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Men basketball defeat No.5 Tarleton
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The WTAMU Buffalo basketball team welcomed the No. 5 ranked Tarleton State Texans to Canyon on Feb. 18. The Buffs prevailed in the important Lone Star Conference matchup 62-53.
WT jumped out to an early 6-0 lead four minutes into the game. TSU would battle back and tie the game at 13 all with 7:53 to go in the half. The two teams would go back and forth the remainder of the half, going into the locker rooms with the score tied at 25.
The Buffs set the tone early for the second half with a powerful dunk by senior Courtney Carr. WT would go on to build a 36-29 lead early in the half, however the Texans would take advantage of turnovers to tie it at 36. Continue reading
WTAMU baseball extends good start
Jess Cooper steps up to the plate in one of Friday’s games against the Colorado School of Mines.
The WTAMU Buffalo baseball team played the Buffalo Triangular Classic at Wilder Park over Feb. 17-19. The Buffs’ 4-1 record at the Classic improves their overall record to 6-1.
WT began with a double header on Feb. 17 against the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers. The Buffs scored four runs in the first and third innings and another seven in the sixth on their way to routing the Orediggers 16-0 in the first game. Senior Irving Camacho (1-0) got the win going seven innings and giving up three hits and no runs.
WT took an early 5-1 lead after pushing across three runs in the third inning of game two.
CSM would chip away at the lead, getting a pair of runs in the sixth and one more in the eighth to bring their deficit to 5-4. The Buffs put the game away with five runs in their half of the eighth to pick up the 10-4 win. Junior Ryan Houston (1-0) got the win, pitching six innings and giving up two runs on two hits. Continue reading
Collegiate Darwinisism
For shame, college sports, for shame.
Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference announced last week the two conferences will form a brand new “super conference,” although it is hardly composed of “super” schools. After the power conferences in college sports like the SEC, Big 12, Big 10, Pac-12 and the Big East have had their pick of C-USA and MWC schools, the remaining 16 teams are Air Force, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Colorado State, East Carolina, Fresno State, Hawaii (football-only), Marshall, Nevada, New Mexico, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Southern Miss, Rice, University of Texas at El Paso, Tulane, Tulsa and Wyoming.
This new conference stretches across five time-zones and reaches from South Carolina to Honolulu. The merger, to me, makes about as much sense as throwing a toaster into a bathtub. So why did the two conferences choose to make such a decision? The answer is survival. Continue reading
WT’s lack of attendance at sporting events
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As one of The Prairie’s sports writers, I go to almost every major sporting event on campus to either write about it or take pictures. But one thing I almost always notice is that other than a few hardcore students, the stands are usually only filled with older members of the community or other athletes.
While I get that we are in football territory, it always amazes me other than football games, students just don’t seem to care about WT athletics.
We have some awesome teams here at WT and games can be truly exciting. Our volleyball team is one of the best in the nation and has an outstanding home record of well over 300 games won and only something like 11 games lost in The Box and had an LSC winning streak going back to 2006 on the line this year (that was broken in September). At the time of this writing, our women’s basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the LSC and is locked into the playoffs.
Students also pay an athletic fee with their tuition that goes to the athletic department so in a way, you are paying to watch these games without actually going to them. Sure, not everyone likes sports, but coming to games and supporting those that represent our school is part of the college experience. And if going and mingling with other students while watching a bunch of teams isn’t up your alley, sometimes you can even get free stuff.
Most people only have four years of college, so why not spend it getting everything out of college that you can? Going to a school that has good sports programs is extremely cool, so do yourself a favor and get a group of friends together to go watch a game. You’ll definitely be getting your money’s worth.
Lady Buffs Down TexAnns in Thriller
In front of a pinked-out crowd at the First United Bank Center on Feb. 18, women’s basketball took on one of their toughest opponents in the Lone Star Conference: No. 1 ranked Tarleton State TexAnns.
The Lady Buffs started out the scoring with a two-pointer by Ashley Leven and it wasn’t until the 4:31 mark that the TexAnns would get a non-free throw point on the board.
The Lady Buffs dominated the first 20 minutes on both ends, keeping the TexAnns at least five points behind them for most of the half. The teams went to the locker rooms with a 29-24 lead in favor of WTAMU.
In the second half, it looked like the Lady Buffs would be bested as the TexAnns slowly ate into their lead, tying the game with 9:25 left on the clock. However, WT would not back down, leading by seven points in two instances after the tie.
As the final buzzer sounded, WT had a six-point lead, ending the game with a score of 58-52. It was the seventh straight win for the Lady Buffs and broke a three-game losing streak against Tarleton.
“The first time we played them [this year], I thought we were kind of a young team,” Senior Joni Unruh said. “We kind of have to get some of those losses and get stuff like that done so we can learn from it later on in the season.”
WT’s win over TSU makes their Wednesday game against Midwestern even more important as they move into second-place in the LSC, tied with MSU. Tip-off for the game against Midwestern is set for 6 p.m. in Canyon at the FUBC.
“We refused to lose, that was the attitude the whole night. We just fought and fought and we got a lead and held on to it and won the game,” Power forward Devin Griffin said.
For Head Coach Krista Gerlich, back-to-back games against tough teams is good practice for playoffs.
“Our kids are ready for that post season run that you make where you have to knock off those big teams night after night,” Gerlich said.
This Week in Photos: Buffs Baseball vs. Colorado Mines
Check out our pics of the Buffs Baseball game vs. Colorado Mines. To read more about the game, click here!
Lady Buffs Win Sixth Straight Game
The WTAMU Women’s Basketball team traveled to Commerce on Feb. 15 to attempt to extend their winning streak to six in a row.
The Lady Buffs started out strong, grabbing a 4-2 lead but after a few mistakes, lost the lead when the Lions went on a 9-0 run to lead 11-4 with a little over 14 minutes left in the half.
WT spent a large chunk of the first half playing catch up, finally tying the game with 7:15 left on the clock. WT took back the lead with six minutes left before going on a 12-0 lead to take a large lead over the Lions. However, as the half drew to a close, A&M-Commerce would gain back some momentum, pulling the team within four going into the locker room with a 33-29 WT lead.
Ashley Leven extended WT’s lead only seconds into the second half, putting four points on the board in less than 20 seconds to advance the score to 37-29. A&M-C was held scoreless until the 17:24 mark, but the team only scored two more times in the first half of the period. The Lions’ dry spell allowed WT to increase its lead to 56-34 after a 13-0 run.
The Lady Buffs kept a 20-point lead for most of the half, but the Lions would close the gap in the final minutes, ending the game with a 17-point difference. In the end, the scoreboard showed a score of 78-61 in favor of the Lady Buffs
Kenisha Harris would be atop the leader board in multiple categories when the clock ran out. Harris led the team with 15 points and 10 rebounds in addition to four assists and three steals. WT shot 46.2 percent from the field and converted 67.5 percent of their attempts at the charity stripe.
“I thought we struggled the first half but we fought through it and then came out at halftime and owned it,” Sophomore Lacee Logan said.
WT’s season record went to 15-8 and 13-4 in the LSC with the win. The team sits third in the LSC behind Midwestern State. The Lady Buffs have secured a playoff spot but will be more focused on their next few games rather than the upcoming playoffs.
“We just take it one game at a time, right now our focus is on Tarelton. We’re just going to knock one off at a time,” Logan said.
The Lady Buffs will face one of their toughest opponents in their next out as they take on LSC-leading Tarleton State at the First United Bank Center at 4 p.m. on Feb. 18.
Eli Manning: a QB for all time
The forty-sixth installment of the NFL Super Bowl was no disappointment. The Super Bowl between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots on Feb. 5 was the epitome of how a championship game should be played, which took the full 60 minutes for the game to be decided. The season and the championship hinged on the dramatic final play: a Hail Mary pass from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to the end zone as time ran out. The spectacle was the perfect way for the championship game to play out.
When the pass fell incomplete, the Giants beat the Patriots 21-17. Giants Quarterback Eli Manning snagged his second Lombardi Trophy in five years and denied Brady his unprecedented fourth trophy. With the win, Manning joins an elite fraternity of quarterbacks who have won two Super Bowls. Manning is now the 11th quarterback in history to win at least two championships. Continue reading
This Week in Photos: Lady Buffs Softball
Check out the photos of the latest Lady Buffs Softball game! To read about the game, click here.
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