LAS CRUCES – A rematch of the WAC Tournament Championship from a season ago was the closing scene of the Aggies' 2021 year. As the host of the WAC Tournament, the Aggies fell to Utah Valley in five extremely tight sets, 25-22, 17-25, 26-24, 21-25, 12-15.
In the scorebook, NM State was led by Katie Birtcil who recorded 24 kills and four blocks from the outside hitter position. Senior Shaney Lipscomb was also impressive as she added another four blocks and tallied 14 kills. Carly-Aigner Swesey helped the offense operate, posting assists on 51 of the Aggies 63 kills.