Athletic Report
November 13, 2001

MARINER NAMED 1ST TEAM ALL-LSC SOUTH FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON
Pilon and Rowley on 2nd Team; Wallenborn is Honorable Mention
PORTALES, NM — Junior middle blocker Christabell Mariner (Pago Pago, American Samoa/Tafuna H.S.), who broke the Eastern New Mexico University record for kills in one season, has been named First Team All-Lone Star Conference South Division for the second year in a row, as selected by the LSC South head coaches.

Mariner was one of just seven players named to the First Team. Overall, ENMU placed four players on the All-Conference squad.

Raina Pilon (Jr., MB, Eagan, MN/Pasco-Hernando C.C.) and Jessica Rowley (Sr., OH, Dallas, OR/Clackamas C.C.) were both named Second Team All-LSC South.

Courtney Wallenborn (Jr., RS, Camas, WA/Mt. Hood C.C.) was chosen Honorable Mention All-LSC South. Mariner set an ENMU record with 575 kills, breaking her own single season record of 567, set last season.

This fall, Mariner averaged 4.8 kills per game, and led the Zias with a .304 hitting percentage. She also earned 334 digs (2.8 avg.), 146 total blocks (1.2 avg.), 32 service aces (0.3 avg.) and 30 assists (0.3 avg.). Mariner was chosen LSC South Hitter-of-the-Week twice during the season, on Sept. 10 and Oct. 29.

She was also selected to the Southwest Regional Challenge All-Tournament Team and to the LSC All-Tournament Team. She helped the Zias reach the championship match of the LSC Tournament before losing West Texas A&M University, ranked #1 in NCAA Division II.

On Sept. 3, Mariner earned a triple-double against Adams State College. She registered 25 kills, 19 digs and 10 total blocks during the match. For the season, she had 13 double-doubles in kills and digs. She recorded at least 10 kills in 31 of 33 matches. Against the LSC South, she pounded out 5.1 kills per game with a .356 hitting percentage.

Pilon finished the season with 327 kills (2.6 avg.) and 326 digs (2.6 avg.). She trailed only Mariner in total blocks, with 21 block solos and 94 block assists (115 total, 0.9 avg.). She also provided 24 service aces (0.2 avg.). Pilon hit .271 in Lone Star Conference South Division action.

Rowley led the Zias with 387 digs, an average of 3.0 digs per game. She also earned 370 kills (2.9 avg.), achieved 64 total blocks (0.5 avg.), and recorded 23 service aces (0.2 avg.). She tied her personal best with 21 kills against St. Mary’s University on Oct. 20. Rowley hit .199 in Lone Star Conference matches. She finished 8th all-time at ENMU with 806 career digs.

Wallenborn was perhaps ENMU’s most consistent player. She produced 304 kills (2.4 avg.) to go with 322 digs (2.5 avg.), 104 assists (0.8 avg.), 74 blocks (0.6 avg.) and 22 services aces (0.2 avg.). She supplied double-digit kill totals in 13 matches, including a personal best 17 kills against West Texas A&M on Oct. 23 at Greyhound Arena. She hit .199 for the season.

ENMU lost its first seven matches, but went 22-7 in its final 29 matches for a 22-14 overall record and a second place finish in the LSC South at 7-3. The Zias were 11-3 in their last 14 matches, with two of the three losses against WTAMU.

Head Coach Mike Maguire improved his record to 317-187 (.629) in 15 seasons at ENMU. He earned his 300th victory at Eastern on Sept. 7 in a 3-0 win over Midwestern State. He concluded the year with an all-time record of 332-202 (.622) over 16 seasons, including one year at Chadron State College (Nebr.).