PUEBLO, Colo. (November 14, 2019) – Colorado State University-Pueblo Volleyball will celebrate senior day Friday Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. when the Pack welcomes New Mexico Highlands University to Massari Arena.

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Friday's match will be the final home appearance for seniors Kelsey Bell, Page Heller, and Sarah Vang. It will be the last match of the regular season for the Pack.

Bell (Los Lunas, N.M.) has accumulated 1,020 career assists. She has a career-high 23 kills this season. Bell averaged a career-best 6.78 assists per set in an injury-shortened junior season.

Heller (Vancouver, Wash.) is currently tied for ninth in Pack history with 960 career digs. In 2018, Heller set a school record with 522 digs, the most by a ThunderWolf in a single season. Her 5.38 digs per set last season also set a school record. Heller also set a school record with 39 digs against Black Hills State University, the most by a Pack student-athlete in a single match.

As a junior, Heller was recognized as Honorable Mention All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Heller has also earned a spot on the RMAC's All-Academic Honor Roll each of the past three seasons.

Vang (Sr., Parker, Colo.) has totaled 350 kills and 378 digs in two seasons with the Pack after transferring from Southern Utah University. She averaged 2.63 kills per set as a junior. Vang also earned a spot on the RMAC's All-Academic Honor Roll in 2019. She has five double-doubles in her Pack career.

The ThunderWolves earned their first weekend sweep of the season last week. CSU-Pueblo knocked off Adams State University in five sets and swept Fort Lewis College.

These victories helped the Pack clinch its first RMAC Tournament appearance since 2016. At 13-13 the Pack wants to finish at .500 or above for the first time since 2014. If the Pack can defeat the Cowgirls, they will earn their 11th RMAC victory, also the most in five years. They would also lock up the No. 6 seed in the RMAC Tournament.

Diamond'Nique Young (Fr., Fresno, Calif.) dominated for the Pack last weekend. Young hit .467 for the Pack last weekend and knocked down the match-clinching kill against the Grizzlies. Young has 12 total blocks last weekend including eight solo blocks. She leads the Pack and ranks third in the RMAC with 1.18 blocks per set. Young ranks 32nd in D-II in blocks per set. Young's 1.18 blocks per set would rank as third-most program history.

Jazzy Espinoza (So., Cheyenne, Wyo.) ranks third in the RMAC with 108 total blocks. This stands as the sixth-highest single-season total in program history.

Opponent Capsule:
New Mexico Highlands
Record: 1-24(0-17 RMAC)
Series Record: The Pack lead the all-time series 43-33.                       
Last Meeting: The ThunderWolves defeated the Cowgirls Oct.1 in four sets. Brooke Schilling (Jr., Platteville, Colo.) had 15 kills in that match.

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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.