Nov. 14, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In its final match of the 2004 Mountain West Conference season, San Diego State was overwhelmed by New Mexico, losing in Albuquerque in three games (30-19, 30-18, 30-20) Sunday afternoon. The Aztecs, 4-23 overall, concluded MWC play with a 4-10 mark in league matches for a sixth-place finish. The Lobos, meanwhile, upped their record to 9-16 (3-11 MWC).
With their sixth-place finish, San Diego State earned the number-six seed at this week's Mountain West Conference Tournament and will face Brigham Young in the opening round.
On Sunday, New Mexico recorded the third-highest attack percentage in school history as it hit .478 over the three games. SDSU struggled on offense all afternoon, ending the day with a -.010 hitting mark.
Senior Kara Moriarty led San Diego State with eight kills while Audra Dent had seven as the pair combined for almost half of the team's 27 kills. However, Lobos Nicole Ryan and Chelsea Sondrup finished with 15 and 12 respectively as the Lobos almost doubled up SDSU's total with 52 kills for the match.
One bright spot for the Aztecs was the return to form of libero Aime Cordeiro, who recently returned from a knee injury and had 14 digs on the day.
The Aztecs will travel to For Collins, Colo., to being play in the MWC Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 18. SDSU will face Brigham Young that afternoon at 4:00 p.m. (MST).
Following tourney play, San Diego State will have one match remaining as they will visit the University of San Diego on Tuesday, Nov. 23, at 7:00 p.m.