CANYON, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Volleyball (12-12, 7-6 LSC) fell 3-0 to No. 5 Angelo State (25-22, 25-19, 25-21) Saturday afternoon at The Box. This was the fourth time that WT has been swept this season.
WT found themselves in an early hole as they trailed 6-0 in set one as the deficit would ultimately grow to 18-12. The Lady Buffs would rally back in the set with a 5-0 run started by a kill from
Anna Ruter to set the score at 18-17. The teams went back-and-forth over the next bunch of points as Ruter killed another ball to bring WT within one again at 22-21. The Rambelles headed to set point off a pair of kills before taking set one 25-22 off an attack error by WT.
In set two, ASU again built an early lead with a 4-1 mark to open the set. The Lady Buffs chipped away in the set and got within one point following an ace by
Pauline Gonzales, setting the score at 15-14. WT never got closer than two points the rest of the set as Angelo State ended set two on a 4-0 run to win the set 25-19.
Set three started off in a seesaw battle before WT rattled off a 4-1 run to lead 10-8. ASU would tie it at 10 following a kill and ace before they started to pull away as they built a 19-14 lead. West Texas A&M responded with a 5-2 run as an error by ASU put the score at 21-19. Angelo State took the next two points before finishing off the set and match as set three finalized at 25-21.
Top Lady Buffs
- Anna Ruter killed 11 balls while hitting .364 in the match. She added two blocks and a dig. This was Ruter's ninth game with double-digit kills and ninth game above a .364 hitting percentage.
- Casey Loewer totaled eight kills, 18 assists, two blocks and six digs in the match while hitting .350. Her hitting percentage was her second-highest mark of the season.
- Bromli Watson neared a double-double with 17 assists and a season-high eight digs. Her 17 assists were the second most in a game this season.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 66-33 all-time against Angelo State and have lost three straight matches.
- WT led the match in digs (43-41).
- Parker Gladhill notched four kills (.273) to go with three blocks. This was her eighth match with 3+ blocks.
- Hannah Pemberton totaled 11 digs, five assists, and an ace.
- Kaycee Cavanaugh recorded 10 kills, two blocks, and four digs.
- Skyler Massey made five kills in the match.
- Pauline Gonzales dug three balls and came away with an ace.
Up Next
West Texas A&M will be back in action on Friday, October 30 as they travel to St. Edward's. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m.
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