Cowgirls Finish Tourney With Win

The New Mexico Highlands University women's volleyball team took down tourney host Southeastern Oklahoma 3-1 on Saturday afternoon to finish the Southeastern Classic with the first win of the season. 

"We played strong all weekend," said HU head coach Tom Duke, "finishing up with a big win on their home court shows how much resilience and potential we have on this team."

The Cowgirls lost their first three matches of the tournament to strong squads from Central Oklahoma, Southern Nazarene and UT- Tyler but came out fired up in the tournament finale. Lisi Langi (14), Camryn Nelson (13) and Stacy Johnson (11) each recorded double- digit kills to drive the Cowgirl attack. Angelina Oliver added four aces and had two monster kills that coach Duke called "blasts".

"Angelina was intimidating," said Duke, "she knocked out two opponents out of the game with her power and Stacey was unstoppable in the middle."

Soleil Gandara was rock-solid with 47 assists from the setter spot and veteran Elena Rivera led the Cowgirls with 28 digs for the match. Coach Duke added that "Soleil showed great leadership and ran a creative offense throughout the tournament."

Tournament leaders for the Cowgirls:

Kills- Lisi Langi (50)
Blocks- Angelina Oliver (15)
Assists- Meranda Romero (104)
Digs- Elena Rivera (98)
Aces- Soleil Gandara (8)


The HU women are back in action Tuesday, September 7 at home against Eastern New Mexico. At this time, NMHU is not allowing fans, however live stats and streaming information will be available at:

https://nmhuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule