Aggies Outlast Middle Tennessee in Five Sets

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – NM State Volleyball closed out its weekend series against Middle Tennessee with a thrilling five-set victory on Saturday afternoon inside the Alumni Memorial Gymnasium. After falling in Friday’s opener, the Aggies bounced back by winning three tightly contested sets and holding off the Blue Raiders in the decisive fifth frame to earn a 3-2 victory. Set-by-set: NM State def. Middle Tennessee 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 16-25, 25-21, 15-13) FIRST SET The opening frame featured 12 ties and eight lead changes as neither side could gain control early. Maggie Lightheart tallied five kills while Tess Fuqua added three and…