Match Information
Score: West Texas A&M 3, Lubbock Christian 0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-20)
Records: LCU (3-5, 2-5), WT (4-3, 4-3)
Location: WTAMU Fieldhouse – Canyon, Texas
 
Highlights
West Texas A&M powered 49 kills in a three-set sweep of Lubbock Christian University, which was their third (of four) meetings this season against West Texas A&M. LCU falls to 1-2 against WT this season with the loss. WT received 13 kills each Kayla Elliott and Torrey Miller, as WT hit .259 in the match. The Lady Buffs also had 36 assists from Sadie Snay and 31 digs from Chandler Vogel. Zoe Parker supplied the only double-figure performance for LCU, posting 11 kills. Parker also added 10 digs to complete a double-double, which was one of two by the Lady Chaps. Jalee Sims contributed 21 assists and 11 digs in another double-double performance for LCU. Miller (13 kills and 12 digs) had WT's lone double-double outing.     

How It Happened

Set One:
The first set was the most competitive in the match, with seven lead changes and the score tied on 10 occasions. Zoe Park assisted on a block and produced a kill to help LCU rebound from a 17-15 deficit to take a 20-18 lead. LCU then suffered three consecutive attack errors, which snowballed into a 5-0 WT run for a 23-20 WT lead. Sage Chain, who led LCU with five kills in the set, pulled LCU within a points (24-23), but a kill by Miller clinched the set for WT. Elliott and Miller each had five kills for WT, who had 17 kills in the set. The Lady Buffs also had 14 assists from Sadie Snay and 12 digs from Chandler Vogel in the set.      

Set Two:
WT used a pair of 4-0 runs in the set to build a lead to 14-9. WT, limiting themselves to two attack errors, used an 11-5 stretch in which they kept LCU from scoring consecutive points and built their lead to 20-13. LCU thought they went on a 3-0 run to cut their deficit to 20-16, but a replay challenge reversed the point, which was the first of five straight WT points to claim the set 20-15. Jenna Lyons led LCU with four kills in the set, while Miller led WT with five kills. WT had a .306 attack percentage, as LCU was attacking at .064 in the set.

Set Three:
LCU had their best hitting set in the third set, hitting .163, with 13 kills. They had leads of 11-5, 13-8 and 16-13, but then the momentum changed, as LCU had four consecutive attack errors. WT went on a 9-3 run (included a 5-0 stretch) and led 23-19, before closing out the match with the final two points to win the set 25-20. WT had some big numbers in the set, as Elliott had six kills, Snay provided 13 assists and Vogel produced 11 digs. Parker led LCU with five kills in the set.

Inside the Numbers:
0-7 – LCU is 0-8 in the second set of matches played this season.
1 – Lubbock Christian has dropped four consecutive matches and have one set win in the span. The last time LCU had three consecutive losses with one set (or less) win was in September of 2017, when they suffered a six-match losing streak.
2 – LCU served a season-low two aces.
7 – LCU setter Jalee Sims had 21 assists and 11 digs to complete her seventh double-double of the season.
11 – Amarillo native Zoe Parker had a career outing, as the freshman posted a career-high 11 kills and the double-double was the first of her career.
20 – The Lady Chaps matched a season-low in attack errors (20), as they attempt to improve on a conference-worst 7.3 attack errors per set.
32 – WT won their 32^nd match against LCU all-time, extending their series lead to 32-13-1 all-time.