New Mexico State volleyball's 2024 Mountain West berths have been announced, the league announced Thursday.
Conference play includes an 18-game format, with each MW team playing in nine home contests and making nine road trips during league play. League play begins on Tuesday, September 24th and ends on Saturday, November 23rd.
Last year, head coach John Newman-Gonchar led UNM to its best record since 2015 in MW play in 2023, finishing tied for fourth in conference play with a 10-8 record.
The Lobos, who reached the MW Tournament semifinals for the first time last season under coach Newman Gonchard, will play conference play at home against UNLV (Sept. 26) and San Diego State (Sept. 28). Johnson Center. UNM went 3-1 against these two teams last season, the Lobos' best record against the two teams since 2008.
Next, the Lobos will be on the road for consecutive weekends, playing against Air Force (October 1st) and Boise State (October 5th), followed by games against Utah State (October 10th) and Nevada State (October 12th). day). Next week. UNM won the season series against Boise State last season for the first time since 2014.
UNM returns home for its only matchup of the season, starting with San Jose State on Oct. 17 and Fresno State on Oct. 19, before facing Colorado State on Oct. 24. Next up, the Lobos will end the week with a solo game. They play Wyoming (Oct. 26), then travel to Fresno State on Oct. 31 and a rematch against San Jose on Nov. 2.
The Lobos' longest home game of the season will be Nov. 7-14, during which time UNM will host Nevada, Utah, Air Force and Boise State, and will play the Broncos in their final home game of the season. Johnson. The Lobos will finish the season against the same two teams from the first game, San Diego State and UNLV, on Nov. 21 and 23, respectively.
If he can qualify for the MW Tournament for the fourth year in a row, he will be in Las Vegas again the following week. The league matches will determine the seeds for the 2024 MW Volleyball Championship. The tournament opens on Wednesday, Nov. 27 and concludes on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas.
