Brad's Blog/Aggie Anticdotes

Upgraded Weight Room ( Coca Cola Center)

Slideshow 2013 WAC Champs

Lauren's Road Trip adventure to Pan Am

Lauren's Lowdown- Hawaii road trip

Lauren's Lowdown- Sasha Lee Thomas

Lauren's Lowdown Alumni weekend

Lauren's Lowdown- BLOOBERS

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Lauren's Lowdown

Lauren's Lowdown Summer #2

Lauren's Lowdown Summer 13

Volleyball Parody NMSU Teams 2013

Lauren's Lowdown April 15

Lauren's Lowdown- Weekly video interview

My thoughts about spring so far after winning a championship...

This is my fourth spring in my college career, and I am happy to say it's  my last. It has already proven to be a challenge for myself and the other girls on the team. After winning a championship and making it to the NCAA tournament there is a much higher standard to up hold. Each and every girl has higher expectations for themselves as well as everyone else on the team. The workouts are challenging and designed to make us push ourselves to exhaustion, while also pushing our teammates to keep up with the person in the lead. As you can imagine this can be quite difficult, especially at 6am. This has already made us stronger physically and mentally as individuals, but it has also helped us become a stronger team unit. We all know going into each workout we're all doing it together, and no matter what we're going to make sure each and every one of us finishes. We also have individuals twice a week, which are going very well. We are all learning a lot and making huge strides in our progress. The atmosphere in the gym is much different now then it was in the fall. We are not just content to only win the conference tournament and make it to the NCAA tournament, we have raised the bar and want to win both the conference and conference tournament, as well as make it to the sweet sixteen. This is no easy task but with as many returners as we have, it is most definitely achievable. I am looking forward to next season, but first we have to make it through the rest of spring!

#1 Hannah Walker
Go Aggies!

My thoughts about making the NCAA tournament and the entire journey leading up to that..

This was my first time as well as majority of the team to make it to the NCAA tournament. For practice we did more film than usual to get ready for the first round. Going to play the home team in the first round was going to be hard and we all wanted to continue on so we knew preparation was serious. The NCAA tournament is like any other travel trip but at the same time different. We had never played that team before and for travelling we used a bus, which we do not normally do. I was nervous but extremely excited to be there and go to the next round. Since I have been here we have always ended second at the WAC tournament so winning was not only a huge accomplishment but opened a door to another opportunity to play. Throughout season we had ups and downs. We started very strong winning major games in the beginning of the year. Then through conference play, we had lulls that hurt us. As a team we get along great off the court and could not figure out why things did not mesh together on the court often. The WAC tournament was by far my favorite. We played great together and seemed to have a different flow. I think we may have taken teams by surprise since we did not play like that throughout the season. We showed excitement even when we were down to get back up. Taking Utah State who was the first seed in three was just incredible. I am hoping through spring we continue to work together and want to have a steady flow next year and show teams what we are like. It is in our future to go farther than the first round of the NCAA tournament!

#15 Stephanie Ziegler

NMSU Introductions

Hi Fans,

My name is Taylor Livoti.  I'm an incoming freshman from Houston, Tx.  Pre-season starts Wednesday and I couldn’t be more excited! Our team has so much potential to go far and now we have to put in some hard work to reach our goal of going to the NCAA tournament. So far with getting here early, I’ve already learned so much and we haven’t even had structured practices yet. Personally for me I have a lot to work on so I can’t wait to start practice and learn the Aggie way of playing and make a difference here at NMSU.

Go Aggies!  

                                     # 2 Taylor Livoti

My transition from high school and club volleyball to the collegiate level has been one to remember. The pace is a lot faster and everyone expects almost perfection from you, though it may be frustrating at times, it is only to better you in the long run. Failure is not option to anyone. A key thing that I mostly enjoy and that I found easy to get comfortable with is that all the girls are determined to get better at their weaknesses and the fact that they are not afraid to step out of their comfort zone. In addition, everyone pushes each other to the limit and does not allow any less than what is given to get finished. All of this excites me for season, can't wait for our first game. 

Go Aggies!

#13 Nathalie Castellanos