LSC Volleyball Championship Central
 
West Texas A&M claimed the 2021 Lone Star Conference Volleyball Tournament Championship with a 3-0 victory over St. Edward’s in the final Saturday in San Angelo, Texas.
  
    WT (23-4) won its 16th LSC tournament title and earned the league’s automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship. The Lady Buffs, who played in the championship match for the 17th time, improved to 16-1 in the tournament final.
 
    SEU, who finished with a 16-12 overall record, saw its remarkable postseason run as the 10th seed end in the final.

    WT won its first tournament title since 2013, with a stifling defensive performance. The Lady Buffs held SEU to a .042 hitting percentage, the second-lowest attacking rate for the Hilltoppers this season.

    Torrey Miller’s double-double of 14 kills and 11 digs led the way for WT. The sophomore added seven block assists on her way to All-Tournament Team MVP honors. Kayla Elliott added seven kills, eight blocks and a pair of service aces, and Chandler Vogel came up with 13 digs and dished out six assists. Both received all-tournament team recognition.

    The Hilltoppers were led by Caroline Swan and Kaitlyn Krafka offensively as the pair combined for 15 kills in the match. Krafka had a double-double, adding 13 digs. Libero Sarah Konovodoff picked up a match-high 19 digs, leading a defense that held the Lady Buffs to a .208 hitting percentage. Krafka and Konovodoff received spots on the all-tournament team.
  
    The 2021 NCAA DII championship field will be announced Monday, November 22, at 6:30 p.m. CT on NCAA.com.
 
2021 LSC Volleyball Championship All-Tournament Team
Torrey Miller, West Texas A&M – Tournament MVP
Chandler Vogel, West Texas A&M
Kayla Elliott, West Texas A&M
Sarah Konovodoff, St. Edward’s
Kaitlyn Krafka, St. Edward’s
Maya Smalls, St. Edward’s
Sage Chain, Lubbock Christian
Jalee Sims, Lubbock Christian
Taurie Magee, UT Permian Basin
Isela Murillo, UT Permian Basin
Chloe Patton, Angelo State
Halee Van Poppel, DBU
Morgan Demuth, Oklahoma Christian
Evelyn Torres, UT Tyler
Jasmine Gannon, Eastern New Mexico
Julia Aleman, St. Mary’s
Celeste Vela, Texas A&M-Commerce
Chloe Alderson, UAFS
 
LSC Volleyball Championship (November 16-18-19-20, 2021)
Tuesday, November 16 (first round games on-campus)
No. 12 Oklahoma Christian at No. 5 Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m. (at Commerce, Texas), OC 3-2
No. 11 Eastern New Mexico at No. 6 DBU, 6 p.m. (at Dallas, Texas), DBU 3-0
No. 10 St. Edward's at No. 7 UAFS, 6 p.m. (at Fort Smith, Ark.), SEU 3-0
No. 9 St. Mary's at No. 8 UT Permian Basin, 6 p.m. (at Odessa, Texas), UTPB 3-0
 
Thursday, November 18 (Quarterfinal Matches at San Angelo, Texas)
12 p.m.: No. 3 Lubbock Christian vs No. 6 DBU, LCU 3-0
2:30 p.m.: No. 2 UT Tyler vs No. 10 St. Edward's, SEU 3-2
5 p.m.: No. 4 West Texas A&M vs No. 12 Oklahoma Christian, WT 3-0
7:30 p.m.: No. 1 Angelo State vs No. 8 UT Permian Basin, UTPB 3-2
 
Friday, November 19 (Semifinal Matches at San Angelo, Texas)
5 p.m.: No. 3 Lubbock Christian vs No. 10 St. Edward's, SEU 3-0
7:30 p.m.: No. 4 West Texas A&M vs No. 8 UT Permian Basin, WT 3-1
 
Saturday, November 20 (Championship Match at San Angelo, Texas)
6 p.m.: No. 10 St. Edward's vs No. 4 West Texas A&M, WT 3-0