Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Begin WAC Play on the Road
9/15/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 15, 2008
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FRESNO, Calif. -Fresno State begins Western Athletic Conference play this week on the road by first traveling to Las Cruces, N.M. on Thursday to take on the Aggies of New Mexico State before heading over to Ruston, La., to take on the Lady Techsters of Louisiana Tech on Saturday.
New Mexico State
One of two Aggies in the conference, New Mexico State was ranked in the top 25 to start the season but after a rocky start they fell in the polls and are now receiving votes. The Aggies are 5-6 overall with wins over North Carolina, UTEP, Florida Gulf Coast, Houston and UC Santa Barbara. New Mexico State was picked to finish second in the pre-season coaches poll behind Hawai'i. They finished second in 2007 falling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Mike Jordan is in his 11th season at NMSU with an overall record of 226-104. The Aggies lead the overall series with the Bulldogs 9-6, winning the last seven, including three against the Bulldogs last year and knocking Fresno State out of the WAC Tournament. The match will be at 7 p.m. MT (6 p.m. PST) at the Pan American Center on the campus of NMSU. Live stats can be found at www.nmstatesports.com.
Louisiana Tech
The Lady Techsters are 1-5 on the season with their one win being a sweep of Louisiana-Monroe. La. Tech is in its first year under new head coach Matt Sonnichsen who is in his 10th overall season of coaching. Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall in Louisiana on Sept. 1, forced La. Tech's three matches at the LSU Tournament Sept. 5-6 to be cancelled. Fresno State leads the overall series 10-2, winning the last four, including a sweep over La. Tech in 2007. The match will be played at the Thomas Assembly Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT (5 p.m. PST). Live stats can be found on www.gobulldogs.com.
Cal State Bakersfield Invitational
Fresno State finished 1-2 at the CSUB Invitational with a 3-0 sweep over Chicago State, a tough 3-1 loss to the tournament champion Arizona and a 3-0 loss to the host Roadrunners. Paige Weber of Arizona was named MVP. The Wildcats also got Jacy Norton and Whitney Dosty on the all-tournament team. Cal State Bakersfield named Barbie Thistle and Rosemary Stribling to the team while Hnaya Minta from Chicago State and Allanah Munson from Fresno State also earned all-tournament honors.
Blogs
The Fresno State Media Relations office started a new tradition in the fall of 2008. Each member of media relations will blog for his/her assigned sports at least twice when the sport is in season. Blogs will come from the media relations staff themselves along with student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers and other staff assigned to the team. The blogs can be found on a link on the front page of www.gobulldogs.com.
"Join the State - Fresno State!" - The Fresno State volleyball team starts WAC play on the road as they battle New Mexico State on Thursday, September 18 at 6:00 pm. The next home match is Saturday, September 27 against San Jose State in the WAC home opener. Tickets are on sale now through the Save Mart Center Box Office, by calling (559) 485-TIXSor online at ticketmaster.com.
