RICHARDSON, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Volleyball (11-10, 6-4 LSC) had their four-game win streak snapped Saturday afternoon as they fell 3-0 to UT Dallas (25-14, 25-12, 25-23). WT would hit .038 in the loss.
Set one saw the Comets burst out to a 5-1 advantage and continued to push out to an 11-4 lead. WT would find their footing with a 4-0 run as they scored off two attack errors and two kills by
Casey Loewer. UTD regrouped and responded with a 7-1 run as they now led 18-9. They ultimately took set one 25-14 to lead 1-0.
The second set went back-and-forth to start as a kill by
Kael Wilcox set the score at 7-5 in favor of UTD. The Comets then rattled off a 6-1 run with five kills to lead 14-6. A 6-0 run late in the set built their advantage to 13 points. They would take set two by a score of 25-12 as they now led 2-0.
Set three also started back-and-forth would be tied 9-9 after a kill by
Anna Ruter. The Lady Buffs used a 4-1 run to take a three-point lead. WT continued to roll offensively as they built their lead to 19-15. A 4-0 run by the Comets tied the match, but the Lady Buffs scored twice off a kill by Loewer and attack error to retake the lead. UT Dallas seized control again with a 5-1 run to take a 24-22 and lead. An attack error by WT sealed their fate as they would fall 25-23 in set three and lose the match 3-0.
Top Lady Buffs
- Parker Gladhill tallied five kills while hitting .385 to go with a solo block and two block assists. This was Gladhill's fifth game hitting .385 or better this season.
- Casey Loewer recorded 16 assists, seven digs, six kills, and one block assist.
- Pauline Gonzales served three aces to go with 11 digs. The three aces tied her season-high.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 1-1 all-time against UT Dallas.
- Kael Wilcox led the Lady Buffs in kills with seven while hitting .333. She added one block assist and a dig.
- Anna Ruter totaled five kills and a dig in the match.
- Hannah Pemberton produced 12 digs and six assists.
- Kaycee Cavanaugh dug seven balls to go with two kills.
Up Next
West Texas A&M will be back in action on Tuesday, October 20 as they travel to Lubbock Christian. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m.
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