CANYON, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Volleyball (12-11, 7-5 LSC) were defeated in five sets against UT Permian Basin (24-26, 31-29, 25-20, 22-25, 12-15) Friday evening at The Box. The Lady Buffs were assessed with 26 errors in the match.
After trailing by three points in the first set, WT used a 4-0 run to tie the match 10-10. The teams battled back-and-forth, but the Falcons would pull ahead leading 24-20. The Lady Buffs battled back with another 4-0 run following kills by
Kaycee Cavanaugh,
Kael Wilcox, and
Tatum Busch go with an attack error on UTPB to tie the match. A kill and then ace by the Falcons secured set one for them.
Moving into the second set, led by three points early with an 8-5 advantage and continued to push the lead up to 17-11. The Falcons produced a 5-1 run to get within a point as the score settled at 20-19. The teams traded points well past the 25 point threshold with each team surviving multiple set points by the other. Trailing 29-28,
Casey Loewer tied it with a kill before
Parker Gladhill served up an ace for the one-point lead. After a tremendous rally by both teams, WT took the second set 31-29 following an attack error by the Falcons.
Set three carried over the seesaw battle, but a 6-2 run with three kills by
Anna Ruter gave the Lady Buffs a 15-10 advantage. The Falcons did not go away in the third set as a 4-0 run brought them within one at 19-18. WT stayed composed and closed the third set on a 3-0 run as an ace by
Hannah Pemberton push their match lead to 2-1.
UTPB came out with momentum in set four as they opened on a 7-2 run. The Lady Buffs would battle back to take the lead with a 7-2 run as they held the 13-12 advantage. The set would go on to be tied at 20 before West Texas A&M took the one point lead off an attack error. Four straight point by UTPB regave them the lead and they would ultimately force a fifth set off a kill.
In the winner take all set five, UTPB held an 11-10 lead after both teams had 3-0 runs through the first points. The Falcons would score four of the next six points, all off kills, as they would come away with a 15-12 set win to take the match 3-2.
Top Lady Buffs
- Kaycee Cavanaugh recorded her 16th double-double of the season with a season-high of 26 kills and 20 digs. She also tallied four assists. This was her third game with 20+ digs this season.
- Casey Loewer neared a triple-double with seven kills, a season-high 60 assists, and 13 digs. Loewer added two blocks in her eighth double-double of the year.
- Hannah Pemberton dug a season-high 35 balls to go with three aces, two assists, and a kill. This was her fourth game with 3+ aces this season.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 24-1 all-time against UT Permian Basin.
- WT led the match in points (93.0), kills (78-70), aces (8-4), blocks (7-6), assists (70-61), and digs (97-86).
- Anna Ruter notched a season-high of 18 kills while hitting .385. She also blocked four shots. This was Ruter's seventh game hitting .385 or better.
- Parker Gladhill produced nine kills, two blocks, two aces, and a dig. This was a season-high in kills for Gladhill.
- Avery Ramos recorded 12 digs and two aces. This was a season-best in aces for Ramos.
- Kael Wilcox hit .286 while killing eight balls. She added also added two block assists.
- Tatum Busch notched six kills, two assist, two block assists, ad two digs.
- Pauline Gonzales made 11 digs to go with an assist and ace.
- Skyler Massey made three kills in the match.
Up Next
West Texas A&M will be back in action tomorrow as they host No. 5 Angelo State at The Box. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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