CANYON, Texas – The No. 5 West Texas A&M Lady Buffs swept the Cameron Aggies (25-16, 25-11, 25-20) tonight in Lawton, OK. Senior
Torrey Miller accumulated her 1800
th career kill tonight to etch her name into the WT record books as the fourth ranked Lady Buff in career kills.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lady Buffs and Aggies stayed steady for all three sets for the first five points of each set. The Aggies would stay ahead or within one point before the Lady Buffs would hit five to go on a string of points to widen their lead. The first set was a runaway with the Lady Buffs outscoring the Aggies by 17 points.
Brynne Wright led in the first set where she had five kills on six attempts hitting .833.
The second set was in similar fashion to the first with the Lady Buffs taking a strong lead and never letting go. A lot of Lady Buffs saw some court time and made an immediate impact. Junior
Ashlyn Vinyard came in on the right side to hit .750 with three kills on four attempts in the set. At one point the Lady Buffs had three freshmen,
Rylie Barnett,
Riess Griffith and
Sharlotte McClintock, on the floor all at once to finish out the last eight points of the set.
The third set saw the most back and forth action with the Aggies staying right behind the Lady Buffs. Cameron took their final timeout when the Lady Buffs were up by two at 22-20. WT would come out with a block and a couple kills to put the match away.
BY THE NUMBERS
Brynne Wright led offensively with 10 kills on 16 attempts with two errors to hit .500.
Ainsley Malis led the offense with 18 assists while
Bryli Contreras led with 15 digs.
Blair Moreland contributed with a leading two aces and
Taytum Stow led with three blocks.
MILESTONES
- WT leads the series all-time against the Aggies (55-3)
- Lady Buffs are on a 13-match winning streak, the second longest streak in NCAA DII this season
- Torrey Miller hit her 1,800th kill in this match making her fourth most kills all-time in WT history
- Brynne Wright led the Lady Buffs in kills for the 6th time this season
COMING UP
The Lady Buffs will host Western New Mexico this Friday, Nov. 3 at 6:00 p.m. in The Box for Senior Night.