CANYON, Texas – The #3 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M snapped a three-match win streak on Friday night as they fell in four sets to the rival #21 Angelo State Rambelles (21-25, 25-18, 22-25, 17-25) during Lone Star Conference play at the Burg Center in Dallas, Texas.
 
The Lady Buffs finished the night with 51 kills on 126 attempts with 14 attack errors to hit ,294 on the night with 51 assists, two aces, 33 digs and six blocks. Angelo State had 59 kills on 129 swings with 11 errors for a .372 attack percentage to go along with 59 assists, two aces, 38 digs and eight total blocks.
 
Emma Becker sparked the WT offense as the junior had 12 kills on 33 swings with just four errors to hit .242 in the match with five assists and five digs. Taytum Stow was effiecient for the Lady Buffs as the Hereford product had 11 kills on 14 attempts with one error to go along with four blocks. Ainsley Malis dished out 30 assists with seven digs while Bryli Contreras also had seven digs in the back row.
 
Angelo State was led by Madi Parrish who finished the night with a match-high 22 kills on 40 attempts with three attack errors for a hitting percentage of .475 to go along with two assists, one ace and three digs. Adeline Ortman paced the ASU offense with 49 assists to go along with five digs while Caleigh Enax had a match-high 12 digs in the back row.
 
MATCH NOTES

• Friday night was the 93^rd all-time meeting on the court between the Lady Buffs and Belles in a series that dates back to 1980. WT is 64-29 against Angelo State with the Belles snapping a five-match win streak by the Lady Buff`s
• Even though the match does not count toward the LSC regular season standings, Friday's showdown will be crucial for regional rankings beginning in November

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The Lady Buffs close out their road trip on Saturday afternoon as they battle the #20 Patriots of DBU with first serve set for 1:00 p.m. at the Burg Center.