TUCSON, Ariz. -  The William & Mary volleyball team had two players generate double-digit kills in a 3-0 (19-25, 22-25, 12-25) setback against New Mexico State to finish out the Wildcat Classic on Saturday afternoon. Senior Sydney Biniak tallied a match-high 12 kills and junior Heather Pippus added 10 more to pace the Tribe (2-11) during the first-ever meeting with the Aggies (7-5).
 
The Green and Gold produced its best effort in the second set, forcing nine ties and five lead changes. Back-to-back slams from Pippus provided W&M a two-point margin, 8-6, to start the period. No more than two points separated each team until the Aggies went on a 4-0 run to open up a 21-17 advantage. Freshman Julia Brown's fifth hammer of the stanza made it a one-point difference, 22-21, but NMSU closed out the game with a 3-1 spurt.
 
The Aggies registered a .433 attack percentage with no errors to take the third set. The Tribe was down early in the frame, 15-7, and could never recover. After Biniak crushed her 11^th kill of the afternoon, NMSU ignited a 7-1 run to earn the win in three sets.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Pippus chipped in a season-best 13 digs for her first double-double of 2017. It's also the eighth double-double of her career.
- Biniak not only pushed her double figure kill streak to nine matches in a row, but also recorded a season-best seven digs. She totaled three blocks as well.
- Sophomore Autumn Brenner led all players with 33 assists. Brenner has exceeded 30 assists on four occasions this year. She finished the Wildcat Classic averaging 9.70 assists per set.
- Brown registered a season-high nine kills in 18 attempts with just two errors (.389 attack percentage). 

Notes
The contest marked the first-ever meeting against a Western Athletic Conference opponent…Biniak was named to her fourth consecutive All-Tournament Team after averaging 4.00 kills per set this weekend… Pippus scored a season-best 11 points in her first start this year…The Tribe had two players reach 10-plus kills for the second time this weekend...Brenner jumped to 11^th all-time with 1,133 career assists…Brown scored at least 10 points for the third time in 2017.
 
Quotable
"This was a great weekend for the Tribe. We fought hard, learned a lot about ourselves and played really well. I'm proud of this team for showing up for each match and giving it all they've got. We definitely took steps forward and we are excited to start conference this week." – Head coach Melissa Ferris
 
Up Next
The Green and Gold opens up Colonial Athletic Association play with a three-match homestead next week. W&M will host Delaware in a late mid-week tilt on Sept. 21, before welcoming a pair of unbeatens in James Madison (Sept. 23) and Towson (Sept. 24) during the weekend.