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2016 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Site Time

Sun Devil Challenge • Tempe, Ariz. 3/4 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. 12 p.m. 3/4 Colorado Mesa Tempe, Ariz. 4 p.m. 3/5 South Carolina Tempe, Ariz. 2 p.m.3/5 Florida State Tempe, Ariz. 3:45 p.m.

3/6 California Phoenix, Ariz. 9:30 a.m. 3/13 Grand Canyon Phoenix, Ariz. 2 p.m.3/13 San José State Phoenix, Ariz. 4 p.m.3/14 Irvine Valley College Irvine, Calif. TBD3/14 MiraCosta College Irvine, Calif. TBD3/18 Colorado Mesa Albuquerque 2 p.m.3/19 Colorado Mesa Albuquerque 10 a.m.3/19 Arizona State Albuquerque 2 p.m.3/19 New Mexico State Albuquerque 4 p.m.Wildcat Spring Challenge • Tucson, Ariz. 3/25 CSUN Tucson, Ariz. 12:30 p.m. 3/25 Arizona! Tucson, Ariz. 4:30 p.m.3/26 CSUBakersfield Tucson,Ariz. 11a.m.

4/8 Pacific Stockton,Calif. 12p.m.4/8 Sacramento State Sacramento, Calif. 6 p.m.4/9 Washington Sacramento, Calif. 9 a.m.4/9 San José State Sacramento, Calif. 1 p.m.Cowtown Classic • Fort Worth, Texas. 4/15 USC Fort Worth, Texas 4 p.m.4/16 TCU Fort Worth, Texas 8 a.m.4/16 ULM Fort Worth, Texas 3 p.m.

Battle on the Bayou • Baton Rouge, La. 4/30 Tulane Baton Rouge, La. 10 a.m.4/30 LSU Baton Rouge, La. 1 p.m.4/30 New Orleans Baton Rouge, La. 3 p.m.5/1 Houston Baptist Baton Rouge, La. 8 a.m.5/1 TCU Baton Rouge, La. 11 a.m.

All times are Mountain Time and subject to changeBold denotes a home match at Lucky 66 Bowl unless otherwise noted! denotes ESPN3 stream

GOLDEN EQUIPMENT DONATES $14,625 TO LOBO VOLLEYBALL

New Mexico volleyball program and head coach Jeff Nelson are proud to announce that Golden Equipment Company has presented a donation of $14,625 to the UNM volleyball program.The donation, which is part of Golden’s “Colors for our Community” service program, is tabbed to help the continue the development of the Lobo volleyball program, including the beach volleyball team as it enters its second season next week.“We are so grateful to Golden for their support of Lobo Athletics and for this amazing contribution to our volleyball programs,” Nelson said. “Because of efforts like the one Golden has made on our behalf we can do so much more for our program and student athletes. I also want to thank alum Jeanne Fairchild for her involvement in getting this program tied to Lobo Volleyball.”In Golden’s “Colors for our Community” program, Golden choses an organization, nonprofitor charity and decorates one of its pieces of equipmentinthecolorsorlogosorthebenefitingorganization. For 12 months, Golden’s rents out that equipment, with a portion of the proceeds goingbacktothebeneficiary.In 2015, the Lobo Club was picked for “Colors for our Community”, with all of the proceeds generated by the UNM-themed excavator going toward Lobo Volleyball.The $14,625 raised for Lobo Volleyball is the most ever raised by one of Golden’s “Colors for our Community” campaigns.

A primer on beach volleyballBeach volleyball and court volleyball share many of the same basic rules. Each side gets three hits, there’s rally scoring, and a team earns a points when the ball hits the ground or goes out of bounds. But there are some key difference between the two sports: • Beach volleyball is a partner sport played

during the spring. Court volleyball is a six-player sport played during the fall.

• Beach volleyball plays the best of three sets, withthefirsttwosetsplayedto21points,andatiebreaker set played to 15 points, if necessary. A set must be won by at least two points.

• Open-handed tipping is prohibited in beach volleyball and the block touch counts as one of three permitted contacts.

• Coaches may only speak or give any kind of input to their players during timeouts or between sets.

• Beach volleyball players switch sides of the court every seven points during a 21-point set andeveryfivepointsduringa15-pointset.

• Beach volleyball is usually contested in dual matches, where the winning team is the school that wins three of five individualmatches versus its opponent. Similar in format to tennis, each of those individual matches consist of a doubles — a pair of teammates ranked by ability — that are matched against their corresponding doubles from the opposing team.

NCAA approves beach Volleyball as 90th Championship

The NCAA approved beach volleyball as the 90th NCAA Championship at the 2015 NCAA Convention, allowing the sport to advance from the emerging sports for women list to a full-fledgedNCAAchampionshipinspring2016.The NCAA Beach Volleyball Committee also determined the sport will be officially referredto as “beach volleyball”. When the sport was placed on the list of emerging sports for women in 2009, it was called sand volleyball. But because the sport is known as beach volleyball at all other levels of play throughout the world, the committee made its decision to refer to the sport as beach volleyball.The inaugural NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships will take place May 6-8, 2016 at the Gulf Shores Public Beach in Gulf Shore, Ala. The championship will have an eight-team bracket that will be played in a double-elimination format.Beach volleyball is the fastest-growing NCAA sport with 48 colleges and universities sponsoring it as of January 2016. NCAA rules require 40 sponsoring schools to request an NCAA championship. Data shows that on average, 60 percent of participants at a sponsoring school participate only in beach volleyball instead of playing both beach and indoor volleyball.

New Mexico beach volleyballUNM Athletic Communications | Contact: Mike Mulcahy | mmulcahy@unm.edu | (505) 379-2029

2016 PRESEASON QUICK NOTES

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General InformationName of School ...................................... University of New MexicoCity/Zip ..................................................Albuquerque, N.M. 87106Founded .......................................... 1889 by Territorial LegislatureEnrollment ......................................................... 28,600 (Fall 2013)Nickname ...............................................................................LobosSchool Colors ......................................................... Cherry & SilverAffiliation ................................................................ NCAA Division IPresident ..............................................................Dr. Robert FrankVice President for Athletics ............................................Paul KrebsDeputy A.D./Internal/SWA......................................Janice RuggieroDeputy A.D./External ................................................Brad HutchinsAthletic Dept. Phone ................................................. 505-925-5501TicketOfficePhone ................................................ 505-925-LOBO

Beach Volleyball StaffHead Coach .....................................Jeff Nelson (Ball State, 1986) Year at UNM .............9th overall season, 2nd beach season Assistant Coach .....................Pauline Manser (New Mexico, 1991) Year at UNM ..................................1st season overall/beachVolunteer Assistant ....................... Daniel Foo (New Mexico, 2006) Year at UNM .................................2nd season overall/beachAthletic Trainer .....................................................Kate Zimmerman

CommunicationsBeach Volleyball Contact .......................................... Mike MulcahyEmail ........................................................... mmulcahy@unm.eduCell Phone (Preferred) ............................................(505) 379-2029CommunicationsOffice ..........................................(505) 925-5520

Program historyFirst Season of Beach Volleyball .......................................... 2015First Head Coach ........................................................ Jeff NelsonAll-Time Record ..................................................................... 3-11

Team Information2015 Overall Record ......................................................3-11 (.214)2015 Final National Ranking .....................................................N/A2015 Postseason Finish ............................................................N/A Returning/Lost ..........................................................................11/3Newcomers ................................................................................... 5Returning Redshirts ...................................................................... 1Home Courts ........................................................... Lucky 66 Bowl

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The Jeff nelson fileNew Mexico head coach

Alma Mater: Ball State, 1986Collegiate Playing Experience:Setter/Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist, Ball State, 1985-86

Collegiate Coaching Experience• NewMexicoHeadCoach Sand Volleyball Record: 3-11 (.214, 2015-present) Court Volleyball Record: 172-102 (.628, 2007-present)• SanFranciscoHeadCoach Court Volleyball Record: 76-51 (2003-06)• TexasTechHeadCoach Court Volleyball Record: 166-96 (1995-2002)

Other Coaching Experience• MuncieBurrisHSAssistantCoach(1995)• ArizonaStateAssistantCoach(1990-95)• U.S.OlympicFestivalWestAssistantCoach(1994)• U.S.OlympicFestivalNorthAssistantCoach(1993)• U.S.JuniorNationalBoysHeadCoach(1992)• U.S.JuniorNationalBoysAssistantCoach(1991)• MinnesotaAssistantCoach(1989-90)• MinnesotaMonarchs(MLV)HeadCoach(1989)and Assistant Head Coach (1988)• NebraskaGraduateAssistant(1986-88)

PlayersNo. Name HT. Cl. Hometown (Last School)1 Devanne Sours 6-2 Jr. Tatum, N.M. (Tatum HS)2 Eastyn Baleto 5-8 So. Seattle, Wash. (West Seattle HS)3 Ashley Kelsey 6-0 R-So. Ewa Beach, Hawai’i (James Campbell HS)4 Allie Askew 5-2 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS)5 Chloe Crappell 5-7 So. Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva HS)11 Jackie Baro 5-8 So. El Paso, Texas (Americas HS)12 Hannah Johnson 5-11 R-Sr. Longview, Wash. (R.A. Long HS)13 MaddieMayfield 5-4 Jr. Albuquerque,N.M.(LaCuevaHS)14 Carson Heilborn 6-0 Fr. Auburn, Wash. (Auburn Riverside HS)15 Sami Reynolds 5-6 So. Albuquerque, N.M. (Sandia HS)21 Julia Warren 6-1 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva HS)22 Marisa Doran 6-0 Jr. Orange, Calif. (Irvine Valley College)23 Keaton Alley 5-10 R-Fr. Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS)24 Cassie House 6-2 Jr. Rio Rancho, N.M. (Cleveland HS)25 Lise Rugland 5-9 Jr. Tananger, Norway (ToppVolley Norway)31 Mercedes Pacheco 5-2 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. (St. Pius X HS)

PronunciationKeaton Alley .....................Kee-ton Al-ee Marisa Doran .......................................Door-in Allie Askew .......................As-Q (Not uh-skew) Carson Heilborn ...............................Hile-bornEastyn Baleto ...................East-in Lise Rugland ................ LEE-say ROOG-land Jackie Baro ......................BAR-o Devanne Sours ...................................... DevinChloe Crappell ..................Cruh-PELL Pauline Manser .................................. Man-zer

Roster Breakdown

•KeatonAlley(RS)•AllieAskew•CarsonHeilborn•MercedesPacheco

•EastynBaleto•JackieBaro•ChloeCrappell•AshleyKelsey(RS)•SamiReynolds

•MarisaDoran•CassieHouse•MaddieMayfield•LiseRugland•DevanneSours•JuliaWarren

•HannahJohnson(RS)

•KeatonAlley•JackieBaro•ChloeCrappell•MaddieMayfield

•SamiReynolds•LiseRugland

•AllieAskew•EastynBaleto•MarisaDoran•CarsonHeilborn•CassieHouse

•HannahJohnson•AshleyKelsey•MercedesPacheco•DevanneSours•JuliaWarren

Freshmen (4) Sophomores (5) Juniors (6) seniors (1)

Beach-only players (6) crossover players (10)

Pair Players Dual Overall All-TimeNo. 1 Hannah Johnson & Ashley Kelsey 0-8 0-8 0-8No. 2 Devanne Sours & Chloe Crappell 1-7 1-7 1-7No. 3 Julia Warren & Eastyn Baleto 6-6 6-6 6-6No. 4 Ashley Newman & Lisa Rugland 4-8 4-8 4-8No. 5 Maddie Mayfield & Jackie Baro 0-5 0-5 0-5

Projected new Mexico lineup

National rankingsAVCA Preseason Poll (Feb. 15)

Rk. School 2015 Rec. Prev.1 Southern California 28-0 12 Pepperdine 13-6 33 Hawai’i 18-3 54 Long Beach State 17-7 25 Florida State 13-6 7T-6 FIU 20-3 4T-6 UCLA 10-5 NA8 Georgia State 18-3 89 Arizona 16-1 NA10 Stetson 22-6 6

Dig Magazine Preseason Poll (Feb. 1)

RK. SCHOOL1. USC2. Pepperdine3. Hawaii4. Long Beach State5. Florida International6. Florida State7. UCLA8. Georgia State9. Arizona10. Stetson11. Washington12. Nebraska13. Stanford14. Loyola Marymount15. Grand Canyon16. Pacific17. South Carolina18. Tulane19. LSU20. Santa Clara

Also Receiving Votes: California, Cal State Bakersfield,San Francisco, Arizona State, TCU, Cal Poly, North Florida, Florida Atlantic, Boise State

Italics indicate a 2016 New Mexico opponent

2016 roster

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Jeff Nelson (9th season overall, 2nd beach | Ball State, 1986)Assistant Coach: Pauline Manser (1st season overall, 1st beach | New Mexico, 1991)Volunteer Assistant: Daniel Foo (2nd season overall/sand | New Mexico, 2006)

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2015 Accumulated StatisticsDual Match ResultsDate Opponent Location Score Record 1 2 3 4 5March 8 LSU Phoenix, Ariz. L, 1-4 0-1 L L L W LMarch 8 TCU Phoenix, Ariz. W, 5-0 1-1 W W W W WMarch 21 Grand Canyon Albuquerque, N.M. L, 1-4 1-2 L W L L LMarch 21 Grand Canyon Albuquerque, N.M. L, 1-4 1-3 L W L L LMarch 27 USC Phoenix, Ariz. L, 1-4 1-4 L W L L LMarch 28 Grand Canyon Phoenix, Ariz. L, 0-5 1-5 L L L L LMarch 28 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. L, 0-5 1-6 L L L L LApril 4 Arizona Tucson, Ariz. L, 0-5 1-7 L L L L LApril 5 Arizona Tucson, Ariz. L, 1-4 1-8 L L L W LApril10 Bakersfield^ Tempe,Ariz. L,3-2 1-9 L W W L LApril11 ArizonaState^ Tempe,Ariz. L,4-1 1-10 L L L W LApril11 Arizona^ Tempe,Ariz. L,4-1 1-11 L L L W LApril 18 Colorado State Albuquerque, N.M. W, 5-0 2-11 W W W W WApril 18 Colorado State Albuquerque, N.M. W, 5-0 3-11 W W W W W^ ASU Sand Volleyball Challenge

Pairs Records

PAir Overall Tourney Duals No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 W-L W-L W-L W-L w-L W-L w-L w-LHannah Johnson/Chloe Crappell 1-3 -- 1-3 1-2 -- 0-1 -- --Devanne Sours/Ashley Kelsey 1-3 -- 1-3 0-1 1-1 0-1 -- --Ashley Newman/Lise Rugland 6-8 -- 6-8 -- -- 1-1 5-7 --Eastyn Baleto/Julia Warren 8-6 -- 8-6 -- 3-4 3-2 2-0 --Sami Reynolds/Jackie Baro 1-2 -- 1-2 -- -- -- -- 1-2SaraWeber/MaddieMayfield 0-3 -- 0-3 -- -- -- -- 0-3MaddieMayfield/SamiReynolds 0-1 -- 0-1 -- -- -- -- 0-1Hannah Johnson/Ashley Kelsey 2-8 -- 2-8 2-8 -- -- -- --Devanne Sours/Chloe Crappell 3-7 -- 3-7 -- 3-2 0-5 -- --MaddieMayfield/JackieBaro 1-5 -- 1-5 -- -- -- -- 1-5Sami Reynolds/Taylor Cross 1-0 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- 1-0

Individual Records

No. individual Overall Tourney Duals No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 W-L W-L W-L W-L w-L W-L w-L w-L1 Devanne Sours 4-10 -- 4-10 0-1 4-3 0-6 -- --2 Eastyn Baleto 8-6 -- 8-6 -- 3-4 3-2 2-0 --3 Ashley Kelsey 3-11 -- 3-11 2-9 1-1 0-1 -- --5 Chloe Crappell 4-10 -- 4-10 1-2 3-2 0-6 -- --11 Jackie Baro 2-7 -- 2-7 -- -- -- -- 2-712 Hannah Johnson 3-11 -- 3-11 3-10 -- 0-1 -- --13 MaddieMayfield 1-9 -- 1-9 -- -- -- -- 1-914 Ashley Newman 6-8 -- 6-8 -- -- 1-1 5-7 --15 Sami Reynolds 2-3 -- 2-3 -- -- -- -- 2-321 Julia Warren 8-6 -- 8-6 -- 3-4 3-2 2-0 --22 Sara Weber 0-3 -- 0-3 -- -- -- -- 0-323 Keaton Alley -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --24 Taylor Cross 1-0 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- 1-025 Lise Rugland 6-8 -- 6-8 -- -- 1-1 5-7 --

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Devanne sours6-2•JR

Tatum, N.M. Tatum HS

Keaton Alley5-10•RSFR

Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Palos Verdes HS

Hannah Johnson5-11•RSSR

Longview, Wash. R.A. Long HS

Jeff NelsonHead Coach

9th Season Overall/2nd Beach Ball State, 1986

Eastyn Baleto5-8•SO

Seattle, Wash.East Seattle HS

Cassie House6-2•JR

Rio Rancho, N.M.Cleveland HS

Maddie Mayfield5-4•JR

Albuquerque, N.M. La Cueva HS

Pauline ManserAssistant Coach

1st Season Overall/1st BeachNew Mexico, 1991

Ashley Kelsey6-0•RSSO

Ewa Beach, Hawai’iJames Campbell HS

Lise Rugland5-9•JR

Tananger, NorwayToppVolley Norway

Carson Heilborn6-0•FR

Auburn, Wash.Auburn Riverside HS

Daniel FooVolunteer Assistant

2nd Season Overall/2nd BeachNew Mexico, 2006

Allie Askew5-2•FR

Phoenix, Ariz.Desert Vista HS

Mercedes Pacheco5-2•FR

Albuquerque, N.M. St. Pius X HS

Sami Reynolds5-6•SO

Albuquerque, N.M.Sandia HS

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Kate ZimmermanCertifiedAthleticTrainer

2nd Season Overall/2nd BeachDelaware, 2013

Chloe Crappell5-7•SO

Albuquerque, N.M. La Cueva HS

Julia warren6-1•JR

Albuquerque, N.M. La Cueva HS

Jackie Baro5-8•SO

El Paso, TexasAmericas HS

Marisa Doran6-0•JR

Orange, Calif.Irvine Valley College