The University of New Mexico women’s volleyball team got a chance to play its first two Mountain West Conference home games, earning a split over the week.
New Mexico (10-6, 2-2 MW) dropped the first match to the Boise State Broncos on Thursday, but rebounded with a win over the Utah State Aggies on Saturday.
The Lobos expected stiff competition from the Broncos, who were the 2016 Mountain West Conference champions. Head coach Jeff Nelson predicted that the Boise contest would be the tougher of the two matchups during the weekly press conference, due to the experience level of the team overall and because of the high profile of some of their athletes.