Athletic Report
November 16, 1998

VOLLEYBALL (23-10, 9-3 LSC)
REACHED LSC SEMIS
The Zias opened the Lone Star Conference Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Harding University, Nov. 10 at Greyhound Arena. Game scores were 15-10, 11-15, 15-5, 15-4. ENMU played at Cameron University in the semifinals. Cameron won the match 3-1, on game scores of 9-15, 15-11, 15-11, 15-12.

Eastern finished the season with a 23-10 overall record, including 9-3 in the LSC regular season. It was Eastern’s sixth 20-win season since 1991.

In the match against Harding, the Zias were led by Rachael Grant (Jr., MB, Wenatchee, WA/Columbia Basin College) and Charlene Hunt (Sr., OH, Sacramento, CA/Sacramento City College), each with 15 kills for ENMU. Grant achieved a .324 hitting percentage, and Hunt added 19 digs.

Junior setter Lindsey Davison (Kelso, WA/Columbia Basin) provided 47 assists. Irma Cobos (Jr., OH, Kermit, TX/Kermit H.S.) led all players with 20 digs, while Maricela Santos (Jr., MB, Laredo, TX/Laredo C.C.) contributed 9 digs and 9 total blocks.

Against Cameron, the Zias won the first game, 15-9, but fell in close contests in the remaining three games. Cameron upped its record to 28-2. The Lady Aggies went on to defeat West Texas in five games, 14-16, 15-8, 15-17, 16-14, 15-10, for the LSC title.

Hunt led the Zias with 14 kills against Cameron. She also recorded 17 digs. Other players in double figures for kills were Cobos, with 12, and right side hitter Heather DesMarais (Jr., Yakima, WA/Columbia Basin), with 10. Cobos also provided 27 digs.

Davison earned 43 assists during the match. She finished the year with a new ENMU record for assists in a single season with 1,407. The old record of 1,240 was set by Stacey Estlund last year.

DAVISON ESTABLISHES ENMU ASSIST RECORDS
ENMU junior setter Lindsey Davison (Kelso, WA/Columbia Basin College) set a school record with 1,407 assists during the 1998 volleyball season. She broke the previous single season assist record of 1,240 set by Stacey Estlund in 1997. Davison averaged 11.4 assists per game. She was ranked 2nd in the Lone Star Conference in assists. Eastern’s single season assist record has been broken by three different players over the past four seasons (Brandi Reynolds, 1,176 in 1995, Estlund in 1997, Davison in 1998).