Las Vegas, New Mexico - The RMAC steps out of conference play this week for Regional Pod matches. The Cowgirls will play at Adams State on Tuesday at 6:00 pm and host Fort Lewis on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Saturday and neither match will count in the conference standings.
HEAD COACH:
Meg Grose is in her first season leading the New Mexico Highlands volleyball team. She was named the new head coach in December of last year after spending the 2023 season as the Head Coach at Lawrence University. She spent time as the assistant coach at New Mexico Highlands from 2020 to 2023.
LAST WEEK: The Cowgirls dropped a pair of conference road matches last weekend, losing at UCCS 3-1 on Friday and 3-0 to Regis in Denver on Saturday afternoon.
Commenting after Saturday's loss
Meg Grose said, "Our effort was very disappointing on Saturday afternoon, give Regis credit they came out and beat us in every phase of the game. We need to figure things out with Adams State and Fort Lewis on the schedule this week."
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION: Adams State is 3-10 overall and 1-3 in the conference. The Grizzlies beat Black Hills State 3-2 on Saturday in Alamosa. NMHU edged Adams State 3-2 earlier this season in a back and forth match in Las Vegas to open conference play on September 20th. Garcia Ramser is in his first season as the head coach at Adams State. The Grizzlies hold a 7-3 lead in the last ten matches played in the series. The last win in Alamosa for NMHU came on November 2, 2021.
Fort Lewis is 3-9 overall and 1-3 in the RMAC after splitting a pair of matches in Durango last weekend. The Skyhawks will play at Adams State on Friday evening before heading to Las Vegas for Saturday's match. Fort Lewis will visit NMHU for an RMAC on October 18th. Head Coach Giedre Tarnauskaite is in her fifth season leading the Skyhawks program. Fort Lewis holds an 8-2 lead in the last ten matches played in the series. The Cowgirls last beat the Skyhawks in Las Vegas on November 13, 2021.
LAST SEASON: The Cowgirls dropped both matches in the Regional Pod losing to Adams State and Fort Lewis.
FOLLOW THE COWGIRLS: Both matches will have LiveStats and the RMAC Network broadcast available, links can be found on the
NMHU Volleyball page.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING:Â Senior
Jada Lawson is 10th in the RMAC at 0.88 blocks per set.
2024 ROSTER: The 2024 roster features 19 players with 12 returning from last year's team. The Cowgirls added seven new players to the roster this season, five freshmen and two transfers.
Roster Breakdown:
By Class        By Home State
Freshman 5 Â Â Â New Mexico 12
Sophomore 9Â Â Texas 2
Junior 3 Â Â Â Â Â Â Wisconsin 2
Senior 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Arizona 1
             California 1
             Colorado 1
RMACÂ POLL: The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference released the 2024 Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll last month and New Mexico Highlands received 23 points in the voting by the conference's 15 coaches.
RMAC NETWORK: With the exception of the October 8th match at Western New Mexico, all of the Cowgirls matches will be broadcast on the RMAC Network. Once again this season, NMHU home matches will be handled by New Mexico Broadcaster of the Year Scott Galetti.
UP NEXT: The Cowgirls have three matches on the docket next week. Tuesday evening NMHU will be in Silver City for a non-conference match at Western New Mexico. They return home next Friday and Saturday for RMAC matches with Colorado School of Mines and MSU-Denver.
SEASON TICKETS: Season tickets for the Cowgirls 2024 season are available for purchase at
NMHUAthletics.com/Tickets.
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