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sureetde ofrs,t ^ :k-o Itetter.to122siveurnmt toFalcons on crest of big weekUTPB hitter Velores Upchurch among national leaders in digs per game.By Chris Gove Odessa AmericanThe UTPB volleyball team is just a few days.from what could be the biggest match in 'the program’s short history — not to mention, the biggest week in the program’s historyFirst, though, the Falcons will need to take care of some business today and Saturday in a Red River Conference doubleheader at the UTPBgym, S,-:.. v ■: ™ mUTPB (9-6 overall, 5-0 in conference) puts its undefeated conference record on the line thisweekend when It hosts Paul Quinn College at 7 p.m. today and Southwestern Adventist at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. If the Falcons win these two matches, they will take a 7-0 conference record into Monday’s home match against conference favorite Houston Baptist.The Falcons enter today’s match against Paul Quinn on the momentum of four straight victories and nine victories in their last 10Also, they are riding the momentum of some news head coach. Steve .Aicinena discovered when perusing the national NAIA statistics package. In it, he saw that junior Velores Upchurch is listed ninth in the country with 4.6 digs per game.Upchurch has had a number of outstanding matches, reflecting the overall quality of the team. Aicinena said no UTPB player has everSee FALCONS on Page 30DARWIN WEHSEL/ODESSA AMERICAN*Velores Upchurch of UTPB, here executing a pancake dig, is listed ninth in the nation for digs per game, one reason the Falcons have won nine of 10 matches.
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Odessa American
Odessa, Texas, US
Fri, Oct 09, 1998
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