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CANYON, Texas – The #24 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M will make their most important road trip of the season this weekend as they travel to San Angelo and Stephenville looking to claim the program's 19^th Lone Star Conference Championship with matchups against Angelo State on Friday night (7 p.m.) and Tarleton State on Saturday afternoon (2 p.m.). WT enters the weekend with an overall record of 25-3 with a perfect 12-0 LSC mark to hold a three game lead with four league matches remaining in the regular season.
 
WEST TEXAS A&M
The then #25 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M used a fast start on Saturday night as they registered their 17th straight victory with a sweep of the Bulldogs of Southwestern Oklahoma State (25-21, 25-16, 25-21) at the Rankin Williams Fieldhouse in Weatherford, Oklahoma. WT was led offensively by Lauren Bevan with 14 kills followed by Lexi Davis with 11 while Kameryn Hayes and Sydney Harlan had seven each on the night, Hayes led all players in assists with 26 while Kyli Schulz had 16 to go along with 13 digs for the double-double. West Texas A&M hit .352 as a team with 49 kills on 108 swings with 11 attack errors to go along with 47 assists, 59 digs and just three total blocks on the night.
 
WT HEAD COACH JASON SKOCH
WT head coach Jason Skoch, the 2013 LSC and South Central Region Coach of the Year, is now in his sixth season at the helm of the Lady Buffs, carrying an overall career record of 329-48 (.868, 11th year) including a 193-28 (.863) mark in Canyon.
 
THE HUNT FOR #19
The Lady Buffs will look to claim the program's 19th Lone Star Conference championship this weekend as they carry a perfect 12-0 mark in league play into matches at Angelo State and Tarleton State. WT enters the weekend with a three game lead over Texas Woman's (10-3) with a single win clinching a share of the LSC title while a pair of wins would give the Lady Buffs the crown outright, a TWU loss to TAMUK on Saturday would also give WT the outright league title.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
The WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" boasts one of the most successful home-court advantages in the history of NCAA Volleyball on any level. WT is an amazing 429-61 all-time at The Box since 1980 for a winning percentage of over 88%.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Angelo State Athletic Communications Department will provide live stats and a webstream for Friday night's match at the Junell Center in San Angelo. Saturday's matches against Tarleton State at Widsom Gym in Stephenville will have live stats and a webstream as well. Fans can also follow updated on the WT Athletics Twitter Page (@WTAthletics) for the latest news from around WT Athletics.
 
THIS WEEK IN THE LSC
Lone Star Conference volleyball teams are 127-94 overall this season.  The squads are currently 15-12 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 20-13 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other leagues in the NCAA South Central Region. WT sits atop of the league standings (12-0) followed by Texas Woman's (10-3), Angelo State (9-4), Tarleton State (9-4), Texas A&M-Kingsville (5-7), Eastern New Mexico (4-8), Texas A&M-Commerce (3-10), Cameron (3-11) and Midwestern State (3-11).
 
THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
The South Central Region looks once again to be one of the strongest regions in all of Division II softball this season as four teams are ranked in the newest AVCA Top-25 Poll with Colorado School of Mine (#6), Colorado Mesa (#13), Metro State (#20) and West Texas A&M (#24). WT sits atop of the LSC standings with a 12-0 mark while Mines, Mesa and Metro State are tied atop of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings with identical 13-1 records while Arkansas-Fort Smith leads the Heartland Conference with a 12-1 record followed closely by Lubbock Christian at 11-3.
 
ANGELO STATE
The Belles of Angelo State enter the weekend with an overall record of 17-5 with a 9-4 mark in league play following a three set win over UT-Permian Basin on Tuesday night in San Angelo. The Belles are led offensively by Mallory Blauser with 303 kills for an average of 3.99 per set to rank fourth in the league while teammate Alexa Johnson leads the league in assists with a total of 782 to averge 11.33 per frame for ASU. Angelo is led by seventh year head coach Chuck Waddington guided the Belles to the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Finals for the second consecutive season in 2013.
 
THE SERIES VS. ANGELO STATE
The Lady Buffs and Belles have battled alot over the last few seasons as WT carries an overall record of 54-15 against Angelo State into this weekend's matchup with WT taking the last seven meetings. The Lady Buffs have topped the Belles in the last two South Central Regional Title matches including a four set win last year at the WTAMU Fieldhouse in Canyon. The Lady Buffs are 20-7 all-time in San Angelo including taking the last two meetings.
 
TARLETON STATE
The Tarleton State TexAnns enter the weekend with an overall record of 19-5 with a 9-4 mark in LSC play following a road sweep of Texas A&M-Kingsville last weekend to run their season win streak to five matches. The TexAnns are led offensively by Hailey Roberts with 366 kills for an average of 4.11 per set to rank first in the LSC while teammate Kenya Alexander leads the league in blocks with a total of 133 for an average of 1.45 per frame. Tarleton State is guided by 10th year head coach Mary Schindler, she has compiled a 156-126 overall record with the TexAnns entering 2014, having made the LSC Tournament in seven of her nine seasons including four straight postseason berths.
 
THE SERIES VS. TARLETON STATE
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against the TexAnns 41-2 with WT taking the last five meetings between the two teams including a three set win for the Lady Buffs back in Canyon on Sept. 26. The last TSU win came on Sept. 28, 2012 in Canyon in a five set thriller while the TexAnns registered their first ever win over WT on Sept. 17, 2011 in Stephenville. The loss to Tarleton in Canyon back in 2012 is the last LSC loss for the Lady Buffs as they have won their last 34 league contests. WT is 18-1 all-time in Stephenville.