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ENMU arrow Athletics arrow News arrow Weekly Updatesarrow February 20, 2006-February 26, 2006
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ENMU Weekly Highlights (Feb. 20 - Feb. 26, 2006)

Men’s Basketball (12-15 Overall, 6-6 LSC South)

Last Week’s Results:
*Feb. 23 — Tarleton State defeated ENMU, 81-64
*Feb. 25 — ENMU defeated Midwestern State, 84-82 (OT)

Last Week’s Top Performances:

Tristan Largent (Jr., Guard, 5’11", 185 lbs., Martinsburg, WV/Garrett College/Martinsburg HS)
— Averaged 19.5 points and 7.0 rebounds during the two games
— Scored 17 points against Tarleton State
— Tied his career high with 22 points against Midwestern State (also 22 vs. MSU on Jan. 28)
— Earned 6 rebounds against Tarleton State and grabbed 8 rebounds versus Midwestern State

Joshua Jackson (Fr., G, 6’0”, 187 lbs., Madison, WI/Madison West HS)
— Scored 17 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and earned 6 assists against Midwestern State
— Provided the tying basket as the buzzer sounded in regulation, then scored the winning basket with 1.4 seconds left in overtime, as ENMU defeated MSU to qualify for the LSC Tournament

Jolen Montoya (Sr., G, 5’9”, 175 lbs., Cordova, NM/Neosho County CC/Espanola Valley HS)
— Contributed 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting (3 of 4 three-pointers) against Midwestern State

Stephen Wilson (Jr., G, 6’2”, 170 lbs., Heflin, AL/Gadsden State CC/Cleburne Co. HS)
— Scored 10 points and hauled down 5 rebounds against Tarleton State

Leading Scorers for the Season: Tristan Largent, 13.1 avg.; Mikal Monette, 12.0 avg.
Leading Rebounders for the Season: Mikal Monette, 7.0 avg.; Ira Cross, 4.5 avg.

Women’s Basketball (11-17 Overall, 3-11 LSC South)

Last Week’s Results:
*Feb. 23 — Tarleton State defeated ENMU, 90-62
*Feb. 25 — ENMU defeated Midwestern State, 73-63

Last Week’s Top Performances:

Tiana Bryant (Sr., Post, 6’0”, Roswell, NM/Univ. of New Mexico/Goddard HS)
— Finished her career ranked 13th on Eastern’s all-time scoring list with 913 points
— Scored in double figures in 27 of 28 games this season
— Provided 13 points and recorded 7 rebounds versus Tarleton State
— Scored 27 points to go with 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 5 steals against Midwestern State

Heather Brown (Jr., G, 5’7”, Hereford, TX/Hereford HS)
— Moved into 11th place on Eastern’s all-time scoring list with 932 career points
— Averaged 22.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists, while shooting 61.5% during the week
— Earned 17 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and recorded 4 steals against Tarleton State
— Hit the nets for 27 points against Midwestern, while earning 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals

Rosalyn Elliott (So., 5’8”, Stanley, NM/Lubbock Christian University)
—Provided 6 points and 6 rebounds against Tarleton State
— Scored 10 points to go with 3 rebounds and 6 assists at Midwestern State

Leading Scorers for the Season: Tiana Bryant, 18.5 avg.; Heather Brown, 12.9 avg.
Leading Rebounders for the Season: Tiana Bryant, 8.4 avg.; Brittney Gillespie, 3.8 avg.

Baseball (13-3 Overall, 5-1 LSC Combined)

Last Week’s Results:
*Feb. 20 — Texas Tech defeated ENMU, 16-0
*Feb. 24 — ENMU defeated Northeastern State, 12-9
*Feb. 24 — Northeastern State defeated ENMU, 8-7
*Feb. 25 — ENMU defeated Northeastern State, 7-6
*Feb. 25 — ENMU defeated Northeastern State, 7-5

ENMU was ranked 29th in last week’s NCAA Division II Poll by Collegiate Baseball

Last Week’s Top Performances:

Keith Balderaz (So., RHP, 6’1”, 190 lbs., Monahans, TX/Monahans HS)
— Increased his season total to 7 saves with three saves against Northeastern State
— Allowed just 3 hits and registered 3 strikeouts in 4.0 innings pitched
— Achieved a 0.00 earned run average during the week

Mike McDuffie (Jr., 2B/1B, 6’2”, 200 lbs., Albuquerque, NM/Sandia HS)
— Hit .450 during the week (9 of 20), while scoring 5 runs and earning 4 RBIs
— Blasted two home runs in Eastern’s 12-9 win over Northeaster State
— Went 3 for 4 in each game of Saturday’s double-header at NSU, as ENMU won 7-6 and 7-5

Kelton Hayes (Jr., 1B/DH, 6’4”, 290 lbs., Guthrie, OK/Northlake CC/Guthrie HS)
— Hit .375 during the week, with 4 RBIs

Justin Gee (Sr., RF, 6’2”, 195 lbs., Clovis, NM/Clovis HS)
— Hit .389 during the week, while scoring 4 runs and providing 5 RBIs
— Hit a home run in Eastern’s 12-9 win over Northeastern State
— Recorded a double and 3 RBIs in ENMU’s 8-7 loss to Northeastern State, as he finished the first day of the series with 4 hits in 7 at bats

Softball (12-10 Overall)

Last Week’s Results:
*Feb. 20 — Western New Mexico defeated ENMU, 11-9 (8 innings)
*Feb. 20 — ENMU defeated Western New Mexico, 8-7
*Feb. 21 — ENMU defeated Western New Mexico, 10-7 (9 innings)
*Feb. 21 — Western New Mexico defeated ENMU, 6-5
Lone Star Conference First Pitch Tournament
*Feb. 24 — ENMU defeated East Central, 3-0
(Remainder of tournament rained out)

Last Week’s Top Performances:

Tina Whitt (Sr., C, 5’7”, Riverside, CA/Midland College/Ramona HS)
— Hit .667 during the week (10 of 15), with 4 homers, 1 double, 5 walks, 10 runs and 6 RBIs

Kristina Goodman (Jr., CF, 5’4”, Artesia, NM/Vernon College/Artesia HS)
— Hit .435 during the week (10 of 23) with 4 runs, 3 RBIs and 2 doubles

Jessica Nocas (Sr., SS/2B, 5’4”, Riverside, CA/Midland College/Norte Vista HS)
— Hit .389 during the week (7 of 18), as she hit 2 homers and recorded 4 runs and 4 RBIs

Tracy Jordan (Sr., 2B/OF, 5’2”, Rosamond, CA/Desert HS)
— Hit .389 during the week (7 of 18), while earning 4 runs, 4 RBIs, 1 double and 1 triple

Amanda Nightingale (Sr., RHP, 5’5”, Mesquite, TX/N. Central Texas Coll./Bishop Lynch HS)
— Recorded 15 strikeouts in 13 1/3 innings pitched during the week
— Threw a complete-game three-hitter in Eastern’s 3-0 win over East Central
— Registered 8 strikeouts in the win over ECU

Women’s Tennis (0-3 Overall, 0-3 LSC)

Did not play during the week

 

 



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