CANYON, Texas – The #25 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M took over sole possession of first place in the Lone Star Conference divisional standings on Saturday afternoon as they withstood a furious rally by #2 Lubbock Christian in a 64-56 victory in front of over 1,600 fans at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas. WT registered 13 blocks in the win to mark the fourth most in a single-game in program history.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: #25 West Texas A&M 64, #2 Lubbock Christian 56
Records: WT (16-3, 9-1 LSC), LCU (14-2, 8-2 LSC)
Venue: First United Bank Center
Location: Canyon, Texas
Series History (Streak): Series Tied 2-2 (W1)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders) 
- Points: Megan Gamble (WT, 17 Points), Allie Schulte (LCU, 15 Points)
- Rebounds: Abby Spurgin (WT, 11 Rebounds), Braylyn Dollar (WT, 8 Rebounds)
- Assists: Braylyn Dollar (WT, 4 Assists), Megan Gamble (WT, 3 Assists)
- Steals: Megan Gamble (WT, 3 Steals), Allie Schulte (LCU, 3 Steals)
- Blocks: Tiana Parker (WT, 7 Blocks), Abby Spurgin (WT, 5 Blocks)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Buffs were led by Megan Gamble who went 4-of-5 from behind the arc and 5-of-8 from the free throw line to lead all players to tie a career-high with 17 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block. Tiana Parker and Braylyn Dollar added 13 points each while Parker added five rebounds and seven blocks.
- Lubbock Christian was led offensively by Allie Schulte who went 5-of-15 from the floor and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe for a team-high 15 points to go along with five rebounds and three steals, Emma Middleton chipped in 14 points for LCU to go along with five rebounds, two assists and a block.
 
FIRST HALF
- The Lady Buffs finished the first half going 10-of-34 (29.4%) from the floor including 4-of-12 (33.3%) from behind the arc and a perfect 3-of-3 from the charity stripe with 24 rebounds (10 offensive, 14 defensive), seven assists, nine turnovers, three steals and eight blocks.
- LCU went 10-of-27 (37%) from the field in the opening half including 3-of-7 (42.9%) from deep and a perfect 2-of-2 from the free throw line with 15 rebounds (three offensive, 12 defensive), five assists, seven turnovers, three steals and a pair of blocks.
 
SECOND HALF
- WT finished the game going 18-of-51 (35.3%) from the floor including 7-of-19 (36.8%) from behind the arc and 21-of-26 (80.8%) from the free throw line with 44 rebounds (14 offensive, 30 defensive), 12 assists, 21 turnovers, eight steals and 13 blocks.
- The Lady Chaps went 16-of-52 (30.8%) from the field in the game including 5-of-16 (31.3%) from deep and 19-of-23 (82.6%) from the charity stripe to go along with 30 rebounds (nine offensive, 21 defensive), eight assists, 15 turnovers, six steals and four blocks in the loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs make a South Texas road trip next weekend for Lone Star Conference action starting on Thursday night as they take on the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas with tipoff scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Steinke Center.