Leading the Way (Double-Digit Statistical Leaders)
Kills – Lauren Zoller (LCU, 14 Kills), Michaela Montgomery (WT, 13 Kills), Elisa Bentsen (WT, 12 Kills), Taylor Kress (WT, 12 Kills), Cori Haley (WT, 10 Kills), Christian Tavo (LCU, 10 Kills)
Assists – Selena Batiste (WT, 48 Assists), Mallory Powell (LCU, 41 Assists)
Digs – Kelsie French (LCU, 27 Digs), Cori Haley (WT, 20 Digs), Rachel Rhoades (WT, 19 Digs), Mallory Powell (LCU, 11 Digs)
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CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M ended the fourth set on a 8-3 run to highlight a Tuesday night South Central Region win over the visiting Lady Chaps of Lubbock Christian (26-24, 14-15, 28-26, 25-18) in front of over 500 fans at the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" in Canyon, Texas. The Lady Buffs snap a two game losing skid to improve to 11-7 while the Lady Chaps fall to 10-8 on the season.
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The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Michaela Montgomery with 13 kills on 27 swings with just two attack errors to hit .333 on the night followed by Elisa Bentsen (12), Taylor Kress (12) and Cori Haley (10) with double-digit kills, Selena Batiste continued to impress as the freshman guided the WT offense with a match high 48 assists while Haley led the Lady Buffs with 20 digs for a double-double followed by freshman Rachel Rhoades with 19. WT registered 56 kills on 158 swings with 24 attack errors to hit .203 as a team with 55 assists, 74 digs and 10.5 total blocks.
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Lubbock Christian was led by Lauren Zoller with a match high 14 kills on 45 swings with four attack errors to hit .222 on the night followed by Emily Hanaway with 12 kills and Christiana Tavo with 10, Mallory Powell dished out a team high 41 assists while Kelsie French led all players with 27 digs followed by Powell with 11 for the double-double. The Lady Chaps tallied 53 kills on 162 swings with 22 errors to hit .191 on the night with 49 assists, 66 digs and 7.0 total blocks.
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UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs return to Lone Star Conference action this weekend as they hit the road to take on Texas A&M-Commerce on Friday night at 5 p.m. at the TAMUC Fieldhouse followed by a Saturday afternoon matchup with the Texas Women's Pioneers with first serve set for 2 p.m. at Kitty Magee Arena in Denton.
