It was a special season for the New Mexico Military Institute Bronco volleyball team after it finished 37-5 overall and ranked as the ninth-best program in the country.
After dropping their opening match at nationals on Thursday, the New Mexico Military Institute Bronco volleyball team bounced back with two wins on Friday, securing their spot in the final NJCAA rankings as one of the top ten teams in the country.
HUTCHINSON, KS – The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco volleyball team closed out the season with a trio of wins at the 2019 NJCAA D1 Women’s National Championships to finish as the ninth best junior college team in the country.
The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco volleyball team lost their first-round match in the NJCAA National Championships to eighth-seeded Hillborough Community College in a five-set heartbreaker.
The No. 9 Broncos won the first set 25-19, but then let the Hawks take sets two and three with scores just as close: 20-25 and 18-25.
NMMI rallied back to force a fifth set with a 25-20 win in the fourth, but fell five points shy in the final, 15-10.
With the loss, NMMI drops down to the consolation bracket. They will face Monroe College at 12:00 PM CST on Friday. The No. 16 Mustangs lost to top-seeded Navarro in four sets in their nationals opener.
The team that wins the Region V West Volleyball Championships earns an automatic bid to nationals.
The New Mexico Military Institute Broncos have won that title and gone to the NJCAA D1 Women's Volleyball Championships for the past three years straight, and five out of the last six.
The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco volleyball team swept Clarendon College in straight-sets 25-8, 25-15, 25-18 to improve to 32-3 on the year and 10-1 in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference.
The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco volleyball team moved to 31-3 overall and 9-1 in conference, downing Frank Phillips College in straight sets at home: 25-10, 25-17, 25-19.
NMMI Sports Press
In a battle of top ten teams in the NJCAA, the Odessa College Wranglers [25-1, 7-1] defeated the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos [29-3, 7-1] in a five set classic (25-23, 22-25, 25-19, 19-25, 7-15) at Cahoon Armory gym on Saturday.
The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco volleyball team defeated the Western Texas College Westerners in three sets (25-11, 25-5, 25-13) in Cahoon Armory Gym on Wednesday.
NMMI Sports Press
The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco volleyball team showed no jet lag from their Florida trip last weekend as they defeated Western Junior College Athletic Conference foe Midland College in three sets (25-9, 25-13, 25-7) on Monday.
The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco volleyball team kept their perfect record unblemished, but it took a full five sets to down the visiting New Mexico Junior College Thunderbirds, moving 5th-ranked NMMI to a 13-0 overall record and their first win in conference play.
The Bronco volleyball team got to enjoy a rare week off from action, but that didn’t stop another pair of honors from being given to the undefeated NMMI squad: defensive specialist/libero Ha’ahulakaleikaimana “Hula” Crisostomo was named Defensive Player of the Week for both the Region V and at the NJCAA DI level overall; and the team is ranked No. 5 nationally, for the second week in a row.
The Bronco volleyball team won both of their Day 1 matches in the 12th Annual NMMI Classic Volleyball Tournament, downing Scottsdale Community College in three close sets (25-19, 26-24, 25-19) in their 1:00 PM season-opener on Friday, Aug. 23, then outlasted Hutchinson Community College for a four-set win in a 7:00 PM nightcap (25-23, 21-25, 25-10, 25-14).