Miller earns MVP honors, leads West Texas A&M to Lone Star Conference volleyball title

November 22, 2021 at 8:12 am Derrick Stuckly

Torrey Miller (31) led the Lady Buffs against St. Edward’s with 14 kills on 38 swings to hit .237 with five errors to go along with 11 digs for her 12th double-double of the season. [Photo courtesy of gobuffsgo.com]

Brownwood High School graduate Torrey Miller was named MVP of the Lone Star Conference volleyball tournament as she helped lead the West Texas A&M Lady Buffs to the conference championship over the weekend.

West Texas A&M (23-4) defeated St. Edward’s (16-12) in straight sets, 25-16, 25-14, 25-21, in Saturday’s tournament finale in San Angelo Saturday. With the victory, the 16-time conference champion Lady Buffs earn an automatic bid into the NCAA South Central Regional tournament.

Miller, a sophomore outside hitter, led the Lady Buffs against St. Edward’s with 14 kills on 38 swings to hit .237 with five errors to go along with 11 digs for her 12th double-double of the season.

The Lady Buffs will now wait for their seedings in the South Central Regional Championships as they entered the weekend as the regions eighth seed. The top-seeded team in the region will host the eight-team single elimination tournament set for Dec. 2-4.

The NCAA Division II volleyball selection committee will announce the pairings for the 2021 postseason live via an online selection show set for Monday at 6:30 p.m. The winner from the regional tournament will advance to the NCAA DII Elite Eight in Tampa, Fla., on Dec. 9-11.

As a freshman, Miller was the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) South Central Region Freshman of the Year as she registered 433 kills on 1,046 swings with 165 attack errors to hit .256 on the season to average an impressive 4.08 kills per frame. Miller also registered 37 assists, 28 aces, 322 digs and 52 total blocks for 489.0 total points to average 4.61 per set. Miller earned First Team All-Lone Star Conference accolades while also being named All-Region (AVCA/D2CCA) to earn All-American Honors from the AVCA (2nd Team) as well as the D2CCA (Honorable Mention).

During her time at Brownwood, Miller recorded 435 kills for the Lady Lions as a senior to go along with 313 digs, 39 blocks and 26 service aces as she earned District 7-4A Hitter of the Year honors. During her junior and sophomore years, Miller was tabbed the District 5-4A Offensive Player of the Year. She received Class 4A All-State recognition from the Texas Girls Coaches Association twice as Brownwood claimed a pair of bi-district titles during her high school career.

[Photo courtesy of gobuffsgo.com]