The No. 13 WTAMU Lady Buffs volleyball team won their sixth consecutive Lone Star Conference championship with three wins in The Box on Nov. 10-12. The Lady Buffs swept Texas A&M-Kingsville, Tarleton State, and the No. 18 Angelo State Rambelles over the weekend to claim the conference crown.
WT swept the Javelinas in the first round on Nov. 10 25-17, 25-16 and 25-14. With a 15-14 score in set one, the Lady Buffs went on a 9-1 run to take a 24-15 lead and eventually win the set. In game three, WT had an 18-13 advantage when they went on a 7-1 run to advance to the semifinals.
WT defeated the Tarleton State TexAnns 25-22, 25-20 and 25-15 in front of an inspired crowd on Nov. 11 in the semifinals. The Lady Buffs trailed 10-13 in game one when a 9-2 run gave them a 19-15 lead they would not lose. WT had a 14-11 lead in the third set and extended it to 21-12 with a 7-1 run that all but clinched their spot in the finals. The crowd provided the Lady Buffs with a boost during the match.“[The crowd] was really into it at the beginning and the end [of the match],” Head Coach Jason Skoch said.
WT handed the Rambelles of Angelo State their first sweep of the year in the Nov. 12 finals by a score of 25-21, 25-15 and 25-22. The win gave the Lady Buffs their sixth straight conference title, and thirteenth overall. WT also earned their nineteenth appearance in the NCAA tournament by winning the conference’s automatic bid.
Three Lady Buffs were named to the All-Tournament team: juniors Lauren Beville and Lacy Hayes, as well as sophomore Ashley Davis. Davis was also named tournament MVP.
“It’s a great honor, but I couldn’t do it without my team,” said Davis.
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