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The #6-ranked West Texas A&M Lady Buffs added another win to their record on October 10 as they defeated Central Oklahoma with scores of 25-9, 25-10 and 25-13. This triumph is the 50th-consecutive Lone Star Conference win for the Lady Buffs.
The Lady Buff season record is now 20-3, and they maintain their undefeated record of 6-0 in the LSC. The loss for UCO drops their record to 11-11 and 3-3 in the LSC.
“It was a great win, and it gives us more confidence going into the conference,”Melissa Harper, middle blocker, said.
The Lady Buffs gained momentum from their front row hitters throughout the match. Harper led with a .688 hitting percentage with 12 kills in 16 attempts
Harper had two blocks for the game. Senior outside hitter, Natalie Johnson, recorded a .333 hitting percentage with 11 kills in 24 attempts.
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Johnson also put up one block assist and four digs. Junior middle Lauren Purdy and freshman outside hitter Stormy Lancaster had two assisted blocks for the Lady Buffs
“Every conference match means a lot and is very important, so we just had to come in and take care of business,” Johnson said.
Senior setter, Katie Ritwartz, led the team defensively with a total of nine digs. She was closely followed by junior outside hitter Lauren Thedford and freshman libero Lauren Beville who each tallied eight digs for the Lady Buffs.
Although the 50th-consecutive LSC win is a milestone for West Texas A&M, the Lady Buffs look forward to build on th remainder of their season.
“I’ve encouraged the girls to live in this season,” Jason Skoch, head coach, said, “We have goals and one of them is to keep that going by remaining undefeated in the conference.”
The Lady Buffs travel to Wichita Falls on Oct. 17 to take on Midwestern State at 2 p.m., for their next conference match up.