PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico volleyball closed out its 2026 campaign on a high note Saturday afternoon, sweeping Cameron University in straight sets (25-19, 25-21, 25-15) at Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena. The Greyhounds delivered one of their strongest offensive performances of the season, hitting .356 as a team to finish the year with an 8-20 overall record and a 4-13 mark in Lone Star Conference play.
Natalie Ceniceros led the Greyhounds offensively, recording a match-high 11 kills on 17 attempts with just one error, finishing with an impressive .588 hitting percentage. Sophia Valdez and Linden Pennings each added nine kills, with Pennings hitting .500 on 16 attempts while committing just one attacking error. Valdez also contributed a match-high three service aces, six digs, and one block assist.
Amya Speller added eight kills on a .350 hitting percentage, along with three block assists, while Aaliyah Butler chipped in seven kills on 16 attempts. Sydney Pipkin directed the Eastern offense with a match-high 40 assists, adding eight digs, one kill, and a block assist.
Defensively, Jordan Garcia led the Greyhounds with 12 digs and two service aces, while Alaina Kopf contributed 10 digs. Maya Perea finished with six digs and two service aces as Eastern totaled 49 digs and seven aces in the victory.
Eastern established its offensive rhythm early, recording 16 kills on a .275 hitting percentage in the opening set to claim a 25-19 victory. The Greyhounds continued their efficient attack in the second frame, totaling 15 kills with just three errors on 37 attempts, hitting .324 to secure a 25-21 win and take a commanding two-set advantage.
The Greyhounds saved their best offensive performance for the final set, hitting a match-high .519 with 17 kills and just three errors on 27 attempts. Eastern limited Cameron to seven kills and a .125 hitting percentage in the third frame, cruising to a 25-15 victory to complete the sweep.
For the match, Eastern totaled 48 kills against just 11 attacking errors on 104 attempts, finishing with a .356 hitting percentage while holding Cameron to a .167 clip. The Greyhounds also held advantages in kills (48-29), assists (46-29), service aces (7-4), and digs (49-37).
With the victory, Eastern New Mexico concludes its 2026 regular season with an 8-20 overall record and a 4-13 conference mark. Cameron finishes its campaign at 2-26 overall and 2-15 in Lone Star Conference action.
