Lady Buffs down Emporia State in Topeka, Kan.

The West Texas A&M Lady Buffs volleyball team came back from a 2-0 hole to take a 3-2 win over the Emporia State Hornets on Friday at the Holiday Inn Lady Blues Fall Classic in Topeka, Kan.

The Lady Buffs (16-2, 4-0 Lone Star Conference) came into the South Central Region crossover tournament tied nationally at No. 6 with the Hornets (14-2, 4-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association). After dropping the first two games 25-22, 31-29, WT took the final three 25-15, 25-20, 15-13.

Special thanks to LadyBuffVolleyball.com for getting me the scores ASAP this afternoon.

Lady Buffs still looking ahead

It's not that the WT volleyball team is looking past opponents. But the No. 7 Lady Buffs are definitely worried more about the quality of their victories than just winning.

And with that comes an overall focus on making it deep -- Elite Eight and National Championship deep -- into the NCAA Division II postseason.

So as they put down more and more Lone Star conference teams, don't expect WT to be too happy or for their intense, perfection driven coach Jason Skoch, to give them a whole lot of praise.

And on a personal note, that makes my job a bit difficult. It's not easy to write about a conference sweep with nothing but critical quotes from Coach Skoch.

Lady Buffs begin LSC season with sweep of Abilene Christian

The No. 7 Lady Buffs (12-2, 1-0 LSC) swept ACU in pretty convincing fashion. Though the third game was a come-from-behind 25-20 win, WT looked dominant against the preseason No. 2 in the conference.

Middle blockers Lauren Purdy and Melissa Harper led WT's offense, putting up 11 and 10 kills, respectively. The Lady Buffs were also superb on defense, putting together long rallies en route to the convincing conference and South Central region win.

Coach Jason Skoch was surprisingly upbeat and complimentary after the win, which hasn't happened much in his 14-match tenure as WT's head coach. He's still not satisfied, though, and was talking strategy with palyers as I was finishing up my story for Friday's paper at about 9:10 p.m.

The Lady Buffs play Angelo State on Saturday at 2 p.m. in The Box.

Two volleyball seniors earn conference honors

Right side hitter Laura Prinsen was named a Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week and Katie Rickwartz earned a Setter of the Week nod Tuesday after the Lady Buffs went 0-5 in their opening weekend.

Prinsen is the team leader in kills with 54 and is averaging more than 3 per set. Rickwartz, a former Canyon Lady Eagle, leads WT in assists and aces with 192 and nine, respectively.