PORTALES, N.M. – The Eastern New Mexico volleyball team fell to West Texas A&M in five sets this Friday night at the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena in Portales, New Mexico.
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ENMU 2, WTAMU 3 (13-25, 25-15, 13-25, 25-22, 11-15)
The Greyhounds dropped a five set thriller to the Lady Buffs. Eastern finished 61 kills on 174 swings, while WT attacked at .245 with 59 kills.
Sophia Valdez led the Hounds with 12 kills and 12.5 points, adding a block.
Linden Pennings followed with 14 kills on a .333 hitting mark, while
Amya Speller chipped in 11 kills, three blocks, and 13.0 points.
Sydney Pipkin ran the offense with 30 assists to go with 12 digs, while
Catalina Gutierrez added 13 assists.
Defensively,
Jordan Garcia anchored the back row with 17 digs, while
Maya Perea and
Alaina Kopf each added 13 digs. Eastern finished with 68 digs, four blocks, and no aces on the night.
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BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against Eastern 82-19.
