LEADING THE WAY (Double-Digit Statistical Leaders)
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- Kills – Elisa Bentsen (WT, 14 Kills), Crystal Thomas (WT, 11 Kills), Jenna Gillean (CU, 11 Kills)
- Assists – Selena Batiste (WT, 40 Assists), Shelby Mench (CU, 14 Assists)
- Digs – Cori Haley (WT, 22 Digs), Lauren Britten (WT, 16 Digs), Kylee Quinn (CU, 10 Digs)
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CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M senior middle blocker
Elisa Bentsen registered 14 kills on 22 swings to hit .455 on the night to go along with 4.5 blocks as the Lady Buffs raced past the visiting Cameron Aggies (25-17, 25-12, 25-18) in front of over 500 fans at the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" in Canyon on Friday night. The Lady Buffs improve to 13-9 (8-4 LSC) while the Aggies drop their 13
th straight contest to fall to 2-19 (0-12 LSC) on the season.
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The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Bentsen with 14 kills on 22 swings with just four attack errors to hit .455 on the night followed by
Crystal Thomas with 11 kills on 15 swings with just one error to hit .667,
Selena Batiste dished out a match high 40 assists followed by
Kyli Schulz with six while
Cori Haley led all players with 22 digs on the night followed by
Lauren Britten with 16. The Lady Buffs registered 51 kills on 123 swings with 15 attack errors to hit .293 as a team with 48 assists, 61 digs and seven total blocks in the win.
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Cameron was led by Jenna Gillean with 11 kills on 39 swings with three attack errors to hit .205 on the night followed by Paige Dixon with seven kills and three digs, Shelby Mench paced the Aggie offense with 14 assists on the night while Kylee Quillin led CU with 10 digs. The Aggies registered 26 kills on 114 swings with 13 attack errors to hit .114 on the night with 26 assists, 49 digs and seven total blocks on the night.
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs finish off their weekend Lone Star Conference homestand on Saturday afternoon as the rival Mustangs of Midwestern State come to Canyon for a Highway 287 Challenge Cup matchup at the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" with first serve set for 1 p.m.
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