The Sul Ross State volleyball team hosted UT Permian Basin on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Pete P. Gallego Center. (Photo by Alexandra Nava-Elizondo)
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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

VOLLEYBALL: Lobos drop to ENMU in straight sets

PORTALES, N.M. — On Saturday afternoon, the Sul Ross State volleyball team suffered a sweep to the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds at the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

The opening set featured 16 lead changes.

Eastern New Mexico held a 7-5 lead early in the set before the lead changed hands nine times.

Sul Ross State went on a 3-0 run to take a 20-17 lead as Cassandra Espinoza and Edie Coleman had back-to-back kills.

The Greyhounds then flipped the script by going on a 5-0 run to take a 22-20 lead.

Sul Ross State took advantage of two attack errors, as the score was all tied up at 22-all.

There were three different led changes late in the game until Eastern New Mexico closed things out with a 2-0 run to take the set.

The Greyhounds began the second set on a 5-0 run before Angelli Sanchez got the Lobos on the board with a kill.

Eastern New Mexico never trailed in the set as it led by seven points after stringing together a 3-0 run.

Sul Ross State pulled off a 6-0 run early in the third set to take a 12-10 lead. Espinoza and Coleman each tallied two kills during the big scoring spree.

The Greyhounds went ahead by one point using a 4-0 run before the Lobos tied up the score with a kill by Anna Kasper.

Eastern New Mexico used a 6-0 run to pull away and secure the sweep.

>> RECORDS: Eastern New Mexico (5-18, 2-10); Sul Ross State (2-16, 2-10)

>> GAME NOTES:
  • Espinoza and Natalie Hernandez each had nine kills. Espinoza also had 12 digs.
  • Coleman finished with eight kills.
  • Sanchez added to the offense with five kills.
  • Eliana Mata tallied 21 assists and three digs.
  • Brylee Sweeten had 10 assists and four digs.
  • Miranda Acosta tallied 16 digs.
>> UP NEXT: The Lobos host Dallas Baptist on Friday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. CST for the final homestand of the season.
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