Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Venue	Links
Friday, September 20	6:00 p.m.	#21 Angelo State	Dallas, Texas	Burg Center	Stats | FloSports | Match Notes
Saturday, September 21	1:00 p.m.	#20 DBU	Dallas, Texas	Burg Center	Stats | FloSports | Match Notes

CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs remain on the road this weekend as they travel to Dallas, Texas for Lone Star Conference Crossover action at the Burg Center against #21 Angelo State on Friday night at 6:00 p.m. followed by a Saturday showdown with the #20 Patriots of DBU starting at 1:00 p.m.
 
THE GAUNTLET CONTINUES
The first two weekends of the season have seen the Lady Buffs battle six Top-25 opponents with a pair of them ranking inside of the Top-5. This weekend at the LSC Crossover is no different as the #21 Belles and #20 Patriots await the Lady Buffs at the Burg Center in Dallas. These contests will not count toward the LSC standings but will be crucial in regional rankings.
 
ANGELO STATE
The #21 Belles enter the weekend with an overall record of 8-1 as they have won their last seven matches. Angelo State is coming off an unbeaten weekend at the Maverick Fall Classic with victories over Adams State, Cal Poly Humboldt, Cal State Dominguez Hills and #15 Colorado Mesa.
 
Angelo State went 24-8 last season including a 12-4 mark in Lone Star Conference play, the Belles advanced to the South Central Regional Semifinals with a five-set win over Regis before falling to MSU Denver in four sets in Canyon. 
 
Chuck Waddington is now in his 17th season at the helm of the ASU volleyball program, holding an overall record of 386-183 during his time in San Angelo with 11 NCAA Tournament Trips including a South Central Regional Championship in 2016 as he has won four LSC Coach of the Year honors (2012, 2016, 2019, 2021).
 
The Lady Buffs and Belles renew one of the top rivalries in Division II volleyball on Friday night in Dallas, marking the 93rd all-time meeting in a series that dates back to 1980. WT is 64-28 against Angelo State with the Lady Buffs winning the last five meetings.
 
DALLAS BAPTIST
The #20 Patriots enter the weekend with an overall record of 6-2 following a 3-1 showing at the Colorado Premier Challenge. DBU fell to #3 MSU Denver but picked up wins over #17 Central Missouri, #2 Wayne State and #23 Lewis.
 
DBU went 24-8 overall during the 2023 campaign with a 14-2 mark in LSC play to claim a share of the LSC Championship with the Lady Buffs. The Patriots advanced to the South Central Regional Semifinals with a straight-set win over Colorado Mesa before falling to WT in four sets at The Box in Canyon.
 
Jordan Fish is now in her fourth season at the helm of the DBU volleyball program, holding an overall record of 69-25 during her time in Dallas. The former Virginia Tech standout has led the Patriots to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances and the program's first ever LSC regular season title in 2023.
 
Saturday afternoon is the 16th all-time meeting on the court between the Lady Buffs and Patriots as WT holds a 14-1 advantage in the series that dates back to 2004. The Lady Buffs are 1-1 all-time at the Burg Center, dropping their last trip to Dallas in a five-set thriller back on September 22, 2023.
 
WELCOME TO THE BOX
West Texas A&M is fortunate to have one of the best home environments in all of NCAA Volleyball. The WTAMU Fieldhouse is more affectionately known as "The Box," is home to 21 Lone Star Conference Championships, 16 Regional Titles and four NCAA Division II National Championships. 
 
The Box boasts one of the best home winning records in the NCAA on any level of competition. The Lady Buffs are 544-84 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 86.7%.
 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL
The Lady Buffs claimed 23 of the possible 41 first place votes to sit atop of the poll with 674 points followed by DBU (15 first place, 665), Angelo State (two first place, 610), Texas A&M-Kingsville (one first place, 562), UT Tyler (536), Texas Woman's (481), Lubbock Christian (430), Texas A&M International (418), St. Mary's (349), UT Permian Basin (349), Oklahoma Christian (299), St. Edward's (249), Cameron (168), Eastern New Mexico (158), Western New Mexico (140), Midwestern State (130) and Sul Ross State (55).
 
LSC PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Junior middle blocker Taytum Stow was named the 2024 Lone Star Conference Preseason Defensive Player of the Year announced on Monday, August 25th. The Hereford product Led the Lady Buffs to the Division II National Title Match in 2023, appearing in 133 sets during 37 matches. She averaged 1.68 kills per set and had a total of 223 kills for the season, earning a .334 hitting percentage.  Stow was named an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American for the second time in her career.
 
A NEW ERA BEGINS
For the first time since the 2019 season, the Lady Buffs are under the guidance of a new head coach as Brittany Harry was named the 16th leader of WT Volleyball on March 19, 2024.
 
Harry, the 2022 Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year, has been the head coach at Texas A&M International for the past four seasons, serving as the architect behind the growth of the TAMIU program. In 2022, Harry set a program record with 23 victories to lead the Dustdevils into the Lone Star Conference postseason for the second time in school history. She led her team to the best turnaround in all of NCAA Division II volleyball with a +18 win differential from 2021 to 2022.
 
LADY BUFFS IN THE AVCA POLL
The Lady Buffs are ranked third in this week's edition of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Top-25 Poll. It marks the 304th time since 1986 that the Lady Buffs appear in the poll, the sixth most in Division II history. WT has sat atop of the poll 28 different times including twice during the 2023 campaign.
 
NEW LOOK LSC
The LSC opens its 42nd season of volleyball with a new member among the 17 teams – Sul Ross State – with schedules opening the September 5-7 weekend. The Lone Star Conference Tournament is slated November 21-23 hosted by the No. 1 seeded team. NCAA Division II Championship play begins with regionals December 5-8 and the final rounds December 12-14 in Sioux Falls, S.D.