nationally ranked teams. The Aggies will face the likes of Stanford, who lost in the 2007 national championship match, and Texas, who made it to the regional finals in the 2007 NCAA tournament and finished the season ranked No. 6 in the country.

"I think it's as tough of a non-conference schedule as there is in the country," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We'll be playing lots of perinial NCAA tournament teams and possible NCAA tournament winners in Stanford and Texas."

Also See:
bleedCrimson.net Weekly Coach Jordan Interview :: 04/03/08
Brynja Rodgers' Aggie Volleyball Diary :: April 4th, 2008

Written by: Jason Groves/Sun-News Reporter

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Football is not the only fall sport at New Mexico State University that is gearing for next year in the spring.

The NMSU volleyball team split a pair of matches at the University of Arizona last weekend as part of its six-week spring practice period that concludes April 26 with a game against Aggies alumni such as Alice Borden, Stevi Adams and Jackie Choi.

NMSU lost its morning match in four games at Arizona before coming back to win in the afternoon, winning the fifth game 15-10.

"Arizona is a good PAC-10 team," Aggies head coach Mike Jordan said. "They return most of their starting lineup from a year ago and that's what you want in the spring."

Written by: NMSU Athletic Dept.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball coach Mike Jordan announced Wednesday, March 19 that former Georgia Tech middle hitter Erin Burmingham will transfer to play and attended school at New Mexico State University next fall.

Birmingham, a 6-1 middle hitter out of Riverside, Missouri, played in 44 games for the Yellow Jackets in 2007 and came up with 45 kills and 34 total blocks at the middle hitter position. Head coach Mike Jordan knows she will fit well in the NMSU volleyball program with her athleticism.

"We're excited to bring her in because she is such a gifted athlete and a fantastic person," Jordan said. "She is exceptionally quick laterally and is a big jump."

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - After another successful season for the New Mexico State volleyball team, the Aggies were ranked No. 21 in the final AVCA/CSTV poll.

NMSU, who finished 26-6 and made it to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season and for the fourth time in five years, was nationally ranked for 13 straight weeks since entering the poll, Sept. 17, 2007.

"This was another great season for our team and for our program as a whole," head coach Mike Jordan said. "With all that our program has accomplished I feel that we are headed in the direction we all want to go. I am proud of our team, our staff and our administration."

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball player, senior Kim Oguh earned All-American honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) when the all-American teams were announced, Wednesday, Dec. 12.

This was the third straight year Oguh (El Paso, Hanks HS) earned all-American honors and is the first to earn that honor three consecutive seasons. She earned first-team all-region honors last week, along with junior Amber Simpson (Quincy, Ill.) who was named to the honorable mention all-region team.

"This is obviously an honor and I never imagined this could happen," Oguh said. "Three consecutive all-American honors is something I never expected and it's great to end my career on such a high note."

Written by: NMSU Athletic Dept.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Senior Kim Oguh was named to the AVCA All West-Region team for the third consecutive year, while junior Amber Simpson was named to the honorable mention team as announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Wednesday, Dec. 5.

Oguh (El Paso, Hanks HS), a 2007 first team All-WAC selection, finished the year with 376 kills (3.33/g), and a team leading 141 total blocks (1.25/g). She was fourth in the conference in hitting percentage with a .325 hitting percentage. Oguh also had 36 service aces on the year.

"We're very proud Kim and she had a fantastic career," head coach Mike Jordan said. "There are few players that have ever been first team all-region region three straight years, and I'm especially proud at what she did this year with new, young, inexperienced setters. She was still able to lead the team and perform match after match."

Written by: NMSU Athletic Dept.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State head coach Mike Jordan announced the signing of two players to national letters of intent during the early signing period Wednesday, Dec. 5.

Kelsey Brennan (Snohomish, Wash.) and Jennah DeVries (Denver, Colo.) signed national letters of intent to play and attend school at New Mexico State University during the fall of 2008.

"We're excited to sign both of these players, because they are both exceptionally talented athletes who come from great club programs," Jordan said. "They are both great women and should help the team immediately."

Brennan, a 6-2 middle hitter, will come to NMSU from Monroe High School where she played volleyball, basketball and track. She played volleyball from 2004-07 where she helped her team to a runner-up finish in 2006 and 2007, while her team finished third in district in 2006. She was earned all-league honors from 2005-07 and all-area honors in 2006 and 2007.

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Senior defensive specialist Jordan Bostic, of the No. 14 New Mexico State volleyball team, was named to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team selected by CoSIDA, the organization announced Wednesday.

This is the first year that Bostic has earned this prestigious honor. As a junior, Bostic was a first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI selection.

Head coach Mike Jordan said he was pleased with Bostic’s selection as she has continued to set the standard for Aggie Volleyball as a true student-athlete.

"Jordan works so hard at everything she does on and off the court," Jordan said. "All her hard work has paid off. She takes great pride in her class work and we are extremely proud of her."

The NCAA Tournament field has been announced and the Aggies are headed to Austin, TX for a first round matchup against Louisiana State University (24-7). LSU was the top team in the West Division of the SEC finishing with a conference mark of 15-5. LSU was last in action against Tulane last night, losing a five game match.

The Aggies were last in action on November 17th, losing in the championship match of the WAC Volleyball tournament to Hawai'i.

Should NMSU advance to the second round, they would face #3 Texas or Texas State. The Aggies faced #3 Texas early in the season, falling in three games. Texas is the co-champion of the Big XII conference, sharing the honor with defending national champion Nebraska. Texas State is the tournament champion of the Southland Conference. Texas State won the tournament as the fifth seed.

The match times have yet to be announced.

Fellow WAC member Hawai'i will face Tennessee State in the first round.

Click here for the complete 2007 bracket and here for the NCAA press release.