Lone Star Conference regular season champion Angelo State had four first-team selections on the All-LSC volleyball team announced by league officials Wednesday evening at the LSC Championship banquet.
ASU, which recorded an 18-2 league record and is hosting the LSC Championship that starts tomorrow, had a total of six honorees. Alex Woolsey, Shelbi Goode, Maddie Huth and Shelby Wilt earned first team acclaim, while Kaelen Valdez was a second-teamer and Chelsea Gibson honorable mention.
Additionally, the Rambelles Woolsey earned Setter of the Year honors, Wilt was tabbed Libero of the Year, Goode named Newcomer of the Year and Chuck Waddington was Coach of the Year in the balloting of LSC head coaches.
West Texas A&M, Tarleton State and Texas Woman’s each had two first-teamers. The Lady Buffs Lacy Hayes and Erin Dougherty, TexAnns Nikki McNorton and Stacie Murrah, and Pioneers Viktorija Jablonska and Chloe' Tate garnered first team distinction.
Texas A&M-Commerce’s Rachel Robertson earned Offensive Player of the Year recognition, while Tarleton’s McNorton earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. Abilene Christian’s Sarah Siemens was named Freshman of the Year.
A total of 36 student-athletes were recognized by the LSC postseason awards program including one from all 11 volleyball programs.
WT and Tarleton had five total selections, while TWU had four, and A&M-C and ENMU both added three. ACU, Midwestern State, Cameron, Incarnate Word and Texas A&M-Kingsville all had two.
2012 LSC VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
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FIRST TEAM |
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Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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Lacy Hayes |
West Texas A&M |
Setter |
Sr. |
Cypress, Texas |
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Viktorija Jablonska |
Texas Woman's |
RS |
Sr. |
Daugavpils, Latvia |
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Rachel Robertson |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
MB |
Sr. |
Princeton, Texas |
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Alex Woolsey |
Angelo State |
Setter |
Sr. |
Plano, Texas |
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Erin Dougherty |
West Texas A&M |
MB |
Sr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
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Shelbi Goode |
Angelo State |
OH |
Jr. |
Georgetown, Texas |
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Nikki McNorton |
Tarleton State |
MB |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
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Maddie Huth |
Angelo State |
MB |
Jr. |
The Colony, Texas |
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Chloe' Tate |
Texas Woman's |
MB |
Jr. |
Denton, Texas |
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Shelby Wilt |
Angelo State |
Libero |
So. |
Dalhart, Texas |
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Shelbi Stewart |
Midwestern State |
OH |
Sr. |
Pflugerville, Texas |
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Stacie Murrah |
Tarleton State |
RS |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
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SECOND TEAM |
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Lauren Beville |
West Texas A&M |
Libero |
Sr. |
Hereford, Texas |
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Jordan Neal |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Setter |
Jr. |
Joshua, Texas |
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Halie Harton |
West Texas A&M |
OH |
Jr. |
Roswell, NM |
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Caitlin Wallace |
Midwestern State |
MB |
Jr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
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Dedra Brown |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
OH |
Jr. |
Sweetwater, Texas |
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Lydia Werchan |
Incarnate Word |
Libero |
Sr. |
Spring Branch, Texas |
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Kaelen Valdez |
Angelo State |
OH |
Jr. |
Helotes, Texas |
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Julisa Ocasio |
Cameron |
Libero |
Sr. |
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
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Sara Oxford |
Abilene Christian |
OH |
So. |
Decatur, Texas |
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Katie Covell |
Tarleton State |
OH |
So. |
Amarillo, Texas |
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Marcela Alves |
Texas Woman's |
MB |
Jr. |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Kelsey Washington |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
RS |
So. |
Cuero, Texas |
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HONORABLE MENTION |
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Chelsea Gibson |
Angelo State |
RS |
Sr. |
Spring Branch, Texas |
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Sarah Siemens |
Abilene Christian |
Setter |
Fr. |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
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Stormi Lancaster |
West Texas A&M |
RS |
Sr. |
Mobeetie, Texas |
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Josie Santos |
Texas Woman's |
OH |
Jr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Kelsey Raglin |
Tarleton State |
OH |
Fr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Danielle Barker |
Tarleton State |
Setter |
Jr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
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Lindsey Barron |
Eastern New Mexico |
OH |
Jr. |
New Orleans, La. |
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Breanne Snyder |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
OH |
So. |
Woodway, Texas |
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Hayley Couch |
Eastern New Mexico |
Libero |
Jr. |
Santa Fe, Texas |
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Kathryn Evans |
Cameron |
OH |
Fr. |
Pearland, Texas |
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Dallas Russell |
Eastern New Mexico |
Libero |
Sr. |
Portales, NM |
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Danielle Suarez |
Incarnate Word |
Setter |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
SPECIAL AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year: Rachel Robertson, Texas A&M-Commerce
Defensive Player of the Year: Nikki McNorton, Tarleton State
Setter of the Year: Alex Woolsey, Angelo State
Libero of the Year: Shelby Wilt, Angelo State
Freshman of the Year: Sarah Siemens, Abilene Christian
Newcomer of the Year: Shelbi Goode, Angelo State
Coach of the Year: Chuck Waddington, Angelo State