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After a busy weekend of league games, Lone Star Conference teams have a short early week break for semester exams before returning to a slate of LSC games spread over Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 12-15). ... Three teams come into the week unbeaten in LSC play and take to the road looking to extend their respective win streaks. Eastern New Mexico (8-1/3-0 LSC) is at Texas A&M International and Texas A&M-Kingsville; UT Permian Basin (5-3/3-0) travels to Oklahoma Christian and Cameron; and St. Mary's (6-2/2-0) heads to Lubbock Christian and Midwestern State.
The LSC boasts a pair of teams listed among the Top 5 in a pair of national polls. Lubbock Christian held positions in each of the polls – No. 4 in the WBCA Coaches Poll and No. 5 in the D2CSC poll. Texas Woman's ranked No. 2 by the WBCA and UT Tyler No. 5 by the D2CSC.
ENMU leads the LSC in scoring average (80.6 ppg) outscoring its nine opponents by an average of 26.1 points while posting a conference-best 45.3 rebound average. West Texas A&M (73.7 ppg) and UT Permian Basin (73.4 ppg) rank behind the Greyhounds in team scoring... The UT Tyler defense is holding opponents to 47.4 points per game. ... Two forwards -- Grace Foster of LCU (20.1 ppg) and Zarria Carter of Midwestern State (19.8 ppg) – begin the week as the leading scorers in the conference. Carter is also the top rebounder averaging 11.7 boards.
The month of November provided opportunity for LSC teams to face South Central Region rivals from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) in matchups that will figure into Division II postseason tournament regional berths. In the 40 LSC vs. RMAC games, the Lone Star Conference posted a 28-12 (.700) record with four teams unbeaten: LCU (4-0), UT Tyler (3-0), Texas Woman's (3-0) and Eastern New Mexico (3-0). ... Conference teams have a handful of games vs. the RMAC scheduled before the holiday break.
In the Polls . . .
- WBCA Division II Top 25 poll / Week 3 (Dec. 3): #2 Texas Woman’s; #4 Lubbock Christian; #18 UT Tyler. Next ranking Dec. 10.
- D2CSC Div. II Media Poll / Week 4 (Dec. 3): #2 Lubbock Christian; #5 UT Tyler; #12 Texas Woman's. Next ranking Dec. 10.
- D2CSC Div. II South Central Region Media Poll / Week 5 (Dec. 9): #1 Texas Woman's; #2 Lubbock Christian; #3 UT Tyler; #4 Eastern New Mexico; #5 West Texas A&M; #7 St. Mary's; #10 UT Permian Basin; RV Texas A&M-Kingsville; RV Angelo State. Next ranking Dec. 16.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | Games December 2-8
OFFENSIVE
Taysha Rushton, UT Permian Basin, G, Sr., Marketing, Midland, Texas
Taysha Rushton averaged 26.5 points over a pair of UT Permian Basin LSC wins, opening with 15 points in the 71-54 win over Texas A&M International then pouring in 38 points in the Falcons' thrilling 87-79 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville. Rushton's 38 points vs. TAMUK are the most scored by an LSC player this season as well as the third most scored in UTPB history, the most scored by a UTPB player since 2012, and the single-game high for a Falcon against a LSC opponent. Over the two games, the senior guard shot 51.7 percent from the field (15-of-29), including 10 three-point field goals, and 13-of-16 at the line (,813), adding eight assists, four steals and five rebounds.
DEFENSIVE
Trinity Hudson, Eastern New Mexico, C/F, Sr., University Studies, Little Rock, Ark.
Center/forward Trinity Hudson controlled the defensive boards during a 2-0 weekend for Eastern New Mexico. In 16 minutes off the bench against Oklahoma Christian, Hudson grabbed six rebounds – all defensive – while posting two blocks in the 84-48 victory. The senior moved into the starting lineup against Cameron, pulling down a season-best 11 rebounds -- nine defensive, two offensive -- adding two blocks and two steals in an 82-54 win to keep the Greyhounds unbeaten in the early LSC season and ranked first in conference steals and second in rebound margin and blocked shots.
2024-25 Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Nov. 4 Ashley Ingram, Texas Woman’s
Nov 11 Kyla Kane, West Texas A&M
Nov 18 J.P. Perkins, St. Edward's
Nov 25 Megan Mendazona, UT Tyler
Dec 2 Grace Foster, Lubbock Christian
Dec 9 Taysha Rushton, UT Permian Basin
Defensive Player of the Week
Nov. 4 Grace Foster, Lubbock Christian
Nov 11 Grace Foster, Lubbock Christian
Nov 18 Zarria Carter, Midwestern State
Nov 25 Jayla Smith, Eastern New Mexico
Dec 2 Taylor Haggan, West Texas A&M
Dec 9 Trinity Hudson, Eastern New Mexico