The #22 ranked Lady Buff volleyball team was on the road this weekend against Southwestern Oklahoma State and Central Oklahoma.

Sept. 23 in Weatherford, Okla. against SWOSU, the Lady Buffs used strong defense to hold the Lady Bulldogs to a -.051 hitting percentage on the night en route 3-0 sweep.

Senior Lauren Thedford led the Lady Buffs with nine kills and a .421 hitting percentage. Junior Erika Dupree had a team-high 19 assists in the match. Sophomore Libero Lauren Beville led all players with 15 digs on the night. The Lady Buffs hit .272 as a team. The Lady Buffs then traveled to Edmond, Okla. for a Sept. 25 showdown with Central Oklahoma.

A strong 6-0 start in the first match propelled the Lady Buffs to a sweep victory over the Lady Bronchos.

Thedford once again led the Lady Buffs with 10 kills followed by Junior Keidra Williams with eight kills and Sophomore Stormi Lancaster with seven. Dupree would tally 19 assists in the match followed by Senior Teresa Dunn with 16. The Lady Buffs also held the LSC’s leading attacker Zuela Adom to just nine kills and a -.037 hitting percentage for the match.

With these two victories the Lady Buffs extended their LSC winning streak to 53 games.

The Lady Buffs will now travel to Joplin, Mo. to participate in the Missouri Southern State Crossover hosted by MSSU. They will play Newman University and Pittsburg State on Oct. 1st before taking on Arkansas-Fort Smith and #7 Central Missouri on Oct. 2.