The No. 13 WTAMU Lady Buffs volleyball team traveled to Weatherford, Okla. on Nov. 31 to battle former Lone Star Conference member Southwestern Oklahoma State University. WT defeated SWOSU 26-24, 25-22 and 25-14 to improve to 28-2 overall.
The Lady Buffs opened game one by taking a 12-7 lead. The Bulldogs went on a 7-2 run to tie the score at 14. With WT up 24-22, SWOSU scored two to tie, but the Lady Buffs got the next two to take the set 26-24.
WT built leads of 6-2 and 15-8 early in the second set. While up 21-14, the Lady Buffs were outscored 8-4. However, WT was still able to win the game 25-22.
“We were still hung over from our win against ASU and could not mentally bring it,” said Head Coach Jason Skoch. “SWOSU came to play and to fight.”
SWOSU opened set three with a 6-7 lead. WT came back with a 13-2 run to take a 19-9 lead. Despite outscoring the Lady Buffs 6-5 at the end of the set, the Bulldogs fell short of continuing the match.Sophomore Ashley Davis led the offense with 12 kills. Juniors Stormi Lancaster and Sarah Martin followed with 10 each. Junior Lauren Beville had a match-high 16 digs, and junior Lacy Hayes dished out 26 assists.
