PORTALES, N.M.— The Eastern New Mexico University teams turned in a strong week, with the football team winning their final home game and the women’s soccer team recording the quickest goal in team history. Volleyball made strong showings against regionally-ranked competition and the men’s soccer team faced the 17th-ranked team in the nation. The Goeasternathletics.com Student Athletes of the Week were Tillman Stevens (football), Matt Kalisch, (football), Jessica King (volleyball), Danielle Thurman (women’s soccer) and Kal Herbert (men’s soccer).
Tillman Stevens (Sr., DB, Baytown, Texas/Sterling HS) led the Greyhound defense against Southeastern Oklahoma State, with 18 tackles, a sack and a blocked extra point. In the game, he tied for the seventh-most single-game tackles in the nation this season. Eight of Stevens' 18 tackles were solo stops, while his block allowed the Greyhounds regain the momentum after the Savage Storm scored to pull within 14-6. The contest marked the second time in his career in which he made at least nine tackles and blocked a kick.
Matt Kalisch (Sr., DE, Harker Heights, Texas/Harker Heights HS/NMMI) recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks against Southeastern Oklahoma State, leading an ENMU pass rush that registered a season-high seven sacks in the game. He also finished with two quarterback hurries.
Jessica King (Jr., MB, Las Cruces, N.M./Oñate HS) averaged three kills per set against regionally ranked opponents, West Texas A&M and Tarleton State last week. She had 11 kills, a .314 attack percentage and two blocks against West Texas A&M. At TSU, she registered 10 kills, two service aces and three blocks.
Danielle Thurman (Jr., M, Albuquerque, N.M./Del Norte HS) set an ENMU record, scoring the quickest goal in team history, 18 seconds into Friday's match at Southwestern Oklahoma State. The goal proved to be the game winner as Eastern won, 2-0. The goal marked the second consecutive contest in which Thurman scored a goal.
Kal Herbert (So., M, Willaston, England/Neston HS) had two of the Greyhounds three shots on goal against 17th-ranked Incarnate Word.
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