WT (6-1) took a two-set lead Friday night at the Colorado Premier Challenge but let No. 12 Central Missouri (5-1) come back to take the 3-2 win.
The No. 3 Lady Buffs had four players reach double-digit kills in the loss, including a team-leading effort of 13 by junior outside hitter Lauren Thedford. WT had 26 total blocks, including 10 assists by Lauren Purdy.
WT coach Jason Skoch is likely not happy with the Lady Buffs letting a lower-ranked team come back to beat them.
The Lady Buffs continue in Denver in bracket play today with their first match at 9:30 a.m. against No. 8 Southwest Minnesota State.
Linescore
No. 12 Central Missouri def. No. 3 West Texas A&M 24-26, 15-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-11
UCM--Kills: Allie Huffman 18, Abby Gruenbacher 14. Blocks: Jennifer Williams 1, Paula Harris 1, Bradye Peniston 1. Digs: Rachel Fister 25, Kelsey Ortwerth 20. Assists: Caitlin Pankratz 50. Aces: Pankratz 2, Peniston 2.
WT--Kills: Lauren Thedford 13, Natalie Johnson 11. Blocks: Lauren Purdy 1, Melissa Harper 1. Digs: Lauren Beville 25, Katie Rickwartz 19. Assists: Rickwartz 36, Laura Prinsen 16. Aces: Prinsen 1, Beville 1.
Records: WT 6-1, UCM 5-1
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Volleyball sweeps No. 4 Grand Valley State
The No. 5 Lady Buffs (3-0) took care of the No. 4 Lakers by coming back to win sets and looking more confident each time.
They did it in front of a huge crowd at The Box. The attendance on the box score says 1,623 people showed up to watch the game. The crowd included a rowdy student section and the entire Grand Valley State football team.
As for the volleyball girls, they did their part taking care of the visiting Lakers. Lauren "the threat" Thedford led the team with 13 kills, while Melissa Harper-ized 11 balls to help WT stay perfect on the young season.
The trick now, he said, will be making sure they don't have a let down during tomorrow's games with Western New Mexico (11 a.m.) and Lubbock Christian (3 p.m.), as neither should be on the same level as Grand Valley State (or Nova Southeastern, who they played earlier Friday).
New WT coach Jason Skoch wasn't as impressed as I was with the wins. But, he said he'd take a sloppy win over perennial NCAA D-II contender GVS.
And if the Lady Buffs can do this when they aren't playing as smoothly as they should ...
They did it in front of a huge crowd at The Box. The attendance on the box score says 1,623 people showed up to watch the game. The crowd included a rowdy student section and the entire Grand Valley State football team.
As for the volleyball girls, they did their part taking care of the visiting Lakers. Lauren "the threat" Thedford led the team with 13 kills, while Melissa Harper-ized 11 balls to help WT stay perfect on the young season.
The trick now, he said, will be making sure they don't have a let down during tomorrow's games with Western New Mexico (11 a.m.) and Lubbock Christian (3 p.m.), as neither should be on the same level as Grand Valley State (or Nova Southeastern, who they played earlier Friday).
New WT coach Jason Skoch wasn't as impressed as I was with the wins. But, he said he'd take a sloppy win over perennial NCAA D-II contender GVS.
And if the Lady Buffs can do this when they aren't playing as smoothly as they should ...
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