Track Team has good showing in New Mexico

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Melissa Bauer-Herzog

The WTAMU track team hit the road this weekend to compete in Albuquerque, N.M. at the New Mexico Invitational. The team had a successful meet with 15 top 10 performances.

The Lady Buffs started the show by earning WT eight of their top 10 placings at the two-day meet. Rachel King, Kirsten McCowan, and Bailee Skeen put WT on the leader board placing seventh, eighth, and 10th in the 60-meter hurdles. King and McCowan’s times of 8.80 seconds and 8.89 seconds hit the provisional mark for Nationals. McCowan would continue her good meet by throwing 12.71 meters in the shot put to place third.

Makenzie Crane continued WT’s top rankings with a sixth in Pole Vault with a height of 2.85 meters and Casey Nelson joined Kirsten McCowan on the shot put leader board with a fifth place, breaking her personal best record with a 12.48 meter throw. Back on the track, Amber Moore ran the lengthy 3000-meter race in a time of 11 minutes 7 seconds, good for ninth. Continue reading →

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Men’s basketball takes down Kingsville Javelinas

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Matthew Watkins

The WTAMU Buffalo basketball team welcomed the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas to the First United Bank Center on Jan. 28. WT took advantage of a very slow start by TAMUK to pick up a 69-40 victory. The Buffs are now 13-6 overall and 7-5 in Lone Star Conference play.

The Buffs defense started the game extremely strong, not allowing a single Javelina point through the first 13 minutes and 23 seconds of the game, on route to an early 19-0 lead. During the stretch, TAMUK was 0 for 11 from the field, 0 for six from three-point range and 0 for two from the line before finally hitting a three-pointer with 6:37 left in the half.

“Everybody just did their jobs and played really good defense,” said junior Donald Sims. Continue reading →

Women’s basketball wins second straight game

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Melissa Bauer-Herzog

Casey Land brings the ball back into the WT zone. Photo by Melissa Bauer-Herzog.

The Lady Buffs were in action on Jan. 28 for the second time in two days to take on Texas A&M-Kingsville. While the team had to fight to hold onto the win on Jan. 26, that wasn’t the case on Saturday night as they handed TAMUK a 32-point defeat.

WTAMU took an early lead when Casey Land made a three-pointer, but Kingsville would grab the lead until Kenisha Harris made a pair of free throws at the 12:05 mark. The teams would continue to trade the lead for most of the half until WT went on an 8-2 run to leave the half with a 30-23 lead.

The Lady Buffs would allow the Javelinas to open up the scoring in the second half, but turned on the heat for the rest of the half, going on an 8-0 run to lead by 13. The team would go on a scoring spree for the next 20 minutes, scoring 39 points. The team would also play excellent defense, only allowing TAMUK to put 14 points on the board.

“We just never settled down and got in a rhythm in offense,” Head Coach Krista Gerlich said. “So, I thought we did a better job of that in the second half. But the kids just did a good job on really being focused on the first three minutes of the second half and kind of putting the dagger in [TAMUK] instead of letting them hang around.”

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Women’s Basketball wins home game against the Cardinals

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Melissa Bauer-Herzog

Both teams huddle under the net waiting for the ball. Photo by Melissa Bauer-Herzog.

The Lady Buffs returned to their home court on Jan. 26 after an up-and-down past few games to take on the University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals. In the end, the basketball team kept their undefeated streak against UIW alive by winning 67-60 over the team.

UIW put a tally on the board in the first 40 seconds into the game but Joni Unruh put WTAMU on the board soon after and the team used the score as momentum for the rest of the half. The Cardinals only pulled within one point two times in the half with the Lady Buffs getting a 10-point lead with 8:28 left in the first.

WT left the court at half time with a 32-19 lead, shooting over 39 percent with the Cardinals shooting just 24.1 percent.

In the second half, the Cardinals would fight back, going on a 7-0 run early on. The Lady Buffs would keep fending off the team, keeping at least a five-point lead until the last minute of the game. The Cardinals tried to stage a comeback, pulling within four with 58 seconds left. But the team was forced to foul multiple times in the final minute, letting WT end the game with a score of 67-60. Continue reading →

Buffs lose tough game against Cardinals

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Matthew Watkins

Lionel Foster brings the ball back to WTs zone. Photo by Melissa Bauer-Herzog.

The WTAMU Buffalo basketball team hosted the Incarnate Word Cardinals on Jan. 26. The Buffs played sluggishly and never got their shot going in the 63-53 loss. WT is now 12-6 overall and 6-5 in Lone Star Conference play.

The Buffs seemed inspired early when senior Courtney Carr slammed down a dunk to give WT an early 6-2 lead. WT quickly slowed down, making just four of 15 shots from the field at the 7:36 mark of the first half. The Buffs had a chance to take a lead into halftime, but senior Lionel Foster missed a three point shot with 00.3 seconds on the clock giving UIW a 28-26 advantage at the break.

Junior Kennon Washington led the Buffs with seven points at halftime. Junior Donald Sims followed with six and Foster had five points and four assists. WT shot nine of 23 from the field for 39 percent and got outscored 26-12 in the paint. Continue reading →

Women’s Basketball falls to Zias in Rivals Week

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Melissa Bauer-Herzog

The Lady Buffs faced the Eastern New Mexico Zias twice in four days during this week’s Rival week in the Lone Star Conference. While the Lady Buffs dominated the Zias at home in the first match-up, winning 77-45 on Jan 18, the Zias would prevail at their home court on Jan 21. The Zias’ win over the Lady Buffs would be their first on home court since Feb. 17, 2003.

The score board was busy from the beginning, as the Zias put two on the board only 16 seconds into the game. The Lady Buffs were quick to rebound however, tying up the score only 17 seconds later.

The first half was full of back-and-forth action with the Lady Buffs finally taking command of the lead with 5:45 left in the half. The Lady Buffs only allowed the Zias to score three more times in the half, sending the teams to the locker room for the break with WT leading 36-32, thanks to a two-pointer by Ashley Leven with 27 seconds left. Continue reading →

WT Men’s Basketball loses game to ENMU

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Matthew Watkins

The WTAMU Buffalo basketball team traveled to Portales, N.M. on Jan. 21 to take on the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds. Both teams traded blows until ENMU pulled out the 68-66 victory over WT.

The Buffs opened the first half by taking an 11-5 lead early. The Greyhounds would answer by going on a 14-1 run with WT ahead 18-11 to give them a 25-19 lead with 2:55 left in the half. ENMU would take a 26-25 lead into the locker room.

Senior Courtney Carr led the Buffs at the break with seven points and four rebounds. Junior Donald Sims followed with six points and junior Kennon Washington had four points.

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Buffs Basketball tops Javelinas

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Matthew Watkins

The WTAMU Buffalo basketball team traveled to Kingsville to take on the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas on Dec. 3. The Buffs’ 69-61 victory gives them a 6-1 overall record and a 2-0 start in the Lone Star Conference.

Both teams went back and forth as WT took an early 18-14 lead. Back-to-back threes by freshman Tez Dumars boosted the Buffs’ lead to 31-22. Junior Tyshawn Edwards’ three-pointer with less than a minute to go gave WT a 37-27 advantage at halftime.

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Women’s basketball wins at Thanksgiving Classic

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Melissa Bauer-Herzog

Basketball. Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.

The WTAMU Lady Buffs basketball team played their first home games of the season on Nov. 25 and 26 at the First United Bank Center. The team played in the Roberts Ditching Thanksgiving Classic, playing the No. 5-ranked Metro State College on Friday and St. Mary’s on Saturday night.

The Lady Buffs had a tough challenge on Friday night against Metro State College, but came extremely close to beating the team.

The game started with MSC drawing first blood, grabbing a 12-2 run early before WT senior Joni Unruh scored on a pair of free throws. Kenisha Harris followed up Unruh, getting the Lady Buffs within six points of their opponent. However, the Roadrunners fought back, making it a 14-6 game with 14:11 left in the first. Continue reading →

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WTAMU Football team beats Central Missouri Mules

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Matthew Watkins

The WTAMU Buffalo football team closed out the season by traveling to Topeka, Kansas to take on the No. 23 Central Missouri Mules in the Lower Inc. Kanza Bowl. WT grabbed its second Kanza Bowl trophy in three years with a 26-7 win.

The Buffs started slowly after having a two-week layoff. As sophomore quarterback Dustin Vaughn threw an interception on the fourth play of the game, the WT defense was able to hold UCM to a three-and-out. Junior Khiry Robinson got the Buffs the first points of the game with a four yard run to put WT up 7-0 with 9:27 remaining in the first. Robinson carried the ball 24 times for 163 yards and the one touchdown on the afternoon.

“The offensive line made lanes for me to run through,” Robinson said. Continue reading →

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