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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Eastern Kentucky University volleyball team heads to the University of New Mexico this weekend to take part in the Lobo Classic.
 
On Friday, EKU will play New Mexico at 2:45 p.m. ET and New Mexico State at 7:15 p.m. The Colonels will wrap up against Florida Gulf Coast at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Free live statistics will be available for each match and free live video will be available when the squad plays the Lobos.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
 
-The Colonels started the season at No. 6 Penn State last weekend. EKU fell to the Nittany Lions, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the United States Naval Academy.
-Newcomer Lindsey Wilkins was named to the Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team.
-Chloe Rojas was the third Colonel to take Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year following the 2017 campaign.
-Rojas and Cassie Knutson were each named to the preseason all-conference team.
-Head Coach Lori Duncan is entering her 21^st and final season.
-The Colonels return eight, welcome in two transfers and bring in five freshmen.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS:
 
NEW MEXICO
-This will be the first meeting between EKU and the Lobos.
-The squad went 1-2 last weekend at the Idaho Tournament, falling to Grand Canyon and Santa Clara before taking down Idaho in five sets.
-New Mexico finished 16-16 with a 7-11 mark in Mountain West last season.
-Sophomore Lauren Twitty led the team in kills last season with 412. She leads the team so far this season with 49.
-The Lobos are predicted to finish fifth in the MW this season.
 
NEW MEXICO STATE
-EKU has faced the Aggies twice, holding an 0-2 record against them. The last contest came in 1983.
-NM State finished 2017 with a 21-8 overall mark with a 12-2 record in the Western Athletic Conference.
-The squad has opened the season with a 2-1 mark after taking down Pacific and UT Arlington but falling to Arizona State last weekend.
-The Aggies welcome in nine freshman this season.
 
FGCU
-This will be the first time the Colonels have taken on FGCU.
-The Eagles are 2-1 on the season after topping Florida Atlantic and Miami each in three sets, but falling to Central Florida in four last weekend.
-Florida Gulf Coast finished last season with a 22-10 mark overall and 10-4 record in Atlantic Sun play.
-Maggie Rick was named preseason setter of the year while Amanda Carroll, Snowy Burnam and Daniele Serrano were all named preseason all-conference selections.
 
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
-EKU will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada to take part in the Rebel Challenge.