CANYON, Texas – The #8 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M ran their win streak to nine games on Thursday night as WT head coach Kristen Mattio picked up her 150^th career victory in a 79-46 Lone Star Conference divisional contest against the rival Belles of Angelo State at the First United Bank Center in Canyon.
 
Lexy Hightower led the way for the Lady Buffs as the senior went 5-of-9 from the floor including 3-of-6 from behind the arc and a perfect 2-of-2 from the free throw line to finish the night with 15 points to go along with four rebounds, five assists and three steals. McKauley Gregory and Sienna Lenz both finished in double-figures, combining for 21 points while Braylyn Dollar grabbed nine boards with nine points and two steals.
 
The Lady Buffs went 29-of-64 (45.3%) from the field including 10-of-25 (40%) from deep and 11-of-14 (78.6%) from the charity stripe with 38 total rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), 18 assists, 10 turnovers, four blocks and 13 steals in the win.
 
Angelo State was led offensively by Madeline Stephens who went 4-of-11 from the floor including 1-of-4 from behind the arc and 5-of-5 from the charity stripe for a team-high 14 points to go along with 10 rebounds, one assists and a steal for the double-double. The Belles finished the game going 17-of-55 (30.9%) from the floor including 5-of-22 (22.7%) from deep and 7-of-8 (87.5%) from the free throw line with 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 33 defensive), seven assists, 22 turnovers, four blocks and four steals.
 
HALFTIME REPORT
The Lady Buffs took a 45-17 lead into the locker room at half as WT went 18-of-35 (51.4%) from the field including 6-of-15 (40%) from behind the arc and 5-of-6 (83.3%) from the free throw line with 20 rebounds (six offensive, 14 defensive), 10 assists, three turnovers, two blocks and 10 steals. ASU finished the half going 6-of-26 (23.1%) from the floor including 1-of-11 (9.1%) from deep and a perfect 2-of-2 from the charity stripe with 16 rebounds, one assist, 13 turnovers, no blocks and a steal. 
 
COMING UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs head to San Angelo, Texas on Saturday afternoon for LSC divisional action with tipoff set for 3:30 p.m. at the Junell Center.
 
POSTGAME NOTES

• WT moved to 56-20 all-time against the Belles including a 32-7 record in Canyon
• The Lady Buffs are now 239-33 inside of the First United Bank Center, running their home win streak to 10 games
• The Lady Buffs forced 22 turnovers on the night to mark the seventh time this season that WT has forced atleast 20
• Hightower reached double-figures for the 10^th time this season and the 70^th time in her career
• Mattio becomes the fastest coach in West Texas A&M history to reach the 150-win plateau (180 Games)