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CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M hit the road this weekend for arguably one of the most challenging road trips of the season as they head to San Angelo, Texas on Friday night (7 p.m.) to renew one of the top rivalries in all of Division II Volleyball against #10 Angelo State followed by a Saturday afternoon matchup with the Tarleton State TexAnns (2 p.m.) in Stephenville.
 
- SCOUTING THE FIELD
ANGELO STATE
The Belles are led by eighth year head coach Chuck Waddington who had led ASU to four straight NCAA Postseason Appearances including three South Central Regional Finals.
 
Angelo State enters the weekend with an overall record of 21-2 with a 12-1 mark in LSC play following a Wednesday night sweep of Tarleton State in San Angelo. The Belles have won eight straight matches dating back to a five set loss in Canyon on Sept. 24.
 
The Belles are led offensively by Mallory Blausser who has registered 329 kills on 874 swings with 69 attack errors to hit .297 on the season while averaging 4.27 kills per set. Meghan Parker guides the ASU offense with 899 assists (11.68/set) while Brianna Sotello leads the team with 263 digs (3.42/set).
 
The Lady Buffs and Belles will resume one of the best rivalries in DII Volleyball this weekend as WT leads the all-time series, 56-18 with the Lady Buffs snapping a three-match losing streak to the Belles with a five-set win back on Sept. 23rd in Canyon. WT is 21-8 all-time in San Angelo.
 
TARLETON STATE
The TexAnns are led by 12th year head coach Mary Schindler who las led her alma mater to back-to-back NCAA Postseason Appearances and the 2015 Lone Star Conference Championship.
 
Tarleton State enters the weekend with an overall record of 18-5 with a 10-4 mark in LSC play following a three set loss to #10 Angelo State on Wednesday night in San Angelo. TSU has dropped three of their last four contests.
 
The TexAnns are led offensively by the nation's kills and points leader Hailey Roberts who has registered 434 kills (5.43/set) on 1,022 swings with 170 attack errors to hit .258 on the season. Jordyn Keamo paces the TSU offense with 901 assists (11.26/set) while Adrianna Knutson leads TSU defensively with 364 digs (4.55/set).
 
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against Tarleton State, 42-6 with the TexAnns taking the last four meetings between the two teams including a five-setter back on Sept. 22 in Canyon. WT is 19-2 all-time in Stephenville.
 
- A LOOK BACK
CU RECAP
WT senior middle blocker Elisa Bentsen registered 14 kills on 22 swings to hit .455 on the night as the Lady Buffs raced past the visiting Cameron Aggies (25-17, 25-12, 25-18).
 
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, 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.
 
MSU RECAP
WT started fast and never looked back as they moved to a perfect 34-0 all-time against Midwestern State with a sweep (25-12, 25-16, 25-21).
 
WT was led offensively by Larami Lancaster with 10 kills on 18 swings with no attack errors to hit .556 to go along with 2.5 total blocks while Elisa Bentsen also registered 10 kills on 15 swings with one error to hit .600 in the win, Selena Batiste dished out a match high 39 assists while Lauren Britten led all players with 19 digs followed by Cori Haley with 16. WT registered 44 kills on 110 swings with 14 attack errors to hit .273 in the match with 44 assists, 56 digs and six total blocks.
 
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Entering this week, LSC volleyball teams were 137-115 overall this season.  The squads are currently 15-9 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 23-9 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other leagues in the NCAA South Central Region. Eastern New Mexico's Laruen Frye was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week while Texas A&M-Kingsville's Haley Hutchinson picked up the Defensive honors, Angelo State's Meghan Parker was tabbed the league's Setter of the Week on Tuesday afternoon by the LSC offices located in Richardson, Texas.
 
HOME DOMINANCE
West Texas A&M is fortunate to have one of the best home environments in all of NCAA Volleyball, in any division. The WTAMU Fieldhouse is more affectionately known as "The Box," is home to 19 Lone Star Conference Championships, 13 Regional Titles and three NCAA Division II National Championships. 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 451-71 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 86.4%.
 
WT HEAD COACH JASON SKOCH
WT head coach Jason Skoch, a four-time Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year, is now in his eighth season at the helm of the Lady Buffs, carrying an overall career record of 366-76 (.834, 12th year including a 230-56 (.813) mark in Canyon. Skoch has led the Lady Buffs to seven appearances in the NCAA Postseason with three South Central Regional Titles and a National Runner-Up finish in 2009.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Angelo State and Tarleton State Athletic Communications Departments will provide live stats and video for both matches this weekend. Fans can follow the Lady Buffs by visiting the volleyball schedule page at GoBuffsGo.com.
 
MOVING ON UP
Senior libero Lauren Britten is making her way up the program's all-time digs list as the Amarillo High School alumni currently sits in fourth place in the WT record books with 1,947 career digs. She is one of only four Lady Buffs in history with atleast 1,900 career digs and the Amarillo native currently sits 203 digs behind Brittani Bell (2,150 / 2002-05) for third place all-time.