VB GameDay Decal 2014

Volleyball

Lady Buffs Conclude Their Lone Star Conference Road Swing on Tuesday Night in Lawton

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CANYON, Texas –
 The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M will look to overcome an two match losing streak on Tuesday night as they conclude a Lone Star Conference road swing with a matchup against the Cameron Aggies with first serve set for 7 p.m. at Aggie Gym in Lawton, Oklahoma.
 
WEST TEXAS A&M
The Lady Buffs started slow and never recovered as they suffered a straight set loss at Texas A&M-Commerce (25-19, 25-23, 25-18) on Saturday afternoon at the A&M-Commerce Fieldhouse. The Lady Buffs drop their second straight contest to fall to 11-12 (3-8 LSC) while the Lions improve to 14-8 (6-5 LSC) on the season.
 
HOME DOMINANCE
The WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" boats one of the best home winning records in the NCAA on any level of competition. The Lady Buffs are 443-66 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 87.3%. The Lady Buffs are no-stranger to starting off the season on a high-note, WT is 31-5 all-time in season opening games including an impressive 27-1 when the Lady Buffs open-up the season at home including a sweep of Dallas Baptist earlier this season.
 
WT HEAD COACH JASON SKOCH
WT head coach Jason Skoch, the 2014 Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year, is now in his seventh season at the helm of the Lady Buffs, carrying an overall career record of 347-62 (.870, 12th year) including a 211-42 (.865) mark in Canyon.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Cameron Athletic Communications Departments will provide live stats and a webstream of the WT Volleyball contest in Lawton on Tuesday night. For links, please visit the Lady Buff Volleyball schedule page at GoBuffsGo.com. Fans can also follow the Lady Buffs on social media by searching @WTVolleyball or WTAMU Volleyball to get an inside look at the program.
 
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Entering last week, LSC volleyball teams were 114-73 overall this season. The squads were currently 19-7 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 18-7 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other leagues in the NCAA South Central Region. Eastern New Mexico's Lauren Frye was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week while Angelo State's Brianna Sotello picked up the Defensive honors, ASU's Maggi Jo Keffury was tabbed the league's Setter of the Week announced last Tuesday afternoon by the LSC offices located in Richardson, Texas.
 
CAMERON
The Cameron Aggies enter the weekend with an overall record of 13-6 with a 4-6 mark in LSC play following six straight losses to Texas Woman's, Tarleton State, Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, West Texas A&M and Texas A&M-Kingsville following a 13-0 start to the season. The Aggies are led by second year head coach Qui Wong who guided the Aggies to the LSC Semifinals during his first season in Lawton following a stint as the assistant coach at Angelo State. The Aggies are led offensively by Kat Evans with 234 kills on 659 swings with 83 attack errors to hit .229 on the season with an average of 3.16 kills per set, Tori Luckenbill guides the Cameron offense with 627 assists to average 8.83 per set while Cristina Viera leads the team in digs with 278 (3.76/set). The Aggies are hitting .187 as a team this season with 915 kill on 2,847 swings with 384 attack errors to go along with 844 assists, 84 service aces, 1,388 digs and 123.5 total blocks to average 1.67 per frame which ranks eight in the Lone Star Conference.
 
THE SERIES VS. CU
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against the Aggies, 46-2 with WT taking the last 27 meetings between the two teams. The Lady Buffs are 17-2 all-time in Lawton with WT taking the last nine meetings at Aggie Gym dating back to a five set thriller on Nov. 14, 1998 when the Aggies topped the Lady Buffs during the Lone Star Conference Tournament.
 
THE LAST TIME vs. CU (OCT. 17)
The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M improved to .500 on the season as they started fast in a four set win over the Cameron Aggies (25-15, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18) in front of over 500 fans at the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" in Canyon back on October 17th. WT was led offensively by Courtnee Curl with 17 kills on 38 swings with just two attack errors to hit .395 on the afternoon while Cori Haley registered 15 kills on 43 swings, Jessica Jackson guided the WT offense with a match high 49 assists while Lauren Britten tied a match high with 15 digs. WT hit .324 as a team with 57 kills on 139 swings with just 12 attack errors to go along with 54 assists, three service aces, 65 digs and 11 total blocks.
 
A LOOK BACK (TWU RECAP)
The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Lexi Davis with 12 kills followed by Haley with 12 kills and 18 digs for the double-double while Michaela Montgomery (11) and Elisa Bentsen (10) all tallied double-digit kills, Jackson guided the WT offense with 45 assists to go along with 20 digs for the double-double while Britten led the team with 22 digs on the night. The Lady Buffs hit .144 as a team with 59 kills on 209 swings with 29 attack errors to go along with 57 assists, two service aces, 103 digs and 11 blocks.
 
A LOOK BACK (TAMUC RECAP)
The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Haley with eight kills on 35 swings with three attack errors to hit .143 on the afternoon while Bentsen tallied seven kills on 16 swings with just one error to hit .375, Jackson guided the WT offense with 29 assists to go along with 13 digs for the double-double while Britten led the team with 16 digs in the match. The Lady Buffs hit .114 as a team with 30 kills on 126 swings with 16 attack errors to go along with 30 assists, no service aces, 58 digs and just six blocks.
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Britten

#12 Lauren Britten

DS
5' 2"
Junior
Lexi Davis

#5 Lexi Davis

MB
5' 10"
Senior
Cori Haley

#24 Cori Haley

MB
6' 0"
Junior
Michaela Montgomery

#4 Michaela Montgomery

OH
5' 11"
Freshman
Jessica Jackson

#9 Jessica Jackson

S
5' 11"
Junior
Elisa Bentsen

#20 Elisa Bentsen

MB
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Lauren Britten

#12 Lauren Britten

5' 2"
Junior
DS
Lexi Davis

#5 Lexi Davis

5' 10"
Senior
MB
Cori Haley

#24 Cori Haley

6' 0"
Junior
MB
Michaela Montgomery

#4 Michaela Montgomery

5' 11"
Freshman
OH
Jessica Jackson

#9 Jessica Jackson

5' 11"
Junior
S
Elisa Bentsen

#20 Elisa Bentsen

6' 1"
Junior
MB