The No. 21 ranked WTAMU Lady Buff volleyball team hosted the Lady Buff Invitational on Sept. 9 and 10 at The Box. WT completed sweeps of Wayland Baptist, Incarnate Word, Valdosta State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. After sweeping all four matches, the Lady Buffs improved to 9-0 overall, and 3-0 in LSC play, extending their conference win streak to 86 in a row.

WT opened the weekend by sweeping the Wayland Baptist Pioneers. The Lady Buffs won by scores of 25-22, 25-15 and 25-14. The Pioneers scored first in every set, but WT was able to quickly rebound and take the lead.

“I didn’t see a sense of urgency. We’re too one-dimensional. When you’re one-dimensional, you have a higher chance of getting knocked out of the playoffs early,” said Coach Jason Skoch.

The nightcap pitted WT against the University of Incarnate Word Cardinals. The Lady Buffs picked up another sweep with scores of 25-19, 25-10 and 25-13. The Lady Buffs played their most complete game of the season and got better as the match went along.“We just got used to the way they played and adapted,” said redshirt junior Lacy Hayes.

The Lady Buffs started day two by defeating the Valdosta State Blazers. WT got their third sweep of the weekend with scores of 25-12, 25-19 and 25-8. The Lady Buffs jumped out to a quick win in the first set, fell behind early in the second set and dominated set three.

“We got happy, we were able to re-engage and win set three,” said Coach Skoch.

The Lady Buffs completed the weekend sweep by beating the Javelinas of Texas A&M-Kingsville. WT posted scores of 25-13, 25-12 and 25-12 to acquaint the new look Javelinas with the mystique of Lady Buff volleyball. WT extended their LSC win streak to 86, and improved on their best start since 1999 with a 9-0 record.

“We’re playing really good, consistent volleyball,” said Coach Skoch.