The 2010 Lone Star Conference volleyball season continues with a full slate of league games along with a few non-conference match-ups. Abilene Christian and West Texas A&M are both 8-0 in conference play to lead the league with Angelo State at 7-1 behind them as teams compete for one of eight spots at the LSC Volleyball Championship.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Alex Richardson, University of Central Oklahoma, JR, Edmond, OK, Santa Fe
Richardson led UCO to a pair of league wins, hitting .314 with 30 kills (4.29/set) and just eight errors in 70 attacks. She added three assisted blocks and three digs in scoring 31.5 points. The junior outside hitter hit .273 with 13 kills in a four-set win over Texas A&M-Commerce, then had a season-high 17 kills while hitting a sizzling .351 in a three-set sweep of Texas Woman’s.
Chelsea Gibson, Angelo State University, SO, Spring Branch, Texas, Smithson Valley High School
Gibson helped the Rambelles to a pair of conference wins on the road last week. She recorded a season-high 17 kills at Midwestern State. The sophomore middle blocker tallied a total of 29 kills (4.14 kills per set), four total blocks and hit .382 for the ‘Belles. Gibson led the Angelo State offense to a .301 hitting percentage at Cameron. Gibson now has a team-leading 12 double-digit kill performances this season.
DEFENSIVE
Tate Hardaker, University of Central Oklahoma, FR, Edmond, OK, Santa Fe
Hardaker got her first two starts of the season at libero and came through with 41 digs in back-to-back league wins over Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman’s. The freshman had a career-high 21 digs in a four-set win over the Lions, then came through with 20 the next night in a three-set sweep of TWU.
Shea McBrearty, Tarleton State University, SR, Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs
McBrearty has led the TexAnns defensively all season, and continued that role in both wins last week where she contributed 45 digs, four aces, and five assists. Averaging 5.62 digs per game, McBrearty had 27 digs against A&M-Kingsville, adding four assists offensively. She responded Saturday against the Cardinals of Incarnate Word with an 18 dig performance in the TexAnns 3-1 victory.
SETTER
Alex Woolsey, Angelo State University, SO, Plano, Texas, Plano East High School
Woolsey paced the Angelo State offense once more, helping the ‘Belles to victories over Cameron (3-1) and Midwestern State (3-0) last week. The sophomore setter tallied 84 assists (12.00 assists per set) and smacked 10 kills, three service aces, 17 digs, two total blocks and hit .364 for the ‘Belles. Woolsey set a balanced offense at Cameron as the Rambelles hit .301 with 54 kills in the match.
IJ Moronu, Abilene Christian University, SR, Fort Worth, Texas, Paschall High
Moronu helped the Wildcats stay perfect in league play and continued to make her case for player of the year honors. Moronu started the week recording her first triple-double of her career with 51 assists, 24 digs, and 10 blocks in a win over Midwestern State. She followed up her outstanding performance with another double-double on Saturday in a three set win over Cameron. Moronu had 36 assists and 10 digs helping the Wildcats hit .252. For the first time this season Moronu joined Shawna Hines as the second Wildcat to average over a block per set on the weekend with 1.62 per set and 13 blocks total.