{"id":427021,"date":"2026-09-05T09:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427021\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T09:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:22:11","slug":"25-west-texas-am-falls-in-straight-sets-to-5-ferris-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427021\/","title":{"rendered":"#25 West Texas A&M Falls in Straight Sets to #5 Ferris State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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CANYON, Texas \u2013\u00a0The #25 Lady Buffs led for the majority of the first set before unbeaten #5 Ferris State battled back to claim a straight-set sweep (22-25, 10-25, 19-25) on Friday night to conclude the opening day of the Colorado Premier Challenge in Denver.
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\nThe Lady Buffs had 26 kills on 102 swings with 23 attack errors to hit .029 as a team with two aces, 25 assists, 38 digs and four total blocks. Ferris State proved their offensive firepower with a team attack percentage of .303 as they had 43 kills and 13 errors on 99 swings to go along with four aces, 39 assists, 11 blocks and 44 digs.
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\nKaycee Cavanaugh<\/a> led the West Texas A&M offense, finishing the night with nine kills on 27 swings with five errors to hit .148 with two assists and 11 digs for another double-double. Casey Loewer<\/a> and Hannah Pemberton<\/a> combined for 21 assists while Pemberton also added eight digs in the back row.
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\nThe Lady Buffs finish second in Pool 2 as they move into the silver bracket where they will face off with longtime rival #25 Central Missouri on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. CT inside of the Auraria Event Center on the campus of MSU Denver.
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