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