PORTALES, N.M. – The ENMU volleyball team sets off on the road early this week and finishes the weekend off on home territory. The Greyhounds will face Midwestern State on Tuesday, October 20 in Wichita Falls, Texas at 5 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. CT at the D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The team will then face #6 Angelo State on Friday, October 23 at 6 p.m. before ending the weekend with a match against UT Permian Basin on Saturday, October 24 at 2 p.m. with both games happening at the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena.
 
SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS
Eastern comes into this week after going 0-2 this previous week, falling 0-3 to both UT Dallas and UT Tyler, bringing its overall record to 7-14 and 3-7 in conference play.
Sophia Valdez leads the Greyhounds for another week with 271 kills, 3.30 per set and hitting a .165. Valdez is currently at seventh in the conference kills. Amya Speller follows closely behind with 208 kills at 2.54 per set and leads with a .259 hitting average. Speller leads the team defensively with 58.0 blocks with 17 solos and 41 assists, averaging .71 per set.
Jordan Garcia holds down the back row for the Hounds with 253 digs, averaging 3.83 digs per set and sitting at 10th in the conference for digs. Garcia is also ninth in the conference for service aces, contributing 24 total on the season and recording 48 assists. Maya Perea follows closely behind with 187 digs and leads the team with 28 service aces.
Sydney Pipkin runs the offense for the team, recording 624 assists at 7.61 per set and sitting at sixth in the conference. Pipkin is an all-around threat for the Greyhounds, adding 83 kills, 19 blocks, and 185 digs on the season.
 
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS

• The Mustangs currently hold a 13-9 overall record and 8-3 in conference play after going 2-0 this past weekend, defeating Texas A&M-Kingsville 3-2 and Texas A&M International 3-0.
• Isabella Dickens leads MSU offensively with 258 kills, averaging 3.04 per set and hitting a .325.
• Defensively, Jenna Redding leads the team with 347 digs, 4.08 per set. Jaiden Wright also leads defensively with 56.0 blocks, 10 solos and 46 assists.
• ENMU still holds the lead 24-23 in the overall series against MSU. The last four matchups between the teams have resulted in a win for the Mustangs.

SCOUTING THE RAMBELLES

• #6 Angelo State currently holds a 20-1 overall record and a perfect 10-0 in conference play.
• The Rambelles swept both Texas Woman's and DBU 3-0 this past weekend.
• Julie Hopkins leads the team offensively with 220 kills, averaging 2.93 per set.
• Defensively, Allie Duitsman leads with 294 digs on the season, 3.92 per set and is ninth in the conference for digs.
• ASU holds the lead in the all-time series against ENMU 56-27. The last win for the Hounds over Angelo state was in October of 2022.

 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS

• UTPB fell to Dallas Baptist and Texas Woman's this past weekend, bring its overall record to 5-11 and 0-10 in conference play.
• Offensively, Kaitlyn Salgado leads the team with 172 kills, averaging 3.02 per set.
• Kierra Freeman leads the Falcons defensively with 163 digs at 2.76 per set and Precious Johnson leads with 47.0 blocks, 15 solos and 32 assists.
• UT Permian Basin holds the lead in the all-time series against Eastern 15-8 with the last win for ENMU over UTPB in 2018.