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.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Volleyball wins BritKare Lady Buff Classic
The Lady Buffs went undefeated in their own tournament, starting the season a perfect 5-0 after beating Western New Mexico and Lubbock Christian on Saturday.
Senior right side hitter Laura Prinsen was named tournament MVP, while senior MB Melissa Harper and senior setter Katie Rickwartz made the all-tournament team.
Senior right side hitter Laura Prinsen was named tournament MVP, while senior MB Melissa Harper and senior setter Katie Rickwartz made the all-tournament team.
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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