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CANYON, Texas – The No.10 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M (18-6, 6-6 LSC) continue Lone Star Conference play as they host St. Edward's (8-8, 5-7 LSC) for doubleheader action on Friday night.  First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT at Schaeffer Park. 
 
GAME COVERAGE
A live stream and stats will be available for Friday's doubleheader provided by the WT athletic communications department.  For more information, visit GoBuffsGo.com.
 
SCOUTING ST. EDWARD'S
St. Edward's is off to a 5-7 start in conference play after recording series splits with Cameron and nationally-ranked Oklahoma Christian.  SEU is 8-8 overall under second year head coach Leah Glasgow.
 
The Hilltoppers are batting .289 led by Genisa Marrero-Carter at .471.  In 16 games, she has recorded 24 hits including three doubles, two triples, nine RBI and a team-high 14 runs.  Four pitchers have made appearances for SEU, led by Cadie Belle Currie with four victories and a 2.65 ERA.  McKenna Leamon has made eight starts on the mound with a 3.37 ERA as opponents hit .234 against the freshman.  
 
THE SERIES
The Lady Buffs are 10-9 in the all-time series record against the Hilltoppers since the series start in 2006.  In their last matchup, WT earned a 5-2 road victory to improve their win streak to three. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
WT improved to 6-6 in LSC play after a doubleheader sweep against #15 Texas A&M-Kingsville last weekend.  The Lady Buffs came back to defeat the Javelinas 5-3 and 4-3 to move to 18-6 overall on the season. 
 
The Lady Buffs took advantage of five TAMUK errors to walk away victorious as they scored nine runs on 17 hits. Hailey Neira and Alyx Cordell led the Lady Buffs as each averaged .600 at the plate combining for five RBI.  
Sophomores Emilee Wilson and Sydney Greeson were each rewarded wins in the circle while Kyra Lair was credited the start in game two.  Wilson threw seven complete innings in game one allowing three earned runs on 10 hits.  Lair saw 5 2/3 innings of action allowing three earned runs on six hits with seven strikeouts while Greeson finished the game with just one walk. 
 
NFCA DIVISION II POLL
With their doubleheader sweep over nationally-ranked Texas A&M-Kingsville, WT jumped to 10^th in this week's National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II Top 25 Poll announced on Wednesday morning.   
 
Six programs from the Lone Star Conference stand in the national rankings led by Texas A&M-Commerce in second with 389 points followed by UT Tyler (sixth, 326), WT (10^th, 241), Texas A&M-Kingsville (14^th, 195), Oklahoma Christian (16^th, 167) and Angelo State (24^th, 43).  Texas A&M International looks to make the jump into the rankings after receiving six votes.
 
AROUND THE LONE STAR
#2 Texas A&M-Commerce and #6 UT Tyler remain the last undefeated programs in the Lone Star Conference standings at 12-0 in league play.  #16 Oklahoma Christian ranks third at 19-5 overall (9-3 LSC) followed by #14 Texas A&M-Kingsville (16-5, 9-3 LSC) and #24 Angelo State (16-7, 8-4 LSC) to round out the top five.
 
RECORD WATCH
Shanna McBroom continues her way up the list in the All-Time career batting records in five categories.  The senior now stands seventh in hits (238), triples (10) and total bases (388) and eighth with 610 at bats.
 
With her solo-home run against TAMIU, McBroom now ties at sixth with Ruby Salzman, Brittany Cruz and Alyssa Lemos on the career records board with 33.  Salzman continues to lead the Lady Buffs and conference with eight homers on the season. 
 
Another sophomore standout moves her way up the Lady Buffs career records as Kyra Lair stands tied fifth in game starts (50), tied sixth in strikeouts (206), seventh in complete games (24) and eighth in shutouts (four), innings pitched (265.2), appearances (57) and wins (31). 
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs will continue their weekend home slate with a matchup against St. Mary's on Sunday afternoon at Schaeffer Park.