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Women's Volleyball Isabella Robertson

Eastern New Mexico University Volleyball Falls to St. Edward's In Four Sets

The Hounds Fight to Four Sets with the Hilltoppers

Box Score AUSTIN, TEXAS – The Eastern New Mexico volleyball team dropped a four-set Lone Star Conference match to St. Edward's on Saturday afternoon at the Recreation and Convocation Center.
 
ENMU 1, SEU 3 (25-19, 14-25, 18-25, 18-25)
Linden Pennings paced the Greyhounds with eight kills on .294 hitting to go with four blocks and 10.0 points. Amya Speller finished with seven kills on .238 hitting and a team-high six blocks (one solo, five assisted) for 10.5 points, while Sophia Valdez added six kills, three blocks, and four digs. Natalie Ceniceros chipped in five kills on .214 hitting with five blocks and 8.0 points.
Sydney Pipkin orchestrated the offense with 23 assists to go along with 14 digs, a service ace, and a block, helping the Hounds finish with 34 kills on .108 hitting.
Defensively, Jordan Garcia recorded 19 digs and a pair of service aces, while Alaina Kopf added nine digs and an ace. Catalina Gutierrez contributed three digs and an assist, and Addison Bartlett made the most of her action with two kills, an ace, seven digs, and a service ace of her own. Aaliyah Butler added five kills and a block, and Margaret Coats chipped in a service ace off the bench.
The Hounds opened hot, hitting .281 in the first set to take it 25-19, but Eastern's attack cooled in the middle frames as the Hilltoppers took control.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • SEU holds the overall record 14-6 over ENMU in the all-time series between the teams.

Players Mentioned

Sophia Valdez

#9 Sophia Valdez

OH/OPP
6' 2"
Junior
Aaliyah Butler

#5 Aaliyah Butler

OH/OPP
6' 1"
Junior
Addison Bartlett

#15 Addison Bartlett

OH/OPP
6' 1"
Freshman
Linden Pennings

#7 Linden Pennings

MB
5' 10"
Freshman
Catalina Gutierrez

#14 Catalina Gutierrez

S
5' 3"
Freshman
Amya Speller

#16 Amya Speller

MB
6' 1"
Junior
Natalie Ceniceros

#8 Natalie Ceniceros

MB
6' 2"
Freshman
Jordan Garcia

#1 Jordan Garcia

DS/L
5' 1"
Junior
Sydney Pipkin

#21 Sydney Pipkin

S
5' 8"
Freshman
Alaina Kopf

#2 Alaina Kopf

DS/L
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sophia Valdez

#9 Sophia Valdez

6' 2"
Junior
OH/OPP
Aaliyah Butler

#5 Aaliyah Butler

6' 1"
Junior
OH/OPP
Addison Bartlett

#15 Addison Bartlett

6' 1"
Freshman
OH/OPP
Linden Pennings

#7 Linden Pennings

5' 10"
Freshman
MB
Catalina Gutierrez

#14 Catalina Gutierrez

5' 3"
Freshman
S
Amya Speller

#16 Amya Speller

6' 1"
Junior
MB
Natalie Ceniceros

#8 Natalie Ceniceros

6' 2"
Freshman
MB
Jordan Garcia

#1 Jordan Garcia

5' 1"
Junior
DS/L
Sydney Pipkin

#21 Sydney Pipkin

5' 8"
Freshman
S
Alaina Kopf

#2 Alaina Kopf

5' 4"
Freshman
DS/L