Volleyball Heads To Kansas For 2023 Tiger Classic

The New Mexico Highlands University Volleyball Team heads back on the road this weekend for four matches at the 2023 Tiger Classic at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.

Follow all of this weekend's action from Fort Hays State here.

Series History: This weekend's matches will be the first ever meeting between the Cowgirls and Minnesota State-Mankato. The series with Cameron is tied 1-1. NMHU trails the all-time series with Fort Hays 1-0 and Southern Nazarene 3-1.

The Duke File: Head coach Tom Duke begins his 9th season at the Helm of the New Mexico Highlands University volleyball team. He led the cowgirls to the RMAC playoff berths in 2004, 2005 and 2021. Duke played collegiately at the University of Southern California where he was the National Player of the Year in 1988 and a three-time All-American. Duke represented the USA in 65 international matches.

Last Time Out: NMHU dropped a 3-0 decision to Angelo State Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas. The Cowgirls started the match slowly, but bounced back to battle the Rambelles in the second and third sets. Angelo State was among teams receiving votes in this week's NCAA Division II Volleyball poll.

Kingsville Honors:  Freshman Seraiah Morgan was named to the All-Tournament Team last weekend at the TAMKU Invitational.  

Statistically Speaking: Newcomers Seraiah Morgan (2.31), Jaylee Gonzalez (2.20), Amirah Young (1.88), and Aziza Morris (1.80) lead the team in kills per set through five matches. Defensively, Abby Carlsen leads the way with 3.94 digs per set.

RMAC Poll: The New Mexico Highlands University volleyball team garnered 42 points in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference volleyball coaches preseason poll which was good for 13th Place in the voting among the conference's 15 head coaches.

Road Warriors: The New Mexico Highlands University volleyball team will travel nearly 2600 miles before the RMAC portion of the schedule starts. After last weekend's trip to Kingsville, Texas, the Cowgirls will log 920 miles round trip for this weekend's trip.

Roster Breakdown: The 2023 New Mexico Highlands University Volleyball roster features three juniors, two sophomores, and nine freshman. 12 players hail from the state of New Mexico, two players from California, and one player from Colorado.

Up Next: The Cowgirls return to Las Vegas to open the RMAC portion of the season by hosting Colorado State-Pueblo on Friday, September 15th. Match time at the Wilson Complex is 6:00 pm. Season tickets are available on the NMHU website.