LSC VOLLEYBALL
This week’s schedule includes Lone Star Conference action on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Angelo State leads the conference at 11-1 with Tarleton State (10-2) and West Texas A&M (7-2) just a game back.
LSC volleyball teams are 122-101 overall this season. The squads are currently 10-17 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 10-11 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other conferences in the NCAA South Central Region.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Marcela Alves, Texas Woman’s University, JR, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pinheiro Guimaraes
Alves helped the Pioneers to two wins over the weekend with a team best 32 kills, .491 hitting percentage, six total blocks and 35.5 points. She led both games in kills including a career-high 21 against Incarnate Word on Friday. Alves posted a .643 hitting percentage against the Cardinals (21 kills and 3 errors on 28 attempts) and then hit .333 against Texas A&M-Kingsville (11 kills and 2 errors on 27 attempts) on Saturday. She also led the team at the net with six total blocks.
Jennie Loerch, Abilene Christian University, FR, Georgetown, Texas, Georgetown HS
Loerch recorded some of the best offensive performances of her young career this past weekend, which helped lead the Wildcats to consecutive 3-0 wins over Eastern New Mexico and No. 8 West Texas A&M. Loerch began the week with a 14 kill outing (.333 attack percentage) in a 3-2 loss to Dallas Baptist, but then produced 10 kills on 23 attempts (.391) in the win over the Zias, and later stunned the Lady Buffs as she racked up 15 kills on 38 attempts (.316). Loerch’s offensive numbers (kills, points, attempts) against West Texas were all season highs for her in a three-set match. Overall, Loerch hit .340 for the week and led her club with 39 kills. She also finished second overall to teammate Sara Oxford in points, 44 to 42. Defensively, Loerch gave her side 1.18 digs per set and four blocks (2 solo, 2 assists).
DEFENSIVE
Michaela Spicer, Texas A&M University - Commerce, SO, Katy, Texas, Katy HS
Spicer played a key role in helping A&M-Commerce to a perfect 3-0 record over the weekend, recording sweeps over Henderson State, Texas A&M-Kingsville and Incarnate Word ... Spicer tallied 62 digs, including 22 against both the Javelinas and Cardinal, averaging 6.89 per set ... On the year, Spicer has tallied 368 digs, including 210 in conference play, averaging 5.11 per set and ranking second in the LSC.
Viktorija Jablonska, Texas Woman’s University, SR, Daugavpils, Latvia, Daugavpils 16 Secondary
Jablonska recorded a triple-double and a double-double to lead the Pioneers to two wins over the week. She posted 18 kills, 12 assists and 13 digs against Incarnate Word on Friday to record her fourth triple-double of the season. Jablonska followed that with 11 kills and 10 digs against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday. She also posted a .323 hitting percentage and four total blocks. On the season she leads the team with 236 kills and .304 hitting percentage. Jablonska also has 135 assists, 141 digs and 42 total blocks.
SETTER
Jordan Neal, Texas A&M University - Commerce, JR, Joshua, Texas, Joshua HS
Neal helped guide A&M-Commerce to a perfect 3-0 record this past week, leading the Lions to sweeps over Henderson State, Texas A&M-Kingsville and Incarnate Word ... Neal finished with 119 assists, including 43 against the Lady Reddies and 41 against the Javelinas, averaging 13.22 per set ... As a team the Lions hit .249, including .301 against the Lady Reddies ... Neal also finished with 9 kills, 3 aces, 32 digs and a block on the week.
Sarah Siemens, Abilene Christian University, FR, Bakersfield, Calif., Stockdale HS
Siemens helped the Wildcats produce one of its best offensive weeks, by tossing up an average of 12.91 assists per set as ACU went 2-1 against Dallas Baptist (L, 2-3), Eastern New Mexico (W, 3-0) and No. 8 West Texas A&M (W, 3-0). Siemens began the week with a season and career high 63 assists, which is the second-highest total this season in the Lone Star Conference, and then followed that effort with 36 and 43 assists, respectively, in the three-set wins over the Zias and Lady Buffs. ACU’s .400 attacking percentage (47-7-100) against the Zias was a season best by more than 70 points, while its .276 clip (51-14-134) against WT was its third highest of the season.