ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Another chapter of the Battle of I-25 was written on Tuesday. NM State Volleyball made the trek to Albuquerque for an evening bout with New Mexico, falling three sets to two. The visitors held a 2-1 advantage, but dropped both of the final two frames to suffer their first five-set loss of 2025. The two sides will square off less than 24 hours later, with first serve from the Pan American Center set for 6:00 PM on Wednesday.

Set-by-set: NM State loses 2-3 (21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 19-25, 11-15)

FIRST SET

Tess Fuqua and Mia Fox teamed up for a pair of early aces that brought a tie at 8-8, but four aces throughout a 15-point stretch sparked a 10-3 Lobo run. After an Aggie stoppage down seven, three Maggie Lightheart kills in short order kept her side in the fight. NM State

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