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LSC Women’s Basketball Release – Week 9

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After a nine-day break, Lone Star Conference women’s basketball teams returned to action with games on Dec. 31, Jan. 2 and Jan. 4.
 
Eastern New Mexico (9-4 overall), No. 3 Texas Woman’s (11-1 overall) and No. 8 West Texas A&M (13-1 overall) remain unbeaten in conference play at 5-0.
 
St. Mary’s (9-2, 4-1) upset No. 7 Lubbock Christian 66-64 on Jan. 4.
 
WT has a league-best 13-game winning streak, while TWU has won 10 in a row. Texas A&M International has won four consecutive games and ENMU has won three straight and eight of its last nine.
 
TWU is the favorite to win the LSC title this season, according the preseason poll. WT senior guard Kyla Kane was voted preseason player of the year.
 
The LSC women’s basketball tournament will feature the top eight teams and is set for March 6-8 at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. Tickets will go on sale in February.
 
Due to being NCAA Division II provisional members, UTD and Sul Ross State are not eligible for the LSC tournament but are able to win the LSC regular season title and postseason awards.
 
To watch LSC Hoops Week interviews with all 17 teams, click here.
 
To watch LSC home women’s basketball games all season long, tune in to FloCollege (monthly and yearly subscriptions are available).
 
 
Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Top 25 Poll / Dec. 23: #3 TWU, #7 LCU, #8 WT. Receiving Votes: StMU. Next ranking Jan. 6.
 
 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

(Dec. 31-Jan. 4 games)
 
OFFENSIVE
Averee Kleinhans, Texas Woman’s, G, Sr., Dietetics, Nacona, Texas
Texas Woman’s senior guard Averee Kleinhans averaged 26.5 points, six rebounds and four assists to fuel the No. 3-ranked Pioneers to conference road victories over UT Permian Basin and Angelo State. Kleinhans, who wins the league’s top weekly award for the second time this season, had a career-high 29 points – the second highest total in the LSC this year – against UTPB. She has scored in double figures in every game this season and hit the 20-point mark in three of the last four. Over the two games, she made 7 of 13 from 3-point range and added five steals as TWU increased its winning streak to 10 games.
 
DEFENSIVE
Gabby Elliott, Texas Woman’s, F, Sr., Kinesiology, San Antonio, Texas
Texas Woman’s senior forward Gabby Elliott had a pair of double doubles and averaged 15.5 rebounds with 15.5 points per game to lead the No. 3-ranked Pioneers to league road wins against UT Permian Basin and Angelo State. Elliott, who claims the conference’s top weekly defensive award for the second time this year, had a career-high 17 boards – eight defensive – and season-high three steals against UTPB. Her rebound total is tied for the single-game high in the LSC this season. Elliott also added four blocks over the two games as TWU won for the 10th time in a row.
 
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
 
LSC Offensive Player of the Week
Nov. 4               Kennedy Chappell, Lubbock Christian
Nov. 11             Gabby Elliott, Texas Woman’s
Nov. 18             Gabby Elliott, Texas Woman’s (2)
Nov. 24             Meg Meekins, Lubbock Christian
Dec. 1              Suni Davis, St. Edward’s
Dec. 8              Averee Kleinhans, Texas Woman’s
Dec. 15             Leila Davis, UT Tyler
Dec. 22             Keniah Williams, Angelo State
Jan. 6               Averee Kleinhans, Texas Woman’s (2)
 
LSC Defensive Player of the Week
Nov. 4               Taylor Haggan, West Texas A&M
Nov. 11             Mileina Sablinskaite, UT Tyler
Nov. 18             Raynne Malik, St. Mary’s
Nov. 24             Gabby Elliott, Texas Woman’s
Dec. 1              Raynne Malik, St. Mary’s (2)
Dec. 8              Kendall Beck, St. Edward’s
Dec. 15             Kennedy Chappell, Lubbock Christian
Dec. 22             Taylor Haggan, West Texas A&M (2)
Jan. 6               Gabby Elliott, Texas Woman’s (2)