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Only one team remains unbeaten in Lone Star Conference volleyball league play: No. 5 Angelo State (10-0). The Rambelles are 20-1 overall and have won 12 matches in a row. DBU (16-4, 9-2 LSC) is in second place, while Midwestern State (13-9, 8-3 LSC) is in third.
After ASU, the next longest winning streaks belong to Oklahoma Christian (four) and UT Dallas (three).
The first
NCAA Division II NPI Rankings of the season were released on Oct. 19. ASU is No. 5 in the nation and No. 1 in the South Central Region.
ASU leads the league in hitting percentage (.257), assists (13.13 per set) and kills (14.28 per set). UT Tyler is tops in the LSC in blocks (2.39 per set), TAMUK leads in digs (17.65 per set) and DBU is first in service aces (2.03 per set). Opponents are hitting just .123 against UT Tyler.
The LSC has had two American Volleyball Coaches Association national players of the week this season. UT Tyler senior outside hitter Melanie Merrill
was the first honoree of the year on Sept. 1, while UT Dallas sophomore outside hitter Jane Burkhart
was awarded on Oct. 20. Merrill is just the second player in program history to win the honor, joining Mikayla Ware (2021). Burkhardt is UTD’s eighth award winner, but first in Division II.
ASU is the favorite to win the LSC regular season title this season, according the
preseason poll. ASU’s Madi Parrish, Texas Woman’s Alyssa Rojo and Lubbock Christian’s Camdyn Sears were voted
preseason players of the year.
The LSC volleyball tournament will feature the top nine teams and is set for Nov. 11-14 at the site of the No. 1 seed.
All 18 LSC volleyball teams are eligible to win the regular season title and advance to the LSC and NCAA Division II postseason tournaments.
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American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Poll / Oct. 19: #6 ASU. Receiving Votes: DBU.
Next ranking Oct. 26.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
(Oct. 13-17 matches)
OFFENSIVE
Jane Burkhardt, UT Dallas, OH, So., Public Policy and Political Economy, Phoenix, Ariz.
UT Dallas sophomore outside hitter Jane Burkhardt hit .409 and averaged 5.83 kills per set to fuel sweeps of Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M. Burkhardt hit a career-high .441 on 19 kills against ENMU and then had a 16-kill, 11-dig double double with one solo block against WT. On the week, she totaled 14 digs. Burkhardt’s play has helped the Comets win four of their last five matches and climb up to a tie for fourth place in the league standings.
DEFENSIVE
Kayson Reeves, Lubbock Christian, MB, Fr., Liberal Arts, Searcy, Ark.
Lubbock Christian freshman middle blocker Kayson Reeves had 13 blocks to fuel sweeps of Texas A&M International and Texas A&M-Kingsville. Reeves and company allowed only a .099 hitting percentage over the two matches. Reeves added eight kills, a service ace, an assist and a dig. Against TAMUK, she had seven blocks – one solo – and hit .357 with six kills. Her play helped the Lady Chaps snap a three-game skid and move above .500 in league play (6-5). Reeves, who won the league’s top weekly freshman award earlier this season, ranks fourth in the conference in blocks per set (1.03).
SETTER
Camdyn Sears, Lubbock Christian, S, So., Exercise Sports Science, Midland, Texas
Lubbock Christian sophomore Camdyn Sears averaged 4.8 assists per set and recorded the Lady Chaps’ first triple double since 1990 during a 2-0 week in conference play. Sears, who is the reigning LSC Setter of the Year, also averaged 3.50 kills – on .452 hitting – and 3.17 digs per set as LCU swept Texas A&M International and Texas A&M-Kingsville. She added four blocks and two service aces. Sears’ triple double (13 assists, 15 digs and a career-high 11 kills) came against TAMIIU to help the Lady Chaps snap a three-game skid. Playing in the 5-2 system, Sears set the tone for a.282 hitting percentage.
FRESHMAN
Jenna McClure, Oklahoma Christian, OH, Fr., Marketing, Overland Park, Kan.
Oklahoma Christian freshman outside hitter Jenna McClure had 3.2 digs and 2.8 kills per set to lead a 3-0 record over five days. McClure had a double double (16 kills and 14 digs) with a block in a four-set victory over Southern Nazarene. On the week, which included sweeps of Sul Ross State and Western New Mexico, McClure added five assists and one service ace. She had one block in each match to help the Eagles hold opponents to a combined .088 hitting percentage. McClure’s play has helped OC win fourth straight matches and five of their last six.
WEEKLY AWARDS
LSC Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 1 Melanie Merrill, UT Tyler
Sept. 8 Sydney Thornton, Angelo State
Sept. 15 Laurene Robinson, St. Mary’s
Sept. 22 Laurene Robinson, St. Mary’s (2)
Sept. 29 Cambelle Brammer, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Oct. 6 Julia Hopkins, Angelo State
Oct. 13 Miley Myers, UT Tyler
Oct. 20 Jane Burkhardt, UT Dallas
LSC Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 1 Aizlyn Dewberry, DBU
Sept. 8 Alyssa Rojo, Texas Woman’s
Sept. 15 Nickilah Whatley, UT Permian Basin
Sept. 22 Avery Gray, UT Dallas
Sept. 29 Karrington Crawford, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Oct. 6 Daphne Posthumus, Western New Mexico
Oct. 13 Makhai Lewis, UT Tyler
Oct. 20 Kayson Reeves, Lubbock Christian
LSC Setter of the Week
Sept. 1 Alayna Guerrero, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Sept. 8 Althea Morris, St. Edward’s
Sept. 15 Haleigh Wilk, St. Mary’s
Sept. 22 Zoe Gun, DBU
Sept. 29 Zoe Gun, DBU (2)
Oct. 6 Macy Scheer, Midwestern State
Oct. 13 Alayna Guerrero, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
Oct. 20 Camdyn Sears, Lubbock Christian
LSC Freshman of the Week
Sept. 1 Kayson Reeves, Lubbock Christian
Sept. 8 Cambelle Brammer, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Sept. 15 Olivia Pena, Angelo State
Sept. 22 Avery Gray, UT Dallas
Sept. 29 Cambelle Brammer, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
Oct. 6 Avery Gray, UT Dallas (2)
Oct. 13 Miley Myers, UT Tyler
Oct. 20 Jenna McClure, Oklahoma Christian
AVCA National Player of the Week
Sept. 1 Melanie Merrill, UT Tyler
Oct. 20 Jane Burkhardt, UT Dallas