PORTALES, N.M. – The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team prepares for its last week of play with a pair of home games. The Hounds will face Oklahoma Christian on Friday, November 6 at 6 p.m. in the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena for senior night. The team will finish off the weekend with a match against Cameron on Saturday, November 7 starting at 2 p.m. for fan appreciation day. 

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS 

Eastern comes into this weekend with a 7-19 overall record, 3-12 in conference play, after going 0-2 this previous weekend. The Hounds fell 2-3 to St. Mary's and 1-3 to St. Edward's. 

Senior, Sophia Valdez, continues to lead the Greyhounds with 307 kills at 3.04 per set and a .148 hitting. Valdez currently sits at 11th in the conference in kills and 12th in the conference with 337.5 points. Amya Speller follows close behind with 244 kills at 2.42 per set and a hitting of .232. Speller also leads the team defensively, with 84.0 total blocks, 21 of which were solo and 63 assists. 

Jordan Garcia also leads the team defensively with 331 digs on the season at 3.89 per set and is sitting at ninth in the conference in digs. Garcia is also 13th in the conference for service aces, recording 30 total this season. Maya Perea is another defensive leader for the Greyhounds with 209 digs and 2.27 per set. 

Sydney Pipkin leads the team with 754 assists, 7.47 per set and is currently fifth in the conference for assists. Pipkin also leads defensively with 242 digs, 2.40 per set, and 23.0 blocks on the season. 

SCOUTING THE EAGLES 

• The Eagles hold an overall record of 15-12 and 8-7 in conference play after going 0-2 this past weekend. 

• Oklahoma Christian fell 0-3 to both Dallas Baptist and Texas Woman's. 

• Chloe Jones leads OC with 267 kills, 2.87 per set, and a .229 hitting. 

• Defensively, Macey Nehring leads the team with 389 digs at 3.97 per set and Lauren Cary leads with 63.0 blocks, five solos and 58 assists. 

• The Greyhounds have only faced the Eagles a total of six times with OC holding the record 4-2. 

SCOUTING THE AGGIES 

• The Aggies are currently 2-13 in conference play and hold an overall record of 2-24 after falling 1-3 to Texas Woman's and 0-3 to Dallas Baptist this previous week. 

• Offensively, Maria Osorio leads Cameron with 221 kills at 2.51 per set and a .167 hitting. 

• Defensively, Caitlyn Cornell leads with 62.0 total blocks, 13 solos and 49 assists. Addison McClure also leads defensively with 290 digs, 3.22 per set. 

• The Hounds hold the overall record 29-23 in the all-time series against the Aggies.