- Box Score

STEPHENVILLE – The Tarleton women's volleyball team shocked the world when they defeated No. 13 West Texas A&M 3-2 Saturday afternoon in Stephenville.  The loss ended an 87-game Lone Star Conference winning streak for the Lady Buffs.

Both teams battled throughout the match, with neither team able to get a hold on the momentum.

WTAMU pulled ahead late and won the first set 25-22, before the TexAnns took games two and three by identical scores, 25-23. 

The Lady Buffs responded with a dominant fourth set, 25-14, and forced a fifth and final set.

WTAMU jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in the last set, before Tarleton mounted their comeback.  The TexAnns took the lead back at 6-5 and never gave it up. 

Tarleton took the fifth game 15-11 and sealed the victory over the No. 13 team in the nation.

As a team, the TexAnns hit a .188 percentage, compared to WT's .195 mark.

Flynn Harrell was a force offensively for Tarleton, recording 21 kills and hitting a .378 attack percentage.  Nikki McNorton added 14 kills, while Katie Covell added 12 kills.

Jessie Hartman racked up 29 assists and 11 digs, with Danielle Barker contributing 22 assists and 11 digs.  Emily Klein led the TexAnns with 26 digs.

Head coach Mary Schindler talked about her team's upset of the Lady Buffs after the game.

“WT is a solid team who is consistently at the top of the conference,” said Schindler.  “It is a huge win for us and we are very excited, but it's only one win.  I'll enjoy it tonight, but we have to begin to play that way every night.  That is going to be the challenge.  We need to create the mentality that beating WT is something we are capable of and have done before.”

The TexAnns return to action next Tuesday when they head to Texas A&M-Commerce at 7 p.m.

For more information regarding the 2011 Tarleton volleyball season, check out TarletonSports.com.