McClendon vs. LCU

Women's Volleyball

Hounds Look for First Road Win at WT Since 2004

PORTALES, N.M. - The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team travels to Canyon on Tuesday for a showdown with rival West Texas A&M. The Hounds are coming off a monumental upset of 17th-ranked Angelo State and look to again make history playing at the Box. ENMU enters the matchup at 8-12 overall and 5-5 in Lone Star Conference play, leaving the Hounds in a two-way tie for seventh, but two games up on Midwestern State.
 
Live stats and video are available online at GoEasternAthletics.com.
 
• Senior libero Andrea Aguilar enters the matchup after picking up her 1,500th-dig against Texas A&M-Kingsville earlier this season. The reigning LSC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year passed Irma Cobos' all-time mark of 1,653 earlier this year against A&M-C. The Clovis product is currently third in the LSC with 343 digs and needs 235 to match Caitlin Murphy's all-time mark of 1,930.
 
Career Digs List
1. Caitlin Murphy 1,930 2006-09
2. ANDREA AGUILAR 1,695 2014-17
3. Irma Cobos 1,653 1996-99
 
• Senior Brooklyn Biel has been a catalyst for the Greyhounds over the past three seasons. The Laveen, Ariz., native came one block shy of setting the all-time single match record with 10 rejections against Cameron. The senior needs just two more blocks on the year to climb into the top-10 list in program history after a six block performance in the win over Angelo State. Biel also leads the Hounds with 210 kills to go along with a.242 hitting percentage, bolstered by a .455 clip on Saturday.
 
Career Blocks List
8. Jessica King 285 2008-11
9. Lauren Frye 282 2013-16
BROOKLYN BIEL 278 2014-17
 
• Senior Alexis Aguirre recorded her 2,000th assist in the Greyhounds win over Colorado Christian earlier this season, becoming just the seventh player in program history to eclipse 2,000. A multi-sport athlete, Aguirre claimed a 20th-place finish in the javelin at the NCAA DII Track and Field Championships.
 
Career Assists List
4. Kennedi Catano 2,586 2011-14
5. Stacey Estlund 2,393 1996-97
6. ALEXIS AGUIRRE 2,307 2015-17
 
• Setter Kaitlyn Kluna has been a dangerous weapon from the service line. The Helotes, Texas, product has eight more aces than the next closest player with a league-leading 37 on the year. Against Angelo State this past weekend, Kluna dropped in six aces, including a pair back-to-back in the fifth set to clinch the victory for the Hounds.
 
• Sophomore Sarah Tuioti-Mariner and freshman Jasmine Gannon have made significant contributions this season. The duo is currently second and third on the team with 201 and 185 kills, respectively. Tuioti-Mariner has had at least 10 kills in 10 of the last 14 matches, including a 21 kill outburst against Lubbock Christian. Gannon has 15 matches with at least eight kills on the season.
 
Up Next
• The Greyhounds travel to Kingsville, Texas to take on Texas A&M-Kingsville on Friday, Oct. 20. First serve against the Javlinas is slated for 6 p.m. For all the latest news on the Greyhounds volleyball program, follow @greyhoundvball and @ENMUAthletics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or visit GoEasternAthletics.com.
-Eastern New Mexico University-
Volleyball
Will Edwards

Players Mentioned

Lauren Frye

#10 Lauren Frye

RS
6' 0"
Senior
Andrea Aguilar

#22 Andrea Aguilar

DS/L
5' 4"
Senior
Alexis Aguirre

#7 Alexis Aguirre

S
5' 7"
Senior
Brooklyn Biel

#13 Brooklyn Biel

MB
6' 1"
Senior
Kaitlyn Kluna

#9 Kaitlyn Kluna

S
5' 4"
Junior
Sarah Tuioti-Mariner

#11 Sarah Tuioti-Mariner

OH/RS
5' 10"
Sophomore
Jasmine Gannon

#10 Jasmine Gannon

OH/MB
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lauren Frye

#10 Lauren Frye

6' 0"
Senior
RS
Andrea Aguilar

#22 Andrea Aguilar

5' 4"
Senior
DS/L
Alexis Aguirre

#7 Alexis Aguirre

5' 7"
Senior
S
Brooklyn Biel

#13 Brooklyn Biel

6' 1"
Senior
MB
Kaitlyn Kluna

#9 Kaitlyn Kluna

5' 4"
Junior
S
Sarah Tuioti-Mariner

#11 Sarah Tuioti-Mariner

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH/RS
Jasmine Gannon

#10 Jasmine Gannon

6' 1"
Freshman
OH/MB