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Lone Star Conference women's basketball has the third weekend of a three-weekend stretch of in-Division games on the upcoming week's schedule (Jan. 16, 18) before spending January 23 and 25 playing cross-division opponents.
 
As Winter Storm Cora made her cold and snowy way across the LSC landscape, things were hot inside the gymnasiums and arenas. Seven players, led by Midwestern State's Zarria Carter, scored 22 or more points in games over weekend. Carter scored a combined 63 points in MSU wins vs. Western New Mexico (26 pts.) and Sul Ross State (37 pts.). Grace Foster tied her season-high with 30 points vs. WNMU while Meagan Mendazona scored 25 points in the UT Tyler win vs. St. Edward's. UT Permian Basin's Kyla Kane tallied 23 points vs. West Texas A&M while Texas Woman's got 22 points from a pair of players -- Ashley Ingram vs. St. Mary's and Scout Huffman vs. SEU.  ...  Other weekend bests included 17 rebounds by Ingram against St. Edward's; WNMU's Eliza Joynes with four blocks at Lubbock Christian; and MSU's Carisa Cortez – 10 assists – and Kerbie Cash – six steals – both coming against SRSU.
 
Six teams posted clean 2-0 weekend records with Angelo State and Texas Woman's each extending their respective season win streaks. ASU wins over West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico were its ninth and 10th consecutive victories. The Rambelles' last loss came Nov. 26 vs. Southern Nazarene. TWU recorded a pair of nine-point wins against St. Mary's and St. Edward's pushing its win streak to nine games. The Pioneers' only loss of the season came Nov. 23 at UT Tyler.
 
Standings as of January 11 and based on the overall LSC record – the games vs. all conference opponents – have four teams tied for the top spot, all with 8-1 (.889) marks: Angelo State, Lubbock Christian, Texas Woman's, and UT Tyler. UT Permian Basin is right behind at 7-2 (.778). Seeding for the eight-team LSC Tournament is based on overall standings (22 games). The East and West Division winners automatically qualify for the LSC Tournament but are not guaranteed a top two seed.
 
For the second weekend in a row, Eastern New Mexico was involved in game decided on a last-second shot. On Saturday (Jan. 11) it was Angelo State sinking ENMU as Madeline Stephens connected on a jumper at the buzzer for a 61-59 Rambelles' win. A week earlier, it was ENMU's Ishauana Hunter nailing a buzzer-beater in the lane to hand Midwestern State a 56-54 loss (Jan. 5).
 
In the Polls . . .

• WBCA Division II Top 25 poll / Week 7 (Jan. 7): #2 Texas Woman’s, #14 UT Tyler, #18 Lubbock Christian. Next ranking Jan. 14.
• D2CSC Div. II Media Poll / Week 7 (Jan. 7): #2 Texas Woman's; #11 UT Tyler; #18 Lubbock Christian; RV Eastern New Mexico. Next ranking Jan. 14.
• D2CSC Div. II South Central Region Media Poll / Week 8 (Jan. 13): #1 Texas Woman's, #2 UT Tyler, #3 Lubbock Christian, #6 Angelo State, #8 Eastern New Mexico, #9 Texas A&M-Kingsville RV UT Permian Basin. Next ranking Jan. 20.

 
LSC teams used their open November and December dates to take on their South Central Region rivals from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) in matchups that will ultimately figure into Division II postseason regional rankings and tournament berths. In the 43 inter-region games, the LSC posted a 30-13 (.698) record with four teams unbeaten in games against their RMAC opponents: LCU (4-0), UT Tyler (3-0), Texas Woman's (3-0) and Eastern New Mexico (3-0).

 
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK  |  Games January 6-12

OFFENSIVE
Zarria Carter, Midwestern State, F, Sr., Criminal Justice, Mansfield, Texas
Forward Zarria Carter averaged 31.5 points and 15 rebounds to lead Midwestern State to wins over Western New Mexico and Sul Ross State. The senior connected on 24-of-29 shots from the field (.828) and was 15-of-18 from the charity stripe. Carter needed just 24 minutes to put up 26 points (10-of-12) and 14 rebounds on against Western New Mexico, surpassing 1,000 career rebounds. She came back to score a career-high 37 points vs. SRSU (14-of-17 FG, 9-of-10 FT) and completed a double-double with 16 rebounds. Carter leads the Lone Star Conference in both scoring (20.9 ppg) and rebounding (11.8 rpg).
 
DEFENSIVE
Ashley Ingram, Texas Woman's, F, Sr., Kinesiology/Pre-Occupational Therapy, Bridgeport, Texas
Ashley Ingram was a force on the boards for Texas Woman's in wins over St. Mary's and St. Edward's totaling 26 rebounds (13.0 rpg), including 23 on the defensive end, with a career-high 17 rebounds vs. St. Edward's. Ingram collected six steals to key the TWU defense in holding the "Saints" to combined .349 shooting from the field and an average 45.0 points. The senior forward supported the TWU offense with nine assists and 40 points (20 ppg). Ingram moved into the top 10 on the Texas Woman's career steals list, making her the only player in Pioneer history to rank in the Top 10 in points, steals, rebounds, blocks and assists.
 
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
Dec 16    Shelby Ray, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Dec 22    Ella Bradley, UT Tyler
Jan 6      Maci Maddox, Lubbock Christian
Jan 13    Zarria Carter, Midwestern State
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
Dec 16    Grace Foster, Lubbock Christian
Dec 22    Ishuana Hunter, Eastern New Mexico
Jan 6      Khiara Flugence, UT Permian Basin
Jan 13   Ashley Ingram, Texas Woman's