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Since 1919

The Prairie News

WT Volleyball Team Clinch Sixth Conference Title

The No. 13 WTAMU Lady Buffs volleyball team traveled to Denton to battle the Texas Women’s University Pioneers on Nov. 5. WT rallied to win the match 23-25, 21-25, 27-25, 25-22, and 15-9; the win gives the Lady Buffs their sixth consecutive regular season Lone Star Conference title, and seventeenth overall.

The Pioneers opened game one with an 8-4 lead. Trailing 13-16, WT scored three straight to tie. The Lady Buffs were able to tie TWU two more times, but were never able to get a lead in the set.

WT had a 9-7 lead early in game two when the Pioneers scored three straight to take a 9-10 lead into a Lady Buff timeout. With the score tied at 15, a 5-1 TWU run gave them a 20-16 advantage they would not lose.“We seemed uninspired and barely lost two sets to a team who is very talented,” Head Coach Jason Skoch said.

Tied at 10 in set three, TWU scored four straight to go up 14-10 into a WT timeout. After another Lady Buff timeout with a 14-20 Pioneers lead, WT went on a 10-4 run to tie the game at 24 all. The Lady Buffs outscored TWU 3-1 at that point to extend the match.

Down 12-13 in the fourth game, WT scored four going into a Pioneers timeout to take a 16-13 lead. At 19-17, the Lady Buffs outscored TWU 7-5 to tie the match at two games apiece.

WT grabbed a quick 5-2 lead in the fifth set and never looked back. The Lady Buffs scored four straight with an 11-9 lead to complete the rally. The win marks the third time WT has come back from a two-games-to-none deficit this season.

“We played great. My only concern is you can only play with fire so much,” said Skoch.

The Lady Buffs finished the regular season 30-2 overall and 19-1 in the Lone Star Conference. The Lone Star Conference Championships will be played Nov. 10-12 at The Box in Canyon. WT’s first match will be on Nov. 10 against the eighth-seeded Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas at 7:30 p.m.

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