December 8, 1997
For Immediate Release
Contact: Judy Willson, SID
505.562.4309 or 356-4755
Fri., December 12
Eastern New Mexico vs. Incarnate Word 12:30 pm (MT)
Angelo State Nathan's Jewelers Classic
HPE Complex, San Angelo, Texas
Sat., December 13
Eastern New Mexico vs. Schreiner 12:30 pm (MT)
Angelo State Nathan's Jewelers Classic
HPE Complex, San Angelo, Texas
Mon., December 15
Western New Mexico University at Eastern New Mexico 7:00 pm (MT)
Greyhound Arena, Portales, New Mexico
Ticket Price Adjustments...Beginning in January, general admission tickets for Greyhound and Zia basketball games will be $4.00 for Adults (out of high school) and $3.00 for Kids kindergarten thru 12th grade. Under kindergarten age are free.
Season tickets are still available for reserved seating at $35.00 for all Greyhound and Zia basketball games.
The Zias (4-2)...extended their winning streak to three last week with wins over Lone Star Conference North Division opponents Harding (76-63) and Ouachita Baptist (70-65). Sophomore Sharon Max (Fruitland) was the leading scorer for the Zias against Harding with 16 points. Senior Leigh Dalluge (Tulia, Texas) was the leading rebounder with 12. Against Ouachita, junior Bria Norris (Amarillo, Texas) was the leading scorer with 18, while sophomore Amanda Mendez (San Antonio, Texas) led all rebounders with 8.
For the week Max shot 66.7% from the field and 100% from the free throw line.
Mendez is the team's leading scorer with 13.3 points per game, second in rebounding with 5.7 per game and tops in shooting from the field (59.7%). Norris follows with 9.5 point per game and has the most three-point field goals with 7. Dalluge is the team's leading rebounder with 7.0 per game. Junior Julie Smith (Albuquerque) is tops in assists with 22.
This Week's Opponents...the Zias travel to Angelo State University to take on two non-conference opponents in the Nathan's Jewelers Classic. Information on University of Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas) and Schreiner College (Kerrville, Texas) is unavailable at press time.
On the Airwaves...95.3 KSEL-FM will be broadcasting several Zia basketball games. Don Elder and Travis Barger will handle the play-by-play and color commentary for the ENMU home games. KSEL will pick up feeds of the Zia road games whenever possible.
Weekly Radio Show...Don Elder will also be hosting the ENMU Coaches Show on 107.5 KSMX-FM every Wednesday night at 7:00 pm from Juanito's Restaurant on Avenue C in Portales. Different ENMU coaches will join Elder to give updates on the progress of their teams throughout the winter and spring.
SportsLook...will broadcast on KENW-TV Channel 3 on Thursday nights. The show, hosted by Dallan Sanders, will take a break for finals week and the holidays. The show will resume when classes resume in January. Sports Look is an ENMU student-run production.
Coming Up...the Zias wrap up the first part of the season with a home game against Western New Mexico on Monday, December 15. They will start the new year with a road game to border rival West Texas A&M on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 5:00 pm (MT) in Canyon, Texas.