Lobo VB Releases 2022 Schedule

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The College of New Mexico volleyball crew will host 12 matches together with a house match, plus an exhibition within the 2022 season, with the common season set to start out at residence on Aug. 26-27.

“We’re thrilled with the best way our 2022 schedule has come collectively,” mentioned head volleyball coach Jon Newman-Gonchar. We host 4 non-conference matches beginning with an exhibition match vs NMHU, then host our Lobo Invitational, which incorporates two rising packages within the Massive West and WAC in Cal State Fullerton and Abilene Christian, respectively. Then we host a really robust Massive Sky crew, NAU, as we shut out the non-conference slate.

“The purpose of this pre-season schedule was to ramp up the variety of challenges thrown our means every week. We’re away for seven matches, enjoying 4 groups that performed in postseason play. I need us to face the challenges that come together with battling the perfect of the perfect, in order that when Mountain West Convention begins we’re able to battle with the perfect.”

UNM will maintain an exhibition in opposition to New Mexico Highlands adopted by a youth clinic one week previous to the beginning of the common season on Aug. 20 earlier than opening up with the Lobo Basic with Cal State Fullerton (Aug. 26) and Abilene Christian (Aug. 27). The Lobos confronted each of the groups on the highway final season, with UNM defeating each in three units.

Following the house opener, the Lobos can be on the highway for the following two weekends, touring to UTEP to play UTEP, Portland State and South Dakota Sept. 1-3 and UC San Diego to play UCSD, Liberty and Pacific from Sept. 9-10. Like final season, the Lobos may have a home-and-home with Northern Arizona, with the Lumberjacks coming to Albuquerque on Sept. 14 earlier than heading to Flagstaff Sept. 16 to shut non-conference play.

The convention schedule begins with two highway assessments in MW Event champion Boise State (Sept. 22) and MW common season co-champion Utah State (Sept. 24). From there, the Lobos may have four-straight residence matches with Wyoming (Sept. 29), the opposite MW common season co-champion Colorado State (Oct. 1), Air Drive (Oct. 4) and UNLV (Oct. 6).

Every week later, New Mexico returns to the highway for a weekend journey to San José State (Oct. 13) and Nevada (Oct. 15).

UNM will face San Diego State and Fresno State simply as soon as this season, set for a house match in opposition to the Aztecs on Oct. 20 and a highway match in opposition to the Bulldogs on Oct. 22.  The Lobos shut out October with two extra residence matches in opposition to Nevada (Oct. 27) and San José State (Oct. 29) earlier than a string of 4 consecutive highway matches to start out the ultimate month of competitors.

The Lobos begin off November with a Nov. 1 match at Air Drive and at UNLV (Nov. 5), with the highway stint persevering with the next week at Colorado State (Nov. 10) and Wyoming (Nov. 12).

Very like the schedule opened with Boise State and Utah State, the convention schedule closes with the Aggies (Nov. 17) and the Broncos (Nov. 19) for the ultimate two residence matches of the season.

“Pleasure is starting to mount as Aug. 20 quickly approaches,” said Newman-Gonchar. “Final 12 months we completed fifth within the MW for whole attendance, however it’s our purpose to be within the high three in attendance this 12 months and make enjoying in Albuquerque the hardest we are able to, with our followers cheering us on each level of the best way.”

Followers will have the ability to watch the entire matches utilizing the Satisfaction Go, which can go on sale later this summer time at golobos.com/tickets.

HOME SCHEDULE

Aug. 20                 New Mexico Highlands (Exh.)
Aug. 26                 Cal State Fullerton
Aug. 27                 Abilene Christian
Sept. 14                NAU
Sept. 29                Wyoming
Oct. 1                    Colorado State
Oct. 4                    Air Drive
Oct. 6                    UNLV
Oct. 20                  San Diego State
Oct. 27                  Nevada
Oct. 29                  San José State
Nov. 17                 Utah State
Nov. 19                 Boise State