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Lady Buffs win home finale

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Three players score in double figures

With only two games remaining in the regular season, the WTAMU Lady Buffs can’t afford anymore mistakes against the competition.  Incarnate Word looked to derail the Lady Buffs momentum on Feb. 23 at the First United Bank Center in the final home game of the regular season. 

WT overcame a slow start in the first half to pull away from the Lady Cardinals and claim a 62-44 victory. 

Things started out good for the Lady Buffs as they jumped out to the early 4-0 lead with 19:16 remaining in the first half.  UIW though stormed back and went on an 8-2 run which gave them an 8-6 lead with just over 15 minutes left before halftime.  The Lady Cardinals held the lead one more time in the first half at the 14:14 mark at 10-8.  However, from that point on the Lady Buffs slowly began to take control of the game.  UIW managed to stay within single digits for most of the half but fell apart just before halftime. 

Going into the locker room for halftime, the Lady Buffs were in firm control leading 34-20. 

After the break, it seemed as though the Lady Buffs were firing on all cylinders.  WT increased its lead to 19 points at 48-29 with 12:18 left in regulation.  UIW simply couldn’t find the spark to stay with the Lady Buffs in the second half.  The Lady Cardinals found themselves down by as many as 22 points in the second half.  WT eventually came away with a comfortable 62-44 victory. 

Leading the scoring on the night for the Lady Buffs was junior Jamie Simmons with a game-high 23 points and 11 rebounds to record her eighth double-double of the season.  Simmons is now just nine points shy of the 1,000 point mark. Senior Megan McLain scored 13 points on the night with freshman Kenisha Harris scoring a career-high 10 points. 

WT’s overall record now stands at 16-10 with a 9-4 record in LSC play.       

Lady Buffs claim sweep on the road

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Womack earns complete game victory

The #7 ranked WTAMU Lady Buff softball team traveled to Las Vegas, New Mexico to play a doubleheader against New Mexico Highlands on Feb. 22.

NMHU was eager to pull off the upset, but the Lady Buffs were in no mood for a letdown after coming off an impressive weekend to open up their new ballpark. Continue reading →

Buffs sweep Mustangs in doubleheader

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Improve to 10-2 overall

Ever since the brand new Wilder Park opened at the Buffalo Sports Complex, it seems that the WTAMU Buffs baseball team has made itself at home at its new ballpark.

On Feb. 22 University of the Southwest found out the hard way just how comfortable the Buffs are at home as the teams played a doubleheader. Continue reading →

Lady Buffs honor lone senior

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Buff fans honored WT’s lone senior, Megan McLain, after she lead the Lady Buffs to a 75-59 victory over Midwestern State on “Senior Night” at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas, on Saturday.

Despite falling to the Mustangs in double-overtime this past Wednesday, the Lady Buffs picked up the highly needed victory, moving them one step close to a spot in the LSC tournament. Continue reading →

Buffs slow down Mustangs

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JR Courtney Carr From Selma Alabama slam dunks for another point againts the Midwestern State Mustangs. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

JR Courtney Carr From Selma Alabama slam dunks for another point againts the Midwestern State Mustangs. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

With just two games remaining, WT is playing for its post-season lives and were looking to make life easier as they took on a high-powered Midwestern State team on Feb. 19, at the First United Bank Center for senior night.

Midwestern came out with the lead early on at 7-2 with 17:09 left in the first half.  WT fought back and tied proceedings at 7-7 with less than 14 minutes left before halftime. Midwestern took the lead right back and held it for nearly the rest of the half.

Thanks to a strong comeback by WT, they were able to reclaim the lead just before halftime and go into the locker room leading 27-26.

A strong offensive effort combined with stingy defense left the Mustangs falling behind. One of the big exclamation points of the half came at the 5:44 mark when senior Jacquiese Holcomb had a thunderous dunk that brought everyone to their feet.  At that point the Buffs were leading 60-52.

“My mom, before the game, asked me to dunk it,” Holcomb said.  “She said I hadn’t dunked for her all year and she was proud that I took the opportunity to dunk it.”

MSU couldn’t find the same rhythm in the second half.  The Buffs came away with a crucial 68-56 victory.

Leading the scoring on the night for the Buffs was senior LaDarius Hall with a game-high 22 points followed by fellow senior Jacquiese Holcomb with 13 points. Sophomore Mason White scored nine points on the night.

“We prepared really well for this game,” Hall said.  “We’ve got another game to prepare for and we’re not going to quit.”

WT’s overall record now stands at 20-5 with a 7-5 record in LSC play.  MSU falls to 19-6 overall and 7-4 in LSC play.  The Buffs prepare for a showdown with Incarnate Word on Feb. 23.  Tip-off from the First United Bank Center is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Slattery hits first grand slam at Lady Buffs Yard

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Freshman Mallory Wyatt stands at the plate for the Lady Buffs. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

Freshman Mallory Wyatt stands at the plate for the Lady Buffs. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

If there is one thing the No. 7 ranked WTAMU Lady Buff softball team is not short on this season, is confidence.

The Lady Buffs officially opened the new Lady Buffs yard on Feb. 18-19, when they hosted the first WTAMU Triangular of the season against Western New Mexico and Oklahoma Panhandle State.

In the first game of the day the Lady Mustangs held the Lady Buffs at bay for most of the contest.  WT broke the deadlock in the bottom of the fourth when freshman Alyssa Lemos hit a sacrifice fly to score the first run of the game at 1-0.  History was made in the bottom of the fifth when sophomore Meghan Slattery hit the first ever homerun with a grand slam off the left field foul pole, capping off a six run inning and giving the Lady Buffs a 7-0 lead.  WNM got a consolation run but it wasn’t enough as the Lady Buffs won 7-1.  Junior Marci Womack picked up the victory (3-0) striking out six in getting the complete game victory.

“We expect teams to bring their best effort when they play us,” Head Coach Kevin Blaskowski said.  “Their pitcher did a good job of keeping us off the scoreboard but we made some adjustments and Megan Slattery blew the game open with her  grand slam.

Sophomores Meghan Slattery and Christie Russell each had four and two RBI’s respectively against the Lady Mustangs.

Before the start of the second game, the opening festivities officially took place with WTAMU Student body president Tim Vela, throwing out the first pitch and sophomore infielder Brooke Webster singing the national anthem.

WT got out to an early lead and had built a 5-1 lead after three innings of play.  OPSU simply couldn’t keep the Lady Buffs bats quiet as the Lady Aggies fell in six innings by the score of 10-1 thanks to a walk-off two run homer from senior Christie Russell.

“This group is playing very confident softball right now,” Blaskowski said.  “Our offense is our strength and Shelby only gave up three hits.  What a way to end it with Christie Russell a walk off two run home run, with a full count and two outs. ”

Junior Shelby Cockrell picked up the victory for the Lady Buffs (2-1) giving up one run on three hits while striking out seven and pitching six innings.  Sophomore Christie Russell led the offense for the Lady Buffs with two RBI.

On day two, the Lady Buffs took an 8-0 lead after the first inning against WNM.  By the end of the second inning it was 10-0.  Although the Lady Mustangs managed to plate three runs in the top of the third, it wasn’t enough to overcome the Lady Buffs.  For the second day in a row, it was sophomore Meghan Slattery with a grand slam.  This time it came in the bottom of the sixth inning and ended the contest with WT winning 15-5.

Senior infielder Kaitlyn Witte and sophomore infielder Brooke Webster each had two RBI in the contest against WNM.   Junior Marci Womack picked up the victory (4-0) giving up five runs on six hits while striking out two batters in four innings of work.

WT completed the weekend sweep with a 10-2 run rule victory over the Lady Aggies in the final game of the series.

Junior outfielder Kim LeComte led the offense for the Lady Buffs with three RBI followed by freshman catcher Mallory Wyatt with two RBI.

Junior Shelby Cockrell got her second win of the weekend (3-1) giving up two runs on four hits while striking out nine in the complete game victory.

WT’s overall record now stands at 7-1 on the season.  The Lady Buffs will now travel to Las Vegas, NM for a double header against New Mexico Highlands on Feb. 22.  First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Lady Buffs shine on senior night

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Jr. Aly Sherman from Mt. Vernon Tx scores a point for the Lady Buffs. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

Jr. Aly Sherman from Mt. Vernon Tx scores a point for the Lady Buffs. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

Adversity is something that the WTAMU Lady Buff basketball team has been accustomed to overcoming in the past few years as well as this season.

After losing freshman standout Ariel Robertson to an unfortunate knee injury against Tarleton on Feb. 16 in Stephenville, many fans were eager to see how the Lady Buffs were going to respond against Midwestern State on Feb. 19, at the First United Bank Center in Canyon.  Senior Megan McLain was honored after the game as the lone senior on the squad.

WT gained a double-digit lead and made sure not to let it get away this time as they never trailed and eventually came away with an impressive 75-59 victory over the Lady Mustangs.

“I really feel like this win was impressive because of the way we won,” Head Coach Krista Gerlich said.  “We were really emotionally spent after the Tarleton game and I thought they did a really great job of coming out there and staying focused.”

The Lady Buffs got off to a fast start jumping out to a 6-0 lead at the 17:29 mark of the first half.  Midwestern kept the game close and managed to claw their way back to 10-8 with 13:24 left before halftime.  An 11-3 run helped spark the Lady Buffs to a 21-11 lead with less than nine minutes remaining in the first half.

MSU could get no closer than eight points the rest of the half as the WT offense kept scoring and the defense getting critical stops.  WT went into the locker room for halftime leading 38-25.

“It’s really good for us to come out and attack early on,” senior Megan McLain said.  “We remembered the loss at Midwestern and we didn’t want to repeat that again. ”

In the second half, it appeared as though the Lady Mustangs were going to mount a comeback as they got back to within 10 points at 40-30 with 17:42 left in regulation.  However, this only seemed to spark the Lady Buffs into action.  WT led by as many as 19 points in the second half and never looked back.  MSU simply had no response to the Lady Buffs fast break offense and pressure defense.  WT eventually came away with the victory at 75-59.

Leading the scoring on the night for the Lady Buffs was junior Jamie Simmons with 14 points followed by fellow junior Ashley Leven with 12 points.

WT’s overall record now stands at 15-10 with an 8-4 record in LSC play.  MSU falls to 9-14 overall with a 5-6 record in LSC play.  The Lady Buffs will now prepare for a matchup against Incarnate Word on Feb.23.  Tip-off from the First United Bank Center is scheduled for 6 p.m.

“Obviously we want to play in the conference tournament,” Gerlich said.  “If we don’t take care of business against Incarnate Word then our backs are against the wall.”