Lone Star Conference champion West Texas A&M had two first-team selections on the All-LSC volleyball team announced by league officials Wednesday evening at the LSC Championship banquet.
WT, which finished with a faultless 16-0 LSC record and is hosting the LSC Championship that starts tomorrow, had five honorees. Lauren Bevan and Kameryn Hayes claimed first team acclaim, while Lexi Davis and Lauren Britten were selected to the second team, and Jessica Johnson earned honorable mention honors.
In addition, the Lady Buffs Bevan was tabbed Offensive Player of the Year, Hayes the co-Setter of the Year, and Jason Skoch was Coach of the Year for the second straight year and fifth time overall.
Texas Woman’s had three first-teamers, while Angelo State and Tarleton State each had two on the top team. The Pioneers Elizabeth Pennington, Morgan Wilson, and Jaqueline Santos; Rambelles Shelby Wilt and Mallory Blauser; and TexAnns Hailey Roberts and Kenya Alexander claimed first team distinction.
ASU’s Wilt and Blauser were named Libero of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, respectively.
Alexander was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year and Roberts received Freshman of the Year honors for TSU.
Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Casey Klobedans shared Setter of the Year acclaim.
Texas A&M-Commerce’s Amy Davault, ENMU’s Agatha Gibbons and TAMUK’s Kelsey Washington were also named to the first team.
A total of 36 student-athletes were recognized by the LSC postseason awards program including one from all nine volleyball programs. The all-conference honors were selected by the league’s head coaches.
2014 LSC VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
|
FIRST TEAM |
|
|
|
|
|
Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
|
Lauren Bevan |
West Texas A&M |
OH |
Sr. |
Ventura, Calif. |
|
Hailey Roberts |
Tarleton State |
OH |
Fr. |
Cedar Park, Texas |
|
Shelby Wilt |
Angelo State |
Libero |
Sr. |
Dalhart, Texas |
|
Kameryn Hayes |
West Texas A&M |
Setter |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Elizabeth Pennington |
Texas Woman's |
MB |
Fr. |
Roanoke, Texas |
|
Amy Davault |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
OH |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Kenya Alexander |
Tarleton State |
MB |
Jr. |
Duncanville, Texas |
|
Mallory Blauser |
Angelo State |
OH |
So. |
Round Rock, Texas |
|
Agatha Gibbons |
Eastern New Mexico |
MB |
Sr. |
Suva, Fiji |
|
Kelsey Washington |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
OH |
Sr. |
Cuero, Texas |
|
Morgan Wilson |
Texas Woman's |
Libero |
Sr. |
White Oak, Texas |
|
Jaqueline Santos |
Texas Woman's |
MB |
Sr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SECOND TEAM |
|
|
|
|
|
Stephanie Johns |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
MB |
Sr. |
Lubbock,Texas |
|
Lauren Frye |
Eastern New Mexico |
RS |
So. |
Amissville, Va. |
|
Alexa Johnson |
Angelo State |
Setter |
So. |
La Vista, Neb. |
|
Kat Evans |
Cameron |
OH |
Jr. |
Pearland, Texas |
|
Sarah Garfield |
Midwestern State |
MB |
So. |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
|
Katie Covell |
Tarleton State |
Libero |
Sr. |
Lytle, Texas |
|
Lexi Davis |
West Texas A&M |
MB |
Jr. |
Dumas, Texas |
|
Lauren Britten |
West Texas A&M |
Libero |
So. |
Amarillo, Texas |
|
Abbie Lynn |
Angelo State |
RS |
Fr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
|
Ashley Bukowski |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
RS |
So. |
Harlingen, Texas |
|
Rebecca Green |
Cameron |
OH |
Sr. |
Flower Mound, Texas |
|
Krystal Faison |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
OH |
Fr. |
Converse, Texas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HONORABLE MENTION |
|
|
|
|
|
Casey Klobedans |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Setter |
Fr. |
Boerne, Texas |
|
Courtney Tate |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Setter |
Fr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Jessica Johnson |
West Texas A&M |
MB |
Jr. |
Snow Flake, Ariz. |
|
Kaitlyn White |
Tarleton State |
OH |
Sr. |
Lindale, Texas |
|
Casey Fletcher |
Midwestern State |
Libero |
Sr. |
Eddy, Texas |
|
Mallory Kuechle |
Texas Woman's |
OH |
So. |
Tyler, Texas |
|
Brianna Sotello |
Angelo State |
OH |
Fr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
|
Joey Redwine |
Texas Woman's |
S |
Jr. |
Decatur, Texas |
|
Brett Zaccardo |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Libero |
Fr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
|
Zoey Hanrahan |
Angelo State |
MB |
So. |
Pflugerville, Texas |
|
Katie MacLeay |
Angelo State |
Libero |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
|
Sarah Rosinke |
Midwestern State |
Setter |
So. |
League City, Texas |
SPECIAL AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year: Lauren Bevan, West Texas A&M
Defensive Player of the Year: Kenya Alexander, Tarleton State
Setter of the Year: Kameryn Hayes, West Texas A&M, and Casey Klobedans, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Libero of the Year: Shelby Wilt, Angelo State
Freshman of the Year: Hailey Roberts, Tarleton State
Newcomer of the Year: Mallory Blauser, Angelo State
Coach of the Year: Jason Skoch, West Texas A&M