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UT Permian Basin
10/23/2026 | 5 p.m.
Oct. 23 (Fri) / 5 p.m.
UT Permian Basin
LUBBOCK, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Volleyball (12-10, 7-4 LSC) got back in the win column Tuesday evening as they took down Lubbock Christian 3-1 (25-23, 25-22, 24-26, 25-15).
The first set saw the Lady Buffs burst out to a 6-1 advantage following a block by Parker Gladhill and Kaycee Cavanaugh. WT held firm on their lead as three straight kills with two by Anna Ruter set the score at 13-8 in favor of West Texas A&M. LCU battled back to tie the match at 19 with seven kills during that stretch and took a one point lead at 20-19 after another swing. WT retied the match at 20 thanks to an attack error before Loewer and Ruter each produced a kill for the two-point advantage. The Lady Chaps rattled off a 3-0 run as they took a 23-22 lead. The Lady Buffs stayed calm against the Lubbock Christian momentum as a skip set by Loewer tied the match before she assisted Gladhill on a soft touch kill for the lead at 24-23. To secure the first set, Gladhill and Loewer combined for a block as they sent back a swing for point.
In the second set, LCU used a 4-0 run to take a 7-4 lead. The Lady Buffs responded with a 7-1 run as they retook the lead at 11-8 after a kill by Ruter. LCU again battled back in the set as they held the 21-20 advantage. As they did in the first set, WT stayed resilient and capitalized on momentum with a 4-0 run to hold set point at 24-21. Ruter would seal the set win at 25-22 for the Lady Buffs off a kill.
Set three served as a set of runs as the Lady Chaps rattled off a 7-0 run before WT fired back with a 9-1 run to lead 17-13. The runs continued with a 4-0 LCU spurt which was met by a 3-0 run by the Lady Buffs as WT led 22-20. Lubbock Christian got to set point off a kill following a 3-0 run before Kaitlin Waak tied the set at 24-24 with a kill. LCU took the next two points as they won set three 26-24.
The fourth set started as a back-and-forth affair before West Texas A&M produced a 6-0 run with five kills during the stretch to lead 18-11. The Lady Buffs continued to pour it on as Skyler Massey finished off the set and match with a kill as WT comfortably won set three 25-15 and ultimately the match at 3-1.
Top Lady Buffs
Casey Loewer stuffed the stat sheet with 46 assists, nine digs, six kills, and five blocks. This was Loewer’s fourth match with 46+ assists and sixth with 5+ blocks.
Kaycee Cavanaugh recorded her 15th double-double of the season with 18 digs and 17 kills. This was her fifth game with 18+ digs and sixth with 17+ kills. She also hit .250 while adding a block and ace.
Anna Ruter hit .345 in the match as she produced 13 kills to go with three blocks. This was Ruter’s fifth game with 13+ kills.
Buffalo Bits
West Texas A&M is now 38-8-1 all-time against Lubbock Christian and have won eight straight matches.
WT led the match in points (71-65), kills (57-47), assists (53-45), digs (73-60), and hitting percentage (.199-.177).
Parker Gladhill produced seven kills along with five blocks and one ace. This was a season-high in kills and her second-highest block total.
Hannah Pemberton totaled 20 digs with four assists and an ace. This was her fourth game with 20+ digs this season.
Pauline Gonzales dug a season-high 13 balls to go with an ace.
Avery Ramos notched 10 digs and an ace in the match.
Caty Havekost and Skyler Massey recorded six and five kills respectively. Havekost tied her season-high in kills.
Up Next
West Texas A&M will be back in action on Friday, October 23 as they take on UT Permian Basin at The Box. First serve is set for 5:00 p.m.
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