Friday, September 11, 2015

PUBLO, COLO. — The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team won their third straight game of the season Friday with a win over Western State Colorado University, 3-1.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: ENMU wins (17-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-22)
Location: Pueblo, Colo.
Records: ENMU 4-2, Western State 2-6
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After falling in the opening set 25-17, the Greyhounds turned things around and took three straight sets, beating Western State handedly.
• The teams both had roughly the same number of attacking attempts and their hitting percentage was only .05 percent different (ENMU .147, Western State .152).
• ENMU had three players with over a .300 hitting percentage.

 
 
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

• Laura Landreth led the Greyhounds with 11 kills, her first double digit kill game of the season.
• ENMU had three players with eight kills, but only one with more than double digits.  Lauren Frye, Brooklyn Biel and Courtney Lawson all had eight.

 
UP NEXT

• The Greyhounds will try to carry Friday's 2-0 success into the second day of the Steel  Silver Classic, where they will face Missouri Western State University (2:00 p.m.) and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (7:00 p.m.).