DENVER, Colorado (KFDA) – Senior Currie Marusak delivered a career-best 23 kills Thursday night as #20 West Texas A&M defeated CSU Pueblo in four sets (25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20) to advance to the NCAA South Central Regional Semifinals.
The Lady Buffs controlled the opening set from the start. Emma Becker and Taytum Stow provided early kills with assists from Hannah Pemberton, while Bromli Watson and Marusak helped build a 7-2 advantage.
Marusak connected frequently with Watson throughout the set, and WT led 21-14 before CSU Pueblo made a late push.
A block by Stow and Becker ended the set 25-19.
Lady Buffs dominate second set
West Texas A&M carried momentum into the second set with early kills from Parker Gladhill and Becker for a 2-0 start.
The Lady Buffs maintained control despite CSU Pueblo’s response, using blocks from Stow and Watson to extend their lead to 5-3.
Marusak and Gladhill continued the offensive pressure, pushing the score to 13-5.
Pemberton’s setting kept the attack flowing as WT built a 19-7 lead.
West Texas A&M closes out victory
The Lady Buffs used a combination of kills and opponent errors to take a 10-8 lead.
Casey Loewer and Becker contributed key points for a 15-12 advantage.
Marusak delivered multiple kills to maintain the lead.
CSU Pueblo closed to 23-20, but Stow finished the match with a kill for a 25-20 set victory.
Match statistics
Marusak finished with 23 kills and 17 digs for 25 total points.
Stow recorded 13 kills with no errors on 22 attempts and added six blocks.
Becker contributed 17 digs to match Marusak’s defensive total.
Pemberton distributed 29 assists to lead the offense.
West Texas A&M will face top-seeded #10 MSU Denver in Friday’s semifinal at 8:00 p.m. CT.
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