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CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs conclude their three-game homestand on Tuesday night as they host the rival Greyhounds of Eastern New Mexico in Lone Star Conference action with first serve set for 6 p.m. at the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" in Canyon.
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- SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
EASTERN NEW MEXICO
The Greyhounds are led by fourth year head coach Sia Poyer who has led ENMU to 38 wins during his time in Portales with an appearance in the LSC Tournament the last three seasons.
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ENMU enters the week with an overall record of 8-12 with a 5-5 mark in Lone Star Conference play to sit in a three-way tie for fifth place. The Hounds lost to #15 Tarleton State in straight sets on Friday night in Portales before upsetting #17 Angelo State in a five-set thriller on Saturday night.
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The Greyhounds are led by Brooklyn Biel who has registered 210 kills (2.69/set) on 517 swings with 85 attack errors to hit .242 on the season. Alexis Aguirre paces the ENMU offense with 402 assists (5.15/set) while Andrea Aguilar leads the way defensively with 343 digs (4.40/set).
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ENMU has registered 902 kills (11.6/set) on 2,652 attempts with 497 attack errors to hit .153 as a team so far this season. They average 10.8 assists and 1.3 service aces per set while tallying 1,117 digs (14.3/set) and 124.0 total blocks (1.6/set) on the season.
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The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against ENMU, 65-14 in a rivalry series dating back to 1980. The Greyhounds took the first meeting of the season back on September 30th in Portales. ENMU is 2-34 all-time in Canyon.
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LAST MEETING VS. ENMU
- Eastern N.M. 3. West Texas A&M 1 (9/30/17)
The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M claimed the first set before dropping the next three as they fell to the rival Greyhounds of Eastern New Mexico at Greyhound Arena in Portales, New Mexico
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The Lady Buffs hit just .140 as a team with 49 kills on 179 swings with 24 attack errors to go along with 46 assists, two service aces, 81 digs and eight total blocks in the loss.
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Eastern New Mexico registered 66 kills on 194 swings with 32 attack errors to hit .175 as a team with 62 assists, seven service aces, 93 digs and seven total blocks on the night.
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Kamille Jones led the Lady Buffs with 11 kills on 48 swings with four attack errors to hit .146 on the night followed by
Gia Petties with a career high nine kills.
Selena Batiste dished out 27 assists to go along with 13 digs for a double-double while
Chandler Vogel registered a team-high 23 digs.
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WEEKEND RECAP (TAMUC)
In a match that saw 27 ties and 14 lead changes, the Lions of Texas A&M-Commerce picked up a hard fought five set win in a thriller in front of over 1,000 fans at the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" on Friday night.
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The Lady Buffs hit .140 as a team with 53 kills on 186 swings with 27 attack errors to go along with 51 assists, six service aces, 81 digs and 7.5 total blocks in the loss.
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WT freshman outside
Erin Clark led the Lady Buffs offensively with 14 kills on 50 swings with four errors to hit .200 on the night followed by
Crystal Thomas and
Michaela Montgomery with 11 kills each.
Selena Batiste led all players with 34 assists on the night to go along with 10 digs for a double-double while
Chandler Vogel registered a team-high 24 digs.
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LAST TIME OUT
West Texas A&M ended the afternoon on a 13-4 run as they swept past the Pioneers of Texas Woman's in Lone Star Conference action on Homecoming in front of over 400 fans.
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The Lady Buffs hit .274 as a team with 47 kills on 117 swings with 15 attack errors to go along with 45 assists, five service aces, 53 digs and 5.5 total blocks in the win.
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WT senior
Crystal Thomas led the way offensively with 11 kills on 24 swings with just two errors to hit .375 on the afternoon followed by
Kamille Jones and
Erin Clark with nine kills each.
Selena Batiste paced the WT offense with 35 assists while Clark and
Chandler Vogel tallied 12 digs each.
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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 Box" boats one of the best home winning records in the NCAA on any level of competition. The Lady Buffs are 463-74 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 86.2%.
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WT HEAD COACH JASON SKOCH
WT head coach
Jason Skoch, a four-time LSC Coach of the Year, is now in his ninth season at the helm of the Lady Buffs, carrying an overall career record of 382-90 (.809, 12th year) including a 246-70 (.778) 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.
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LIVE COVERAGE
The WT Athletic Media Relations office will provide live stats and a free webstream for Tuesday night's match in Canyon. For more information, visit the Volleyball Schedule Page at GoBuffsGo.com.
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YOUTH MOVEMENT
The Lady Buffs have played in 72 sets during 21 matches so far during the 2017 season. True freshman
Chandler Vogel has started 20 of those matches at libero while four other freshman have made appearances in the starting lineup so far this season for the Lady Buffs.
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THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Entering last week, LSC teams were 96-97 overall this season. The squads are 15-17 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 11-6 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other leagues in the NCAA South Central Region.
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AVCA DIVISION II TOP-25 POLL (OCT. 16)
Lewis picked up 28 of the possible 48 first place votes in this week's AVCA Division II Top-25 Poll announced on Monday afternoon by the association's offices.
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Lewis sit atop of the poll with 1,115 total points followed by S.W. Minnesota State (11 first place, 1,143), Concordia-St. Paul (1,088), Palm Beach Atlantic (6 first place, 1,069), Minnesota Duluth (1 first place, 1,024), Cal Baptist (2 first place, 984), Nebraska-Kearney (900), Western Washington (793), Regis (750) and Central Oklahoma (740) to round out the top ten. The South Central Region was represented by Regis (9th), Tarleton State (13th), Colorado School of Mines (19th), Angelo State (22nd) and UA-Fort Smith (RV).