Air Force Academy
New Mexico
Volleyball Team Drops Final Home Match to Lobos, 3-2
11/2/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 2, 2001
In its final home game of the season, the Air Force volleyball team failed to snap a 30-match conference losing streak, dropping a marathon five-game match to Mountain West opponent New Mexico, 2-3 (30-27, 30-32, 28-30, 30-27, 8-15).
Falcons Delavane Diaz and Brittany Edmonds both notched double doubles. Diaz led all hitters with 17 kills and had 14 digs, while Edmonds tallied 11 kills and 11 digs. Tiffany Bishop also notched double-digit kills for the second consecutive match, knocking down 12 attacks. Setters Katie Dildy and Kristin Huitt combined for 52 assists. The Falcons hit .178 overall (62k-180a-30e).
Six Lobo hitters finished the match in double figures, as New Mexico had 84 kills on 197 attacks with 43 errors (.208). Malena Thompson led the pack with 16 kills, followed by Caseky Kaveny with 15. Kelly Griffin had 10 kills, 18 digs and 63 assists for the triple-double, while Vanessa Shields (10k-10d) had a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs.
The two hour and fifteen minute match was the longest match of the season for Air Force. The Falcons also saw their largest crowd of the season, with attendance totaling 347.
Air Force goes to 2-18 overall and 0-12 in the league. The team plays its final two regular season matches on the road, facing nationally-ranked Colorado State on Nov. 9 and Wyoming on Nov. 10.
Falcon Notes: The Falcons had not played a five-game match this season until tonight. In fact, the last match that went five games was the third match of the season in 2000 (Sept. 4), when Air Force and Mississippi State went five games. The Falcons lost game five, 10-15. The Falcons' last five-game win was Sept. 17, 1999, when they came back from an 0-2 deficit to defeat Alabama 3-2 (3-15, 8-15, 15-11, 15-10, 19-17).
