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West Texas A&M Tops LSC All-Conference Honors
Nov. 14, 2008
CANYON, Texas - Lone Star Conference regular season champion West Texas A&M had four first-team selections on the All-LSC volleyball team announced by league officials Wednesday evening during a banquet at the LSC Championship. WTAMU, which posted a flawless 13-0 league record and is hosting of the LSC Volleyball Championship that continues today and tomorrow, had a total of seven honorees. Laura Prinsen, Katie Rickwartz, Melissa Harper and Sara Contreras earned first team honors, while Ashley Dyer, Lauren Thedford and Natalie Johnson were honorable mention selections. Additionally, Prinsen was tabbed Offensive Player of the Year, Rickwartz was Setter of the Year and Contreras was Co-Libero of the Year in the balloting of LSC head coaches. 2008 LSC VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
FIRST TEAM Pos. Player Team Year Hometown RS Laura Prinsen West Texas A&M Jr. Spring, Texas S Katie Rickwartz West Texas A&M Jr. Canyon, Texas MB Melissa Harper West Texas A&M Jr. Peoria, Ariz. MB Alysha Pritt Midwestern State Jr. Wichita Falls, Texas S Holly Hicks East Central Jr. Round Rock, Texas OH Kristen Wilson Central Oklahoma So. Moore, Okla. RS Lindsay Paziuk Cameron Jr. Prince George, B.C. MB Shawna Hines Abilene Christian So. Aurora, Colo. MB Shay Gracy Tarleton State Sr. Stephenville, Texas MB Kandis Schroeder Texas Woman's Sr. Windthorst, Texas OH Lunden Azuara Southeastern Oklahoma State Fr. Frisco, Texas L Sara Contreras West Texas A&M Sr. Amarillo, Texas OH Missy Castro Tarleton State Sr. Azle, Texas SECOND TEAM Pos. Player Team Year Hometown OH Sha Tramble Texas A&M-Kingsville So. Houston, Texas OH Kimber Duncan Angelo State Jr. Prineville, Ore. L Lauren Flynn Texas A&M-Commerce Jr. Deer Park, Texas S Ijeoma Moronu Abilene Christian So. Fort Worth, Texas MB Emily Richardson Tarleton State Sr. Georgetown, Texas MB Alaina Sivells Angelo State Jr. Marble Falls, Texas S Perla Faudoa Texas A&M-Commerce Jr. Juarez, Mexico OH Katie King Texas Woman's Sr. Kaufman, Texas OH Allison Hill Tarleton State Sr. San Angelo, Texas MB Morgan Ballard Texas A&M-Commerce So. Sherman , Texas MB Kacia Sandburg Southwestern Oklahoma State Sr. Moore, Okla. L Caitlin Murphy Eastern New Mexico Jr. Amarillo, Texas MB Jordan Schilling Abilene Christian So. Coppell, Texas S Tess Brindock Angelo State Sr. Rockwall, Texas HONORABLE MENTION Pos. Player Team Year Hometown OH Jennie Hutt Abilene Christian Fr. Papillion, Neb. MB Ashley Dyer West Texas A&M Jr. Perryton, Texas S Meghan Wedberg Central Oklahoma Jr. Flower Mound, Texas RS Whitney Maxwell Midwestern State Sr. Mabank, Texas L Shay Velasquez Midwestern State Sr. Amarillo, Texas OH Destiny Brown Southeastern Oklahoma State Jr. Stillwater, Okla. L Virginia Hernandez Texas A&M-Kingsville So. Katy, Texas OH Lauren Thedford West Texas A&M So. Carrollton, Texas MB Sesley Graves Midwestern State Jr. Wichita Falls, Texas L Shea McBrearty Tarleton State So. Dripping Springs, Texas S Kristen Kaufman Southwestern Oklahoma State Jr. Euless, Texas S Jessie Hartman Tarleton State Fr. San Antonio, Texas L Amy Wilson Abilene Christian Sr. Abilene, Texas OH Natalie Johnson West Texas A&M Jr. Cortez, Colo. SPECIAL AWARDS Offensive Player of the Year: Laura Prinsen, West Texas A&M Defensive Player of the Year: Shawna Hines, Abilene Christian Setter of the Year: Katie Rickwartz, West Texas A&M Libero of the Year: Lauren Flynn, Texas A&M-Commerce, and Sara Contreras, West Texas A&M Freshman of the Year: Lunden Azuara, Southeastern Oklahoma State Newcomer of the Year: Holly Hicks, East Central Coach of the Year: Mary Domine Schindler, Tarleton State |
