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Hounds get No. 8 seed in LSC tourney

RICHARDSON, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s men expected to get the No. 7 seed in this week’s eight-team Lone Star Conference tournament at Frisco, Texas, but instead they are eighth going in after coming up third in a three-way tiebreaker for sixth.

The Greyhounds (17-11) take on rival and top-seeded West Texas A&M (22-6) in a quarterfinal matchup set for 5 p.m. (MST) on Friday at Comerica Center.

ENMU ended up tied with East Division members Dallas Baptist (17-13, 12-10) and St. Mary’s (15-12, 12-10). The Hounds beat DBU at home but lost at St. Mary’s; meantime, the Patriots posted a two-game sweep over the Rattlers for a 2-1 overall mark head-to-head, compared with 1-1 for ENMU and 1-2 for the Rattlers.

St. Mary’s win over the Hounds gave it the No. 7 seed and relegated ENMU to eighth.

Four women’s first-round games are slated for Thursday, with the men taking the court on Friday. Women’s semis will be in the afternoon and men’s semis in the evening on Saturday, with championship games set for noon (MST) for the women and 2:30 p.m. for the men on Sunday.

For the tournament pairings, go to http://www.easternnewmexiconews.com

 
 
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