Well, it's the end of spring volleyball. Tonight saw the team take on UT-El Paso. It was great to get into the Pan Am and get a volleyball fix. Trust me, I needed it. Now I just have to wait about 4 months for more.
The team looked pretty solid. It was nice to see some height at the net and it paid off. Saw some nice action from the back line as well. Service was good in games 1 and 3. I think my friend Joanne jinxed it after game 1 by saying, "Wow - only 2 service errors." We saw the net a bit in game 2.
It was a little hard to keep up with the new members - we didn't get a team info sheet (or at least I didn't see any) so I wasn't able to figure out who was who with the new faces. Suffice to say, I was happy with what I saw AND Coach didn't turn red or even yell tonight - I think I saw him smiling during the first game.
Now - a note for you Aggie fans who haven't been to a lot of games or really gotten serious about checking out volleyball: You are hereby requested to sign up for the SideOut Club. C'mon - $75 for a single membership, $125 for a couple and $200 for a family membership (family of 4). Here's what ya do: Make out your check to AAF - Sideout Club, send it in to:
NMSU/Sideout Club, PO Box 30001, MSC 3145, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001. Trust me, you'll enjoy yourself, get to hang out with the players and coaches at the Sideout Events, enjoy some great food from places like Roberto's, Lorenzo's and other community partners and more.
If you have any questions, email me and I'll try to help you out. I don't have a contact phone number right now but I'll see if I can find one.
Something else was discussed but, as Coach said out of the corner of his mouth in my direction, "Those of you with blogs"...so I guess you'll just have to wait for that news. (Blast me for being so nice.)
To answer your email questions:
The schedule should be out soon. With in a week or two I believe. We already know 2 dates - the Nebraska tourny is in early September and it looks like Hawaii will be around Oct. 26th...according to a team mom who already bought her plane ticket. According to Coach, it doesn't look like we'll have as many home games as we did last year. Schedules are reciprocal so we'll be making a few visits out of town. I'll post about the schedule once it hits the web, etc.
I don't know when the roster will be released. I know a lot of you are anxious to see the new names - I am, too.
The Italy trip - what happened. Basically, they could have gone but it would have been around $70,000. Coach didn't want to drain the entire Sideout account. Plus, they wouldn't have had the trip they wanted. This gives them a year to make a lot of money and get the trip the want/deserve.
Tailgates - yes, anyone can join in the fun. We tailgated today. The only thing you need to do is bring your own food and a chair. It's fun. I was surprised but we had at least 20 folks show up.
Aggie All Access Pass - yes, there will be one but its called something like AggieLand Pass. Yes, you'll be able to buy football/basketball season tickets and get the pass so you can get into volleyball, etc. for free. There are a couple of other options as well.
Volleyball tickets - you need to wait until the schedule is released. Last year they had to re-do a couple of things late in the summer so tickets had to be reprinted, if I remember correctly. I'd wait a little bit before getting your tickets just in case the schedule needs to change.
What's up next - Probably the Volleyball Dinner which should be in August. If you're a member of the Sideout Club, you'll get the information in your email box and in your snailmail box. *Hint Hint*
I'll let you know what other news hits the pipeline but for now, post a comment and let me know you're reading along. Don't be shy!
posted by Melanie Brooks @ 8:52 PM
7 Comments:
Thank you so, much for keeping us all informed.
Several WAC coaches saying WAC tournament is in Las Cruces.
"and it looks like Hawaii will be around Oct. 26th."
Hawaii @ Las Cruces on Sept 22nd
Aggies in Honolulu Oct 26th.
"Schedules are reciprocal"
Schedules are not always reciprocal.Home on Home is one of the points agreed on when the first contract is signed. Many programs will play you at their home court but not yours..
The Blogger said,
"I don't know when the roster will be released. I know a lot of you are anxious to see the new names - I am, too."
No need to wait,very simple.Take the 06 roster avaliable on the team web site.Subtract players who are done,transfered or quit then add Giddens,Phillips and Steinmetz and Gintant. Do we have to do everything for you ,superfan ?
If folks can't play nice in the comments, I'm going to go back to not allowing anonymous posts.
Quite honestly, Mr. Have an Answer for The Roster...I could have done what you 'did for me' but I didn't choose to at that point.
Personally, the reason I'm anxious to see the roster is learn the new names and numbers, read up on them, see where everyone is playing, if there have been any changes, etc. That's what the emails I've gotten have asked about. Instead of answering each of them individually, my comment covered it all.
Do you know who quit/transferred? Do you have it on good authority - IE - have a quotable source to share? If so, great - share it.
I'm sorry - I don't work at the university so I don't have first hand knowledge over there. I go on what the university releases or what I hear from credible sources.
Hey Mel, have you updated to the google blogger? (from the comment blogger testing my patience). I update a few months ago, I didn't really want to but it's much better at least IMO, than the previous product. So if you haven't update yet you might try to. You don't lose anything and it's much easier to use.
az
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