FRISCO, Texas – #22 West Texas A&M had 10 different players register a point while out-rebounding the St. Edward's Hilltoppers by 25 boards on Thursday afternoon as the Lady Buffs rolled to a 70-46 victory in the 2020 Lone Star Conference Quarterfinals at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: #22 West Texas A&M 70, St. Edward's 46
Records: WT (27-5 Overall), SEU (18-11 Overall)
Venue: Comerica Center
Location: Frisco, Texas
Series History (Streak): Lady Buffs Lead, 7-1 (W1)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders) 
- Points: Deijah Blanks (SEU, 21 Points), Abby Spurgin (WT, 15 Points)
- Rebounds: Abby Spurgin (WT, 9 Rebounds), Megan Gamble (WT, 7 Rebounds)
- Assists: Delaney Nix (WT, 5 Assists), Megan Gamble (WT, 3 Assists), Abby Spurgin (WT, 3 Assists)
- Steals: Braylyn Dollar (WT, 4 Steals), Charlie Becker (SEU, 4 Steals)
- Blocks: Sammie Dufek (SEU, 3 Blocks), Tiana Parker (WT, 2 Blocks)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Buffs were led by Abby Spurgin who went 6-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe to finish the afternoon with 15 points for the junior's 13^th straight contest in double-figures, Sienna Lenz finished the afternoon with 12 points followed by Nathalie Linden with nine.
- St. Edward's was led offensively by LSC Newcomer of the Year Deijah Blanks who went 9-of-15 from the floor including 2-of-2 from the free throw line for a game-high 21 points while grabbing four rebounds to go along with two steals and one assist, Charlie Becker went 4-of-11 from the floor and 1-of-2 from deep to finish the game with 10 points and four steals.
 
FIRST HALF
- The Lady Buffs went 14-of-28 (50%) from the floor including 2-of-6 (33.3%) from deep and 1-of-2 (50%) from the charity stripe with 23 rebounds (five offensive, 18 defensive), seven assists, 10 turnovers, four steals and four blocks.
- SEU finished the first half going 7-of-28 (25%) from the field including 2-of-8 (25%) from behind the arc and 5-of-6 (83.3%) from the free throw line with 12 rebounds (three offensive, nine defensive), two assists, six turnovers, five steals and four blocks.
 
SECOND HALF
- WT went 30-fo-55 (54.5%) from the field including 3-of-9 (33.3%) from behind the arc and 7-of-9 (77.8%) from the free throw line to go along with 46 rebounds (11 offensive, 35 defensive), 16 assists, 22 turnovers, eight steals and four blocks on the afternoon.
- The Hilltoppers finished the game going 18-of-60 (30%) from the floor including 3-of-19 (15.8%) from deep and 7-of-8 (87.5%) from the charity stripe with 21 rebounds (seven offensive, 14 defensive), five assists, 13 turnovers, nine steals and four blocks in the loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs advance to Saturday afternoon's LSC Semifinals as they take on #6 Lubbock Christian with tipoff scheduled for 12:00 p.m. at the Comerica Center in Frisco. The Lady Chaps rolled past Angelo State 91-65 earlier in the afternoon.