LEADING THE WAY (Double-Digit Statistical Leaders)
 

• Kills – Cori Haley (WT, 11 Kills), Selena Batiste (WT, 10 Kills), Shannon Rich (WNMU, 10 Kills)
• Assists – Selena Batiste (WT, 25 Assists), Melanie Hughes (WNMU, 21 Assists), Kyli Schulz (WT, 17 Assists)
• Digs – Lauren Britten (WT, 15 Digs), Cori Haley (WT, 10 Digs), Kelli McGhiey (WNMU, 10 Digs)

 
CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M started fast and never looked back as they made quick work of the Western New Mexico Mustangs (25-15, 25-19, 25-19) on Friday night at the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" in Lone Star Conference action. The Lady Buffs win their third straight contest to improve to 9-5 (5-1 LSC) while the Mustangs fall to 10-6 (2-3 LSC).
 
The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Cori Haley with 11 kills on 28 swings with five attack errors to hit .214 on the night to go along with 10 digs for a double-double followed by Selena Batiste with 10 kills on 16 swings with just one error to hit an impressive .625 on the night to go along with a team-high 25 assists for the double-double, Kyli Schulz dished out 17 assists on the night while Lauren Britten moved into fourth place on the all-time WT career digs list with 15 on the night to run her career total to 1,809. WT registered 47 kills on 109 swings with 13 attack errors to hit .312 as a team with 46 assists, 59 digs and 10.5 total blocks in the sweep.
 
Western New Mexico was led offensively by Shannon Rich with 10 kills on 21 swings with four attack errors to hit .286 on the night, Melanie Hughes led the Mustangs with 21 assists while Kelli McGhiey led the way defensively with 10 digs in the loss. The Mustangs registered 36 kills on 122 swings with 19 attack errors to hit .139 as a team with 36 assists, 42 digs and seven total blocks.

UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs return to the friendly confines of the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" on Saturday afternoon as they host the rival Greyhounds of Eastern New Mexico with first serve set for 2 p.m. at The Box.