CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M's head coach
Kendra Potts announced the addition of
Zahria Parker and
Carly Evetts to the 2022 roster. The Lady Buffs will host the annual BritKare Lady Buff Classic on August 26-27 featuring Adams State, UC-Colorado Springs, St. Mary's, and Northwest Missouri State. WT will face Adams State in the season and home opener on Friday, Aug. 26 at 11:30 a.m.
Zahria Parker
DS/S | Austin, Texas | McNeil High School | Gonzaga
Zahria Parker is an incoming freshman transfer from Austin, Texas. She was a two-sport standout at McNeil High School in track and volleyball. She finished her career with the Mavericks with 138 assists and 111 digs with 29 service aces coming from her junior season while appearing in a team-high 49 sets her final year. Parker competed in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 and 4x200m relay throughout her career at MHS.
"Zahria completes the roster for us in the setter position and is going to make this position group even more competitive," said Potts. "She is extremely athletic, quick and has an amazing court sense. She is fun to watch and is going to bring even more talent for us to compete at the highest level. Welcome to the family, Zahria!"
Carly Evetts
MB | Canyon, Texas | Canyon High School | Odessa College
Carly Evetts returns to the Texas Panhandle after a making a pair of stops at Odessa College and Academy of Art in California. At Art U, Evetts earned Second Team All-PacWest honors after playing in all 30 matches and 113 sets for the Urban Knights leading the team with 2.51 kills and .59 blocks per set. She offered a career-high 17 kills on two occasions along with two six block matches. Prior to her time at Art U, she was an All-Conference, All-District and MVP at Odessa where she finished at the program's hitting percentage leader (.375).
"Carly Has the ability to take over the game both offensively and defensively," Potts stated. "She brings us depth in the middle position that allows us to take it to the next level every day in practice and on game day! We are excited that Carly is coming back to her hometown to play in front of friends and family. Welcome to the family, Carly!"
