Daily Dig – Aug 26

Things are picking up in the volleyball world, with a couple of games tonight, and the hammer falling tomorrow with numerous tournaments opening up all over the place. These include the Margaret Hussmann Tournament of Champions, Rehoboth Tourney, Logan Tourney, Clovis Invitational, Belen Invitational, and the Springer Invite to name a few. What a great time of the year!

Franklin libero Clarrisa Gutierrez
Franklin libero Clarrisa Gutierrez

Jammin’ the Johnson

Looks like there are already over 2,000 advance tickets sold for the big UNM/Stanford match on Sunday. If you’re still on the fence about going, you NEED to go. It will be an incredible event and a ton of fun. Support NM volleyball and the Lobos!

Journal features Lobo OH Williamson

If you subscribe to the Journal, make sure to check out the story they did on Kelly Williamson.

NMSU head coach pens a letter to the Aggie faithful

Mike Jordan wrote an open letter to the Aggie fans thanking them for their support and gives a state of the team update. Classy.

Read Coach Jordan’s letter in the Sun-News

Elkettes ready to defend title

The Pojoaque News runs down Ainsworth’s squad and assesses the talent.

Read about the Elkettes

Daily Dig Player of the Day

“What’s with the pictures of random players on these articles?” you ask? I pick a NM or El Paso player to feature on the Daily Dig articles to recognize their hard work and commitment to the game; they deserve it.

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