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Winner Tex. Permian Basin UTPB 13-5,4-3 Lone Star
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Eastern N.M. EastNM 8-14,0-9 Lone Star
Winner
Tex. Permian Basin UTPB
13-5,4-3 Lone Star
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Final
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Eastern N.M. EastNM
8-14,0-9 Lone Star
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Tex. Permian Basin UTPB 30 23 25 24 15 (3)
Eastern N.M. EastNM 28 25 16 26 13 (2)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

UTPB Outsprints Greyhounds

PORTALES, N.M. – Four players had double digit kills as The University of Texas Permian Basin volleyball team (13-5, 4-3 Lone Star Conference) took a hard fought 3-2 (30-28, 23-25, 25-16, 24-26, 15-13) win over Eastern New Mexico (8-14, 0-9 LSC), Friday night at Greyhound Arena. 

In the first set, UTPB and Eastern New Mexico went back-and-forth until 10-10.  The Falcons then had four leads of at least three points; only for the Greyhounds to come creeping back in.

Up 24-19, UT Permian Basin saw ENMU reel off six straight points.  UTPB then had set point four times and Eastern New Mexico held on.  At 28-28, junior Chyra Thompson got a kill; then the Falcons forced an error for the win.

In the second set, tied at 4-4, the Greyhounds scored seven straight points.  UT Permian Basin kept chipping away and tied the set at 23-23.  Eastern New Mexico got the next two points to even the match.

In the third set, tied at 11-11, freshman Kennedi Wright had a massive kill that started a six point run to effectively end the set.

In the fourth set, the Greyhounds were rolling, up 16-11.  UTPB refused to quit and went on a 13-8 run.  Freshman Mya Black smashed the ball off the block to make it 24-24.  ENMU picked up the next two points to force a fifth set.

In the deciding set, the Falcons were controlling the tempo the whole way and were up 14-10.  Eastern New Mexico fired back for three straight points.  Senior Logan Terrazas recorded a kill right down the middle to end the match.

For UT Permian Basin, junior Aaliyah Gray had 12 kills and 10 digs, Thompson and Wright had 12 kills each and Black added 10 kills. Junior April Egwu had eight total blocks and junior Gabby Gregorski had 16 digs.

For Eastern New Mexico, Mikaela Garvin had 20 kills and Kali Nelson added 18.

UT Permian Basin stays on the road, Saturday, Oct. 14 playing Lubbock Christian.  The match is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m.

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