Bears Overcome Slow Start, Beat Aggies 3-1

Friday, November 6

Las Cruces, N.M.

7:00 p.m.

Missouri State University

19-6,10-3CUSA

New Mexico State

13-13,6-7CUSA

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Missouri St.	22	25	26	25	3
New Mexico St.	25	23	24	22	1

Game Notes Box Score (PDF)

November 06, 2026 | Volleyball

Box Score

By: MSU Athletics Communications

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Missouri State volleyball team shook off a slow start Friday evening at the Pan American Center to rally for a 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-22) victory at New Mexico State.

The Bears improved to 19-6 overall and 10-3 in Conference USA play, tightening their grip on the No. 2 spot in the standings with a three-game lead in the loss column over a trio of teams with three matches remaining in the regular season. Western Kentucky improved to 13-0 in the league on Friday and secured at least a share of the regular season title and the postseason tournament's top seed.

Missouri State piled up 14 blocks, led by six each from Chloe Judd and Hannah Redrow, while Brooke Eslinger reached 20 digs for the seventh time this season to add to the strong defensive effort. Rilynn Finley and Lexi Weinberg shared team high honors with 13 kills apiece. Redrow added eight kills without an error, while Hannah Gardner and Jenna Walters also contributed eight kills.

The Bears hit just .055 in the first two sets on the way to a .159 figure in the match but overcame their second-lowest percentage of the season by limiting NMSU (13-13, 6-7) to a .151 efficiency.

The Aggies stole the opening set despite not leading until 21-20, and the Bears pulled even when Judd and Gardner closed the second with kills for the 25-23 win.

The offenses both hit .333 in the third, and the Bears fought off a set point at 24-23 with a Redrow kill before Walters made it 25-24 and Redrow struck again for the win.

Redrow again rose to the occasion late in the fourth, with three blocks and a kill after an 18-all tie, setting up Weinberg's kill to end the match.

The teams meet again at noon Central on Saturday. With a win, the Bears will lock up the No. 2 seed at the CUSA Volleyball Championship Nov. 20-22, but not before closing the regular season with Jacksonville State at home on Nov. 12 and 13. Tickets for home matches can be purchased here, and Missouri State students are admitted free of charge.

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