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Just two weeks remain in the Lone Star Conference volleyball regular season. No. 5 Angelo State (23-1 overall) is the only team unbeaten in league play and is 13-0. The Rambelles have won 15 matches in a row.
DBU (18-4, 11-2 LSC) is in second place, while UT Tyler (19-4, 10-3 LSC) is in third. DBU has won three matches in a row, while UT Tyler has prevailed in four straight.
St. Edward’s (14-9, 9-4 LSC), which is tied for fourth place with Texas A&M-Kingsville and UT Dallas, has won four matches in a row.
The top nine teams qualify for the LSC volleyball tournament. It is set for Nov. 11-14 at the site of the No. 1 seed.
The second
NCAA Division II NPI Rankings of the season were released on Oct. 26. ASU is No. 5 in the nation and No. 1 in the South Central Region.
ASU leads the league in hitting percentage (.260), assists (13.13 per set) and kills (14.24 per set). UT Tyler is tops in the LSC in blocks (2.40 per set), UT Permian Basin leads in digs (17.75 per set) and DBU is first in service aces (2.05 per set). Opponents are hitting just .125 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.
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American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Poll / Oct. 26: #5 ASU. Receiving Votes: DBU, UTT.
Next ranking Nov. 2.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
(Oct. 19-24 matches)
OFFENSIVE
Karly Wells, DBU, OH, Sr., Business Administration, Fort Worth, Texas
DBU senior outside hitter Karly Wells averaged 5.4 kills per set on .467 percent hitting and became the Patriots’ all-time kills leader in the process during a 3-0 week. Wells totaled 54 kills against Texas A&M-Kingsville, Midwestern State and Lubbock Christian. She added eight digs and four blocks. Wells set the record (now 1,362) during a season-high 26-kill performance with a .743 percentage in a sweep of LCU. The kill total was the most in a sweep in the conference this season. She also had a match-high 18 kills in a four-set road match against TAMUK. Her play has helped DBU win seven of its last eight games.
DEFENSIVE
Hannah Barnhill, Angelo State, MB, Sr., Marketing, San Antonio, Texas
Angelo State senior middle blocker Hannah Barnhill had 12 blocks and led a unit that allowed just a .106 hitting percentage over sweeps of Western New Mexico, Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M. Barnhill tied a season-high of six blocks to lead the No. 5-ranked Rambelles’ first road sweep of WT since 1986. Over the three matches, Barnhill added three kills and two digs. She has helped ASU win 15 matches in a row. The last six victories have been sweeps and Barnhill has 22 blocks during that stretch.
SETTER
Althea Morris, St. Edward’s, S, Jr., Business Administration, Los Angeles, Calif.
St. Edward’s junior setter Althea Morris averaged 12.89 assists per set to facilitate a .313 team hitting percentage as the Hilltoppers swept UT Dallas, Oklahoma Christian and Cameron. Morris, who wins the league’s top weekly setter award for the second time this season, added 23 digs, five service aces, three kills and one block. She had a 41-kill, 11-dig double double against OC. Morris had 19 straight matches with at least 34 assists and leads the league with 10.96 assists per set. Her play has helped SEU win seven of its last eight matches.
FRESHMAN
Claire Conner, DBU, OH, Fr., Health Science, Weatherford, Texas
DBU freshman outside hitter Claire Conner hit .394 and had 15 digs and three blocks to help the Patriots go 3-0 against Texas A&M-Kingsville, Midwestern State and Lubbock Christian. She had nine kills on .421 hitting in a four-set road match against TAMUK. She tied a season-high with two blocks in a sweep of MSU. On the week, she also chipped in one service ace and one assist. Conner has helped the Patriots win seven of their last eight games.
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
Oct. 27 Karly Wells, DBU
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
Oct. 27 Hannah Barnhill, Angelo State
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
Oct. 27 Althea Morris, St. Edward’s (2)
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
Oct. 27 Claire Conner, DBU
AVCA National Player of the Week
Sept. 1 Melanie Merrill, UT Tyler
Oct. 20 Jane Burkhardt, UT Dallas