Six Zias named All-LSC South
Bellum, Schiely grab First Team honors

PORTALES, N.M . — The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team (24-8) has landed six players on the All-Lone Star Conference South Division Team, it was announced Monday, Nov. 15 by the conference office. ENMU had two players on the First Team, one Second Team pick, and three Honorable Mention selections.

Anna Bellum (Sr., OH, Albuquerque, NM/Garden City CC) and Lindsay Schiely (Jr., MB, Portland, OR/Clackamas CC) garnered First Team honors for the Zias, who tied for second place in the LSC South with a 7-3 record in the division. Margie Goble (Sr., S, San Antonio, TX/Holmes HS) was tabbed a Second Team selection for Eastern, while Jessica Weeks (Sr., LIB, Brownell, KS/Garden City CC), Grace George (So., MB, Kaaawa, HI/Kahuku HS) and Emilie Rodman (Sr., MB, Gillette, WY/Western Wyoming CC) all were named Honorable Mention.

Bellum leads the Zias this season with 436 kills and is seventh in the conference with 3.60 kills per game. She is also third on the team with 390 digs (3.22 per game) and has 39 total blocks. She earned LSC South Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 18. It is the second straight season Bellum has been named to the First Team, and her 917 career kills rank seventh all-time among Zias.

In her first season with the Zias, Schiely has made an immediate impact, and is currently second on the team with 367 kills (3.01 per game). Her .282 attack percentage is tops among Zia regulars, and ranks her sixth in the LSC. She is third on the team with 100 blocks (0.82 per game).

Goble has been a mainstay for the Zias over the past five years, posting more than 1,000 assists in each of her four seasons for ENMU. After missing all of 2003 with a preseason knee injury, the senior has bounced back to lead the team with 1,082 assists. She has averaged 8.94 assists per game for the season, but has split time with junior transfer Amber McCarthy (Huntington Beach, CA/Orange Coast CC) at setter since midseason. Goble is the Zias' all-time leader with 5,260 assists in her career. She was named Honorable Mention All-LSC South in 2000.

Rodman was named Honorable Mention by the conference for the second consecutive season. She is third on the team with 280 kills (2.30 per game) this season. She is also second on the team with 110 blocks, and ranks sixth in the conference in blocks per game with 0.90.

Weeks has been a key component of the Zia defense all season, leading the team with 500 digs, the seventh-most in a single season in ENMU history. She is currently 10th in the conference with 4.10 digs per game. She was named LSC South Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 18 following a 40-dig performance against Lubbock Christian on Sept. 10. Her 816 career digs rank her 10th on ENMU's all-time list.

George has been one of the most improved players for the Zias this season, posting 268 kills and ranking second on the team with a .240 attack percentage. Her 146 blocks are the most in the LSC, and she is one of just two players in the conference to have more than one block per game, averaging 1.36. She was named LSC South Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 20. She finished third in the LSC in blocks per game (1.11) in 2003.

The Zias are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in team history, and will be the No. 5 seed in the Southwest Region. ENMU will face off with Mesa State College on Friday, Nov. 19 at Kearney, Neb. at 4 p.m. MST.

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