The LSC regular season – featuring 22 conference games – came to a close on Saturday and the conference bracket is set following the conclusion of regular season games on Saturday (Feb. 25). The eight-team, single-elimination tournament will be held March 2, 4-5 at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.
 
The quarterfinals will take place Thursday, March 2, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 4, and the championship game on Sunday, March 5.
 
Texas Woman’s (24-19, 19-3 LSC) won its second LSC championship in program history to earn the top seed. The Pioneers also claimed the East Division title with a 13-1 record. TWU will take on No. 8 seed St. Edward’s (14-16, 10-12) in the quarterfinals at 6 p.m.
 
Angelo State (22-6, 17-5) received the No. 2 seed by securing a co-East Division title and tiebreaker over Lubbock Christian with an 11-3 mark. ASU will play No. 7 seed Cameron (13-15, 10-12) at 2:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
 
UT Tyler (23-6, 18-4) will be the No. 3 seed and take on defending tournament champion and No. 6 seed West Texas A&M (20-9, 13-8) in the quarterfinals at Noon. Co-East Division champion Lubbock Christian (21-8, 16-5) is the No. 4 seed and will take on No. 5 seed Texas A&M-Kingsville (18-10, 15-7) in the quarterfinals at 8:30 p.m.
 
The semifinals will feature the TWU/St. Edward’s winner against the LCU/Texas A&M-Kingsville winner at 2:30 p.m. and the ASU/Cameron winner against the UT Tyler/WT winner at Noon. The title game will tip at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
 
For more information about the LSC Women’s Basketball Championship, click here.
 
The entire LSC schedule and results can be found here.
 
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Nyalam Thabach, West Texas A&M, JR, Sports and Exercise Science, Boise, Idaho, Borah HS
Thabach averaged 25 points and 11 rebounds to close out the regular season against Lubbock Christian. She shot 58.8 percent from the field and added three assists, two blocks and two steals. Thabach also knocked down 9 of 10 free throws. She poured in a career-high 30 points to help lead the Lady Buffs to their first road win at Rip Griffin Center.
 
DEFENSIVE
Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant, Angelo State, JR, Kinesiology, Forward, Amarillo, Texas, Tascosa HS
McGhee-Pleasant pulled down 10 rebounds – nine defensive – and had three blocks in a win over UT Permian Basin that secured a share of the West Division title for the Rambelles. McGhee-Pleasant also scored 14 points to give her a double double and added three assists. Her play set the tone for a unit that allowed just 27.9 percent shooting from the field.
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive
N-7       Karley Motschenbacher, West Texas A&M
N-14     Sawyer Lloyd, Angelo State
N-21     Hollie Stalder, West Texas A&M
N-28     Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant, Angelo State
D-5       Madeline Stephens, Angelo State
D-14     Brianna Pena, Texas A&M-Kingsville
D-20     Sadie Moyer, Texas Woman's
J-3        Grace Foster, Lubbock Christian
J-9        Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant, Angelo State (2)
J-16      Sadie Moyer, Texas Woman's (2)
J-23      Ashley Ingram, Texas Woman's
J-30      Grace Foster, Lubbock Christian (2)
F-7       Azia Himeur, West Texas A&M
F-13     Grace Foster, Lubbock Christian (3)
F-20     Sawyer Lloyd, Angelo State (2)
F-27     Nyalam Thabach, West Texas A&M
 
Defensive
N-7       Karley Motschenbacher, West Texas A&M
N-14     Avalon Munoz, UT Permian Basin
N-21     Sienna Lenz, West Texas A&M
N-28     Payton Brown, Angelo State
D-5       Sawyer Lloyd, Angelo State
D-14     Emily Swiercz, Texas A&M International
D-20     Sawyer Lloyd, Angelo State (2)
J-3        Sawyer Lloyd, Angelo State (3)
J-9        Sawyer Lloyd, Angelo State (4)
J-16      Reese Schumann, Lubbock Christian
J-23      Lovisa Hevinder, UT Tyler
J-30      Georgia Ohiaeri, Texas A&M-Kingsville
F-7       Karley Motschenbacher, West Texas A&M (2)
F-13     Ashley Ingram, Texas Woman's
F-20     Avalon Munoz, UT Permian Basin (2)
F-27     Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant, Angelo State