Volleyball Wins Huge Match Against New Mexico State With Five-Set Victory

Friday, October 30

Las Cruces, NM

8 PM

University of Delaware

8-13,3-8CUSA

New Mexico State

12-12,5-6CUSA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Delaware	25	25	19	12	15	3
New Mexico St.	16	23	25	25	12	2

Photo by: Nick Vuylsteke

10/30/2026 10:38:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - University of Delaware volleyball earned a five-set victory over New Mexico State (25-16, 25-23, 19-25, 12-25, 15-12) on Friday night at the Pan American Center. The Blue Hens improved to 8-13 overall and 3-8 in Conference USA play, snapping an eight-match losing streak.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Anna Logan Gillens led Delaware with 14 kills and added four blocks while hitting .333
Thalia Yancey recorded 13 kills, 12 digs, and two service aces.
Morgan Campbell tallied 12 kills while hitting .409 and added four blocks.
Kennedi Inman finished with 45 assists, four service aces, and two digs.
Emily Zgonc led the Blue Hens with 13 digs.
Asia Murray contributed five blocks while hitting .800 on four kills.
Delaware recorded 10 service aces and nine blocks as a team.

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET

Delaware controlled the opening set, never trailing on its way to a 25-16 win and an early 1-0 lead.
The Blue Hens held New Mexico State to a -.088 hitting percentage, forcing 10 attack errors. It was the lowest hitting percentage allowed in any set by Delaware this season.
Gillens hit .667 with five kills. Inman had 10 assists.

SECOND SET

Delaware continued its strong play in the second set, earning a 25-23 victory to take a 2-0 advantage.
The Blue Hens recorded 17 kills while committing just two attack errors. It hit .556 in the set, its second best hitting percentage in any set this season.
Campbell had seven kills on a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage, and Inman had 15 assists.

THIRD SET

New Mexico State responded in the third set, taking a 25-19 win to cut Delaware's lead to 2-1.
Inman had nine assists, while Yancey and Gillens had three kills each.

FOURTH SET

New Mexico State evened the match at two sets apiece with a 25-12 victory in the fourth.

FIFTH SET

Delaware responded in the deciding set, earning a 15-12 victory to secure the five-set win.
Delaware trailed 10-6 in the set, but two straight kills by Murray and Gillens began the comeback. With the score 11-9, five straight points gave Delaware a 13-11 lead. Gillens and Yancey both had a gill, Jayda Redd had an ace, and back-to-back blocks put UD up 13-11 before finishing off the match.
Gillens had four kills and hit .800 in the set as Delaware hit .357 as a team.

MATCH NOTES

Gillens, Yancey, and Campbell combined for 39 of Delaware's 50 kills.
Gillens has recorded back-to-back matches with at least 10 kills and a .300 hitting percentage.
Yancey recorded her sixth double-double of her career.
Campbell had her second career match where she hit at least .400 with 10 kills, also done against Rider on Sept. 10, 2026 (10 kills, .588 hitting percentage.
Inman's four aces were a new career-high.
Zgonc had her sixth career match with at least 10 digs.
Delaware finished with 10 service aces.
The 10 aces were the third most in a match this season.

UP NEXT
Delaware returns to the court tomorrow for the second match of its weekend series against New Mexico State.