No. 12 Lady Buffs Take Down No. 11 Central Missouri in Denver
 
DENVER, Colo. – West Texas A&M shined on opening day of the Colorado Premier Challenge as the No. 12 Lady Buffs swept past No. 11 Central Missouri before coming back to defeat Regis to win the pool.
 
Match time and opponents for tomorrow's action will be released via social media at the conclusion of tonight's matches.  More information and tournament brackets for the Colorado Premier Challenge can be found HERE.
 
MATCH 1 
#12 West Texas A&M 3, #11 Central Missouri 1 (­25-12, 26-24, 25-20) 
 
Records

• West Texas A&M 4-1 (0-0 LSC)
• Central Missouri 2-2 (0-0 MIAA)

By the Numbers
The Lady Buffs wasted no time in the first set as they hit .483 with 15 kills on 29 swings with just a single error while the defense limited the Jennies to hit .081.  WT totaled 48 kills on 110 attempts with nine errors in the match to go along with five service aces, 11 blocks, 46 assists and 56 digs. 
 
Torrey Miller registered her first double-double of the season with a match-high 16 kills and 12 digs while Ainsley Malis paced the offense with 21 assists with Kayla Elliott posting two service aces.  On defense, freshman Taytum Stow had six of the Lady Buffs 11 blocks with three players recording double figure digs in Emma Patterson (14), Abi Nash (13), and Miller (12).
 
Milestones

• Torrey Miller had her 36^th career double-double (16 kills, 12 digs)
• WT won their second straight match over the Jennies; CMU leads series 11-9
• Kayla Elliott led in aces for the 12^th time in her career  

MATCH 2
#12 West Texas A&M 3, Regis 1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-20)
 
Records

• West Texas A&M 5-1 (0-0 LSC)

• Regis 1-4 (0-0 RMAC)

By the Numbers
After falling behind in the first set the Lady Buffs fought their way back to a 3-1 victory.  WT hit .268 in the afternoon with 55 kills on 138 attempts with 18 errors while totaling 54 digs, 47 assists, seven blocks and four service aces.  The Rangers recorded 50 kills with 26 errors on 142 attempts to hit .169 to go along with 58 digs, 46 assists, nine blocks and three service aces. 
 
Torrey Miller led the match with 14 kills on 42 swings with three errors to hit .262 while freshman Taytum Stow had 10 kills.  Ainsley Malis had 23 assists followed by Blair Moreland with 21 to go along Kayla Elliott's three blocks and Abi Nash's 15 digs. 
 
Milestones

• Ainsley Malis had her fifth 20+ assists match, fourth straight
• Torrey Miller matched a career-high three aces in a single match 
• Taytum Stow leads the LSC in hit-percentage (.468)
• WT leads the LSC in kills per set (14.05) and hit-percentage (.309)