Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University extended its late-season winning streak to four on Friday night with a 25-12, 22-25, 25-19, 17-25, 15-12 Lone Star Conference win over Texas A&M International at Greyhound Arena.
The Greyhounds (5-15, 5-7 LSC) pulled away from a 10-10 tie in the deciding set, getting a kill from senior outside hitter Jasmine Gannon to go in front before freshman outside hitter Mikaela Garvin notched three kills in the final four points.
Senior outside hitter Jasmine Gannon collected her ninth double-double of the campaign, posting a season-high-tying 18 kills to go with 18 digs. Garvin added 14 kills, while junior middle blocker Jordan O’Connor-Dempsey and sophomore middle blocker Gracelyn Stubbs each posted personal bests with 13 kills.
Meantime, sisters Rae (31) and Qitana Sapiga (23) combined for 54 set assists.
It was only ENMU’s second meeting all-time with the Dustdevils (3-16, 3-9), and evened the series 1-1.
The Hounds were slated to host Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday. Their next outings are at Lubbock Christian on Friday and at Angelo State on Saturday.
WT tops ENMU 3-1 — At Canyon, Texas, host West Texas A&M dominated most of the match but needed a late-second half goal to put ENMU away 3-1 in LSC women’s soccer on Wednesday.
The Lady Buffs (10-5, 6-4 LSC) posted a 36-13 advantage in overall shots, including 18-5 on goal, but needed a tally from xxxx forward Asha James in the 77th minute to get some breathing room. Senior forward Hannah Kelley-Lusk had a goal and assist for the Lady Buffs, while junior defender Maliyah Mendoza collected a pair of assists.
With the Hounds (2-12-1, 0-9-1) trailing 1-0, sophomore forward/midfielder Kelsey Medina notched her first goal at ENMU. The transfer from Division I Chicago State had her initial shot bounce off the post, but gathered the carom and knocked the rebound WT keeper Daniela Estrada to knot the contest in the 12th minute.
WT regained the lead midway through the half when junior defender Emily Avila scored from the top of the box on an assist from Mendoza.
With the win, WT improved to 18-5-3 all-time against ENMU.
The Hounds were slated to host Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday at Greyhound Stadium. They wrap up their campaign with two conference matches this week — Wednesday at home in a 7 p.m. start against Lubbock Christian, and on Saturday at Texas-Tyler.
