9/25/2021 | Women’s Volleyball | Box Score

PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico fell in a sweep to University of Texas Permian Basin, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Arena. The Hounds fall to 1-3 in Lone Star Conference play, while the Falcons move to 2-1.

The visiting Falcons started the first set with a 6-2 run to jump out early. From then, Eastern poked at the UTPB lead but could not reduce the gap. With the score at 19-12 Falcons, ENMU started to heat up going on a 7-2 run. A Jasmine Gannon kill and a block from Jordan O’Connor-Dempsey and Mikaela Garvin sparked the rally for the Greyhounds. However, UT Permian Basin eventually closed out the set by a score of 25-21.

UTPB established a large lead in the second set right from the beginning. The Falcons jumped out to a 12-1 lead on ENMU and never looked back. ENMU were able to put together a handful of points, but UTPB controlled the second set 25-10, holding a 2-0 set lead over ENMU.

ENMU took a slim lead at the start of the third set, following a Jasmine Gannon kill to make it 5-4 Eastern. From then, the Falcons rattled off a 10-1 run, taking control of the set 14-6. The Hounds did provide a small comeback, collecting four straight points with from kills from Gannon and O’Connor-Dempsey, along with a Gracelyn Stubbs ace. However, UT Permian Basin closed the set, and the match on a 5-1 streak, ending the third set 25-16, coming away 3-0 winners.

NOTABLE STATS

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • Davis tallied a career high in digs, surpassing the previous mark of 11 set against DBU on Sept. 3rd of this year.
  • The Hounds next head west, to play West Texas A&M on Wednesday, Sept. 29th in Canyon, Texas. The first set will begin at 5 p.m.