Nov. 14, 2008

CANYON, Texas - A total of 54 Lone Star Conference volleyball student-athletes were recognized for their academic achievements when the league's annual academic awards were announced Wednesday evening during a banquet at the LSC Championship.

Texas Woman's and West Texas A&M each had four players named to the All-Academic Team, which honors both academic and athletics achievement.

The Pioneers Jessica Crow was selected as LSC Academic Player of the Year. The junior setter is an interdisciplinary studies major with a 3.92 cumulative grade point average. Despite missing seven matches this season because of injury, Crow is leading the Pioneers with 712 assists and 8.48 assists per set.

The All-Academic Team is selected by the league's sports information directors, who vote on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement. To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes need at least a 3.20 grade point average and must be at least a sophomore. All academically qualified student-athletes not selected for the All-Academic Team are then named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll.

On the All-Academic Team with TWU's Crow were her teammates Kandis Schroeder, Sharon Schaffner and Kendra Coulsen, WTAMU's Katie Rickwartz, Lauren Thedford, Ashley Dyer and Natalie Johnson, plus Texas A&M-Kingsville's Kristin Chancellor, Angelo State's Kimber Duncan, Southeastern Oklahoma's Destiny Brown, Abilene Christian's Shawna Hines, Eastern New Mexico's Heidi Geyer and Midwestern State's Allison Schreiber.

2008 Lone Star Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team

Player, Pos. Team Year Major Hometown

Jessica Crow, S Texas Woman's Jr. Interdisciplinary Studies Longview, Texas

Kandis Schroeder, MB Texas Woman's Sr. Mathematics Windthorst, Texas

Kristin Chancellor, MB Texas A&M-Kingsville Jr. Psychology Bellville, Texas

Sharon Schaffner, RS Texas Woman's Sr. Psychology Henrietta, Texas

Kimber Duncan, OH Angelo State Jr. Communications Prineville, Ore.

Katie Rickwartz, S West Texas A&M Jr. Marketing Canyon, Texas

Lauren Thedford, OH West Texas A&M So. Political Science Carrollton, Texas

Destiny Brown, OH Southeastern Oklahoma Jr. Biology Stillwater, Okla.

Shawna Hines, MB Abilene Christian So. Marketing Aurora, Colo.

Kendra Coulson, DS Texas Woman's So. Paralegal Abilene, Texas

Heidi Geyer, OH Eastern New Mexico Jr. Health and Physical Education Santa Fe, N.M.

Ashley Dyer, OH West Texas A&M Jr. Math Education Perryton, Texas

Allison Schreiber, S Midwestern State Sr. Kinesiology Windthorst, Texas

Natalie Johnson, OH West Texas A&M Jr. Sports and Exercise Science Cortez, Colo.

Lone Star Conference Special Recognition

Academic Player of the Year:

Jessica Crow, Texas Woman's

Commissioner's Honor Roll

Abilene Christian

: Ijeoma Moronu, So.; Amy Wilson, Sr.; Jordan Schilling, So.; Michelle Bacon, Jr.;

Erin Curry, Jr.; Ericka Dickinson, Jr.;

Angelo State:

Alaina Sivells, Jr.; Tess Brindock, Sr.;

Cameron:

Whitney Long, Sr.; Veronica Reeks, Sr.; Danielle Thomas, Jr.;

East Central:

Holly Hicks, Jr.;

Eastern New Mexico

: Caitlin Murphy, Jr.; Vanessa WIlcox, Sr.; Grace Brandt, So.; Karen McIntyre, So.;

Midwestern State

: Shay Velasquez, Sr.; Alysha Pritt, Jr.;

Southeastern Oklahoma State:

Jordan Parks, So.; Lindsay Ellisor, Sr.; Jackie Arend, So.;

Mashequa Gentry, Jr.; Krista Stamp, Sr.;

Southwestern Oklahoma State

: Kacia Sandburg, Sr.; Kristen Kaufman, Jr.; Maddie Cummins, Sr.;

Tarleton State

: Missy Castro, Sr.; Shay Gracy, Sr.; Allison Hill, Sr.; Shea McBrearty, So.; Emily Richardson, Sr.

Texas A&M-Commerce:

Lauren Flynn, Jr.; Rachel Lance, So.; Amy Addison, Jr.; Terra Ousley, So.;

Texas A&M-Kingsville:

Kirby Krueger, Jr.; Kristin Chancellor, Jr.;

Texas Woman's

: Katie King, Sr.; Danielle Veitenheimer, So.;

West Texas A&M:

Melissa Harper, Jr.