2010 New Mexico State Volleyball Week 10 Oct. 25-31 Weekly ... · Kelsi Phillips Chelsea Rose SOPHOMORES (2) Stephanie Ziegler Ellen Miks FRESHMEN (8) Liana Burns Jene Coppedge Natasha

Week 10 Oct. 25-312010 New Mexico State VolleyballWeekly release

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THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTSWEEKTEN:Oct.25-31

New Mexico State (15-9, 9-1 WAC) vs.

OPPONENT DATE TIME LOCATION No. 5 Hawai’i Oct.31 9p.m.(MT) Honolulu,Hawai’i (WAC) StanSherriffCenter

2010 Schedule & ResultsDATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTAug.27 FloridaInternational W3-1Aug.27 FloridaState L3-1Aug.28 FloridaA&M W3-0Sept. 1 CSU-Bakersfield W 3-0Sept. 3 UTEP W 3-0Sept.7 UTEP W3-0Sept.10 Rice W3-0Sept.11 NorthCarolina L3-0Sept.11 No.21LSU L3-2Sept.14 NewMexico L3-2Sept.17 Pepperdine L3-1Sept.17 TexasState L3-0Sept.18 Arizona L3-0Sept.23 LouisianaTech* W3-0Sept. 25 Louisiana Tech* W 3-0Sept. 29 Hawai’i* L 3-0Oct. 3 Arizona L 3-1Oct.7 SanJoseState* W3-0Oct.9 FresnoState* W3-1Oct. 14 Boise State* W 3-2Oct. 16 Idaho* W 3-2Oct. 17 Nevada* W 3-0Oct.21 Nevada* W3-1Oct.23 UtahState* W3-0Oct.31 Hawai’i* 9p.m.Nov. 4 Fresno State* 7 p.m.Nov. 6 San Jose State* 7 p.m.Nov.11 Idaho* 8p.m.Nov.13 BoiseState* 7p.m.Nov. 17 Utah State* 7 p.m.Nov.22-24 WACTournament TBA

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Aggies Set For WAC Showdown in Honolulu

This week: The New Mexico State volleyball team heads to Ho-nolulu, Hawaii for a showdown with Western Athletic Conference leader Hawai’i, who is ranked No. 5 nationally this week. The only match for NM State in week 10 of play is set for Sunday, Oct. 31 at 9:00 p.m. (MT) in the Stan Sherriff Center. The Aggies are in sec-ond place in the league at 9-1 behind the Rainbow Wahine who is 9-0. Go to the Rainbow Wahine website for ticket information.

Radio Coverage: The match against No. 5 Hawai’i will not be aired on the radio this week. With a total of 15 regular-season matches aired by the Aggie Sports Network on KSNM AM 570, there are two more NM State volleyball matches scheduled for radio coverage. The next matches to be aired are November 11 and 13 against Ida-ho and Boise State respectively. Kyle Doperalski will be giving the play-by-play action, that can be caught from anywhere around the world on the Internet by going to www.NMStateSports.com. Just click on the live events link to access the coverage.

Television Coverage: With the success NM State volleyball and AggieVision have had in recent years, the Aggies have been sched-uled to play on TV eight times this season, including seven matches produced by Aggie Vision and one by ESPNU. NM State played on TV eight times last season, which included the Western Athletic Conference championship on ESPNU. The 2010 WAC Champion-ship match is scheduled to air on ESPNU once again this season. The matches will be aired live on Las Cruces (Ch. 4), Albuquerque (Ch. 77), Gallup (Ch. 66), and Santa Fe (Ch. 21). FSN-Arizona will also carry selected matches live and others will be on tape de-lay, while ESPN3.com will also be airing all AggieVision produced matches live.

The match versus No. 5 Hawaii, October 31, will be picked up by AggieVision and aired live on Comcast throughout the state of New Mexico with coverage starting at 9:00 p.m. (MT).

Live stats on the web: Live stats will be available for fans at www.NMStateSports.com at no cost all season long. Fans can click on the Live Events link at the top of the NMStateSports.com home page to access the live stats.

Twitter/Facebook: Get all the updates of Aggie Athletics on Twitter and Facebook. Get in-game statistics and in-game updates on Twit-ter @NMStateAggies. Find out about all Aggie Athletics promotions and events on Facebook @NMSU Athletics.

Week 10 Oct. 25-312010 NEW MEXICO STATE VOLLEYBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)6 Kelsey Brennan MB 6-2 Jr. Monroe, Wash. (Monroe HS)4 Liana Burns OH 5-10 Fr. Mira Loma, Calif. (Jurupa Valley HS)1 Jene Coppedge DS 5-4 Fr. Las Cruces, N.M. (Las Cruces HS)10 Jennah DeVries S 5-8 Jr.. Sedalia, Colo. (Douglas County HS)17 Natasha Giacomazzi DS 5-5 Fr. Hereford, Texas (Hereford HS)24 Kayleigh Giddens OH 6-0 Sr. Lubbock, Texas (Frank Phillps College)3 Rocio Gutierrez OH 5-9 Fr. El Paso, Texas (Franklin HS)12 Madison Hardy S 5-7 Jr. Cameron Park, Calif. (Hawai’i-Pacific)13 Michelle Kuester MB 6-2 Jr. Norfolk, Neb. (Texas Tech)9 Ellen Miks OH 5-11 So. Littleton, Colo. (Columbine HS)31 Deirdre Pajares OH 6-1 Fr. Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)7 Kelsi Phillips DS 5-6 Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mtn. HS)2 Brynja Rodgers S 5-9 Sr. Iowa City, Iowa (Florida)21 Chelsea Rose DS 5-6 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield C.C.)14 Desiree Scott MB 6-2 Fr. Tucson, Ariz. (Catlina Foothills HS)8 Shelby Tamura DS 5-4 Fr. Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)18 Amanda Tonga MB 6-1 Fr. Kahuku, Hawai’i (Kahuku HS)23 Whitney Woods OH 5-9 Sr. Midland, Texas (Midland HS)15 Stephanie Ziegler OH 5-8 So. Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon Del Oro HS)

Head Coach: Mike Jordan, 13th SeasonAssistant Coach: Don Flora, Second SeasonAssistant Coach: Tricia Wright, Eighth SeasonVolunteer Assistant: Chris Hertel, First Season

No. Name Pos. 1 Jene Coppedge DS2 Brynja Rodgers S3 Rocio Gutierrez OH4 Liana Burns OH6 Kelsey Brennan MB7 Kelsi Phillips DS8 Shelby Tamura DS9 Ellen Miks OH10 Jennah DeVries S12 Madison Hardy S13 Michelle Kuester MB14 Desiree Scott MB15 Stephanie Ziegler OH17 Natasha Giacomazzi DS18 Amanda Tonga MB21 Chelsea Rose DS23 Whitney Woods OH24 Kayleigh Giddens OH31 Deirdre Pajares OH

2010 New Mexico State Volleyball Team: Front (L-R) Shelby Tamura, Natasha Giacomazzi, Jennah DeVries, Whitney Woods, Steph Ziegler, Ellen Miks, Rocio Gutierrez, Brynja Rodgers, Madison Hardy, Chelsea Rose, Jene Coppedge... Back (L-R) Liana Burns, Kelsey Brennan, Michelle Kuester, Desiree Scott, team manager Chris Hertal, Assistant Coach Tricia Wright, Head Coach Mike Jordan, Assistant Coach Don Flora, Athletic Trainer Kim Herbert, Amanda Tonga, Kayleigh Giddens, Deirdre Pajares

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEJene Coppedge Jen-A Cop-edgeJennah DeVries Jen-nah De-VREESLiana Burns Lee-on-aNatasha Giacomazzi Jack-uh-mah-zeeRocio Gutierrez Goo-tee-air-ezMichelle Kuester Koo-sterEllen Miks MixDeirdre Pajares Deer-druh Pah-har-esShelby Tamura Tam-oor-aStephanie Ziegler ZEE-gler

SENIORS (3)Kayleigh GiddensBrynja RodgersWhitney Woods

JUNIORS (6)Kelsey BrennanJennah DeVriesMadison Hardy

Michelle KuesterKelsi Phillips

Chelsea Rose

SOPHOMORES (2)Stephanie Ziegler

Ellen Miks

FRESHMEN (8)Liana Burns

Jene CoppedgeNatasha Giacomazzi

Rocio GutierrezDeirdre PajaresDesiree Scott

Shelby TamuraAmanda Tonga

BY CLASS BY STATEARIZONA (3)Desiree ScottKelsi Phillips

Stephanie Ziegler

CALIFORNIA (3)Liana Burns

Madison HardyChelsea Rose

COLORADO (2)Jennah DeVries

Ellen Miks

HAWAI’I (1)Amanda Tonga

IOWA (1)Brynja Rodgers

NEBRASKA (1)Michelle Kuester

NEW MEXICO (1)Jene Coppedge

TEXAS (6)Natasha Giacomazzi

Kayleigh GiddensRocio GutierrezDeirdre PajaresShelby TamuraWhitney Woods

Week 10 Oct. 25-31

CREDENTIALS Arrangements for media credentials for the 2009 New Mexico State volleyball season should be made through the NM State Athletic Media Relations Department.

PRESS ROW SERVICES A member of the NM State Athletic Media Relations staff will be on hand to provide working media with media guides, game notes and updated statistics before the beginning of each match. Updated box scores and statistics will also be available after each game and at the conclusion of the match. Postgame quotes and recaps will be emailed and faxed to members of the media after every match. Phone lines for members of the media wishing to file stories before leaving the match are available. Wireless statistics monitors are also available in the press row area.

COACH/ATHLETE INTERVIEWS All interviews with coaches and student-athletes need to be arranged through the NM State Athletic Media Relations Department. Student-athletes and coaches have been instructed not to grant any interview, in person or by telephone, which has not been arranged by the NM State Athletic Media Relations Department. Student-athlete telephone numbers are private and will not be released. Phone interviews must also be coordinated through the NM State Athletic Media Relations Office. The requested coach or student-athlete will return the call at an agreed upon time. Practices are open to all members of the media unless otherwise designated by the coaching staff. Interviews with coaches and/or student-athletes can be conducted before the start of practice or at its conclusion. Members of the media need to coordinate all interview requests through the NM State Athletic Media Relations Office.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS NM State provides equal access to all members of the working media. At the conclusion of each home match, coaches and student-athletes will be available for interviews on the floor of the Pan American Center. Requests for interviews should be made to the NM State Athletic Media Relations staff before the conclusion of the final game. Requests for interviews with opposing coaches and/or student-athletes should also be made to the NM State Athletic Media Relations staff and/or opposing media relations’ personnel.

AGGIES ON THE WEB New Mexico State volleyball information is available around the world, 24 hours a day on NM State’s official athletics website: www.NMStateSports.com. Live statistics for all home volleyball matches, updated individual and team statistics, news releases, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, access to radio and video broadcasts and more are available through our home page.

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TV SCHEDULE - AGGIE VISION AND ESPN3.COM

Opponent Date TimeUTEP Sept. 3 7 p.m.Hawai’i (ESPNU Only) Sept. 29 8 p.m.Arizona Oct. 3 5:30 p.m.Boise State Oct. 14 7 p.m.Nevada Oct. 17 7 p.m.Hawai’i Oct. 31 9 p.m.Fresno State Nov. 4 7 p.m.Utah State Nov. 14 7 p.m.

RADIO SCHEDULE - AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK (KSNM AM 570)

Opponent Date TimeCSU-Bakersfield Sept. 1 7 p.m.UTEP Sept. 7 7 p.m.Rice Sept. 10 3:30 p.m.North Carolina Sept. 11 11:30 p.m.LSU Sept. 11 7 p.m.UNM Sept. 14 7 p.m.Arizona Sept. 18 2 p.m.Louisiana Tech Sept. 23 6 p.m.Louisiana Tech Sept. 25 7 p.m.Hawai’i Sept. 29 8 p.m.Idaho Oct. 16 7 p.m.Nevada Oct. 21 8 p.m.Utah State Oct. 23 7 p.m.Idaho Nov. 11 8 p.m.Boise State Nov. 13 7 p.m.WAC Tourney Nov. 22-24 TBA

AGGIE SPORTS NETWORKAggie fans can follow the 2010 volleyball team on the radio as 15 regular-season matches, along with any post-season matches will be aired on the radio at KSNM-AM 570. Fans can also listen to the scheduled matches on the internet at www.nmstatesports.com for a fee.

Week 10 Oct. 25-31

2009 HONORS

AVCA All-AmericanJennah DeVries (honorable mention)

WAC Player of the WeekKayleigh Giddens (Sept. 28)Kayleigh Giddens (Nov. 9)

First Team All-WACKelsey BrennanJennah DeVriesKayleigh GiddensWhitney Woods

Second Team All-WACErin Birmingham

WAC All-Tournament TeamKelsey BrennanJennah DeVriesKayleigh GiddensWhitney Woods

Preseason All-WACKrista AltermattKelli Goodan

Academic All-WACKrista AltermattErin BirminghamKelsey BrennanJennah DeVriesKelli Goodan

Academic All-RegionErin Birmingham

NM State in National RankingsAssists per Set: 46th (12.70)Blocks per Set: 20th (2.66)Kills per Set: 33rd (13.89)Kills per Set: Kayleigh Giddens, 48th (4.00)

Other All-Tournament TeamsKrista Altermatt (Mean Green Volleyball Classic - MVP)Kayleigh Giddens (Mean Green Volleyball Classic)Kelsi Phillips (Hotel Encanto Volleyball Invitational)Whitney Woods (Notre Dame/Adidas Invitational)

2010 WAC Standings (asofOct.26)Team Conf. All MatchesHawai’i 9-0 19-1NewMexicoState 9-1 15-9Nevada 5-4 11-11Idaho 5-5 10-11FresnoState 4-5 10-11BoiseState 4-6 17-9UtahState 3-6 15-7SanJoseState 3-6 8-15LouisianaTech 0-9 10-14

2010 PRESEASON ALL-WAC TEAMPlayer, Yr., Pos. SchoolLindsay Baldwin, Sr., MB NevadaKelsey Brennan, Jr., MH NM StateBrianna Clarke, Jr., MB Fresno StateKanani Danielson, Jr., OH Hawai’iJennah DeVries, Jr., S NM StateKayleigh Giddens, Sr., OH NM StateKylie Harrington, Sr., OH NevadaBrittany Hewitt, So., M Hawai’iDani Mafua, Sr., S Hawai’iSadie Maughan, Sr., MB Boise StateKelsey Taylor, Sr., MB IdahoWhitney Woods, Sr., OH NM State

Preseason Player of the YearKanani Danielson, Jr., Hawai’i

2010 WAC COACHES’ POLL Rank-Team-Points

1-Hawai’i (8)-642-New Mexico State (1)-57

3-Fresno State-444-Utah State-385-Boise State-35

6-Idaho-327-Nevada-30

8-Louisiana Tech-159-San Jose State-9

NM STATE IN THE WACCategory .........................Stat ................. RankHitting Pct. .......................246 ................ 2Opp. Hitting Pct. ............. .195 ................ 6Assists ............................12.74/s ........... 2Kills .................................13.57/s ........... 2Blocks .............................1.90/s ............. 7Service Aces ...................1.08/s ............. 6Digs ................................13.64/s ........... 5

INDIVIDUALS IN THE WAC TOP 10Player Category Stat RankK. Brennan hitting perct. .370 1K. Giddens kills 4.71/s 1J. DeVries assists 10.88/s 2K. Giddens aces 0.27/s 10E. Miks digs 3.09/s 9K. Giddens points 5.22/s 1

WAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEKWeek Player/Pos. SchoolAug. 30 Liz McArthur Utah StateSept. 7 Liz McArthur Utah StateSept. 13 Kanani Danielson Hawai’iSept. 20 Sadie Maughan Boise StateSept. 27 Kayleigh Giddens NM StateOct. 4 Kelsey Taylor IdahoOct. 11 Kayleigh Giddens NM StateOct. 18 Kanani Danielson Hawai’iOct. 25 Kayleigh Giddens NM StateNov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 21 Nov. 29

Week 10 Oct. 25-31AVCATop-25Poll

Rank/School Record Last Week1Florida(44) 18-1 12Nebraska(6) 19-1 33California(8) 18-1 54Stanford 16-2 25 Hawai’i* (2) 18-1 46Illinois 17-3 67Washington 16-3 78SouthernCalifornia 17-3 89PennState 17-4 910Texas 14-5 1011UCLA 15-5 1112IowaState 15-4 1213NorthernIowa 20-2 1414ColoradoState 19-2 1515Michigan 19-3 1316 LSU 19-2 1717Dayton 18-3 1818Oregon 16-5 1619SanDiego 17-4 1920Minnesota 15-7 2021Cincinnati 20-4 2322Tennessee 15-5 2123 Arizona 15-7 2524Northwestern 15-6 2225 Florida State 15-6 24

OthersReceivingVotesandappearingontwoormoreballots:LongBeachState77;Tulsa50;St.Mary’s(Calif.)41;OhioState39;In-diana33;Oklahoma32;Duke27;Purdue17;CalStateFullerton13;ArizonaState10;OleMiss8;North Carolina 7;Louisville2

Fourschoolswerelistedononlyoneballotforatotalof6points.

DroppedOut:None

Next poll: November 1, 2010

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THE AGGIES WHEN.................

Home.................................................................... 6-2Away.................................................................... 7-4Neutral................................................................. 2-3Leadingafterone(1)set......................................... 9-2Trailingafterone(1)set.......................................... 5-6Leadingaftertwo(2)sets........................................ 9-0Trailingaftertwo(2)sets........................................ 1-6Tiedaftertwo(2)sets............................................. 4-3Leadingafterthree(3)sets..................................... 5-1Trailingafterthree(3)sets...................................... 1-3Threesetmatch....................................................10-4Foursetmatch....................................................... 3-3Fivesetmatch....................................................... 2-2

Moreattacks.......................................................... 7-3Fewerattacks........................................................ 6-5Morekills.............................................................14-1Fewerkills............................................................. 0-8Higherhittingpercentage.......................................13-2Lowerhittingpercentage......................................... 1-7

Moredigs.............................................................14-3Fewerdigs............................................................. 0-4

Moreassists..........................................................12-1Fewerassists......................................................... 0-8

Moreblocks........................................................... 6-3Fewerblocks.......................................................... 6-6

Moreserviceaces..................................................10-2Fewerserviceaces.................................................. 3-5Moreserviceerrors................................................. 8-3Fewerserviceerrors............................................... 5-6

Hittingbelow.100.................................................. 0-2Hitting.100-.199.................................................... 3-3Hitting.200-.299.................................................... 4-1Hitting.300-.399.................................................... 4-3Hitting.400-.499.................................................... 1-0Hitting.500-.599.................................................... 1-0

Below30Kills........................................................ 0-130-39Kills............................................................. 1-240-49Kills............................................................. 3-250-59Kills............................................................. 7-360-69Kills............................................................. 2-170-79Kills............................................................. 0-080-89Kills............................................................. 0-0

2010StreaksLongestwinningstreak............................................... 7Longestlosingstreak................................................. 6Activestreak...................................................... 7winsLast10................................................................. 8-2

2010 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES

Double-figurekillsK.Brennan-13v.FIU(8/27)W.Woods-12v.FIU(8/27)K.Giddens-18v.FIU(8/27)K.Giddens-14v.FSU(8/27)K.Brennan-10vFAMU(8/28)K.Giddens-19v.FAMU(8/28)K.Giddens-11v.CSU-Bakersfield(9/1)K.Giddens-17v.UTEP(9/3)K.Brennan-12v.UNM(9/14)W.Woods-13v.UNM(9/14)K.Giddens-15v.UNM(9/14)W.Woods-18v.Pepperdine(9/17)KGiddens-17v.Pepperdine(9/17)K.Giddens-10v.Arizona(9/18)R.Gutierrez-12v.La.Tech(9/25)K.Giddens-12v.No.6Hawai’i(9/29)K.Brennan-11v.Arizona(10/3)K.Giddens-16v.Arizona(10/3)K.Brennan-11v.FresnoState(10/9)K.Brennan-13v.BoiseState(10/14)W.Woods-11v.BoiseState(10/14)K.Giddens-13v.BoiseState(10/14)A.Tonga-10v.BoiseState(10/14)K.Brennan-11v.Idaho(10/16)W.Woods-12v.Idaho(10/16)K.Giddens-18v.Idaho(10/16)R.Gutierrez-11v.Idaho(10/16)K.Giddens-17v.Nevada(10/17)R.Gutierrez-10v.Nevada(10/17)W.Woods-10v.Nevada(10/21)R.Gutierrez-12v.UtahState(10/23)K.Brennan-12v.UtahState(10/23)K.Giddens-17v.UtahState(10/23)

20ormorekillsK.Giddens-23v.TexasState(9/17)K.Giddens-24v.La.Tech(9/23)K.Giddens-22v.La.Tech(9/25)K.Giddens-20v.SJSU(10/7)K.Giddens-25v.FresnoState(10/9)K.Giddens-23v.Nevada(10/21)

Double-figuredigsR.Gutierrez-10v.FIU(8/27)J.DeVries-11v.FIU(8/27)K.Giddens-13v.FIU(8/27)E.Miks-19v.FIU(8/27)J.DeVries-10v.FSU(8/27)E.Miks-13v.FAMU(8/28)K.Giddens-10v.CSU-Bakerfield(9/1)E.Miks-10v.CSU-Bakersfield(9/1)R.Gutierrez-10v.UTEP(9/3)R.Gutierrez-10v.UNM(9/14)J.DeVries-10v.UNM(9/14)K.Giddens-13v.UNM(9/14)E.Miks-18v.UNM(9/14)K.Giddens-12v.Pepperdine(9/17)E.Miks-13v.Pepperdine(9/17)J.DeVries-10v.La.Tech(9/23)K.Giddens-12v.La.Tech(9/23)J.DeVries-12v.Arizona(10/3)K.Phillips-16v.Arizona(10/3)E.Miks-16v.SJSU(10/7)K.Phillips-10v.SJSU(10/7)E.Miks-12v.FresnoState(10/9)K.Giddens-14v.FresnoState(10/9)R.Gutierrez-11v.FresnoState(10/9)E.Miks-10v.BoiseState(10/14)K.Phillips-16v.BoiseState(10/14)E.Miks-12v.Idaho(10/16)K.Giddens-10v.Idaho(10/16)R.Gutierrez-11v.Idaho(10/16)K.Phillips-12v.Nevada(10/17)J.DeVries-11v.Nevada(10/21)K.Phillips-17v.Nevada(10/21)E.Miks-12v.Nevada(10/21)R.Gutierrez-10v.UtahState(10/23)K.Phillips-10v.UtahState(10/23)

20ormoredigsK.Phillips-22v.FresnoState(10/9)K.Phillips-26v.Idaho(10/16)

30ormoreassistsJ.DeVries-30v.FSU(8/27)J.DeVries-37v.FAMU(8/28)J.DeVries-46v.UNM(9/14)J.DeVries-46v.Pepperdine(9/17)J.DeVries-41v.TexasState(9/17)J.DeVries-31v.Arizona(9/18)J.DeVries-36v.La.Tech(9/23)M.Hardy-38v.La.Tech(9/25)J.DeVries-41v.Arizona(10/3)J.DeVries-35v.SJSU(10/7)J.DeVries-47v.BoiseState(10/14)J.DeVries-36v.Nevada(10/17)J.DeVries-42v.Nevada(10/21)J.DeVries-47v.UtahState(10/23)

2010 Honors and Awards2010PreseasonAll-WACK.BrennanJ.DeVriesK.GiddensW.Woods

FloridaStateInvitationalAll-TournamentTeamK.BrennanK.Giddens

ArizonaWildcatInvitationalJ.DeVriesK.Giddens

LSUTigerClassicAll-TournamentTeamEllenMiks

WACPlayeroftheWeekKayleighGiddens(9/27)KayleighGiddens(10/11)KayleighGiddens(10/25)

50ormoreassistsJ.DeVries-53v.FIU(8/27)J.DeVries-53v.FresnoState(10/9)J.DeVries-54v.Idaho(10/16)

5ormoretotalblocksD.Scott-6(2-4)v.UNM(9/14)K.Giddens-5(2-3)v.UNM(9/14)D.Scott-5(1-4)v.La.Tech(9/23)D.Scott-6(2-4)v.Arizona(10/3)K.Brennan-5(1-4)v.FresnoState(10/9)D.Scott-5(1-4)v.FresnoState(10/9)W.Woods-5(1-4)v.FresnoState(10/9)K.Brennan-6(0-6)v.Idaho(10/16)W.Woods-7(0-7)v.Idaho(10/16)D.Scott-6(1-5)v.Idaho(10/16)

3ormoreserviceaces

Double-doubleK.Giddens-18K,13Dv.FIU(8/27)J.DeVries-53A,11Dv.FIU(8/27)J.DeVries-30A,10DvFSU(8/27)K.Giddens-11K,10Dv.CSU-B(9/1)J.DeVries-46A,10Dv.UNM(9/14)K.Giddens-15K,13Dv.UNM(9/14)K.Giddens-17K,12Dv.Pepperdine(9/17)J.DeVries-36A,10Dv.La.Tech(9/23)K.Giddens-24K,12Dv.La.Tech(9/23)J.DeVries-41A,12Dv.Arizona(10/3)K.Giddens-25K,14D.v.FresnoState(10/9)K.Giddens-18K,10Dv.Idaho(10/16)R.Gutierrez-11K,11Dv.Idaho(10/16)J.DeVries-42A,11DatNevada(10/23)R.Gutierrez-12K,10DatUtahState(10/23)

Triple-double

Week 10 Oct. 25-31About NM State: The Aggies are in their 37th season of play and return to the court with four 2009 first team All-WAC selections, including senior outside hitters Kayleigh Giddens and Whitney Woods. They also bring back junior middle hitter Kelsey Brennan and All-America setter Jennah DeVries.

Head coach Mike Jordan, who has led his team to NCAA Tournament berths five times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008), brings back Don Flora (second season) and Tricia Wright (eighth season) as his assistant coaches. Wright is in her second stint with NM State, as she was an assistant from 1998-2002. She was the director of operations for the volleyball team the past two seasons.

The Aggies have six letter winners returning while also losing six letter win-ners from the 2009 team. NM State is a young team with 11 newcomers, together with three transfers. Junior middle hitter Michelle Kuester came in from Texas Tech, junior setter Madison Hardy transferred from Hawai’i-Pacific, and junior defensive specialist Chelsea Rose came in from Bakers-field Community College. The Aggies have eight freshmen on the roster with more than half of them gaining valuable court experience. Freshmen outside hitters Amanda Tonga, Rocio Gutierrez and middle hitter Desiree Scott have already made starts in the majority of the Aggies’ matches.

Last Week: NM State defeated both Nevada and Utah State to bring their record to 15-9 overall and 9-1 in the WAC. The Aggies swept Nevada and dominated Utah State 3-1. Kayleigh Giddens led the way offensively for the Aggies in both matches during the week with 23 kills against Nevada and 17 kills against Utah State. Kelsi Phillips and Rocio Gutierrez led the way for the NM State defensively against Nevada with 10 digs each. Phillips improved her number against Utah State with 17 digs.

This Weeks Opponents: Hawai’i: Currently ranked No. 5 in the nation with two first place votes, Hawai’i is 19-1 overall on the season and 9-0 in the league play. Hawai’i is looking to continue their dominance over the WAC after three consecutive sweeps last week against conference match-ups Idaho, Boise State and Utah State. Leading the way for Hawai’i offensively is Kanani Danielson posting 4.54 kills per set. Defensively Elizabeth Ka’aihue leads the way posting 4.62 digs per set.

The Aggies are 2-29 all-time versus Hawai’i. NM State has not defeated Hawai’i since Oct. 12, 2008 in Honolulu.

Looking Ahead: The Aggies will return home for games against Fresno State, November 4 and San Jose State, November 6. NM State will hit the road again for matches against Idaho on November 11 and Boise State, No-vember 13. Fans will be able to watch the Fresno State match on AggieVi-sion and ESPN3.com and listen in for the Idaho and Boise State matches on KSNM AM 570.

Aggies in the WAC: The Aggies rank second in the WAC behind nationally ranked Hawai’i in three statistical categories. NM State has posted a .246 hitting percentage for the year, while averaging 12.74 assist and 13.57 kills per set. Kelsey Brennan, Kayleigh Giddens and Jennah DeVries lead the WAC in four different individual categories. Giddens leads the WAC with 4.79 kills per set and 5.30 points per set. Brennen leads the WAC with a .375 hitting percentage. DeVries pushed ahead from second ranked last week in the WAC to number one with 11.04 assists per set. Also in the top 10 is Ellen Miks averaging 3.04 digs per set.

Double-Doubles: Senior Kayleigh Giddens leads the Aggies with nine double-doubles this season, with her latest against Idaho with 18 kills and 10 digs. Junior Jennah DeVries follows Giddens with five double-doubles for NM State this season. Freshman Rocio Gutierrez, the newest addition to the double-double club, has two double-doubles this season with her most recent against Utah State with 12 kills and 10 digs.

NCAA Rankings: Numerous Aggies continue to rank among the top in the nation. Setter Jennah DeVries ranks No. 26 in assists per set with 11.04. Kelsey Brennan ranks No. 36 in the country with a .375 hitting percentage. Kayleigh Giddens ranks highest for any Aggie at No. 9 in the nation in two individual categories. Giddens maintains her No. 9 position with 4.79 kills per set and 5.30 points per set pushing her up from last weeks No. 11 spot.

Other players from the WAC in the top rankings include Kanani Danielson from Hawai’i who is No. 11 in kills per set and No. 15 posting 5.13 points per set. Utah States Liz McArthur ranks No. 17 in points per set and No. 21 in kills per set posting 4.27.

Attendance: NM State fans continue their support for the Aggies in Las Cruces. With an average of 1,603, the Aggies rank No. 21 nationally while Hawai’i stands at No. 1 with an average of 6,215. Hawai’i is currently ranked No. 1 in the WAC with NM State following closely behind at No. 2.

AVCA Poll: The latest AVCA Division I Coaches Poll has Hawai’i at No. 5, while LSU climbed to No. 16. Arizona also moved up two spots in the polls to No. 23, while Florida State dropped to No. 25. North Carolina continues to receive votes at a total of seven for the week. The next poll comes out Nov. 1. The teams mentioned are NM State opponents during the 2010 season.

WAC Player of the Week: senior Kayleigh Giddens has been named West-ern Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week Oct. 18-24. This is the third Player of the Week honor of the season for Giddens and the fifth of her career. She now ties for the most conference player of the week honors in a career at NM State with former Aggie greats Amber Simpson (2004-08) and Jackie Godber (2000-03). Godber’s honors came while NM State was a part of the Sun Belt Conference.

Giddens led the Aggies to a pair of road wins as she helped the Aggies come back from being down 1-0 at Nevada, Oct. 21 and help her team sweep Utah State in Logan, Utah, Oct. 23. In the seven sets, she averaged 5.71 kills, 2.14 digs and 0.71 blocks. She started with a match-high 23 kills against the Wolf Pack, while she added nine digs and three blocks. Gid-dens then tallied a match-high 17 kills against the Aggies of Utah State to go with six digs and two blocks. There are now six matches where Giddens has marked at least 20 kills and she has posted double-digit kill figures in 19 of the Aggies’ 24 matches this season. She also has seven double-doubles this season.

Player Notes:Rocio Gutierrez: Freshman outside hitter Rocio Gutierrez had her second double-double if the season against Utah State on Oct.23. She posted 12 kills and 10 digs. She has hit a season-high 12 kills twice taking her total to 123 kills. She is also averaging 2.05 digs per set.

Kelsey Brennan: Kelsey Brennan came up just one short of tying her sea-son-high with 12 kills on Oct. 23 at Utah State. The middle hitter posted an amazing .706 hitting percentage in the same match. Her season total is 186 kills.

Kelesy Philips: Philips is averaging 3.67 digs per set this year proving to be an asset to the Aggie volleyball defense with a total of 39 sets played. She has a total of 143 digs on the season. Philips has played in 39 sets this season.

Ellen Miks: The sophomore defensive specialist is averaging 3.04 digs per set and has 252 on the year. She added 12 digs against Nevada on Oct.21 and five digs against Utah State on Oct.23. She is holding the ninth spot in the WAC for digs per set and has participated in 83 sets this season.

Madison Hardy: Junior setter Madison Hardy is in her first season with the Aggie and has played in 47 sets. She is averaging 1.09 assists per set. She has a total of 51 assists this year. Her season-high of 38 came, Sept.25 against Louisiana Tech. She also has 29 digs on the year.

Michelle Kuester: Kuester has played 47 sets this season, averaging 0.45 kills per set. She had a season-high five kills against Boise State, October 14, posting an attack percentage of .273. The junior middle hitter has 22 blocks on the season.

Whitney Woods: Whitney Woods had 11.5 points with 10 kills on Oct. 21 versus Nevada. She has 195 kills this season. She has played in 86 sets averaging 2.27 kills and 0.66 blocks per set.

Week 10 Oct. 25-31Jennah DeVries: Junior setter Jennah DeVries has competed in 83 sets so far this season. She is currently averaging 11.04 assists per, 0.33 blocks per set and 2.16 digs per set. DeVries has accumulated an amazing 916 assists in the 2010 season. DeVires also has a total of five double-doubles on the season.

Natasha Giacomazzi: Freshman defensive specialist Natasha Giacomazzi has had her fair share of on-court action, playing in 10 sets in the 2010 sea-son. She has averaged 0.50 assists per set and 0.10 digs per set.

Desiree Scott: Freshman middle blocker Desiree Scott has averaged 1.26 kills per set and 0.71 blocks per set while competing in 76 sets. She has racked up a total of 96 kills so far this season.

Amanda Tonga: Freshman middle blocker Amanda Tonga, a native of Hawai’i, has had a good season so far with a total of 52 kills in 58 sets. She had made 165 attacks and averaging 0.90 kills per set.

Deirdre Pajares: Freshman outside hitter Deirdre Parajes has competed in 15 sets in the 2010 season. Her current averages include 0.53 kills per set, with a .037 attack percentage and 0.57 points per set.

Stephanie Ziegler: Sophomore Stephanie Ziegler, an up and coming play-er for the Aggies, will be sidelined with a season ending leg injury. She broke her fibula and tibia during the match against Rice, when falling on an opponents foot. She was just starting to find her niche as she had a fantastic match against UTEP, Sept. 7. She finished that match with a .353 hitting percentage (7-1-17) in a sweep of the Miners. She played in 15 sets this season, in which she managed to accumulate 12 kills, five digs and two blocked shots.

CVU.com Top Performer: Senior outside hitter Kayleigh Giddens has been named a Top Performer by CVU.com three times this season. CVU.com (College Volleyball Update) is a website dedicated to NCAA volleyball.

Her first honor from CVU.com came for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5. That week Giddens led the way for the Aggies in that week’s sweeps with 11 kills on 26 attempts against CSU-Bakersfield posting .308 hitting percentage. Giddens also led the way in digs along side sophomore libero Ellen Miks with 10 for the Aggies bringing team total digs to 39 for the match. Giddens had an impressive 17 kills on 37 attempts against the UTEP Miners posting .351 hitting percentage.

Her second honor came Sept. 27, after she hit .513 while averaging 7.67 kills, 3.33 digs and 8.42 points per set in two sweeps over Louisiana Tech. She also marked three aces and three total blocks in the two matches. Giddens posted her seventh double-double of the season in the first match against LA Tech with a season-high 24 kills and 12 digs.

Giddens’ most recent CVU.com honor came for her performance during the week of Oct. 4-10. That week she hit .357 with 6.43 kills, 3.00 digs, 0.57 service aces and 7.50 points per set. After posting two consecutive 20-plus kill matches to lead her team to consecutive road wins.

CVU.com top performers of the week consist of athletes who are finalist for the CVU.com weekly honor and athletes who stood out as having excep-tional matches.

2010 WAC Volleyball Tickets On Sale: All-session tickets for the 2010 WAC Volleyball Tournament, which returns to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas Nov. 22-24, are on sale now. All tickets are for general admission seating.The 2010 WAC Volleyball Tournament will consist of five matches in three sessions. Ticket prices are as follows: All-Session - $45, Single-Session Adult - $20, Single-Session Students/Youth - $10, Kids 2 and under - Free.All-session tickets are on sale now through each WAC member institution’s ticket office and the Orleans Arena Box Office. Fans are strongly encour-aged to purchase tickets from their member institutions to avoid service fees associated with ticket sales through the Orleans Arena site.

Single-session tickets will not be available for purchase until Nov. 22 and can only be purchased through the Orleans Arena. A single-session ticket allows access to one day’s worth of matches.

Arizona Invitational All-Tournament Team: Senior outside hitter Kayleigh Giddens and junior setter Jennah DeVries were named to the all-tourna-ment team for the Arizona Invitational held in Tucson, Sept. 17-18. Giddens lead the Aggies with 50 kills (5.00/set) and 26 digs (2.60/set) for the three game tournament. DeVries averaged 11.80 assists per set for a total of 118. She also had 20 digs.

LSU Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team: Sophomore defensive special-ist Ellen Miks was named to the All-Tournament after posting 5.91 digs per set in Baton Rouge, La. She posted a career-high 31 digs against LSU. The last time an Aggie posted 31 digs in a match was Nov. 30, 2007, when Krystal Torres achieved the feat against LSU in the NCAA Tournament.

Honors & Awards: The Aggies continued to pile up awards in 2009. NM State had an AVCA All-American in Jennah DeVries, who also collected first team All-WAC honors, Academic All-WAC honors and WAC All-Tournament team honors. Joining DeVries on the first team All-WAC and WAC All-Tour-nament team was Kelsey Brennan, Kayleigh Giddens and Whitney Woods. Brennan was also named to the WAC All-Tournament team and Academic All-WAC while Giddens was named WAC Player of the Week twice. She was also on the all-tournament team for the Mean Green Volleyball Classic. Woods garnered another award as well, being named to the all-tournament team at the Notre Dame/Adidas Invitational. Getting second team All-WAC honors was Erin Birmingham who was also named Academic All-WAC and academic all-region. Joining DeVries, Brennan, and Birmingham on the Academic All-WAC squad was Krista Altermatt and Kelli Goodan who both were also named Preseason All-WAC. Rounding out the awards, Altermatt was also named the Mean Green Volleyball Classic MVP and Kelsi Phillips was part of the Hotel Encanto Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament team.

Week 10 Oct. 25-31No. 6 Kesley Brennan Career-HighsKills: 18 v. UTEP(Sept. 8, 2009)

Attempts: 26 v. UTEP(Sept. 8, 2009)

Hitting %: .857 v. Louisiana Tech (Oct. 30, 2008)

Digs: 7 at LSU(Sept. 11, 2010)

Assists: 2 at Florida A&M(Aug. 28, 2010)

Aces: 2 x3, Last at Nevada(Oct. 21, 2010)

Blocks: 10 (3-7) v. UTEP(Sept. 8, 2009)

No. 1 Jene Coppedge Career-HighsKills: N/A

Attempts: N/A

Hitting %: N/A

Digs: 1 v. Louisiana Tech(Sept. 25, 2010)

Assists: N/A

Aces: N/A

Blocks: N/A

No. 3 Rocio Gutierrez Career-HighsKills: 12 x2, Last at Utah State(Oct. 23, 2010)

Attempts: 31 at Nevada(Oct. 21, 2010)

Hitting %: .500 x2, Last v. Louisiana Tech(Sept. 25, 2010)

Digs: 11 x2, Last v. Idaho(Oct. 16, 2010)

Assists: 2 x5, Last at Utah State (Oct. 23, 2010)

Aces: 3 v. Pepperdine (in Tucson)(Sept. 17, 2010)

Blocks: 3 (0-3) at Florida A&M(Aug. 28, 2010)

No. 7 Kelsi Phillips Career-HighsKills: 1 x4, Last v. Boise State(Oct. 14, 2010)

Attempts: 1 x5, Last v. Boise State(Oct. 14, 2010)

Hitting %: N/A

Digs: 26 v. Idaho(Oct. 16, 2010)

Assists: 8 v. Louisiana Tech(Sept. 25, 2010)

Aces: 2 x4, Last at Utah State(Oct. 23, 2010)

Blocks: N/A

No. 9 Ellen Miks Career-HighsKills: 2 v. Pepperdine (in Tucson)(Sept. 17, 2010)

Attempts: 6 v. Pepperdine (in Tucson)(Sept. 17, 2010)

Hitting %: N/A


Assists: 3 x5, Last at Nevada(Oct. 21, 2010)

Aces: 3 v. FIU (in Tallahassee, Fla.)(Aug. 27, 2010)

Blocks: N/A

No. 8 Shelby Tamura Career-HighsKills: N/A

Attempts: 1 v. Florida International(Aug. 27, 2010)

Hitting %: N/A

Digs: 8 at UTEP(Sept. 7, 2010)

Assists: 2 v. UTEP(Sept. 3, 2010)

Aces: 1 x2, Last at Arizona(Sept. 18, 2010)

Blocks: N/A

No. 10 Jennah DeVries Career-HighsKills: 5 x4, Last at Nevada(Oct. 21, 2010)

Attempts: 14 at Colorado State(Nov. 28, 2009)

Hitting %: .714 x2, Last at Arizona (Oct. 3, 2010)

Digs: 15 at Colorado State(Nov. 28, 2009)

Assists: 66 v. Idaho(Nov. 7, 2009)

Aces: 4 at Idaho(Oct. 16, 2008)

Blocks: 4 at Idaho(Oct. 29, 2009)

No. 12 Madison Hardy Career-HighsKills: 2 v. Louisiana Tech(Sept. 25, 2010)

Attempts: 2 v. Louisiana Tech(Sept. 25, 2010)

Hitting %: N/A


Assists: 38 v. Louisiana Tech(Sept. 25, 2010)

Aces: 2 v. Pepperdine (in Tucson)(Sept. 17, 2010)

Blocks: N/A

No. 13 Michelle Kuester Career-HighsKills: 5 v. Boise State(Oct. 14, 2010)

Attempts: 11 v. Boise State(Oct. 14, 2010)

Hitting %: .273 v. Boise State (Oct. 14, 2010)

Digs: 1 x5, Last v. Idaho(Oct. 16, 2010)

Assists: N/A

Aces: 1 v. Texas State (in Tucson)(Sept. 17, 2010)

Blocks: 4 x3, Last at Arizona(Sept. 18, 2010)

Week 10 Oct. 25-31No. 18 Amanda Tonga Career-HighsKills: 10 v. Boise State(Oct. 14, 2010)

Attempts: 33 at Fresno State(Oct. 9, 2010)

Hitting %: .556 at San Jose State (Oct. 7, 2010)

Digs: 6 at Fresno State(Oct. 9, 2010)

Assists: N/A

Aces: N/A

Blocks: 2 v. Arizona(Oct. 3, 2010)

No. 14 Desiree Scott Career-HighsKills: 9 at Arizona(Sept. 18, 2010)

Attempts: 16 at LSU(Sept. 11, 2010)

Hitting %: .818 at Arizona (Sept. 18, 2010)


Assists: N/A

Aces: N/A(Nov. 12, 2009)

Blocks: 6 x3, Last v. Idaho(Oct. 16, 2010)

No. 17 Natasha Giacomazzi Career-HighsKills: 1 v. CSU-Bakersfield(Sept. 1, 2010)

Attempts: 1v CSU-Bakersfield(Sept. 1, 2010)

Hitting %: N/A

Digs: 1 at Arizona(Sept. 18, 2010)

Assists: 2 x2, Last v. Louisiana Tech (Sept. 25, 2010)

Aces: N/A

Blocks: N/A

No. 23 Whitney Woods Career-HighsKills: 22 v. Louisiana Tech(Sept. 27, 2009)

Attempts: 44 v. Idaho(Nov. 7, 2009)

Hitting %: .889 v. Utah State (Nov. 13, 2008)

Digs: 9 v. Idaho (Nov. 7, 2009)

Assists: 3 v. Pepperdine (in Tucson) (Sept. 17, 2009)

Aces: 1 x3, Last at Notre Dame(Sept. 13, 2009)

Blocks: 9 v. Utah State(Sept. 24, 2009)

No. 31 Deirdre Pajares Career-HighsKills: 2 x3, Last v. Idaho(Oct. 16, 2010)

Attempts: 8 v. Idaho(Oct. 16, 2010)

Hitting %: N/A

Digs: 1 v. Texas State (in Tucson)(Sept. 17, 2010)

Assists: N/A

Aces: N/A

Blocks: 1 at New Mexico(Sept. 14, 2010)

No. 24 Kayleigh Giddens Career-HighsKills: 25 x2, Last at Fresno State(Oct. 9, 2010)

Attempts: 61 v. Idaho(Nov. 7, 2009)

Hitting %: .556 v. Louisiana Tech (Sept. 25, 2010)


Assists: 3 v. Arizona (Oct. 3, 2010)

Aces: 3 at Nevada(Nov. 12, 2009)

Blocks: 6 at Nevada(Nov. 12, 2009)

Week 10 Oct. 25-31

Week 10 Oct. 25-31

Aggies Year-By-Year Year Coach Overall Conference Record 1974 Linda Koch 10-11 Intermountain 6-6 1975 Linda Koch/Marilyn McReavey 26-8 Intermountain 10-3 1976 Jose Oshea 26-9 Intermountain 8-4 1977 Jose Oshea/Gail Parkin 15-13 Intermountain 8-4 1978 Gail Parkin 10-14 Intermountain 6-6 1979 Gail Parkin 24-15 Intermountain 8-2 1980 Gail Parkin 20-14 Intermountain 6-4 1981 Tom Shoji 20-19 Intermountain 6-4 1982 Tom Shoji 24-18 Intermountain 5-5 1983 Tom Shoji 23-10 High Country 6-4 1984 Tom Shoji 16-18 High Country 3-9 1985 Tom Shoji 15-16 High Country 5-7 1986 Tom Shoji 17-12 High Country 3-9 1987 Myles Gabel 18-11 High Country 6-6 1988 Myles Gabel 22-11 High Country 8-4 1989 Myles Gabel 19-17 High Country 4-8 1990 Craig Choate 5-30 Big West 3-15 1991 Craig Choate 10-20 Big West 5-13 1992 Craig Choate 14-15 Big West 6-12 1993 Gweyn Leabo 8-21 Big West 5-13 1994 Gweyn Leabo 12-16 Big West 9-9 1995 Gweyn Leabo 14-16 Big West 7-11 1996 Gweyn Leabo 6-27 Big West 2-14 1997 David Noble 10-19 Big West 6-10 1998 Mike Jordan 7-22 Big West 4-121999 Mike Jordan 15-15 Big West 6-10 2000 Mike Jordan 15-17 Sun Belt 8-8 2001 Mike Jordan 19-11 $ Sun Belt 13-2 2002 Mike Jordan 26-7 $ Sun Belt 13-2 2003 Mike Jordan 30-5 ^+ $ Sun Belt 15-0 2004 Mike Jordan 30-3^+$ Sun Belt 15-0 2005 Mike Jordan 20-7 WAC 11-5 2006 Mike Jordan 33-4^ WAC 14-22007 Mike Jordan 26-6^ WAC 14-22008 Mike Jordan 26-9!^ WAC 15-12009 Mike Jordan 20-9 WAC 13-32010 Mike Jordan 15-9 WAC 9-1Total Years: 36 636-501 (.560) 276-230 (.545) ^ Denotes NCAA Tournament Appearance + Denotes Conference Champion ! Denotes WAC Regular Season Champion$ Demotes West Division Champion (Sun Belt Conference)

Mike Jordan

HEAD COACH13th Season

282-124 (.695)University of Phoenix, 2001

The Jordan File Collegiate Records Year Position School Record 1995 Assistant Coach Cameron 18-15 1996 Assistant Coach Utah State 7-27 1997 Assistant Coach Utah State 18-15 1998 Head Coach New Mexico State 7-22 1999 Head Coach New Mexico State 15-15 2000 Head Coach New Mexico State 15-17 2001 Head Coach New Mexico State 19-11 2002 Head Coach New Mexico State 26-7 2003 Head Coach New Mexico State 30-5 2004 Head Coach New Mexico State 30-3 2005 Head Coach New Mexico State 20-7 2006 Head Coach New Mexico State 33-42007 Head Coach New Mexico State 26-62008 Head Coach New Mexico State 26-92009 Head Coach New Mexico State 20-92010 Head Coach New Mexico State 15-9

Collegiate Head Coaching Record 282-124 (.695) Jordan’s Coaching Background Head Coach: New Mexico State 1998-present Assistant Coach: Utah State 1996-97 Assistant Coach: Cameron (Lawton, Okla.) 1995Court Coach: U.S. Olympic Festival 1995 Court Coach: U.S. Junior Elite 1994-95 Head Coach: Ursuline High School 1990-94

•Mike Jordan earned WAC Coach of the Year honors in 2005, 2006 and 2008. He also earned two conference Coach of the Year awards with the Sun Belt Conference (2003 and 2004).

•Jordan is the only Aggie head coach to coach AVCA all-Americans, with six different players earning the honor.

•He is the only NM State head coach to lead his team to the NCAA tournament, which he has done five times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008). The Aggies won their first ever NCAA Tournament match Dec. 5, 2008 over St. Mary’s College in Berkley, Calif.

•NM State has had 19 first-team all-WAC selections, six second-team selections, two all-freshman team selections and a WAC Freshman of the Year. He also has had 16 all-tournament selections since the Aggies began playing in the WAC in 2005.

•Jordan has the most wins of any Aggie head coach with 267. Just 33 wins shy of 300, he picked up win No. 200 when the Aggies defeated Houston 3-1 at the Houston Tournament in Houston, Texas on Sept. 2, 2007.

•He is the only Aggie head coach to ever lead his team to a conference title as he has won titles in both the Sun Belt Conference andWAC. NM State is the first team to either share or hold the WAC title since BYU and Hawai‘i shared the Pacific Division title in 1998.

•Jordan guided the Aggies to their first-ever win over nationally ranked Hawai’i on Oct. 2, 2007, which snapped the Rainbow Wahine’s 114-match conference win streak.s

New Mexico State VolleyballNEW MEXICO STATE Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 26, 2010)

All matches

Overall record: 15-9 Conf: 9-1 Home: 6-2 Away: 7-4 Neutral: 2-3

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points24 Giddens,Kayleigh 86 412 4.79 146 996 . 2 6 7 19 0.22 21 26 0.24 20 215 2.50 9 27 36 0.42 8 2 455.523 Woods,Whitney 86 195 2.27 105 448 . 2 0 1 8 0.09 0 6 0.00 3 65 0.76 7 50 57 0.66 13 2 227.06 Brennan,Kelsey 78 186 2.38 47 371 . 3 7 5 5 0.06 11 19 0.14 2 40 0.51 8 52 60 0.77 8 1 231.03 Gutierrez,Rocio 85 123 1.45 65 362 . 1 6 0 17 0.20 15 18 0.18 24 174 2.05 1 10 11 0.13 6 0 144.014 Scott,Desiree 76 96 1.26 34 193 . 3 2 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 3 0.04 8 46 54 0.71 6 0 127.010 DeVries,Jennah 83 54 0.65 14 139 . 2 8 8 916 11.04 16 17 0.19 1 179 2.16 2 25 27 0.33 2 11 84.518 Tonga,Amanda 58 52 0.90 31 165 . 1 2 7 0 0.00 0 2 0.00 0 14 0.24 1 5 6 0.10 3 1 55.513 Kuester,Michelle 47 21 0.45 8 55 . 2 3 6 0 0.00 1 4 0.02 0 5 0.11 5 17 22 0.47 6 0 35.515 Ziegler,Stephanie 15 12 0.80 5 49 . 1 4 3 2 0.13 1 2 0.07 2 5 0.33 2 7 9 0.60 0 0 18.531 Pajares,Deirdre 15 8 0.53 7 27 . 0 3 7 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 1 0.07 0 1 1 0.07 1 0 8.59 Miks,Ellen 83 3 0.04 6 19 - . 1 5 8 35 0.42 14 11 0.17 11 252 3.04 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 17.012 Hardy,Madison 47 2 0.04 1 4 . 2 5 0 51 1.09 6 11 0.13 1 29 0.62 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 8.07 Phillips, Kelsi 39 2 0.05 0 2 1.000 33 0.85 6 9 0.15 10 143 3.67 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 8.017 Giacomazzi,Natasha 10 1 0.10 0 1 1.000 5 0.50 0 2 0.00 0 1 0.10 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.01 Coppedge,Jene 3 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.08 Tamura,Shelby 35 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 5 0.14 2 7 0.06 11 46 1.31 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.04 Burns,Liana 1 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0

NEW MEXICO STATE 86 1167 13.57 471 2833 . 2 4 6 1096 12.74 93 135 1.08 96 1173 13.64 43 240 163.0 1.90 53 19 1423.0Opponents 86 1036 12.05 480 2856 . 1 9 5 931 10.83 96 130 1.12 93 1027 11.94 45 254 172.0 2.00 27 21 1304.0

Team Statistics NMSU OPPATTACK K i l l s 1167 1036 E r r o r s 471 480 Total Attacks 2833 2856 Attack Pct . 2 4 6 . 1 9 5 K i l l s / S e t 13.6 12.0SET A s s i s t s 1096 931 A t t e m p t s 2693 2655 Assist Pct . 4 0 7 . 3 5 1 A s s i s t s / S e t 12.7 10.8SERVE A c e s 93 96 E r r o r s 135 130 A t t e m p t s 1901 1795 Serve Pct . 9 2 9 . 9 2 8 A c e s / S e t 1.1 1.1SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 96 93 E r r o r s / S e t 1.1 1.1 A t t e m p t s 1662 1761 Reception Pct . 9 4 2 . 9 4 7DEFENSE D i g s 1173 1027 D i g s / S e t 13.6 11.9BLOCKING Block Solo 43 45 Block Assist 240 254 Total Blocks 163.0 172.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.9 2.0 Block Errors 53 27Ball handling errors 19 21ATTENDANCE T o t a l 12822 6609 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/1603 11/601 Neutral site #/Avg 5/122 Current win streak 7 - Home win streak 3 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 27 vs FIU W 3-1 20-25,26-24,25-22,25-23 55Aug 27 at #15 Florida State L 1-3 16-25,28-26,16-25,10-25 858Aug 28 at Florida A&M Univ. W 3-0 25-15,25-17,25-20 100Sep 01 CSU BAKERSFIELD W 3-0 25-13,25-15,25-11 1545Sep 03 UTEP W 3-0 25-15,25-23,25-13 2251Sep 07 at UTEP W 3-0 25-15,25-21,25-22 643Sep 10 vs Rice W 3-0 25-19,25-22,25-23 0Sep 11 vs North Carolina L 0-3 15-25,17-25,16-25 450

3Sep 11 at #21 LSU L 2-3 19-25,23-25,25-22,25-15,15-17 559Sep 14 at New Mexico L 2-3 25-20,16-25,25-21,17-25,7-15 2252Sep 17 vs Pepperdine L 1-3 21-25,26-28,25-22,17-25 105Sep 17 vs Texas State L 0-3 24-26,24-26,20-25 0Sep 18 at Arizona L 0-3 18-25,19-25,24-26 0

*Sep 23 at Louisiana Tech W 3-0 25-23,25-20,25-11 145*Sep 25 LOUISIANA TECH W 3-0 25-18,25-19,25-12 1699*Sep 29 #6 HAWAI'I L 0-3 16-25,14-25,14-25 2371Oct 03 ARIZONA L 1-3 25-20,23-25,16-25,17-25 1476

*Oct 07 at San Jose State W 3-0 25-13,25-14,25-20 122*Oct 09 at Fresno State W 3-1 23-25,25-17,25-20,25-14 590*Oct 14 BSU W 3-2 20-25,25-19,25-12,21-25,15-7 1181*Oct 16 IDAHO W 3-2 16-25,18-25,25-17,25-16,15-8 1198*Oct 17 NEVADA W 3-0 28-26,27-25,25-20 1101*Oct 21 at NEVADA W 3-1 16-25,25-22,25-20,25-21 613*Oct 23 at Utah State W 3-0 25-23,25-18,25-21 727

Record in 3-set matches:10-4 • Record in 4-set matches:3-3 • Record in 5-set matches:2-2

New Mexico State VolleyballNEW MEXICO STATE Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 26, 2010)

Conference matches

Overall record: 9-1 Conf: 9-1 Home: 4-1 Away: 5-0 Neutral: 0-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points24 Giddens,Kayleigh 36 191 5.31 68 445 . 2 7 6 6 0.17 10 7 0.28 3 85 2.36 4 12 16 0.44 3 1 211.06 Brennan,Kelsey 36 90 2.50 21 169 . 4 0 8 2 0.06 6 9 0.17 2 14 0.39 2 23 25 0.69 2 0 109.523 Woods,Whitney 36 82 2.28 47 186 . 1 8 8 3 0.08 0 4 0.00 0 11 0.31 5 23 28 0.78 5 2 98.53 Gutierrez,Rocio 36 56 1.56 20 136 . 2 6 5 9 0.25 4 7 0.11 5 75 2.08 1 1 2 0.06 0 0 61.518 Tonga,Amanda 29 33 1.14 18 108 . 1 3 9 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 7 0.24 1 1 2 0.07 3 0 34.514 Scott,Desiree 30 32 1.07 10 75 . 2 9 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.03 3 23 26 0.87 5 0 46.510 DeVries,Jennah 33 24 0.73 3 51 . 4 1 2 377 11.42 6 7 0.18 1 71 2.15 0 13 13 0.39 2 5 36.513 Kuester,Michelle 14 8 0.57 5 19 . 1 5 8 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.14 1 3 4 0.29 0 0 10.531 Pajares,Deirdre 6 5 0.83 4 12 . 0 8 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 5.07 Phillips, Kelsi 35 2 0.06 0 2 1.000 33 0.94 5 8 0.14 9 127 3.63 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 7.012 Hardy,Madison 22 2 0.09 0 2 1.000 47 2.14 0 3 0.00 0 12 0.55 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 2.09 Miks,Ellen 34 0 0.00 1 2 - . 5 0 0 13 0.38 4 7 0.12 7 83 2.44 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.01 Coppedge,Jene 1 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.08 Tamura,Shelby 3 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.017 Giacomazzi,Natasha 3 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 0.67 0 1 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0

NEW MEXICO STATE 36 525 14.58 197 1207 . 2 7 2 492 13.67 35 53 0.97 31 489 13.58 17 99 66.5 1.85 20 10 626.5Opponents 36 398 11.06 202 1155 . 1 7 0 367 10.19 31 41 0.86 35 416 11.56 15 116 73.0 2.03 7 11 502.0

Team Statistics NMSU OPPATTACK K i l l s 525 398 E r r o r s 197 202 Total Attacks 1207 1155 Attack Pct . 2 7 2 . 1 7 0 K i l l s / S e t 14.6 11.1SET A s s i s t s 492 367 A t t e m p t s 1095 1057 Assist Pct . 4 4 9 . 3 4 7 A s s i s t s / S e t 13.7 10.2SERVE A c e s 35 31 E r r o r s 53 41 A t t e m p t s 812 708 Serve Pct . 9 3 5 . 9 4 2 A c e s / S e t 1.0 0.9SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 31 35 E r r o r s / S e t 0.9 1.0 A t t e m p t s 667 758 Reception Pct . 9 5 4 . 9 5 4DEFENSE D i g s 489 416 D i g s / S e t 13.6 11.6BLOCKING Block Solo 17 15 Block Assist 99 116 Total Blocks 66.5 73.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.8 2.0 Block Errors 20 7Ball handling errors 10 11ATTENDANCE T o t a l 7550 2197 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/1510 5/439 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 7 - Home win streak 3 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.*Sep 23 at Louisiana Tech W 3-0 25-23,25-20,25-11 145*Sep 25 LOUISIANA TECH W 3-0 25-18,25-19,25-12 1699*Sep 29 #6 HAWAI'I L 0-3 16-25,14-25,14-25 2371*Oct 07 at San Jose State W 3-0 25-13,25-14,25-20 122*Oct 09 at Fresno State W 3-1 23-25,25-17,25-20,25-14 590*Oct 14 BSU W 3-2 20-25,25-19,25-12,21-25,15-7 1181*Oct 16 IDAHO W 3-2 16-25,18-25,25-17,25-16,15-8 1198*Oct 17 NEVADA W 3-0 28-26,27-25,25-20 1101*Oct 21 at NEVADA W 3-1 16-25,25-22,25-20,25-21 613*Oct 23 at Utah State W 3-0 25-23,25-18,25-21 727

Record in 3-set matches:5-1 • Record in 4-set matches:2-0 • Record in 5-set matches:2-0

Volleyball Box ScoreNew Mexico State Volleyball

NEW MEXICO STATE vs Utah State (Oct 23, 2010 at Logan, Utah)

Attack Serve Block# NEW MEXICO STATE S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts3 Gutierrez,Rocio 3 12 4 21 . 3 8 1 2 0 0 2 10 0 1 0 0 12.56 Brennan,Kelsey 3 12 0 17 . 7 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 13.510 DeVries,Jennah 3 4 0 9 . 4 4 4 47 0 0 1 8 0 3 0 0 5.514 Scott,Desiree 3 3 1 5 . 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4.523 Woods,Whitney 3 8 2 14 . 4 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 9.024 Giddens,Kayleigh 3 17 4 32 . 4 0 6 1 0 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 18.57 Phillips, Kelsi 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2.09 Miks,Ellen 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0.012 Hardy,Madison 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.013 Kuester,Michelle 1 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.018 Tonga,Amanda 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals 3 56 12 99 . 4 4 4 54 2 1 6 40 1 13 4 0 65.5

Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct Sideout Pct1 20 4 37 . 4 3 2 1 6 - 2 3 69%2 17 4 27 . 4 8 1 1 2 - 1 9 63%3 19 4 35 . 4 2 9 1 4 - 2 1 66%

4 2 - 6 3 66%

TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.5

SET SCORES 1 2 3NEW MEXICO STATE (3 25 25 25Utah State (0) 23 18 21

Team Records:15-9, 9-1 WAC15-6, 3-5 WAC

Attack Serve Block# Utah State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts2 Fowles, Chelsea 3 3 0 6 . 5 0 0 33 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 3.57 Astle, Katie 3 7 2 11 . 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.010 Sorensen, Shay 3 10 4 21 . 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 11.018 McArthur, Liz 3 10 6 28 . 1 4 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 12.021 Durrant, Shantell 3 5 1 8 . 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 6.523 White, Josselyn 3 6 0 21 . 2 8 6 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 9.04 Bodily, Laurel 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2.08 Hargrove, Kassi 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.012 Kortsen, Emily 1 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.014 Morrill, Christine 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals 3 41 14 96 . 2 8 1 39 6 3 2 25 1 8 0 0 52.0

Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct Sideout Pct1 15 3 34 . 3 5 3 1 6 - 2 5 63%2 12 5 28 . 2 5 0 1 1 - 2 4 45%3 14 6 34 . 2 3 5 1 4 - 2 5 56%

4 1 - 7 4 55%


Site: Logan, Utah (Smith Spectrum)Date: Oct 23, 2010 Attend: 727 Time: 1:30Referees: Syd Church, Daphne Nelson

1 2 3 TotalTie scores 12 4 10 26Lead change 5 2 4 11

Volleyball Box ScoreNew Mexico State Volleyball

NEW MEXICO STATE vs NEVADA (Oct 21, 2010 at Reno, Nevada)

Attack Serve Block# NEW MEXICO STATE S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts3 Gutierrez,Rocio 4 6 7 31 - . 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 7.06 Brennan,Kelsey 4 9 5 22 . 1 8 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 11.510 DeVries,Jennah 4 5 1 8 . 5 0 0 42 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 7.014 Scott,Desiree 4 3 1 10 . 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4.023 Woods,Whitney 4 10 4 20 . 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.524 Giddens,Kayleigh 4 23 9 57 . 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 9 1 2 0 0 25.07 Phillips, Kelsi 4 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 0.09 Miks,Ellen 4 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0.012 Hardy,Madison 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.017 Giacomazzi,Natasha 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.018 Tonga,Amanda 3 0 2 6 - . 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.031 Pajares,Deirdre 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals 4 56 29 154 . 1 7 5 50 4 3 2 62 3 6 3 0 66.0

Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct Sideout Pct1 9 9 39 . 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 38%2 14 5 29 . 3 1 0 1 2 - 2 2 54%3 14 9 43 . 1 1 6 1 2 - 2 1 57%4 19 6 43 . 3 0 2 1 4 - 2 1 66%

4 8 - 9 0 53%


SET SCORES 1 2 3 4NEW MEXICO STATE (3 16 25 25 25NEVADA (1) 25 22 20 21

Team Records:14-9(8-1 WAC)10-11(4-4 WAC)

Attack Serve Block# NEVADA S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts1 Garvey, Erin 4 10 3 26 . 2 6 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 12.03 Batista, Janelle 4 7 2 14 . 3 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 8.55 Anxo, Grace 4 8 6 36 . 0 5 6 0 1 1 0 13 1 2 0 0 11.07 Harrington, Kylie 4 12 4 34 . 2 3 5 1 1 3 1 6 0 2 0 1 14.08 Baldwin, Lindsay 4 13 3 26 . 3 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 0 18.012 Santiago, Tatiana 4 2 0 6 . 3 3 3 43 0 0 0 11 0 3 1 4 3.52 Chang, Kelly 4 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0.09 Heinen, Brianna 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.011 Link, Nicole 4 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals 4 52 18 142 . 2 3 9 45 2 5 4 59 2 22 2 6 67.0

Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct Sideout Pct1 15 5 35 . 2 8 6 9 - 1 5 60%2 15 7 36 . 2 2 2 1 2 - 2 5 47%3 10 3 33 . 2 1 2 1 1 - 2 4 45%4 12 3 38 . 2 3 7 1 4 - 2 5 56%

4 6 - 8 9 51%


Site: Reno, Nevada (Virginia Street Gym)Date: Oct 21, 2010 Attend: 613 Time: 2 hrsReferees: Jesse Martinez, Kathryn Rogers

1 2 3 4 TotalTie scores 2 5 1 1 9Lead change 2 3 1 1 7

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