ALAMOSA, Colo. — The Adams State Grizzlies are playing in their final two regular season games.  Luckily for the Grizzlies, they will be at their home court with fans from the university and the community. This is the last opportunity for the fans to be able to support two huge players for the Adams State Volleyball program, Shannon Mulkey and Shaelyn Walton.
 
BIG weekend for standings
With this being the final week of the regular season, the Grizzlies have a lot of play for as they are in a four-way tie for ninth place. The top eight teams in the standings will advance to next week's Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament. Both teams the Grizzlies will be playing are in the top eight with Western Colorado sixth and Fort Lewis eighth.
 
Grizzlies look to keep Skyhawks grounded
The Grizzlies first play Fort Lewis College on Friday, November 12th, at 7:00 p.m. The Fort Lewis Skyhawks are currently 6-14 overall and 6-10 in conference play. They are also on a four-game losing streak. The Grizzlies are looking to push that losing streak to five and get that home win on senior night.
 
In their most recent game, the Skyhawks had 31 kills, 19 errors, 36 points, and 27 assists. The Grizzlies will have to keep their eye out for Natalie Lambos, Alexis Hobie, Avynn La Rose, and Joviana Romero as they were the game leaders of their last game. In the last matchup with the Grizzlies, the Skyhawks walked away with the victory as they had scored 50 points, had a total of 39 kills, 54 digs, and 33 assists.
 
Western Colorado to be next up
After senior night, the Grizzlies have their final game at home against Western Colorado. Western is 13-11 overall and 8-8 in conference. They have most recently beat Colorado Christian University 3-0. In that game, they totaled 52 points, 40 kills, four aces, eight blocks, 37 assists, and 72 digs.
 
The Grizzlies must watch out for their game leaders Emily Mangone who had 13 kills, Kat Finnerty who had four blocks, Hailee Martinez who had 19 assists, and Elizabeth Rupprecht who had 19 digs. Rupprecht is a defensive standout, who has won RMAC Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.
 
In the last matchup with the Grizzlies, Western was victorious as they won 3-1. Shannon Mulkey, Bailey Schlosser, and Anna Huggins lead the Grizzlies that game and look to do the same this time around in the Den.
 
About the Grizzlies
This is the last regular season game at home for two key players. They will both be honored during Friday night's match against the Fort Lewis Skyhawks as it is Senior and Parent Night. . Mulkey has been a four year starter for the Grizzlies and ties for ninth in the conference in blocks per set with .83. She also has 21 blocks on the season 217 kills, with an average of 2.94 kills per set. Shaelyn Walton has been vital to the Grizzlies for the past four years. In the 2020 season, she appeared in 23 sets and scored 37.5 points.
 
Besides the seniors, sophomore Anna Huggins, has had an exceptional season and has totaled over 124 kills and 29 blocks. Junior Bailey Schlosser averages 6.10 assists and 476 assists on the season. Offensively and defensively, the Grizzlies are ready to put on a performance for their fans for the last time this season.