PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico volleyball is on the road for a weekend of away games. Eastern will face UT Dallas first on Friday, October 16 at 5 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. CT at the UTD Activity Center in Richardson, Texas. The Greyhounds will finish out the weekend with a match against UT Tyler on Saturday, October 17 at 1 p.m. MT / 2 p.m. CT at the Louise Herrington Patriot Center in Tyler, Texas.
 
SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS
Eastern finished the last week with a successful 2-1 record after defeating both New Mexico Highlands and Sul Ross State 3-0 and falling 1-3 to Western New Mexico. ENMU now holds an overall record of 7-12 and 3-5 in conference play.
Sophia Valdez leads the team with 257 kills on a .169 hitting percentage, averaging 3.38 kills per set. Valdez sits at sixth in the conference in kills currently. Amya Speller follows closely behind with 197 kills and leads with a .271 hitting percentage. Speller is also a defensive leader for the Greyhounds, leading with 52.0 blocks on the season, 15 of which were solo and 37 assists.
Jordan Garcia anchors the back row for the Hounds with 223 digs, averaging 3.72 digs per set. Garcia has also recorded 21 service aces this season. Maya Perea follows Garcia with 179 digs and leads the team with 27 service aces.
Sydney Pipkin continues to run the offense, leading the team with 595 assists, averaging 7.83 assists per set. Pipkin sits at sixth in the conference for assists and has also recorded 78 kills and 18.0 blocks.
 
SCOUTING THE COMETS

• The Comets hold a 9-8 overall record and 5-3 record in conference play.
• UTD split a pair of matches this past week, falling 2-3 to Midwestern State and defeating Lubbock Christian 3-1.
• Jane Burkhardt leads the Comets offensively with 269 kills on the season, averaging 4.14 kills per set and sits at second in the conference for kills.
• Defensively, Avery Gray earned 350 digs, 5.38 per set and Laura See recorded 56.0 blocks, 11 solos and 45 assists.
• ENMU has only face UTD one time which resulted in a loss for the Greyhounds.

 
SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS

• The Patriots are currently 15-3 and 6-2 in conference play.
• The team is coming off a very successful past week, defeating Lubbock Christian 3-0 and Midwestern State 3-2.
• Melanie Merrill leads UT Tyler with 142 kills on a .251 hitting percentage, averaging 2.25 kills per set. Kailey Manes has recorded 112 kills on the season and is first in the conference with a .365 hitting percentage.
• Defensively, Anna Arceneaux leads the team with 286 digs, 4.47 per set. Makhai Lewis is also a defensive leader with 72.0 blocks, nine solos and 63 assists. Lewis sits at second in the conference in blocks.
• ENMU and UTT have faced each other six total times with each game resulting in a win for UT Tyler.