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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

WT Lady Buff Basketball Notes

THIS WEEK – The #12 West Texas A&M Lady Buffs (2-1, 0-0 LSC) open the Lone Star Conference schedule this week with a pair of crossover games against Cameron (1-4) and Southwestern Oklahoma (4-0). WTAMU will play the Aggies this Thursday, Dec. 2 in the home opener before facing the Bulldogs on Saturday, Dec. 4. Tip-off at First United Bank Center on Thursday is set for 6 p.m., while Saturday’s contest tips-off at 4 p.m.

WT vs. Cameron – The Lady Buffs are 28-2 overall against the Aggies and have won nine straight contests over the Aggies, which includes last season’s 68-48 victory in Lawton, Okla. The last time the Lady Buffs dropped a game to Cameron came back on Nov. 20, 2001, at Aggie Gym. Since that time, WT has won by 20 points or more except on two occasions.

WT vs. SWOSU – WT is a combined 12-1 all-time against the Bulldogs, having only dropped the inaugural meeting between the two teams, 65-61, back on Nov. 20, 1997, in Weatherford, Okla. The Lady Buffs won last season’s meeting, 83-65, at Rankin Williams Fieldhouse and have won the previous 12 games by an average margin of just under 18 points.

LAST TIME OUT – The Lady Buffs went into Durango, Colo., on Nov. 20, to face the then No. 12-ranked Fort Lewis Skyhawks for a battle of Top-15 teams, but the Skyhawks came away with a 93-69 victory over WT. Despite a game-high 21 points from Joni Unruh (Sr-3L, amarillo, Texas), the Lady Buffs struggled in the second half. WT took a 39-37 lead into the locker room after the first half, but were then outscored 56-30 in the second period as the home team ran away with the win to avenge last season’s 73-64 loss to the Lady Buffs.

UP NEXT – WT returns to the road next week with another pair of crossover games as the Lady Buffs travel to Denton next Thursday, Dec. 9, to face Texas Woman’s before heading to Commerce that Saturday, Dec. 11, to play Texas A&M-Commerce. The Lady Buffs will return back home Thursday, Dec. 18, to face Central Oklahoma.

LADY BUFFS In THe POLLS – The Lady Buffs dropped just one spot to No. 12 in this week’s poll after being tied at No. 11 last week. WT opened the season at No. 7 in the preseason poll which

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