CHADRON, Neb. -- The Chadron State College volleyball team will have two non-conference contests this weekend in Alamosa, Colorado when they play New Mexico Highlands on Friday and Adams State on Saturday.
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The Eagles, who are 11-9 overall and 5-5 in conference play, swept the Grizzlies on October 14. It will be the first matchup of the season between CSC and the Cowgirls.
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The Cowgirls are 3-19 overall and 1-9 in conference play, the lone conference victory occurring against Black Hills State.
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Terayah Stukes and Keegan Lopez both lead Highlands with 282 and 215 kills apiece. Stukes leads the team with an average of 2.91 kills per set while Lopez has a team high attack percentage of .242.
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Soleil Gandara has a team high 858 assists, an average of 9.03 per set.
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Elena Rivera leads the Cowgirls defensively with 413 digs, an average of 4.26. Layla Hooks and Keegan Lopez both have over 50 blocks, recording 61 and 53 respectively.
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Two weeks again when CSC swept the Grizzlies, CSC outhit Adams State .264 to .127 in the victory.
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Kally Kirkwood, a freshman from Fleming, Colorado, had a match high 15 kills and hit .500, both career highs.Â
Mayson Fago, a senior from Evans, Colorado, added 12 kills.
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Kendyl Kirkwood, a junior also from Fleming, had a match high 43 assists, an average of 14.33 per set, a new season high.
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Alondra Hernandez, a junior from Provo, Utah had a match high 17 digs.Â
Lexi Hurtado, a graduate student from Aurora, Colorado and
Rylee Greiman, a graduate student from Windsor, Colorado, added 15 and 10 digs, respectively.
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Kally Kirkwood andÂ
Bella Adams, a sophomore from Pueblo, Colorado, each had three blocks in the victory.
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Both matches begin at 6 p.m.
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