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CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M Volleyball hits the road for the first time during the 2019 season as they head to Durango, Colorado to take part in the Skyhawk Volleyball Classic hosted by Fort Lewis. The Lady Buffs will face off with Texas A&M International, Adams State, #4 Washburn and the host Skyhawks during the two-day event at Whalen Gymnasium.
 
TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL
The Dustdevils join the Lone Star Conference for the 2019 season as Susie Jangada begins her fifth season at the helm, she holds an overall record of 19-82 in Laredo. Texas A&M International enters the weekend with an overall record of 1-2 as they swept University of the Southwest in last weekend's season opener before falling to UT Permian Basin and Westminster during the Dr. Aiciena Invitational in Odessa. 
 
ADAMS STATE
Lindy Mortensen begins her 15th season at Adams State as the ASU alumni holds a career record of 197-198. The Grizzlies enter the weekend with an overall record of 1-4 as they topped Findlay while falling to Nebraska-Kearney, Oklahoma Baptist and Augustana during last weekend's Loper Invite before a straight-set loss to Angelo State on Tuesday night in Alamosa.
 
WASHBURN
The #4 Ichabods are guided by 18th year head coach Chris Herron who holds an overall record of 508-103 during his time in Topeka with a pair of trips to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight including a run to the National Semifinals in 2019 before falling to eventual National Champion Tampa in straight sets. Washburn enters the weekend with an perfect 4-0 record as they topped William Jewell, Texas Woman's, Quincy and #23 Central Washington last weekend at home during the Washburn Invitational.
 
FORT LEWIS
Tricia Melfy is now in her second season at the helm at Fort Lewis, holding a mark of 11-17 during her time in Durango. The Skyhawks enter the weekend with an overall recorde of 2-3 as they topped Southeastern Oklahoma State and Northwestern Oklahoma State last weekend at the Kathleen Brasfield ASU Invite before falling to Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville followed by a midweek sweep at the hands of UT Permian Basin in Odessa.
 
WELCOME TO THE BOX
West Texas A&M is fortunate to have one of the best home environments in all of NCAA Volleyball. 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 boasts one of the best home winning records in the NCAA on any level of competition. The Lady Buffs are 482-79 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 85.9%.
 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL
Reigning South Central Regional Champion Tarleton picked up 39 of the possible 45 first place votes for a total of 802 points to sit atop of the poll followed by Texas A&M-Commerce (two first place, 755), Angelo State (two first place, 717), West Texas A&M (628) and Arkansas-Fort Smith (one first place, 586) to round out the top five.
 
Lubbock Christian (550) was tabbed sixth followed by Texas Woman's (526), Texas A&M-Kingsville (479), St. Mary's (426), St. Edward's (410), UT Permian Basin (one first place, 363), Eastern New Mexico (307), Dallas Baptist (295), UT Tyler (239), Western New Mexico (205), Midwestern State (201), Texas A&M International (105) and Cameron (101).
 
A NEW ERA BEGINS
For the first time since the 2009 season, the Lady Buffs are under the guidance of a new head coach as former WT All-American Kendra Potts was introduced as the 15th head coach in program history back on December 10th.
 
Potts spent four seasons as an assistant in Canyon from 2005-2008 where the Lady Buffs went 131-27 during that span with a pair of appearances in the NCAA Division II National Semifinals. WT went an incredible 43-2 in league action during her four seasons on the sideline with three undefeated Lone Star Conference Championships and three LSC Tournament titles. The Amarillo High product registered a standout collegiate career for the Lady Buffs, becoming a three time All-American and the LSC's all-time assists leader with 6,087.
 
STAPLE IN THE BACK ROW
Reigning Lone Star Conference Libero of the Year Chandler Vogel has registered 1,286 career digs as the Hereford High School product is on pace to challenge Lauren Beville's (2009-12) all-time career mark of 2,423. Vogel has seen time in 261 sets for the Lady Buffs over the last three seasons in Canyon as she has started 72 matches in the back row over that span.
 
NEW LOOK LSC
The Lone Star Conference expanded to 18 volleyball playing institutions back on July 1st as the league welcomed Arkansas-Fort Smith, Dallas Baptist, Lubbock Christian, St. Edward's, St. Mary's, Texas A&M International and UT Tyler. The LSC is utilizing a divisional scheduling model, in which each team will play one match home and away against each of the other teams within their six-team division, and a single game versus eight other conference teams.
 
The LSC divisional champions will be determined by regular season games within the division, while the postseason tournament winner is designated as LSC Champion and earns the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Postseason. Twelve teams will qualify for the LSC Championship with the opening round on campus Tuesday, Nov. 19, and the final eight teams at the No. 1 seed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 21-22-23.