#8 Lady Buffs Journey to Silver City for LSC Motion

CANYON, Texas – The #8 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M bounce again into Lone Star Conference motion on Friday evening as they make the lengthy highway journey to Silver City, New Mexico to tackle the Western New Mexico Mustangs with tipoff set for six:00 p.m. CT at Drag’s Court.
 
HAWAII PACIFIC REWIND
The then #9 Lady Buffs closed 2025 with a dominant 64-30 victory over the Hawaii Pacific Sharks to conclude the Hoops in Hawaii Classic at The Shark Tank in Honolulu, Hawaii. Taylor Haggan recorded a double-double with 13 factors and 12 rebounds, together with 5 on the offensive finish. Henley West scored 14 factors whereas changing 7 of 8 discipline aim makes an attempt and added two blocks. Claire Graham contributed defensively with two steals and scored six factors, hitting each of her 3-point makes an attempt. Chloe Callahan added eight factors and picked up 4 rebounds.
 
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
Western New Mexico enters 2026 with an general document of 0-9 together with a 0-3 mark in Lone Star Conference motion. Friday evening might be simply the third residence sport to date this season for the Mustangs as they’ve suffered losses inside Drag’s Court to New Mexico Highlands and UT Dallas.
 
The Mustangs suffered a 76-44 loss to UT Dallas again on December twentieth in LSC motion. The Comets had 5 gamers rating in double-figures whereas WNMU struggled from the ground capturing simply 24.6% (15-of-61). Natalie Magallanes led the Mustangs with 9 factors because the Midland, Texas product went 3-of-12 from the ground together with 3-of-9 from deep whereas grabbing 4 rebounds with two steals and an help.
 
Jordan Sapien leads the best way offensively for the Mustangs because the freshman guard from El Paso has gone 23-of-60 (38.3%) from the ground together with 4-of-20 (20%) from behind the arc and 17-of-27 (63%) from the free throw line to common 8.4 factors per sport to go together with 18 rebounds, 19 assists and 5 steals.
 
Western New Mexico completed the 2024-25 marketing campaign with an general document of 4-22 with a document of 4-18 within the LSC.
 
WNMU HEAD COACH BRENDA NICHOLS
Veteran head coach Brenda Nichols is in her second season on the helm of the Western New Mexico girls’s basketball program. The 2025-26 marketing campaign is the 18th season of collegiate basketball for Nichols who served as the top coach at Sam Houston State from 2006-2018.
 
Nichols claimed 116 victories throughout her time in Huntsville, main the Bearkats to this system’s first Southland Conference Championship to earn Southland Conference Coach of the Year accolades in 2013.
 
THE SERIES

Friday evening marks the twenty second all-time assembly on the hardwood between West Texas A&M and Western New Mexico because the Lady Buffs maintain a 19-2 benefit within the collection. The Lady Buffs are 8-2 all-time at Drag’s Court with their final journey to Silver City coming in 2025.
 
The final assembly noticed the Lady Buffs shoot 42.9% (27-of-63) from the ground together with 77.8% (14-of-18) from the free throw line on their technique to a 75-55 victory in Silver City. Kyla Kane went 4-of-8 from the sphere and 3-of-4 from behind the arc to guide WT with 13 factors adopted by Randi Harding with 12.
 
LSC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WT’s Taylor Haggan averaged 9.5 rebounds – knocking down 10 defensive boards – and had three steals because the Lady Buffs allowed simply 27.6 % capturing in wins over No. 23 Ferris State and Hawaii Pacific. Haggan, who received the league’s prime weekly defensive award for the second time this season, led a unit that allowed solely 30 factors in a win over Hawaii Pacific. It was the fewest factors allowed by an LSC group this season. Haggan had a double double of 13 factors and 12 boards (tying a season-high) with a block in simply 21 minutes that sport.
 
WT HEAD COACH JOSH PROCK
Josh Prock is now in his fifth season on the helm of the Lady Buff Basketball program. The Lady Buffs made this system’s twenty ninth look within the NCAA Division II Postseason in the course of the 2024-25 marketing campaign as they went 19-13 general with a 12-10 mark within the LSC. The Lady Buffs superior to the South Central Regional Semifinals.
 
Prock reached the 300 profession victory milestone on Thursday, December 4th in a 76-51 victory over Oklahoma Christian on the First United Bank Center in Canyon.
 

Prock was launched as West Texas A&M’s head girls’s basketball coach on June, 2, 2021. Prock is not any stranger to the Lone Star Conference as he spent eight seasons as the top coach at Eastern New Mexico main the Greyhounds to their solely three NCAA Tournament appearances in program historical past.
 
HOME SWEET HOME

West Texas A&M is residence to one of many best multi-purpose services within the nation because the First United Bank Center has served as the house of the Lady Buffs since January 26, 2002. The Lady Buffs are a staggering 294-47 inside the FUBC throughout that point for a profitable clip of 86.6%. WT has averaged 1,035 followers per contest for the reason that facility opened its doorways with the most important crowd approaching Opening Night with 4,941 members of Buff Nation seeing the Lady Buffs tackle rival Abilene Christian.
 
LSC PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR

West Texas A&M senior guard Kyla Kane was tabbed the Lone Star Conference Preseason Player of the Year introduced on Monday, October twentieth. The 5-foot-10 native of Wellington, Texas, averaged 13.1 factors, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per sport. She shot 89.8 % from the free throw line and made 56 3-pointers. She was a second group all-LSC choice.
 
LSC PRESEASON POLL

The Lady Buffs have been chosen fourth within the 2025 LSC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Defending Regional Champion Texas Woman’s claimed 20 of the potential 51 first place votes to take a seat atop of the ballot with 810 factors adopted by Lubbock Christian (14 first place, 776), UT Tyler (eight first place, 761), West Texas A&M (six first place, 663) and Eastern New Mexico (two first place, 657) to spherical out the highest 5. Angelo State (656) sits sixth adopted by Texas A&M-Kingsville (564), UT Permian Basin (466), Midwestern State (461), St. Mary’s (438), St. Edward’s (363), Oklahoma Christian (310), Cameron (262), Texas A&M International (one first place, 210), UT Dallas (168), Western New Mexico (161) and Sul Ross State (77).
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The contest might be broadcasted on FloCollege. The LSC and FloSports reached a historic settlement in August for the most important streaming rights deal in NCAA Division II historical past.