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CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs return to the friendly confines of the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" this weekend as they host Western New Mexico on Friday night with first serve set for 6 p.m. followed by a Saturday afternoon matchup with the rival Greyhounds of Eastern New Mexico on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Canyon.
 
- SCOUTING THE FIELD
WESTERN NEW MEXICO
The Mustangs are led by 19th year head coach Jim Callendar who holds over 700 career victories while leading WNMU to three appearances in the NCAA Postseason.
 
Western New Mexico enters the weekend with an overall record of 10-5 with a 2-2 mark in the LSC following a four-set loss to Eastern New Mexico on Wednesday night in Portales to snap a four match win streak by WNMU.
 
The Mustangs are led offensively by Heather Verrill with 142 kills (2.68/set) on 315 swings with 46 attack errors to hit .305 on the season, Melanie Hughes paces the WNMU offense with 263 assists (5.06/set) while Ashley Mataele leads the way defensively with 244 digs (4.60/set).
 
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series with the Mustangs, 10-1 with WT taking the last meeting between the two teams in straight sets back on Aug. 29, 2009 in Canyon. WNMU is 0-4 all-time at The Box.
 
EASTERN NEW MEXICO
The Greyhounds are led by fourth year head coach Sia Poyer who has led ENMU to 34 victories entering this season including last year's LSC Tournament.
 
Eastern New Mexico enters the weekend with an overall record of 7-7 with a 2-2 mark in LSC play following a four set win over Western New Mexico on Tuesday night in Portales.
 
The Hounds are led offensively by reigning LSC Offensive Player of the Week Lauren Frye with 249 kills on 521 attempts with 97 attack errors to hit .292 on the season and average 4.29 kills per frame, Alexis Aguirre paces the ENMU offense with 403 assists (6.95/set) while Andrea Aguilar leads the way defensively with 4.61 per frame.
 
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against the rival Greyhounds, 64-12 with WT taking the last meeting between the two teams in straight sets on Nov. 3, 2015 in Canyon. ENMU is 2-32 all-time in Canyon.
 
- A LOOK BACK
UT PERMIAN BASIN RECAP
West Texas A&M started slow but responded as they saw their third straight match go to a fifth and deciding set as they outlasted the Falcons of UT Permian Basin (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-11, 15-6) on Tuesday night at the Falcon Dome in Odessa, Texas during Lone Star Conference action.
 
The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Cori Haley with 16 kills on 41 swings with four errors to hit .293 on the night to go along with 10 digs for a double-double while Elisa Bentsen (12), Michaela Montgomery (11) and Taylor Kress (10) registered double-digit kills. Selena Batiste paced the WT offense with 31 assists followed by Kyli Schulz with 15 while Lauren Britten led the Lady Buffs with 12 digs in the win. WT registered 61 kills on 143 swings with 14 attack errors to hit .329 as a team with 51 assists, 51 digs and 16 total blocks.
 
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Entering this week, LSC volleyball teams were 84-63 overall this season. The squads are currently 15-9 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 18-5 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 Texas A&M-Commerce's Ashley Mireles picked up the Defensive honors, Western New Mexico's Melanie Hughes 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 446-71 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 86.7%.
 
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 360-72 (.837, 12th year including a 224-52 (.816) 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 West Texas A&M Athletic Communications Office will provide live stats and video for both matchups in Canyon 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 sixth place in the WT record books with 1,794 career digs. She is one of only nine Lady Buffs in history with atleast 1,500 career digs and the Amarillo native currently sits two digs behind Jessic Scherr (1,796 / 2003-06) for fifth place all-time.