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Match Three vs. Regis – Stats
Match Four vs. Augustana – Stats
• ENMU Head Coach Sia Poyer (53-71), in his fifth-year at the helm of the volleyball program, led the Hounds to their first winning season since 2004 last year with a 19-13 mark. The season was highlighted by an upset of 10th-ranked Angelo State, the first victory over a top-10 team in program history.
• ENMU returns 13 players from last year’s squad, including LSC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, Andrea Aguilar. Additionally, Brooklyn Biel is poised for a strong senior campaign after earning Second Team All-Conference accolades last season. Fellow seniors Amanda Dietz, Alexis Aguirre, Sierra Joyner and Alba Ontiveros are expected to make an impact for the Hounds.
• Here’s a breakdown statistically of what the Green and Silver return from last season’s team:
Ret. Total Pct.
Sets Played 655 1123 58%
Points 864.5 1962.0 44%
Kills 705 1650 43%
Attempts 1763 4375 40%
Assists 1352 1562 87%
Aces 86 144 60%
Digs 1019 1815 56%
Blocks (Solo) 30 42 71%
Blocks (Assists) 141 252 56%
• Eastern’s juniors, Kaitlyn Kluna and Desiray Anderson look to see more action on the court after strong sophomore campaigns.
• The talented sophomore class of Jennifer Martinez, Sophia Magnuson and Sarah Tuioti-Mariner are poised for breakout seasons. Tuioti-Mariner logged 128 kills in 77 sets while Martinez picked up 78 kills in 72 sets.
• Newcomers, Destyni Brooks, Marissa Ellis, Natasha McClendon, Jasmine Gannon, Julie Tucker, Tateum Harrison, Sabrina Garza and Sierra Joyner aim to make an immediate impact in their first season with the Hounds.
She Digs It
• Senior Andrea Aguilar opens up the season needing 578 digs to match Caitlyn Murphy’s program record of 1,930. The reigning LSC Defensive Player of the Year has gone above 500 digs in each of the last two seasons, snuffing out 522 and 533 attacks in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
Career Digs List
1. Caitlin Murphy 1,930 2006-09
2. Irma Cobos 1,653 1996-99
3. Andrea Aguilar 1,352 2014-17
Brooklyn Bridge
• Senior Brooklyn Biel has been a catalyst for the Greyhounds over the past three seasons. The Laveen, Ariz., native has improved every season, posting 62 kills as a freshman, 272 as a sophomore and 371 as a junior. A force to be reckoned with in the middle, Biel has stuffed 215 shots during her time with the Green and Silver and needs 67 to crack the top 10 list in program history.
Career Blocks List
8. Jessica King 285 2008-11
9. Lauren Frye 282 2013-16
Brooklyn Biel 215 2014-17
Setting the Table
• Senior Alexis Aguirre was an instrumental part of the run by the Greyhounds last season. The setter dished out 803 assists in Poyer’s 6-2 offense. Aguirre also throws javelin for the ENMU Track & Field team, earning a 20th-place finish at the NCAA DII Championships last season. In just two seasons with the volleyball team, the Artesia, NM, native has climbed to seventh on the career assists list with 1,905 dimes over the past two seasons.
Career Assists List
5. Stacey Estlund 2,393 1996-97
6. Barbara Lynn 2,165 1983-86
7. Alexis Aguirre 1,905 2015-16
Ones Everywhere
• Sophomores Jennifer Martinez and Sarah Tuioti-Mariner look to build off impressive performances during their first season with the Hounds. Martinez, a redshirt sophomore, had a seven-block performance in her first match playing the middle against New Mexico Highlands last year, the most by an ENMU player last season. Tuioti-Mariner surpassed the 10-kill plateau in three matches a year ago. In 13 matches from Sept. 28 to Nov. 4, the Corona, Calif., native averaged over seven kills/match.
Senior Class With A’s
• Of the six seniors on the 2017 roster, four have names starting with the letter A (Amanda Dietz, Alexis Aguirre, Alba Ontiveros and Andrea Aguilar). Additionally, the quartet is all from New Mexico.
Up Next
• Following the trip to Golden, Colo., ENMU travels to Lubbock, Texas, for a tournament hosted by Lubbock Christian. The Hounds will face off with Colorado Mesa, Colorado Christian, Southwestern Oklahoma State and Lubbock Christian. For all the latest news on the Greyhounds volleyball program, follow @greyhoundvball and @ENMUAthletics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or visit GoEasternAthletics.com.
