CANYON, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Volleyball (14-14, 9-8 LSC) secured their spot in the Lone Star Conference Tournament (LSC) with a 3-1 (32-30, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18) victory over Oklahoma Christian Saturday afternoon.
Kaycee Cavanaugh and
Bromli Watson both posted double-doubles in the match.
The first set started off back-and-forth as WT held a modest 5-4 lead after a kill by
Kael Wilcox in the win or go home match. Oklahoma Christian would rip off a 5-0 run with a pair of kills, but the Lady Buffs responded with a 5-1 run of their own to re-tie the match at 10. The interlocked battle continued deep into the set as the match was tied at 23 after a block by WT. An attack error by the Eagles put West Texas A&M at set point. Oklahoma Christian notched a kill and then they reached set point at 25-24 after an attack error by WT. The Lady Buffs were incredibly resilient in the final stages of the set as they shutdown four set points as the first frame would be tied at 30. Cavanaugh gave West Texas A&M the lead at 31-30 as she erased an attack for a solo block.
Marin Brummund finished off the set with an ace as the Lady Buffs battled back to take an important first set.
Moving into the second set, West Texas A&M burst out to a 5-1 lead with a pair of kills by Cavanaugh. The Eagles would chip away and ultimately tie the match at 13-13. WT regained the lead and momentum with another 5-1 run powered by a pair of kills from
Anna Ruter. The Lady Buffs were able to extend their lead up to six points, but OCU came roaring back with a 7-1 run to tie set two at 22. The teams traded kills before Cavanaugh sent one down for set point. Wilcox added her own kill to clinch the second set at 25-23 as the Lady Buffs now led 2-0.
Set three would see the Lady Buffs lead 13-12 with the teams trading points early in the set. Oklahoma Christian looked to be in command of the set after a 6-1 run, but WT fought back as they got within a point at 22-21. The Eagles would close set three with three straight kills to get on the board as West Texas A&M now led 2-1.
The fourth set would again see WT lead 13-12 following a kill by OCU. The Lady Buffs took command after ripping off an 8-1 run with
Parker Gladhill blocking two attacks while adding a kill. Ruter added a pair of kills as WT neared match point at 23-15. Cavanaugh produced another kill to push the Lady Buffs to match point before
Casey Loewer put down the game sealing kill at 25-18 to clinch the win and a playoff spot for West Texas A&M.
Top Lady Buffs
- Kaycee Cavanaugh notched her 17th double-double of the season behind 14 kills and 12 digs. She hit .323 while adding four blocks (two solo, two assisted). This was her fifth game with 4+ blocks this season.
- Bromli Watson recorded her first double-double of the season with 18 assists and a season-high of 15 digs. This was her second highest assist total of the season.
- Anna Ruter hit .560 with 14 kills in the match to go with five blocks (one solo, four assisted). Her kills were her second highest mark of the season while this was her sixth game with 5+ blocks.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 5-2 all-time against Oklahoma Christian.
- WT led the match kills (59-58), hitting percentage (.244-.187), blocks (12-8), assists (57-56), and digs (69-63).
- The Lady Buffs reached the LSC Tournament for the 22nd consecutive season.
- Casey Loewer dished out 29 assists to go with nine kills, four digs, two blocks, and an ace. This was Loewer's ninth game with 29+ assists this season.
- Parker Gladhill blocked four attacks and sent down eight kills. This was her sixth game with 4+ blocks and third with 8+ kills.
- Hannah Pemberton dug 20 balls and added eight assists at libero. This was the seventh instance of 20+ digs for Pemberton.
- Marin Brummund made seven digs to go with an ace and assist. Brummund has tallied 7+ digs in three straight matches.
- Kael Wilcox totaled four kills, four digs, and three blocks. This was Wilcox's fifth game with 3+ blocks.
- Tatum Busch and Skyler Massey had five and four kills respectively. Busch added two blocks and two digs.
- Avery Ramos recorded three digs in the match.
Up Next
West Texas A&M is set to take on Western New Mexico in the First Round of the LSC Tournament on Wednesday, November 11. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. in San Angelo, Texas.
For all the latest on West Texas A&M Volleyball, stay tuned to
gobuffsgo.com and follow the team on
Twitter,
Instagram and
Facebook.
