ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — With the unveiling of New Mexico Volleyball’s nonconference matchups and an update to the Mountain West Conference schedule due to the addition of Grand Canyon, the Lobos’ complete 2025 schedule is now available to the public.

This year’s slate includes 14 home matches at the Johnson Center that kick off with this year’s Lobo Invitational, a multi-team event that will feature matchups between and against Manhattan, Northern Arizona and Houston Christian (Aug. 29-30). Last season, the Lobos averaged over 800 fans a game for the third season in a row, with a season-high 1,387 fans in attendance vs. New Mexico State on Sept. 16.

The Lobos have won at a .585 clip over the past four seasons and are 33-18 at home in that span.

After renewing their rivalry for the first time since 2019 last season, the Lobos will again face New Mexico State twice – they’ll host the Aggies Sept. 16 at the Johnson Center before hitting the road for a match in Las Cruces the following day. UNM is 18-12 against the Aggies at home and 10-19 against them on the road.

Last year, the Lobos defeated NMSU in four sets in Albuquerque (25-19, 20-25, 25-23, 25-21) before sweeping them in three sets (25-19, 25-21, 25-13) two days later in Las Cruces.

The Lobos are looking to return to the Mountain West Tournament after missing out in 2024 to snap a streak of three consecutive tournament appearances. In 2024, UNM found its rhythm late in the season, winning four of their last six after weathering a seven-match skid. The Lobos led the conference in digs per set (15.77) and ranked second in blocks per set (2.53) in 2024, finishing ninth in the conference standings at 13-15 overall and 6-12 in MW play.

Fans will get their first chance to see this years’ Lobos in action when they host D-II New Mexico Highlands in exhibition action on Aug. 23 at the Johnson Center. Follow @UNMLoboVB on socials for promotions, updates, behind-the-scenes content and more.

NONCONFERENCE
After the Lobo Invitational, UNM heads to Stephenville, Texas for tournament action hosted by Tarleton State – they’ll face the Texans on that Thursday (Sept. 4) before meetings with Northwestern State (Sept. 5) and Prairie View A&M (Sept. 6).

They’ll be in Riverside, Calif. the following weekend for one more weekend of round-robin matchups hosted by Cal Baptist, opening up with Portland State (Sept. 11) and Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 12) in neutral-site action before facing host Cal Baptist on Sept. 13.

MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY
Conference play will include an 18-match format with each MW team playing nine home contests and making nine road trips during league action. League play begins on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and concludes Saturday, Nov. 22.

The Lobos will begin conference play with four home matchups in a row, beginning with Utah State (Sep. 25) and Boise State (Sep. 27) in the Johnson Center for Week 1 before matchups with Colorado State (Oct. 2) and Wyoming (Oct. 4).

After a three-game road swing featuring dates at San Diego State (Oct. 9), new conference opponent Grand Canyon (Oct. 11) and UNLV (Oct. 16), UNM returns home for a rematch with the Lopes (Oct. 18) before another road swing to Fresno State (Oct. 23) and San Jose State (Oct. 25).

Another four-match home stretch takes place from Oct. 30-Nov. 8, with UNM hosting Nevada, Air Force, UNLV and San Diego State in that span –  the Lobos’ matchup with the Aztecs will be Senior Day at the Johnson Center.  After heading to Nevada (Nov. 13) and Air Force (Nov. 15), the Lobos close out the season with road dates at Wyoming and Colorado State on Nov. 20 and 22nd, respectively.

If the Lobos qualify for the conference tournament, they’ll be returning to Vegas the following week to begin postseason action. League play will determine the seeding for the 2024 MW Volleyball Championship, which will start Wednesday, Nov. 26, and conclude Saturday, Nov. 29, in Las Vegas at the Cox Pavilion on the UNLV Campus.

The Hungarian women’s water polo team finished as runners-up at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore after a 12-9 defeat to Greece in Wednesday’s final. Rita Keszthelyi, who was playing in her tenth World Championships, was voted MVP (most valuable player) of the tournament.

According to national team coach Sándor Cseh, the silver-winning Hungarian water polo team is very good, but it is not yet ready to win such a tournament. “First of all, I would like to thank the players and the staff, it has been a fantastic six months. I am very happy with the World Championships and the silver medal, but of course not with the final. One thing has become clear: we have a very good team, but we are not yet at the level to win a World Championship. The Greeks were more stable, they played better today and deserved the gold medal,” Sándor Cseh told MTI after the medal ceremony.

Head coach Sándor Cseh during the Hungary-Greece water polo final. Photo: MTI/Koszticsák Szilárd

In the final, a lot of things did not work the way they had before. On the first attack, we threw the ball beyond the baseline, a move that had been effective for weeks, and instead of blocking, we attacked the opponent, and in our reliable zone play, everyone was just looking for their position,”

said Cseh. “We were not stable enough in many aspects of the game today,” he added.

Kamilla Faragó (R) and Plevritu Vasziliki  of Greece. Photo: MTI/Koszticsák Szilárd

The national team coach noted that in the future, both the players and the coaching staff need to continue to improve, and that at the moment, we should be very happy that the national team played two finals in six months.

Hungary’s team captain, Rita Keszthelyi, was voted the most valuable player of the tournament.

“I think it was a very good world championship, and except for today, we performed great in every match. We can go home with our heads held high because we lost to a Greek team that was better today and had luck on their side. Unfortunately, we only played freely when the ship had already sailed,” said the Hungarian athlete, who was competing in her tenth world championship.

She added that this is a new, still-developing team with many players for whom this was their first world championship:

With diligence, humility, and a lot of hard work, it will be even brighter,”

Keszthelyi said.

The Hungarian team finished second for the third time in the last four world championships, losing to the Americans in the final in Budapest in 2022 and in Doha last year. The Greeks celebrated their second world championship title, having previously triumphed in Shanghai in 2011.

On Thursday, the men’s team will compete for gold against Spain, starting at 3:35 p.m. Central European Time.

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Lexington, Ky. – July 23, 2025 – The Springfield College women’s volleyball team was honored with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. This marks the 14th consecutive season that the Pride has been recognized for its academic achievements, which is one of the longest streaks of NCAA Division III programs from across the nation.

The award recognizes those programs which maintained at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average on a 4.00 scale. Nearly 1,000 collegiate women’s volleyball programs spanning Divisions I, II and III received the honor, including 369 from the Division III ranks. Springfield College was one of 11 programs from the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) to earn the team recognition. During the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year, the Pride put together a 3.769 team grade point average.

In total eight student-athletes from the Springfield College women’s volleyball program earned spots on the NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team, while Natalie Billet (Commack, N.Y.), Maeve Voltz (Bay Shore, N.Y.), Ahunna James (Plainville, Mass.) and Riley Donahue (South Windsor, Conn.) were placed on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Springfield finished its 2024 season with a record of 22-8 and earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament for the second consecutive year and marked the tenth NCAA appearance under head coach Moira Long.

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Ninjas in Pyjamas rallied for a 2-1 win over HEROIC as the play-in round of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne event got underway Wednesday in Germany.

The play-in phase of the $1 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament features 16 teams competing in a double-elimination bracket of best-of-three matches. Eight teams will earn spots in the group stage, which also will include eight teams that received direct berths: Team Vitality, MOUZ, Team Spirit, Team Falcons, The MongolZ, Aurora Gaming, G2 Esports and Natus Vincere.

The group stage, which begins Saturday, will consist of two double-elimination groups contesting best-of-three matches. The two group winners will advance directly to the semifinals, the two runners-up will move to the quarterfinals as high seeds, and the two third-place teams will head to the quarterfinals as low seeds.

The playoffs, which will start on Aug. 1, will be single elimination. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be best-of-three ahead of the best-of-five final on Aug. 3.

The winning team will receive $400,000, and the runner-up will get $180,000.

On Wednesday, HEROIC opened with a 13-10 victory on Nuke, but Ninjas in Pyjamas rebounded to claim Overpass and Ancient, both by 13-9 scores.

Ukraine’s Artem “r1nkle” Moroz paced Ninjas in Pyjamas with 58 kills and a plus-20 kill-death differential. Sweden’s Linus “nilo” Bergman and Belarus’ Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich each had 48 kills for HEROIC.

Only one other opening-round match went to a third map, with FURIA edging FlyQuest. FURIA jumped in front by taking Inferno 13-7, but FlyQuest equalized with a 19-17 double-overtime win on Dust II. FURIA sealed the match with a 13-10 decision on Mirage.

Brazil’s Yuri “yuurih” Santos recorded 58 kills and a plus-14 K-D differential for FURIA. Australia’s Justin “jks” Savage wound up with 56 kills and a plus-6 K-D differential for FlyQuest.

In the other matches, all of which finished 2-0: FaZe Clan beat BIG, Team Liquid topped paiN Gaming, 3DMAX handled MIBR, GamerLegion got past Complexity, Virtus.pro downed TYLOO and Astralis bested B8.

The Thursday schedule:
Upper-bracket second round (winners advance)
–FaZe Clan vs. Team Liquid
–3DMAX vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas
–GamerLegion vs. Virtus.pro
–Astralis vs. FURIA
Lower-bracket first round
–BIG vs. paiN Gaming
–MIBR vs. HEROIC
–Complexity vs. TYLOO
–B8 vs. FlyQuest
Lower-bracket second round (winners advance)
–Four matches, teams TBA

Intel Extreme Masters Cologne prize pool
1. $400,000
2. $180,000
3-4. $80,000
5-6. $40,000
7-8. $24,000
9-12. $16,000
13-16. $10,000
17-20. $4,500
21-24. $2,500

–Field Level Media

Lane Kiffin’s Stunning Daughter, Presley, Goes Viral For Volleyball Photo originally appeared on The Spun.

While Lane Kiffin is gearing up for another college football season, the daughter of the Ole Miss Rebels head coach is getting ready for a season of her own.

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Presley Kiffin, the daughter of Lane and Layla Kiffin, is a college volleyball player at USC. Lane Kiffin, of course, coached at USC from 2010-13, before getting fired. His daughter, Presley, announced her commitment to Southern Cal back in 2024.

“I am beyond grateful to announce that I will be continuing my athletic and academic career at the University of Southern California. A huge thank you to the USC coaching staff for this amazing opportunity. I want to thank all my coaches, family, friends, and especially @mizunolongbeach for their incredible support and guidance throughout the past couple years. So excited be a Trojan! FIGHT ON❤️💛,” she announced on Instagram.

Presley Kiffin, a Class of 2025 recruit, is hoping to make an impact for the USC Trojans during the upcoming season.

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Presley Kiffin, who is from Long Beach, California, played in high school and at the club level. She played for Mizuno Long Beach at the club level while attending Mater Dei at the high school level.

The USC Trojans are currently gearing up for their 2025-26 season.

Presley Kiffin turned heads in a sizzling volleyball photo alongside her teammates.

Lane Kiffin must be a very proud father to have a daughter who is not only smart enough to attend USC, but also athletic enough to play for one of the top volleyball schools in the country.

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The Ole Miss Rebels head coach will surely be busy with football this fall, but the veteran college football coach is definitely going to be very interested in the USC Trojans’ 2025-26 women’s volleyball season, as well.

We look forward to watching her play this year.

Lane Kiffin’s Stunning Daughter, Presley, Goes Viral For Volleyball Photo first appeared on The Spun on Jul 23, 2025

This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 23, 2025, where it first appeared.