SILVER CITY, N.M. – The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team dropped its season opening matches on Friday to New Mexico Highlands and Sul Ross State at the Mustang Invitational in Silver City, N.M.
NMHU 3, ENMU 1 (28-26, 20-25, 19-25, 20-25)
- Freshman Addison Bartlett led the way for the Greyhounds posting a double-double with 13 kills (.278) and 11 digs.
- Sophia Valdez also posted a double-double with 10 kills (.242) and ten digs.
- Freshman Violeta Flores led the Greyhounds attack with 19 assists while adding three serving aces and six digs.
- Imahni Brown led the defensive efforts with 12 digs and added two serving aces.
- The Greyhounds out hit the Cowgirls with 48 kills to NMHU 44 kills. ENMU also posted a .208 hitting percentage compared to NMHU at .200.
SRSU 3, ENMU 1 (17-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-25)
- Valdez led the Greyhounds attack with 13 kills on a .423 clip.
- Freshman McKenzie Hart tallied ten kills on the evening while teammate Addison Bartlet added 14 digs.
- Brown recorded 22 digs on the night with a pair of serving aces.
- Flores dished out 22 assists and recorded 5 digs.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORES
- ENMU leads the all-time series against NHMU, 52-21-1.
- ENMU leads the all-time series against SRSU 24-12.
- Today's match between ENMU and SRSU marks the first win for the Lobos over the Greyhounds since 9/12/1980.
- The last time a Greyhound posted 20 or more digs was Cayla Reyes (26) against St. Edward's on October 25, 2024.
- Nine players saw the court for the first time with the Greyhounds (seven freshman): Violeta Flores, Isabella Hidalgo, Aaliyah Butler, Linden Pennings, Catalina Gutierrez, Bartlett, Amya Speller, McKenzie Hart, Jayla Yoder.
The Greyhounds have a quick turnaround with a pair of matches against Fort Lewis at 11:30 a.m. and Western New Mexico at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
