ODESSA, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M hit .172 on the night and registered eight total blocks to pick up a big Lone Star Conference road win at UT Permian Basin on four sets at the Falcon Dome in Odessa, Texas.
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THE BASICS
The Matchup: West Texas A&M 3, UT Permian Basin 1 (25-18, 25-18, 19-25, 25-20)
Records: West Texas A&M (16-9, 11-6 LSC), UT Permian Basin 12-12 (7-8 LSC)
Venue: Falcon Dome
Location: Odessa, Texas
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The Lady Buffs registered 66 kills on 186 attempts with 23 errors to hit .172 with 50 assists, no service aces, 108 digs and eight blocks. WT was led offensively
Sydnee Johnson with 16 kills on 35 swings with four attack errors to hit .343 on the night followed by
Taylor Kress with 11 kills to go along with 20 digs for a double-double,
Selena Batiste dished out 27 assists with 18 digs for another double-double while
Chandler Vogel led the way defensively with 24 digs in the win.
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UT Permian Basin finished the match with 43 kills on 194 swings with 28 attack errors to hit .077 as a team with 41 assists, two aces, 96 digs and nine blocks in the loss. UTPB was offensively by Travana Matthews with 13 kills on 38 attempts with two errors to hit .289, Analise Lucio paced the Falcon offense with 20 assists to go along with 17 digs for a double-double while Sarah Vasquez led all players with 32 digs on the night.
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UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs return to the friendly confines of the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" on Friday night as they step out of Lone Star Conference play for an in-region matchup with the Rattlers of St. Mary's starting at 6 p.m. in Canyon.