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Women's Volleyball Justin Bustos

Serving It Up: Greyhounds host Lubbock Christian

ENMU looks to stop the bleeding in match against Lubbock Christian

PORTALES, N.M. - The Eastern New Mexico volleyball team looks to snap a three-match losing streak on Tuesday as the Greyhounds host Lubbock Christian at 6 p.m. inside the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena.



SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS
•    Eastern New Mexico comes into the match with a 3-11 overall record and 1-3 in conference play. The Greyhounds dropped a pair of matches over the weekend in a 1-3 loss to Texas Woman's on Friday followed by a loss to DBU in straight sets.
•    Sophia Valdez leads the team with 173 kills on the season and is third in the LSC in kills per set at 3.53 while freshman teammate Addison Bartlett has registered 115 kills and 2.35 kills per set. The Roswell, N.M. native has scored double digit kills in the past five matches which includes 23 in the match against Western New Mexico.
•    Transfer middle blocker Amya Speller leads the team with 36 total blocks and has added 72 kills while hitting a .237 clip.
•    Violeta Flores is averaging 5.19 assists per set with a total of 249 on the season and is 15th in the conference.
•    Imahni Brown collected her 500th career dig as a Greyhound on September 20, in a 3-1 win over Western New Mexico. Brown leads the team with 224 digs and is sixth in the conference, averaging 4.57 digs per set. Bartlett is close behind at 137.
•    The Greyhounds sit eleventh in the conference in service aces, averaging 1.57 per set and 77 on the season. ENMU sits tenth in the conference in digs per set at 15.61 with 765 total on the year.
•    Looking ahead, the Greyhounds head to Canyon for a Saturday match up with nationally-ranked West Texas A&M. The match is slated for 1 p.m. (MST) / 2 p.m. (CST).

SCOUTING THE LADY CHAPS
•    The Lady Chaps come into the match with a 12-4 overall record and a perfect 4-0 in LSC play.
•    LCU is led by Lily Bickley with 171 kills on the year with Emilee Sikora close behind with 154 on the year. The Lady Chaps have two other plays with 100+ kills on the season in Payton Murray (112) and Jade Workman (110). Bickley leads the team with 43 blocks which includes 35 assisted and eight solo
•    The Lady Chaps are led by Abby Dominguez with 292 digs on the season and 4.87 digs per set. 
•    Camdyn Sears plays double-duty for the Lady Chaps, leading the team with 567 assists and second on the team in digs with 171 on the year.
•    ENMU leads the series against the LCU 34-33.

Players Mentioned

Imahni Brown

#3 Imahni Brown

DS
5' 3"
Senior
Sophia Valdez

#9 Sophia Valdez

OH/OPP
6' 2"
Junior
Addison Bartlett

#15 Addison Bartlett

OH/OPP
6' 1"
Freshman
Violeta Flores

#2 Violeta Flores

S/DS
Freshman
Amya Speller

#16 Amya Speller

MB
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Imahni Brown

#3 Imahni Brown

5' 3"
Senior
DS
Sophia Valdez

#9 Sophia Valdez

6' 2"
Junior
OH/OPP
Addison Bartlett

#15 Addison Bartlett

6' 1"
Freshman
OH/OPP
Violeta Flores

#2 Violeta Flores

Freshman
S/DS
Amya Speller

#16 Amya Speller

6' 1"
Junior
MB