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1 West Texas A&M University Sports Information WTAMU Going For Fifth-Straight LSC Tournament Title This Weekend Lady Buffs Receive First-Round Bye; Face Winner of Texas Woman s - Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M 27-7 Overall, 9-1 LSC South First General Services Lady Buff Classic Canyon, Texas Aug. 29 Texas Lutheran W, 3-0 Aug. 29 Regis W, 3-0 Aug. 30 Adams State W, 3-1 Aug. 30 Grand Valley State W, 3-2 Colorado Premier Challenge Denver, Colo. Sept. 5 vs. Mesa State W, 3-2 Sept. 5 vs. Truman State L, 0-3 Sept. 6 vs. North Dakota State L, 0-3 Sept. 6 vs. Augustana, S.D. L, 0-3 Sept. 9 at Lubbock Christian W, 3-2 Alamo Classic Tournament San Antonio, Texas Sept. 12 vs. Arkansas Tech W, 3-0 Sept. 12 at St. Mary s L, 1-3 Sept. 13 at Incarnate Word W, 3-2 Heartland Conference Crossover Lawton, Okla. Sept. 19 vs. Rockhurst L, 1-3 Sept. 20 vs. Dallas Baptist W, 3-0 Sept. 20 vs. St. Edward s W, 3-0 Lone Star Conference Crossover Wichita Falls, Texas Sept. 26 vs. Central Oklahoma W, 3-0 Sept. 27 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma W, 3-0 Sept. 27 Cameron W, 3-2 Sept. 30 Wayland Baptist W, 3-0 Oct. 3 Texas A&M-Kingsville * W, 3-1 Oct. 4 Tarleton State * W, 3-0 Oct. 7 at Eastern New Mexico * W, 3-1 Oct. 10 at Angelo State * L, 2-3 Oct. 11 at Abilene Christian * W, 3-1 WTAMU Tournament Canyon, Texas Oct. 17 Oklahoma Panhandle State W, 3-0 Oct. 17 St. Mary s W, 3-0 Oct. 18 Bellarmine W, 3-0 Oct. 23 at Tarleton State * W, 3-1 Oct. 25 at Texas A&M-Kingsville * W, 3-0 Oct. 28 Eastern New Mexico * W, 3-0 Oct. 30 Lubbock Christian L, 2-3 Oct. 31 Abilene Christian * W, 3-0 Nov. 1 Angelo State * W, 3-1 Nov. 10 at New Mexico Highlands W, 3-1 LSC Tournament Canyon, Texas Nov. 13 First-Round Bye Nov. 14 Texas Woman s/eastern N.M. winner 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 LSC Championship 7 p.m. Nov NCAA-II SW Regional TBA Dec. 4-6 NCAA-II Elite Eight TBA * LSC South Game ^ LSC Crossover All Times Central Home Matches in Bold and Played in The Box Sports Information Zach Fisher Sports Information Director PH: FX: zfisher@mail.wtamu.edu Press Row Phone: The West Texas A&M University volleyball team will host the Lone Star Conference Tournament, starting Thursday at The Box. The Lady Buffs are the No. 1 seed in the South Division, and have a first-round bye, and will play the winner of Texas Woman s - Eastern New Mexico on Friday at 7:30 p.m. {See Page 2 For Complete Tournament Schedule} The Teams The Lady Buffs are 27-7 on the year after beating New Mexico Highlands in four games Monday and defeating Abilene Christian and Angelo State last weekend to claim their seventh-straight LSC South title. WTAMU has won 10 of its last 11 matches, including three-straight, after having its 40-match win streak in The Box snapped by Lubbock Christian in five games on Oct. 30. The Lady Buffs have also won 19 of their last 21 matches, and will be going for their fifthstraight LSC Tournament championship. {See Page 4 For LSC Titles Log} Abilene Christian completed the season with a record of on the year and 7-3 in LSC South action, which was good enough for second place in the division. ACU enters the tournament having won eight of its last 11 matches. Cameron enters the tournament overall on the season and 8-2 in LSC North play, finishing third in the North Division. The Aggies are entering the tournament on a six-match winning streak. Central Oklahoma earned the top spot in the North and qualified with an overall record of 22-6 and 8-2 in division action. The Bronchos are currently amidst an eight-match winning streak and have won 12 out of their last 13 matches. The Eastern New Mexico Zias are also on a hot streak as of late, having won seven of their last eight matches, with their only loss coming at the hands of WTAMU on Oct. 28. The Zias qualified as the third-seed in the South, with an overall record of 15-14, and 7-3 in LSC south play. After opening the season 2-15, including an eight-match skid, Texas Woman s made a midseason streak, winning 12-straight matches, including eight LSC North matches. However, the Pioneers dropped their last two division matches and ended the season with an overall record of 15-18, 8-2 in LSC North, qualifying as the No. 2 seed. The Coaches WTAMU head coach Tony Graystone (Grand Valley State, 1992) became the Lady Buffs all-time winningest coach on Oct. 28. Graystone, in his fifth year at the helm of the Lady Buffs, currently has a (.906) career record, topping Debbie Hendricks 159 wins from Graystone was the fastest coach to reach 100 wins in the history of the NCAA. He achieved the accomplishment in only 106 matches. The next closest to reach 100 wins was Gil Dobie, who coached Boston College football, reaching the milestone in 108 games. Abilene Christian is coached by Brek Horn (Angelo State, 1996), who is in her fifth year leading the Wildcat program. Horn holds a (.671) career record, with ACU s highest winning percentage for a head coach. Former Lady Buff standout Sarah (Butler) Carthel is an assistant coach for ACU. Butler, a two-time NCAA-II National Player of the Year, was a three-time firstteam All-American for WTAMU, leading the Lady Buffs to the 1997 National Title. Cameron is coached by Kim Vinson (Hardin-Simmons, 1983), who is in her 14 th season at the helm of the Aggies. Vinson has a (.565) record at CU, and a (.585) career record in her 20 seasons as a collegiate head coach. She was tabbed LSC North Coach of the Year from , leading the Aggies to the 1998 conference championship, the last team other than West Texas A&M to win the LSC title. Central Oklahoma is led by Jeff Boyland (Mid-America Bible). Boyland has a 22-6 (.786) record in his first year with UCO, after coaching at Mid-America Bible (Okla.) for two years. Boyland had a record at MABC, and led them to the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Assoc. Div. II National Championship. MORE

2 Eastern New Mexico is coached by Mike Maguire (Mesa State, 1981), who is in his 17th season leading the Zias. Maguire has a (.624) record at ENMU and (.618) overall. He is a four-time recipient of the LSC Coach of the Year award, and led the Zias to the 1993 LSC title. Texas Woman s head coach Shelly Barberee (Stephen F. Austin, 1994) is in her first year directing the Pioneers. Barberee has compiled a (.441) record in her first season at TWU, after spending six seasons at Hill College, where she led them to two appearance in the NJCAA national tournament. Region Rankings WTAMU is ranked sixth in the latest NCAA-II Southwest Regional Rankings, released by the NCAA on Nov. 5. The Lady Buffs are the highest Lone Star Conference team, followed closely by Abilene Christian ranked seventh, and Cameron ranked 10th. These were the final region rankings, as the region tournament will be Nov hosted by the highest seed. {See Below for complete Southwest Region Rankings} About the Lady Buffs WTAMU leads the LSC in hitting percentage (.238), kills (16.08 kpg), assists (14.31 apg), digs (20.11 dpg) and opponent hitting percentage (.158). The Lady Buffs are 17th in kills per game in the NCAA-II statistics (as of 11/09/03), 23rd in assists per game and 24th in digs. WTAMU is led by two-time All-American 5-9 senior setter Kendra Morgan, who was named LSC South Setter of the Week for the fourth time this season, after establishing a new LSC career assists mark, as she now has 5,891 assists. The Amarillo, Texas native has recorded six triple-doubles on the season, most recently on Monday at New Mexico Highlands as she tallied 52 assists, 10 kills and tied a career-high with 23 digs. Morgan, who was named Sports Imports/ AVCA National Player of the week following the opening weekend, is averaging apg, 3.63 dpg and 1.74 kpg. Morgan leads the LSC in hitting percentage (.355), ranks second in assists and eighth in digs. Morgan has surpassed 1,000 assists for the fourth-straight season, as she has 1,441 assists this year. She currently has 5,943 career assists in 474 games, for an career average of apg, which presently ranks fourth on the NCAA-II career assists per game list, as well as 12th for career assists, needing just 25 assists to crack into the Top 10. With 57 more assists, Morgan would become just the 11th player in NCAA-II history with 6,000 career assists. Morgan joins her sister, Holly Morgan, in the NCAA-II record book. Holly, a Lady Buff from , is 19th in digs per game (3.81 dpg). Morgan has achieved a triple-milestone that is very rare in college volleyball, as she has 5,943 assists, 608 kills and 1,377 digs for her career. Kacie Hyatt, a 5-5 senior libero leads the LSC and ranks 27th in the NCAA- II statistics in digs with 4.75 dpg. Hyatt, an Amarillo, Texas native, has been named LSC South Defensive Player of the Week four times this season. By posting 17 digs Monday night, Hyatt not only extends her WTAMU school-record for single-season digs with 599 digs, and moves into third place on the Lady Buffs career digs list. Hyatt now has 1,494 digs, surpassing Michelle Hall s 1,490 digs from She most likely won t catch No. 2 on the list, Morgan s sister Holly with 1,759 digs from However, Hyatt moved into the NCAA-II Top 10 for single-season digs with the 30-point scoring format, as she now has 599 digs on the year. Hyatt s 37 digs on in WTAMU s five-game victory over Lubbock Christian on Sept. 9 is the most in the LSC this season. A pair of freshmen provide the offensive charge for the Lady Buffs, in 5-11 outside hitter/middle blocker Ambra Clark and 5-9 outside hitter Jessica Scherr. Clark, an Amarillo, Texas native, leads the team with 3.92 kpg, and second on the team with 0.62 bpg. She pounded a team-high 21 kills Monday night. Clark is third in the LSC in hitting percentage (.299) and sixth in kills. Scherr, a Kingwood, Texas native, is second on the team with 3.34 kpg and 3.80 dpg, ranking sixth in the LSC in digs. Freshman middle blocker Megan Spivey (6-0), leads the Lady Buffs and the conference in blocking with 1.13 bpg. Spivey, a Keller, Texas native, adds 2.25 kpg, and is eighth in the LSC in hitting percentage (.271). The Lady Buffs have swept 15 times this season, including six of their last 10 matches, and have been swept twice. WTAMU is 5-2 in five-game matches. LSC Standings and Schedule South Over all LSC-S xy-west Texas A&M x-abilene Christian x-eastern New Mexico Angelo State Texas A&M-Kingsville Tarleton State North Overall LSC-N xz-central Oklahoma x-texas Woman s x-cameron Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce Southeastern Oklahoma x = qualified for LSC Tournament y = won LSC South z = won LSC North Upcoming Schedule LSC Tournament Thurs-Sat., Nov Canyon, Texas Thursday, Nov. 13 N3 CU vs. S2 ACU, 5 p.m. S3 ENMU vs. N2 TWU, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 CU-ACU winner vs. N1 UCO, 5 p.m. ENMU-TWU winner vs. S1 WTAMU, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 LSC Championship Match, 7 p.m. All Times Central Southwest Region (records through Nov. 9) Overall W-L Regional W-L 1. Metropolitan State Nebraska-Kearney St. Edward s Rockhurst Fort Hays State West Texas A&M Abilene Christian St. Mary s (Texas) Chadron State Cameron Follow WTAMU Athletics on the Buffalo Sports Network. 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3 About the Tournament Field Abilene Christian completed the season with a record of on the year and 7-3 in LSC South action, which was good enough for second place in the division. ACU enters the tournament having won eight of its last 11 matches, including a 3-0 sweep over Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday in the season-finale. ACU leads the conference in blocks (2.23 bpg), and ranks second in hitting percentage (.238), service aces (2.12 sapg), third in assists (13.80 apg) and kills (15.04 kpg), fourth in opponent hitting percentage (.166) and sixth in digs (16.47 dpg). The Wildcats, who have outhit their opponents by almost 300 kills this season, have a strong offensive attack, led by 5-8 sophomore outside hitter Michelle Bernhardt, who leads the team with 599 kills (4.61 kpg) and is second in digs with 385 (2.96 dpg). Bernhardt ranks second in the conference in kills and fifth in hitting percentage (.283). She also is 26th in the NCAA-II statistics in kills. Another offensive power for the Wildcats is 5-9 senior outside hitter Haylee Hartline. Hartline is second on the team in kills recording 449 (3.51 kpg), which ranks 10th in the league statistics. She has also added 165 digs (1.29 dpg), and 74 total blocks. Amanda Slate, a 6-0 sophomore middle blocker, is another strong contributor for the Wildcats. Slate leads the team with 144 blocks (1.11 bpg), and 88 service aces which is second in the conference, as well as 29th in the nation, and over 50 aces better than her next teammate. She has also tallied 367 kills (2.82 kpg), and 119 digs (0.92 dpg). Slate also ranks second in the conference in blocks, as well as sixth in hitting percentage (.276). Lindsey Martin, a 5-8 sophomore setter, has dished out 1,275 assists (11.70 apg), ranking fourth in the LSC stats. Defensively, ACU is led by 5-8 junior libero Kellen Morrow with 497 digs (3.85 dpg), which is fifth in the league. The Wildcats have swept 16 times, including threestraight, and have been swept twice, including by West Texas A&M on Oct. 31. ACU is 4-5 in five-game matches. Cameron enters the tournament overall on the season and 8-2 in LSC North play, finishing third in the North Division. The Aggies are entering the tournament on a sixmatch winning streak. CU leads the league in service aces (2.14 sapg), as well as ranking third in blocks (2.12 bpg) and opponent hitting percentage (.164), and are fourth in assists (13.19 apg), kills (14.71 kpg) and digs (17.19 dpg). The Aggies are led by 5-11 senior outside hitter Kelsey Kosick with a whopping 604 kills (5.35 kpg), which leads the conference and is sixth in NCAA-II stats. Kosick adds 392 digs (3.47 dpg) on the season, as well as team and conference-best 101 service aces (0.89 sapg), which ranks fourth in the country, and is over 60 more than anyone else on the team. She ranks 10th in the league in hitting percentage (.257). Morgan Meyer, a 5-9 outside hitter is another player to watch for the Aggies, with 396 kills (3.50 kpg) and 359 digs (3.18 dpg). She has also chipped in with 37 service aces and 39 total blocks (0.35 bpg). Meyer is ninth in the LSC in kills. Junior 6-0 middle blocker Nicole Reinhart has recorded a team-high 116 blocks (1.03 bpg), 240 kills (2.12 kpg), 73 digs (0.65 dpg) and 17 service aces for the Aggies this season. Reinhart in fifth in the league in blocks and seventh in hitting percentage. Vicki Ibarra, CU s 5-8 freshman setter, has dished out 1,355 assists (11.99 apg), which is third in the conference. LSC Statistics TEAM Hitting Percentage G K-E-A Pct. 1. West Texas A&M Abilene Christian Central Oklahoma Cameron Texas Women s Eastern New Mexico Assists G No. Per Game 1. West Texas A&M Central Oklahoma Abilene Christian Cameron Texas Women s Eastern New Mexico Blocks G Solo Asst Total Per Game 1. Abilene Christian Texas Women s Cameron West Texas A&M Central Oklahoma Eastern New Mexico Opponent Hitting Pct. G K-E-A Pct. T1. West Texas A&M T1. Central Oklahoma Cameron Abilene Christian Eastern New Mexico Texas Women s Kills G No. Per Game 1. West Texas A&M Central Oklahoma Abilene Christian Cameron Texas Women s Eastern New Mexico Service Aces G No. Per Game 1. Cameron Abilene Christian Texas Women s Central Oklahoma Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Digs G No. Per Game 1. West Texas A&M Central Oklahoma Texas Women s Cameron Eastern New Mexico Abilene Christian WTAMU Going For Fifth-Straight LSC Tournament Title This Weekend - Page 3

4 Junior 5-6 libero Jenny Head ranks second in the LSC in digs with 522 (4.62 dpg). The Aggies have won via sweeping 10 times, and have been swept in six matches. CU is 4-1 in five-gamers, with the lone loss, to West Texas A&M on Sept. 27 at the LSC Crossover. Central Oklahoma earned the top spot in the North and qualified with an overall record of 22-6 and 8-2 in division action. The Bronchos enter the tournament on an eight-match winning streak and have won 12 out of their last 13 matches. Their latest victory was a 3-0 sweep Saturday over Midwestern State. UCO is tied for first in the LSC in opponent hitting percentage, rank second in assists (13.85 apg), kills (15.37 kpg), digs (18.62 dpg), third in hitting percentage (.202), fifth in blocks (2.00 bpg) and eighth in service aces (1.64 sapg). The Bronchos are led by 5-7 senior middle blocker Tori Walker, who leads the team in kills with 466 (4.40 kpg), blocks with 113 total blocks (1.07 bpg) and digs, tallying 360 (3.40 dpg). Walker is second in the league in hitting percentage (.302) and third in both blocks and kills. Kim Morgal, a 5-11 sophomore outside hitter, is second on the team with 331 kills (3.31 kpg). Junior middle blocker Emily Whiteley adds 221 kills (2.17 kpg), and has recorded 234 digs (2.29 dpg), as well as 83 total blocks (0.81 bpg). Directing the attack for the Bronchos is 5-7 senior setter Stacey Meek, who leads the conference in with apg (1,311 assists), which ranks 25th in the nation. Meek also chips in 2.92 dpg (309 digs). UCO has swept 11 matches, including five of its last seven. The Bronchos have been swept three times, including by West Texas A&M on Sept. 26 at the LSC Crossover. The Eastern New Mexico Zias return to The Box for the fourth time this season for the conference tournament, having been swept by WTAMU here just over two weeks ago. ENMU also competed in two tournaments this season. Since the loss to the Lady Buffs, the Zias completed their season with three consecutive victories over Angelo State, Abilene Christian and Wayland Baptist. The Zias are on a hot streak as of late, having won seven of its last eight matches, with its only loss coming at the hands of WTAMU on Oct. 28. ENMU qualified as the third-seed in the South, with an overall record of 15-14, and 7-3 in LSC South play. The Zias are ranked fifth in the conference statistics in opponent hitting percentage (.174) and digs (16.79 dpg), sixth in blocks (1.99 bpg), ninth in assists (11.85 apg) and hitting percentage (.163), as well as 10th in kills (13.24 kpg) and service aces (1.39 sapg). ENMU s 5-10 junior outside hitter Anna Bellum leads the team with 457 kills (4.19 kpg). Bellum is second on the team in service aces, tallying 24 (0.22 sapg), she has added 379 digs (3.48 dpg) and 54 total blocks (0.50 bpg). Bellum ranks fifth in the conference in digs. Junior outside hitter Kelley McGinty leads the team with 388 digs (3.50 dpg), which in ninth in the league, and is second on the team with 290 kills (2.61 kpg). Freshman 5-11 middle blocker Grace George has had a break-out rookie season, leading the Zias with 120 total blocks (1.08 bpg), which is fourth in the LSC. This is almost 40 blocks more than her closest teammate. George has also chipped in with 227 kills (2.05 kpg), 84 digs (0.76 dpg) and 18 service aces (0.26 sapg). Emilie Rodman, a 6-0 junior middle blocker, is ninth in the conference with a.266 hitting percentage, and adds 2.52 kpg (280 kills), and 81 blocks (0.73 bpg). LSC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Hitting Percentage (Minimum.200/3.0 per game) Player Team CL G K-E-A Pct. 1. Kendra Morgan WTAMU SR Tori Walker UCO SR Ambra Clark WTAMU FR Michelle Bernhart ACU SO Amanda Slate ACU SO Nicole Reinhart CU JR Megan Spivey WTAMU FR Emilie Rodman ENMU JR Kelsey Kosick CU SR Assists (minimum 5.00 per game) Player Team CL G No. Per Game 1. Stacey Meek UCO SR Kendra Morgan WTAMU SR Vicki Ibarra CU FR Lindsey Martin ACU SO Jennifer Bullock ENMU JR Carley Messmer TWU SO Blocks (minimum 1.00 per game) Player Team CL G Solo-Ast. Total P/Gm 1. Megan Spivey WTAMU FR Amanda Slate ACU SO Tori Walker UCO SR Grace George ENMU FR Nicole Reinhart CU JR Marci Brinkman TWU SR Kills (minimum 2.00 per game) Player Team CL G No. Per Game 1. Kelsey Kosick CU SR Michelle Bernhardt ACU SO Tori Walker UCO SR Anna Bellum ENMU JR Ambra Clark WTAMU FR Morgan Meyer CU SR Haylee Hartline ACU SR Sevice Aces (minimum 0.10 per game) Player Team CL G No. Per Game 1. Kelsey Kosick CU SR Amanda Slate ACU SO Digs (minimum 1.00 per game) Players Team CL G No. Per Game 1. Kacie Hyatt WTAMU SR Jenny Head CU JR Kellen Morrow ACU JR Jessica Scherr WTAMU FR Paz Diaz TWU JR Kendra Morgan WTAMU SR Kelley McGinty ENMU JR WTAMU will be going for its fifth-straight LSC Title this weekend. The Lady Buffs have won 10 total conference championships, including winning eight of the last nine titles. LSC Volleyball Titles 1982 Angelo State 1983 Angelo State 1984 Angelo State 1985 Angelo State 1986 TAMU-Com merce 1987 TAMU-Com merce 1988 West Texas A&M 1989 West Texas A&M Angelo State 1990 West Texas A&M 1991 Angelo State 1992 Angelo State 1993 Eastern New Mexico 1994 Central Oklahoma 1995 West Texas A&M 1996 West Texas A&M 1997 West Texas A&M 1998 Cameron 1999 West Texas A&M 2000 West Texas A&M 2001 West Texas A&M 2002 West Texas A&M WTAMU Going For Fifth-Straight LSC Tournament Title This Weekend - Page 4

5 Jennifer Bullock, a 5-9 junior setter, organizes the attack for the Zias, recording 1,157 assists this season (10.61 apg), ranking sixth in the league, while also leading the team with 34 service aces (0.31 sapg) and fourth in digs with 277 (2.54 dpg). ENMU has swept nine matches, and have been swept in eight matches, including by WTAMU on Oct. 28. The Zias are 7-1 in five-game matches, including winning their last two matches in thrilling full-frame fashion. After opening the season 2-15, including an eightmatch skid, Texas Woman s made a midseason streak, winning 12-straight matches, including eight LSC North matches. However, the Pioneers dropped their last two division matches, to Cameron and Central Oklahoma, forcing the three-way tie atop the division. TWU ended the season with an overall record of 15-18, 8-2 in LSC North, qualifying as the No. 2 seed. TWU is second in blocks (2.18 bpg), third in digs (18.45 dpg), sixth in hitting percentage (.173), assists (12.46 apg), opponent hitting percentage (.176) and seventh in both kills (13.92 kpg) and service aces (1.69 sapg). The Pioneers are led by 6-1 junior middle blocker Jenny Madrid, who leads the team with 355 kills (3.03 kpg), and is second in blocking with 95 total blocks (0.81 bpg), as well as 36 service aces (0.31 sapg). Another presence at the net is 5-10 senior middle blocker Marci Brinkman, who pounded 315 kills (2.66 kpg), 111 total blocks (0.93 bpg) and has recorded 210 digs (1.76 dpg). Brinkman also leads the team with 38 service aces (0.32 sapg) this season. Junior 5-8 outside hitter/defensive specialist Courtney Lewis has recorded 220 kills (2.24 kpg), 317 digs (3.23 dpg), 29 service aces (0.30 sapg), and 38 total blocks (0.39 bpg). Paz Diaz, a 5-0 junior defensive specialist, is seventh in the LSC with 3.69 dpg (439 digs). TWU has swept six opponents and were swept 10 times. The Pioneers are 1-4 in five-game matches. Triple-Double Bubble, Toil and Trouble Kendra Morgan has recorded six triple-doubles on the season and just missed eight, coming up one kill short vs. Augustana on Sept. 26 and one dig shy against TAMU- Kingsville on Oct. 3. The most recent triple-double occurred Monday night at New Mexico Highlands, as she registered 52 assists, 10 kills and tied a career-high with 23 digs. Morgan, who logged two triple-doubles in one week alone, has earned LSC Setter of the Week four times and Sports Imports/AVCA D-II National Player of the Week honors once, along the way. Morgan is the first Lady Buff to accomplish the feat since Sarah Butler tallied a triple-double on Aug. 28, 1998, vs. Nebraska-Kearney. WTAMU records are incomplete as far as other triple-doubles, but Morgan is thought to be the first to not only accomplish it multiple times in a week, but also more than once in a season. Morgan s Triple-Double Log: 8/30 vs. Grand Valley State 56 assists, 20 digs, 11 kills 9/9 vs. Lubbock Christian 67 assists^, 12 digs, 10 kills 9/13 vs. Incarnate Word 51 assists, 23 digs*, 18 kills* 9/27 vs. Cameron 61 assists, 20 digs, 12 kills 10/30 vs. Lubbock Christian 67 assists^, 22 digs, 10 kills 11/10 vs. New Mexico Highlands 52 assists, 23 digs*, 10 kills ^ - one off of career-high * - career-highs WTAMU Coaching Ledger WTAMU head coach Tony Graystone (Grand Valley State, 1992) became the Lady Buffs all-time winningest coach on Oct. 28. Graystone, in his fifth year at the helm of the Lady Buffs, currently has a (.906) career record, topping Debbie Hendricks 159 wins from He already is the Lady Buffs winningest coach by percentage. WTAMU s Top Five Winningest Coaches List Tony Graystone, 1999-present (.906) Debbie Hendricks, (.772) Kim Hudson, (.836) Jim Giacomazzi, (.835) Carmen Pennick, (.385) WTAMU s NCAA-II Record Streak Snapped at 77 On Oct. 10, WTAMU was upset by Angelo State in fivegames, snapping the Lady Buffs NCAA-II record for consecutive wins in all matches vs. conference opponents at 77-straight. Dynamic Duo s Last Appearance In The Box This weekend will be the last time that seniors Kendra Morgan and Kacie Hyatt will play in The Box in a Lady Buff uniform. These two, who are both from Amarillo, have been a dynamic duo since kindergarten. Their roads split in high school as Kacie went to Tascosa High and Kendra to Amarillo High, but they were on the same club team throughout high school. Their paths reunited here at West Texas A&M. Together, they ve led the Lady Buffs to three-straight LSC Championships and two Elite Eight appearances. Lady Buffs Earning LSC Player of the Week Honors Five different Lady Buffs have earned LSC South Player of the Week Awards. Four of those five have won multiple times, led by Kendra Morgan and Kacie Hyatt with four apiece. Sept. 2 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 WTAMU s Lone Star Conference South Division Players of the Week Ambra Clark - Offensive Kacie Hyatt - Defensive Kendra Morgan - Setter None Jessica Scherr - Offensive Kacie Hyatt - Defensive Kendra Morgan - Setter Megan Spivey - Defensive Jessica Scherr - Defensive Kacie Hyatt - Defensive None Ambra Clark - Offensive Kendra Morgan - Setter Kendra Morgan - Setter Kacie Hyatt - Defensive None WTAMU Going For Fifth-Straight LSC Tournament Title This Weekend - Page 5

6 Poll Positions WTAMU is out of the AVCA poll for the sixthstraight week, marking the first year since 1995 that the AVCA poll did not include the Lady Buffs. After beginning the season with a No. 12 ranking and climbing as high as ninth after the first week, WTAMU is currently second among others receiving votes. WTAMU has slid out of the AVCA Top 25 Poll for the first time since the final poll of the 1995 season, when the Lady Buffs posted a 30-8 overall record. WTAMU was not ranked in the poll for most of the 1993, 94, and 95 seasons. WTAMU s Week-By-Week Poll Log Date Rank Preseason 12 9/02/03 9 9/09/ /16/ /23/03 T24 9/30/ /07/03 NR 10/14/03 NR 10/21/03 NR 10/28/03 NR 11/04/03 NR 11/11/03 NR Next Week? WTAMU is currently sixth in the NCAA-II Southwest Regional and most likely needs to win the LSC Tournament this weekend in order to qualify for the Regional. If they are able to do so, it will be the Lady Buffs 10th-straight Regional appearance and 13 of the last 14 years. The last time that WTAMU wasn t in the Regional was 1993, when the Lady Buffs finished 1993 in Debbie Hendricks first year as head coach. AVCA/Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll (November 11, 2003) Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Records Last Poll 1 UC-San Diego (17) BYU-Hawai i (10) T2 3 Western Washington (1) Barry (6) Truman State (1) Cal State-San Bernardino T2 7 Metro State Tampa North Florida Nebraska-Kearney Minnesota-Duluth Concordia-St.Paul Northern Michigan Augustana (S.D.) North Dakota State Minnesota State, Mankato Pittsburg State Wheeling Jesuit Hawai i Pacific Fort Hays State Central Missouri State Grand Valley State North Alabama Rockhurst Washburn Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: St Edward s 32; West Texas A&M 19; Findlay WTAMU Match-By-Match Review DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE GAME SCORES NOTE: Aug 29, 2003 TEXAS LUTHERAN W ,30-16,30-23 Ninth-straight season-opening win; Clark: 15 kills in debut Aug 29, 2003 REGIS W ,30-28,30-14 WTAMU s 200th home victory since 1989 Aug 30, 2003 ADAMS STATE W ,30-21,30-23,31-29 Clark leads trio of Lady Buffs in double-digit kills with 15 Aug 30, 2003 GRAND VALLEY STATE W ,30-28,30-25,29-31,17-15 Morgan s first triple-double; WTAMU wins Lady Buff Classic Sep 05, 2003 vs Mesa State W ,30-21,30-18,21-30,15-12 Scherr posts 24 kills in Colorado Premier Challange Sep 05, 2003 vs Truman State L ,27-30,28-30 Rematch of 02 Elite Eight Quarterfinal, same result Sep 06, 2003 vs North Dakota State L ,26-30,24-30 WTAMU hits just lowest of season Sep 06, 2003 vs Augustana L ,25-30,30-20,23-30 Morgan one kill shy of another triple-double Sep 09, 2003 at Lubbock Christian W ,27-30,30-27,36-38,15-12 Morgan s second triple-double, Hyatt: career-high 37 digs Sep 12, 2003 vs Arkansas Tech W ,30-23,30-18 Scherr lone Lady Buff in double-digit kills with 11 Sep 12, 2003 at St. Mary s L ,29-31,24-30,27-30 WTAMU hits palty first-ever loss to St. Mary s Sep 13, 2003 at Incarnate Word W ,35-33,30-27,22-30,15-9 Morgan s third triple-double; Four Lady Buffs in double-digit kills Sep 19, 2003 vs Rockhurst University L ,26-30,26-30,28-30 Rematch of 02 Regional Final; Clark tallies 20 kills Sep 20, 2003 vs Dallas Baptist W ,30-20,30-25 Every Lady Buff in uniform plays; Carter team-high 12 kills Sep 20, 2003 vs St. Edward s W ,30-23,30-19 Scherr match-highs: 15 kills, 14 digs Sep 26, 2003 vs Central Oklahoma W ,30-25,30-26 Clark leads trio of Lady Buffs in double-figure kills with 13 Sep 27, 2003 vs Southeastern Okla. W ,30-15,30-17 Steininger and Schaal team high 11 kills apiece; SOSU:.031 Sep 27, 2003 vs Cameron W ,30-16,27-30,30-22,15-10 Morgan s fourth triple-double; WT ties NCAA-II record Sep 30, 2003 WAYLAND BAPTIST W ,30-21,30-12 Graystone s 150th career win; fifth-straight sweep over WBU * Oct 03, 2003 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE W ,24-30,30-21,30-18 WT sets NCAA-II record with 75th-straight conference win * Oct 04, 2003 TARLETON STATE W ,30-18,35-33 Lady Buffs improve to 21-0 vs. TSU, sweeping last 15 * Oct 07, 2003 at Eastern New Mexico W ,26-30,30-28, th-consecutive victory vs. conf. foe; ninth-straight win vs. ENMU * Oct 10, 2003 at * Oct 11, 2003 at Angelo State Abilene Christian L W ,30-27,30-24,28-30, ,30-28,26-30,30-27 Streak snapped, WTAMU s first loss to ASU since 1993 Clark tallies 23 kills as Lady Buffs win 21st-straight vs. ACU Oct 17, 2003 OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE W ,30-17,30-21 WT limits OPSU to -.140, OPSU doesn t record kill till game two Oct 17, 2003 ST. MARY S W ,30-21,30-17 Three players in double-digit kills, led by Clark s 13 Oct 18, 2003 BELLARMINE W ,30-27,30-14 Clark has 21 kills as WTAMU wins Lady Buff Challenge * Oct 23, 2003 at Tarleton State W ,30-15,30-21,30-26 WTAMU now 22-0 vs. TSU, sweeping last 16, Clark: 15 kills * Oct 25, 2003 at Texas A&M-Kingsville W ,30-24,31-29 Graystone ties Hendricks as all-time winningest WT head coach * Oct 28, 2003 EASTERN NEW MEXICO W ,30-25,31-29 Graystone 160th win-becomes WTAMU s winningest head coach Oct 30, 2003 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN L ,28-30,28-30,30-18,11-15 Morgan sets new LSC career assists mark - fifth triple-double; snaps WT s 40-straight wins at The Box * Oct 31, 2003 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W ,30-26,30-26 WTAMU clinches LSC South title * Nov 01, 2003 ANGELO STATE W ,30-22,30-20,30-24 Hyatt sets new WTAMU single-season digs mark; WT season-high 18.5 team blocks Nov 10, 2003 at New Mexico Highlands W ,29-31,30-25,30-27 Morgan s sixth triple-double; Hyatt moves into fourth on WTAMU s career digs list WTAMU Going For Fifth-Straight LSC Tournament Title This Weekend - Page 6

7 Numerical Roster # Player YR POS HT Hometown/Previous School 1 Brittani Bell* SO DS 5-3 Amarillo, Texas/Tascosa High School 2 Lindsey Schaal FR OH 5-10 Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley High School 3 Kacie Hyatt*** SR DS 5-5 Amarillo, Texas/Tascosa High School 4 Libby Garza* SO S 5-8 Lewisville, Texas/Flower Mound High School 5 Rachel Altman FR OH 5-10 Dallas, Texas/Pearce High School 9 Megan Spivey FR MB 6-0 Keller, Texas/Keller High School 10 Kendra Morgan*** SR S 5-9 Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo High School 11 Ambra Clark FR MB 5-11 Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo High School 12 Jill Steininger JR OH 5-10 Sachse, Texas/Richland College 13 Collanne Bramblett* SO OH 6-0 Clint, Texas/Clint High School 14 Jackie Stogdell FR OH 6-0 Fresno, Calif./Buchanan High School 15 Jessica Scherr FR OH 5-9 Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood High School 16 Katie Starkweather JR S 5-7 Lincoln, Neb./Central (Neb.) College 17 Cynthia Carter* SO MB 6-0 Corona, Calif./Corona High School Head Coach: Tony Graystone (5th Year) Assistant Coaches: Lisa Burrell (1st Year), Russell McElroy (9th Year) * Letters at WTAMU Alphabetical Roster # Player YR POS HT Major Birthdate 5 Rachel Altman FR OH 5-10 Public Relations 3/21/85 1 Brittani Bell SO DS 5-3 Art 6/24/84 13 Collanne Bramblett SO OH 6-0 Undecided 8/14/84 17 Cynthia Carter SO MB 6-0 Criminal Justice 2/17/84 11 Ambra Clark FR MB 5-11 Psychology 6/1/84 4 Libby Garza SO S 5-8 Undecided 5/23/84 3 Kacie Hyatt SR DS 5-5 Psychology 9/8/81 10 Kendra Morgan SR S 5-9 Marketing 7/12/82 2 Lindsey Schaal FR OH 5-10 Business 10/10/84 # 15 Jessica Scherr FR OH 5-9 Education 6/11/85 9 Megan Spivey FR MB 6-0 Optometry 5/7/85 16 Katie Starkweather JR S 5-7 Psychology 9/28/81 12 Jill Steininger JR OH 5-10 Kinesiology 3/18/83 14 Jackie Stogdell FR OH 6-0 Business 1/14/85 # WTAMU Match Date 2003 WTAMU VOLLEYBALL ROSTER By Classification By Position Pronunciation Guide Seniors (2): Kacie Hyatt, Kendra Morgan Juniors (2): Jill Steininger, Katie Starkweather Sophomores (4): Brittani Bell, Collanne Bramblett, Cynthia Carter, Libby Garza. Freshmen (6): Rachel Altman, Ambra Clark, Lindsey Schaal, Jessica Scherr, Megan Spivey, Jackie Stogdell Setter (3): Libby Garza, Kendra Morgan, Katie Starkweather Outside Hitter (6): Rachel Altman, Collanne Bramblett, Lindsey Schaal, Jessica Scherr, Jill Steininger, Jackie Stogdell Middle Blocker (3): Cynthia Carter, Ambra Clark, Megan Spivey Defensive Specialist (2): Brittani Bell, Kacie Hyatt Rachel Altman = Rachel ALT-man Collanne Bramblett = CALL-ann BRAM-let Ambra Clark = AM-bra Clark Kacie Hyatt = KAY-cee HI-et Lindsey Schaal = Lindsey Shh-all Megan Spivey = Megan SPY-vee Jill Steininger = Jill STINE-in-ger Lisa Burrell = Lisa BRR-ell Russell McElroy = Russell Mac-El-roy WTAMU Going For Fifth-Straight LSC Tournament Title This Weekend - Page 7

8 West Texas A&M Lady Buff Volleyball West Texas A&M Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2003) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL MATCHES... (27-7 ) (13-1 ) ( 7-2 ) ( 7-4 ) CONFERENCE... ( 9-1 ) ( 5-0 ) ( 4-1 ) ( 0-0 ) NON-CONFERENCE... (18-6 ) ( 8-1 ) ( 3-1 ) ( 7-4 ) ATTACK Set SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## SUMMARY (by ##) G K K/Game E TA Pct A A/Game SA SE SA/Gm RE DIG Dig/G BS BA Total B/Game BE BHE Brittani Bell Lindsey Schaal Kacie Hyatt Libby Garza Rachel Altman Megan Spivey Kendra Morgan Ambra Clark Jill Steininger Collanne Bramblett Jackie Stogdell Jessica Scherr Katie Starkweather Cynthia Carter TEAM 13 WEST TEXAS A&M Opponents TEAM STATISTICS WTAMU OPP ATTACK... Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Game SET... Assists Assists/Game SERVE... Aces Errors Aces/Game SERVE RECEPTIONS... Errors Errors/Game DEFENSE... Digs Digs/Game BLOCKING... Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks Per Game Block Errors BALL HANDLING ERRORS ATTENDANCE... Total Dates/Avg Per Date 14/505 9/169 Neutral site #/Avg 11/85 Current win streak 3 - Home win streak DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME ATTEND Aug 29, 2003 TEXAS LUTHERAN W ,30-16, Aug 29, 2003 REGIS W ,30-28, Aug 30, 2003 ADAMS STATE W ,30-21,30-23, Aug 30, 2003 GRAND VALLEY STATE W ,30-28,30-25,29-31, Sep 05, 2003 vs Mesa State W ,30-21,30-18,21-30, Sep 05, 2003 vs Truman State L ,27-30, Sep 06, 2003 vs North Dakota State L ,26-30, Sep 06, 2003 vs Augustana L ,25-30,30-20, Sep 09, 2003 at Lubbock Christian W ,27-30,30-27,36-38, Sep 12, 2003 vs Arkansas Tech W ,30-23, Sep 12, 2003 at St. Mary s L ,29-31,24-30, Sep 13, 2003 at Incarnate Word W ,35-33,30-27,22-30, Sep 19, 2003 vs Rockhurst University L ,26-30,26-30, Sep 20, 2003 vs Dallas Baptist W ,30-20, Sep 20, 2003 vs St. Edward s W ,30-23, Sep 26, 2003 vs Central Oklahoma W ,30-25, Sep 27, 2003 vs Southeastern Okla. W ,30-15, Sep 27, 2003 vs Cameron W ,30-16,27-30,30-22, Sep 30, 2003 WAYLAND BAPTIST W ,30-21, *Oct 03, 2003 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE W ,24-30,30-21, *Oct 04, 2003 TARLETON STATE W ,30-18, *Oct 07, 2003 at Eastern New Mexico W ,26-30,30-28, *Oct 10, 2003 at Angelo State L ,30-27,30-24,28-30, *Oct 11, 2003 at Abilene Christian W ,30-28,26-30, Oct 17, 2003 OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE W ,30-17, Oct 17, 2003 ST. MARY S W ,30-21, Oct 18, 2003 BELLARMINE W ,30-27, *Oct 23, 2003 at Tarleton State W ,30-15,30-21, *Oct 25, 2003 at Texas A&M-Kingsville W ,30-24, *Oct 28, 2003 EASTERN NEW MEXICO W ,30-25, Oct 30, 2003 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN L ,28-30,28-30,30-18, *Oct 31, 2003 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W ,30-26, *Nov 01, 2003 ANGELO STATE W ,30-22,30-20, Nov 10, 2003 at New Mexico Highlands W ,29-31,30-25, * denotes conference match WTAMU Going For Fifth-Straight LSC Tournament Title This Weekend - Page 8

9 2003 Lone Star Conference Volleyball Tournament Nov , 2003 Canyon, Texas - West Texas A&M University WTAMU Fieldhouse The Box S-1 West Texas A&M N-2 Texas Woman s Thurs. 11/13 7:30 p.m. S-3 Eastern New Mexico Fri. 11/14 7:30 p.m. Sat. 11/15 7 p.m. Fri. 11/14 5 p.m. S-2 Abilene Christian Thurs. 11/13 5 p.m. N-3 Cameron N-1 Central Oklahoma Ticket Prices: Individual matches: $6 reserved (chair back) $4 general admission $2 students (with valid id) Tournament passes good for every match of the tournament: $12 reserved $8 general admission $4 students Please contact the WTAMU ticket office at (806) , to reserve/purchase tickets in advance. **In accordance with LSC Game Management Operating Code there are no complimentary tickets or pass listsfor the championships.