- LSC Recap (Courtesy of Nick Eatman)

FRISCO, Texas – The #16 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M used a strong defensive effort on Friday night as they registered eight blocks while allowing Texas A&M-Kingsville to shoot just 29.7% from the floor during the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Lone Star Conference Championship at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup:#16 West Texas A&M 74, Texas A&M-Kingsville 51
Records: West Texas A&M (26-3), Texas A&M-Kingsville (9-19)
Venue:Comerica Center
Location:Frisco, Texas
Series History (Streak):Lady Buffs lead 62-9 (W2)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders) 
- Points: Lexy Hightower (WT, 18 Points), Ravae Payne (TAMUK, 14 Points)
- Rebounds: Abby Spurgin (WT, 11 Rebounds), Deleyah Harris (WT, 10 Rebounds)
- Assists:Megan Gamble (WT, 6 Assists), Reagan Haynes (WT, 3 Assists), Ravae Payne (TAMUK, 3 Assists), Kristina Kana (TAMUK, 3 Assists)
- Steals: Lexy Hightower (WT, 3 Steals), Ravae Payne (TAMUK, 3 Steals)
- Blocks: Abby Spurgin (WT, 5 Blocks), Tyesha Taylor (WT, 2 Blocks)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Lexy Hightower who went 7-of-10 from the floor including 4-of-5 from behind the arc with a game-high 18 points followed by Nathalie Linden with 13 and Megan Gamble with 11, Abby Spurgin registered a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds while Deleyah Harris grabbed 10 boards of her own.
- Ravae Payne led the way for the Javelinas as she went 3-of-9 from the field including 8-of-11 from the charity stripe with 14 points followed by Kristina Kana with 11 and Bri-Anna Soliz with 10, Soliz grabbed six rebounds to lead the way defensively while Payne had three assists and three steals on the night.
 
FIRST HALF
- The Lady Buffs finished the first half going 13-of-31 (41.9%) from the floor including 3-of-9 (33.3%) from behind the arc and 3-of-7 (42.9%) from the free throw line to go along with 27 rebounds (nine offensive, 18 defensive), seven assists, 10 turnovers, three blocks and five steals.
- Texas A&M-Kingsville went 8-of-30 (26.7%) from the field in the first half including 2-of-7 (28.6%) from deep without attempting a shot at the charity stripe to go along with 14 rebounds (three offensive, 11 defensive), seven assists, eight turnovers, no blocks and two steals.

SECOND HALF
- WT finished the game going 30-of-57 (52.6%) from the floor including 6-of-15 (40%) from deep and 8-of-18 (44.4%) from the free throw line with 47 rebounds (12 offensive, 35 defensive), 18 assists, 16 turnovers, eight blocks and six steals in the win.
- The Javelinas went 19-of-64 (29.7%) from the field on the night including 5-of-17 (29.4%) from behind the arc and 8-of-13 (61.5%) from the charity stripe with 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), 13 assists, 10 turnovers, one block and five steals.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs advance to Saturday's semifinal round as they will take on the winner of Eastern New Mexico and Texas A&M-Commerce who end Friday's action in Frisco at 8:30 p.m. WT will face either the Greyhounds or Lions on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. followed by the Belles and TexAnns at 8:30 p.m.