Sept. 29, 2009

CANYON, Texas - Katie Rickwartz and Laura Prinsen were selected for Lone Star Conference Player of the Week setter and offensive player awards for this week. This is the fourth time for Rickwartz and the second time for Prinsen to receive the honors this season.

Prinsen led the Lady Buffs in kills last week in sweeps of Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman’s. She had 23 kills in 53 swings for a hitting percentage of .340 and an average of 3.83 kills per set. She also tallied two service aces and 17 digs. Against Texas Woman’s, Prinsen recorded her sixth double-double performance with 14 kills and 10 digs. Prinsen leads the team in total kills this season with 208, averaging 3.25 kills per set.

Rickwartz set two solid matches in the Lady Buffs’ two sweeps last week of Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman’s. She registered a combined 79 assists to average 13.1 assists per set. She led the team to a hitting percentage of .296 against TWU and .265 against Commerce to combine at .281 in the two matches. She also contributed two kills, three service aces, 10 digs, and three blocks. Rickwartz’ season total for assists is currently 703. She boasts a career total of 4,174 assists and is currently second in the WT record books.

Rickwartz, Prinsen and the rest of the Lady Buffs will travel to Topeka, Kan., this week to face ranked opponents from the MIAA conference in a South Central Region crossover. The Lady Buffs take the court at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, to face Emporia and Washburn. They continue action on Saturday, Oct. 3, taking on Truman at 11:00 a.m. and Northwest Missouri at 3:00 p.m.

Laura Prinsen

Katie Rickwartz