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.