Five Lone Star Conference teams – DBU, Oklahoma Christian, St. Mary's, UAFS, and West Texas A&M – were unbeaten last week. WT leads the standings at 8-0 in LSC action and 15-4 overall.
LSC contests continue this week.
LSC volleyball teams are 171-166 overall this season. The squads are currently 13-14 combined against Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, the other league in the NCAA Division II South Central Region.
LSC schedule and results available here: http://www.lonestarconference.org/calendar.aspx?path=wvball&
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
AJ Koele, DBU, SR, Master of Liberal Arts, Outside Hitter, The Woodlands, Texas, The Woodlands HS
Koele propelled the Lady Patriots to a pair of key conference wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M International after leading DBU with 31 kills and a team-best .460 hitting percentage in straight set wins over the Javelinas and Dustdevils. Against TAMIU, she had 19 kills and hit .600 in the sweep. Koele averaged 5.17 kills per set and led DBU in scoring with 35.0 points while also contributing six total blocks as the Lady Patriots pulled to within 1.0 game of West Texas A&M for first place in the LSC standings.
DEFENSIVE
Emma Patterson, West Texas A&M, SO, Psychology, Libero, Amarillo, Texas, Highland Park
Patterson guided a defense that limited opponents to hit just .082, leading to WT's sixth consecutive sweep with wins over Midwestern State and Texas Woman's. The sophomore had 47 digs (7.83 per set) on the weekend including a career-high 27 against TWU to lead the back row. She had two service aces and was awarded a kill to total three points on the weekend. She now ranks seventh in the LSC with 4.51 digs per frame.
SETTER
Lauryn Burt, DBU, SR, Masters in Leadership, Setter, Bakersfield, Calif., Liberty HS
Burt ignited a Lady Patriot offense that posted a .370 hitting percentage in a pair of wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M International. Burt totaled 64 assists and averaged a team-high 10.67 assists per set as DBU swept the Javelinas and Dustdevils.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive
A-30 AJ Koele, DBU
S-6 Torrey Miller, West Texas A&M
S-13 Mikayla Ware, UT Tyler
S-20 Torrey Miller, West Texas A&M (2)
S-27 Ayanna Jackson, Texas A&M-Kingsville
O-4 Ayanna Jackson, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
O-11 AJ Koele, DBU (2)
Defensive
A-30 Morgan Demuth, Oklahoma Christian
S-6 Taytum Stow, West Texas A&M
S-13 Dakota Rogers-Hurtado, UT Tyler
S-20 Taytum Stow, West Texas A&M (2)
S-27 Leah Palensky, DBU
O-4 Hannah Thompson, Texas A&M International
O-11 Emma Patterson, West Texas A&M
Setter
A-30 Emma Lade, Texas A&M International
S-6 Lauryn Burt, DBU
S-13 Adeline Ortman, UT Tyler
S-20 Ainsley Malis, West Texas A&M
S-27 Syndey Whitmire, Texas A&M-Kingsville
O-4 Lauryn Burt, DBU (2)
O-11 Lauryn Burt, DBU (3)