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WT Volleyball Heads to Kingsville for a Huge LSC Matchup on Saturday

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CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs take their six match win streak on the road this weekend as they make the 650 mile trip to Kingsville, Texas to face off with the Javelinas of Texas A&M-Kingsville in Lone Star Conference action on Saturday afternoon with first serve set for 2 p.m. at the Steinke Center.
 
- SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE
The Javelinas are led by seventh year head coach Tanya Allen who led Kingsville to the program's first ever NCAA South Central Regional Tournament appearance in 2016.
 
TAMUK enters the weekend with an overall record of 17-11 with a 9-7 mark in Lone Star Conference play to sit in a tie for fourth place in the league standings. The Javelinas were swept on the road by #23 Angelo State on Tuesday in San Angelo.
 
The Javelinas are led by Madison Brabham who has registered 278 kills (2.78/set) on 732 swings with 128 attack errors to hit .205 on the season. Casey Klobedans paces the TAMUK offense with 1,025 assists (9.76/set) while Jasmine Jasinto leads the way defensively with 402 digs (4.02/set).
 
TAMUK has registered 1,358 kills (12.9/set) on 3,743 attempts with 527 attack errors to hit .222 as a team so far this season. They average 12.1 assists and 1.3 service aces per set while tallying 1,758 digs (16.7/set) and 205.0 total blocks (2.0/set) on the season.
 
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against TAMUK, 50-11 in a series dating back to 1980. WT snapped a three-match Javelina win streak back on Oct. 7th with a Lady Buff four-set win in Canyon. WT is 22-4 all-time in Kingsville.
 
LAST MEETING WITH TAMUK
West Texas A&M 3, Texas A&M-Kingsville (10/7/17)
West Texas A&M started fast and outlasted the visiting Javelinas of Texas A&M-Kingsville in four sets in front of over 400 fans at the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" during Lone Star Conference play in Canyon.
 
The Lady Buffs hit .250 as a team with 64 kills on 148 swings with 27 attack errors to go along with 59 assists, four service aces, 57 digs and seven total blocks in the win.
 
Texas A&M-Kingsville registered 49 kills on 135 swings with 18 attack errors to hit .230 on the afternoon with 46 assists, three service aces, 45 digs and eight total blocks.
 
WT freshman outside Erin Clark registered 18 kills on 36 swings with just three errors to hit .417 on the afternoon while senior Crystal Thomas tallied 14 kills on 27 swings to hit .407 in the win. Selena Batiste dished out a match high 41 assists while Chandler Vogel led all players with 15 digs.
 
A LOOK BACK
- West Texas A&M 3, Western N.M. 0 (10/31/17)
WT ended their 2017 home schedule on a high note on Tuesday night as they swept past the Mustangs of Western New Mexico in Lone Star Conference action on Senior Night at the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box".
 
The Lady Buffs hit .267 as a team with 45 kills on 116 swings with 14 attack errors to go along with 44 assists, four service aces, 61 digs and 11.5 total blocks in the win.
 
Erin Clark led the Lady Buffs offensively with 10 kills on 28 swings with three attack errors to hit .250 on the night. Selena Batiste led all players with 27 assists and 11 digs for a double-double while Chandler Vogel led all players with 23 digs followed by Clark with 11 for a double-double. Clark, Batiste and Vogel were all honored by the LSC on Tuesday as the league's Volleyball Players of the Week.
 
SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL RANKINGS
The Lady Buffs have been tabbed eighth in the initial NCAA Division II Volleyball South Central regional rankings announced on Wednesday afternoon by the NCAA offices in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
Regis sits atop of the rankings followed by Tarleton State, Colorado School of Mines, Angelo State, Metro State, Arkansas-Fort Smith, Texas A&M-Commerce, West Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Kingsville and Colorado Mesa.
 
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 467-74 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 86.2%.
 
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 389-91 (.810, 12th year) including a 253-71 (.780) 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 TAMUK Athletic Communication Office will provide live stats and video for Saturday. For more information, visit the Volleyball Schedule Page at GoBuffsGo.com.
 
YOUTH MOVEMENT
The Lady Buffs have played in 100 sets during 29 matches so far during the 2017 season. True freshman Chandler Vogel has started 28 of those matches at libero while four other freshman have made appearances in the starting lineup so far this season for the Lady Buffs.
 
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Entering the week, LSC teams were 142-137 overall this season. The squads are 15-17 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 13-6 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other leagues in the NCAA South Central Region.
 
AVCA DIVISION II TOP-25 POLL (OCT. 30)
Concordia-St. Paul picked up 40 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.
 
The Golden Bears sit atop of the poll with 1,191 points followed by S.W. Minnesota State (1,130), Cal Baptist (7 first place, 1,100), Lewis (1,035), Nebraska-Kearney (989), Palm Beach Atlantic (1 first place, 943), Northern State (882), Western Washington (865), Minnesota Duluth (831) and Arkansas Tech (711) to round out the top ten. The South Central Region was represented by Regis (12th), Tarleton State (14th), Colorado School of Mines (17th), Angelo State (23rd), Metro State (RV) and West Texas A&M (RV).
 
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