TYLER, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Volleyball (11-9, 6-3 LSC) won their fourth straight match Friday evening as they took down RV UT Tyler 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 12-25, 25-18).
Kaycee Cavanaugh and
Casey Loewer each recorded double-doubles in the match.
Set one saw the Lady Buffs take an early 5-2 advantage with a pair of kills by
Kaycee Cavanaugh. That lead would get extended to 9-4 off a 3-0 run as an ace by
Parker Gladhill led to a timeout for the Patriots. UTT would start to chip back into the set with a pair of 3-0 runs of their own as set one would be tied 18-18. The Lady Buffs would rip off a 5-1 run with two kills by
Anna Ruter during that stretch as they held a firm 23-19 lead. Cavanaugh finished off set one for WT with a kill as they took a 1-0 advantage following a 25-21 win.
The second set saw the Lady Buffs carry over their momentum as they burst out to a 7-2 lead with Cavanaugh tallying three kills. WT stayed persistent as a block by Gladhill and
Kael Wilcox forced a UTT timeout with the score set at 11-4. The Patriots came out of that timeout halting the Lady Buffs momentum with a 5-2 run, but West Texas A&M responded 4-0 as an ace by
Pauline Gonzales grew the lead back up to 17-9. The Lady Buffs would ultimately take set two 25-16 off an attack error by UT Tyler following a serve by
Marin Brummund as they held the 2-0 advantage in the match.
The start of set number three saw the Patriots hold an early 6-5 lead, but they registered a 7-0 run as their advantage grew to eight with the score set at 13-5. The Lady Buffs were unable to string together a run to get back in the set as UTT took set three 25-12 for their first set win.
The fourth set again saw UTT hold a 6-5 lead and once again built on that lead with the score setting at 12-8. West Texas A&M did not go away quietly as kills by Wilcox and Cavanaugh tied and took the lead for WT at 14-13 as the Patriots called a timeout. Out of the timeout, the Lady Buffs momentum did not stop as Gladhill smashed a ball for a 21-15 WT lead as the Patriots called another timeout. West Texas A&M would finish off the set and match with a 4-1 run as
Anna Ruter had the game-winning kill as WT took down RV UT Tyler 3-1 for their fourth straight win.
Top Lady Buffs
- Kaycee Cavanaugh recorded her 14th double-double of the season with 18 kills and 13 digs. This was her fifth game this season with 18+ kills and 11th with 13+ digs. She also hit .256 with a block assist.
- Casey Loewer notched her seventh double-double on the year following a 34 assist and 10 dig evening. This was Loewer's fourth game with 34+ assists this season and fifth with 10+ digs. She also added four kills, two aces, and two block assists.
- Hannah Pemberton tallied 21 digs at libero, her third highest mark of the season. Pemberton added six assists and two aces on the night.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 12-3 all-time against UT Tyler with 10 consecutive wins over the Patriots.
- The Lady Buffs led the match in kills (45-43), aces (7-5), assists (40-37), and digs (62-43).
- This was WT's ninth win this season in four sets or fewer.
- Anna Ruter and Kael Wilcox both totaled seven kills with one block assist. This was Ruter's 12th game with 7+ kills and Wilcox's fifth.
- Pauline Gonzales tallied two aces and eight digs in the match. This was her third multi-ace match of the season and her fourth match with 8+ digs.
- Parker Gladhill logged three block assists, five kills, and an ace. This was the sixth time this season with 3+ block assists.
- Skyler Massey came away with four kills, a block assist, and a dig in the match.
- Ellie Koprek had one block assist in the match.
Up Next
West Texas A&M will be back in action tomorrow on Saturday, October 17 as they take on UT Dallas in Richardson, Texas. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m.
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