DENTON, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M picked up a huge regional win and reached the 20-win plateau for the 33
rd time in program history on Friday night as they topped the Pioneers of Texas Woman's in four sets at Kitty Magee Arena in Denton during Lone Star Conference action.
THE BASICS:
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Score: West Texas A&M 3, Texas Woman's 1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-20)
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Records: WT (20-11, 12-7 LSC) / TWU (13-17, 9-10 LSC)
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Location: Denton, Texas
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Venue: Kitty Magee Arena
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Series (Streak): Lady Buffs lead 45-7 (W4)
LEADING THE WAY (Double-Digit Statistical Leaders):
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Kills: Erin Clark (WT, 18 Kills), Cheyenne Lytle (WT, 14 Kills), Makayla Mayfield (TWU, 14 Kills), Miri Shade (TWU, 14 Kills), Taylor Kress (WT, 13 Kills)
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Assists: Selena Batiste (WT, 51 Assists), Katy Ranes (TWU, 44 Assists)
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Digs: Bailey French (TWU, 25 Digs), Erin Clark (WT, 24 Digs), Chandler Vogel (WT, 18 Digs), Selena Batiste (WT, 13 Digs), Miri Shade (TWU, 13 Digs)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Lady Buffs hit .244 as a team with 65 kills on 168 swings with 24 attack errors to go along with 63 assists, three aces, 84 digs and eight total blocks in the win.
- Texas Woman's registered 46 kills on 172 swings with 26 errors to hit .116 on the night to go along with 45 assists, four service aces, 71 digs and eight blocks.
- Freshman Erin Clark led the way offensively with 18 kills on the night followed by Cheyenne Lytle with 14 and Taylor Kress with 13, Selena Batiste paced the WT offense with a match-high 51 assists to go along with 13 digs for a double-double while Clark led the way defensively with a double-double of her own with 24 digs followed by Chandler Vogel with 18.
UP NEXT:
- The Lady Buffs wrap-up the regular season on Saturday afternoon as they travel to Commerce, Texas to take on the Lions of Texas A&M-Commerce with first serve set for 2 p.m. at the TAMUC Fieldhouse for Senior Day.