New Mexico
Guereca, Biassou Earn MW All-Conference Honors
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – New Mexico Volleyball’s Uxue Guereca and Kaitlynn Biassou were both named to the Mountain West’s All-Conference Team following the completion of the regular season, the league announced Wednesday ahead of opening-round action at the conference tournament in Las Vegas.
The honor is the fourth of Biassou’s career and the second of Guereca’s.
The senior outside duo combined for 853 points – nearly half of UNM’s total point output this season (1,754) – while leading the Lobos (18-11, 10-8 MW) to a fourth-place finish in the league standings that stands as UNM’s best since 2015 as well as the Lobos’ third-straight MW Championships berth. Guereca and Biassou led UNM with 3.41 and 3.32 kills per set and 4.01 and 3.93 points per set on the season, respectively. Guereca was a two-time MW Offensive Player of the Week this season.
Guereca finished the regular season with 12 double-doubles, cracking double-digit kills 19 times and double-digit digs 20 times. Biassou added eight double-doubles on the season, cracking double-digit kills in 23 matches en route to becoming the program record holder in career kills and points.
In MW matches, Biassou ranks No. 4 in the league in kills per set (3.59) and No. 4 in points her set (4.11), while Guereca ranks No. 10 in digs per set (3.04).
UNM will open postseason play this evening, as the sixth-seeded Lobos take on No. 3-seed UNLV at Cox Pavilion at 5 p.m. MT. A win on Wednesday would secure a matchup with No. 2 seed Colorado State on Thursday at the same time.
Wednesday’s match will be broadcast via the MW Network, with live stats available via golobos.com/vbstats — follow @UNMLoboVB on socials for scores, highlights, gameday content and more.
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Joi Harvey, Sr., MB, Air Force
Paige Bartsch, Jr., OPP, Boise State
Annie Kaminski, Sr., MB, Boise State
Emery Herman, Sr., S, Colorado State
Malaya Jones, Jr., MB, Colorado State
Naeemah Weathers, Sr., MB, Colorado State
Dionii Fraga, Fr., L, Fresno State
Addison Haluska, So., MB, Fresno State
Ella Rud, Jr., OH, Fresno State
Uxue Guereca, Sr., OH, New Mexico
Kaitlynn Biassou, Sr., OH, New Mexico
Taylor Underwood, So., OPP/OH San Diego State
Isabel Martin, Sr., OH, UNLV
Shelby Capllonch, Gr., OH, Utah State
Adna Mehmedovic, Jr., OH, Utah State
Tatum Stall, Sr., OH, Utah State
Tierney Barlow, So., MB, Wyoming
Kasia Partyka, Jr., S, Wyoming
HONORABLE MENTION
Caroline Reinkensmeyer, Sr., S, Air Force
Mac Russ, Jr., MB, Air Force
Kennedy Stanford, Sr., OH, Colorado State
Brooke Slusser, Jr., S, San José State
Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos, Sr., OPP/OH UNLV
Jordyn Freeman, Sr., MB, UNLV
Kambree Rodriguez, Fr., L, Utah State
Rylee Schulz, So., OH, Wyoming
A winter storm will pass over Northern New Mexico and deliver some mountain snow on Christmas.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dry and seasonably warm weather will continue through early next week.
A winter storm will bring light snow accumulations to the northern mountains Christmas Day and Night and most of the state will see an uptick in wind speeds.
Temperatures will drop a few degrees later in the week, but remain near to slightly above average.
Another weak winter storm could bring more mountain snow on Friday.
Meteorologist Brandon Richards has your full forecast in the video above.
PORTAL TRACKER
The Cowboys have gained some more transfer talent, this time adding to their rebuilding offensive line.
Louie Canepa, a 6-foout-4, 320-pound interior offensive lineman, is headed to Oklahoma State, according to a report. He spent the last three years at New Mexico State.
New Mexico State o-line transfer Louie Canepa is expected to transfer to Oklahoma State, @mzenitz and I have learned for @247Sports.
Canepa has played over 1,100 snaps the last two seasons with starts at both RT and RG.https://t.co/txsOShkxTz pic.twitter.com/2Z1iSiP0Hv
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) December 22, 2024
Canepa came to New Mexico State as the No. 15 OL prospect from his state, originally hailing from Vintage High School in Napa, California. He appeared in one game as a true freshman but by Year 2 he was instrumental in the Aggies turning in a 10-win season.
As a redshirt freshman in 2023, Canepa played in 14 of the Aggies’ 15 games, starting 10. New Mexico State ranked 14th in rushing yards per game, and made it to the Conference USA Championship Game. In 2024, he appeared in all 12 games and started four at right guard.
At New Mexico State, Canepa played under Andrew Mitchell, who was reportedly hired to coach OSU’s offensive line, along with Cooper Bassett.
Capena is the third offensive lineman the Cowboys have grabbed out of the portal thus far, joining Kasen Carpenter (Tulsa) and Lavaka Taukeiaho (Weber State). There’s a lot of rebuilding to be done in that room with 2024 starters Dalton Cooper, Cole Birmingham, Joe Michalski, Preston Wilson, Jake Springfield and Isaia Glass all leaving the program (the first five through eligibility and Glass through the portal).
It was predictable that Cal would go after offensive linemen in the transfer portal, the Bears picked up one on Friday when New Mexico transfer offensive tackle LaJuan Owens announced on social media that he has committed to Cal.
Owens played for Cal’s new offensive line coach Famika Anae at New Mexico so the Bears know what they are getting.
Owens spent his first college season at Tulane, but he redshirted that season before transferring to New Mexico, where he played just one season. Therefore, the 6-foot-5, 335-pounder has three seasons of college eligibility remaining.
New Mexico’s offensve line was outstanding this season, giving up just five sacks, the fewest in the country.
Let’s Work Cal🐻 @CalFootball pic.twitter.com/gRoJPkbZHC
— LaJuan Owens (@lajuan_owens) December 21, 2024
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