LSC BASKETBALL
Three teams - Midwestern State men, Angelo State men and MSU women - are unbeaten in Lone Star Conference action.
    MSU leads the men’s standings at 3-0 with a 10-game winning streak which is the 20th run of at least 10 games in school history and the seventh in the last seven seasons.  ASU is 1-0 and has won eight straight contests.
    The Mustangs top the women’s standing at 4-0 with 12 consecutive victories which ranks as the second longest streak in program history.
    This week’s slate includes seven LSC games for the men, and nine on the women’s side.  Games to watch include Midwestern State at Tarleton State Wednesday and Texas Woman’s at MSU Sunday.
    The LSC men have an 82-35 overall record so far this season including an 8-7 mark last week.  In the NCAA South Central Region, the men’s teams are currently 13-6 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 8-7 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
    The LSC women are 61-52 overall with an 11-10 mark last week. The women’s squads are currently 13-17 combined against the Heartland, and 6-3 versus RMAC teams, which are the other conferences in the NCAA South Central Region.
    The LSC champion will be the regular season winner determined by league games, while the postseason tournament winner is designated as LSC Tournament Champion and earns the conference’s automatic qualification.  The top eight teams in the final conference standings qualify for the postseason tournament set for March 4-7 in Allen, Texas.

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MEN’S OFFENSIVE
Darrell Williams, Texas A&M University - Commerce, SR, Forward, Chicago, Ill, Dunbar Vocational HS
Williams notched back-to-back 20 point scoring games with 24 points and 26 points in a pair of Lion wins during the week.  The senior paced the A&M-Commerce with 24 points and a staggering 21 rebounds in a 91-61 win over Arlington Baptist.  Williams, who entered the contest as one of eight players in Division II with a 20 rebound game became the second player to record 20 or more rebounds twice during the 2014-15 season.  He followed up his Arlington Baptist performance by notching 26 points and 13 rebounds in an 87-71 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville for the Lions first LSC win of the season.  Williams carried the Lions in the first half with 17 points.  He leads the league in rebounding and ranks second in scoring and is the only player in the LSC averaging a double-double.

MEN’S DEFENSIVE
Chris Jones, Angelo State University, SR, Guard, Dallas, Texas, Lakeview Centennial HS
Jones increased his national-leading steals total to 46 by adding four steals to the resume against Tarleton State last Wednesday in a game where he also had six assists, seven rebounds and 12 points. Jones leads the Rams with his 3.3 steals per game this season and is also averaging 4.3 rebounds per game. His 81 assists leads the conference and he has recorded 19 steals in the past four games. With Jones leading the way, ASU limited Tarleton to a season-low 34.5 field-goal percentage and also handed the Texans their first loss of the season.

WOMEN’S OFFENSIVE
Andrea Carter, Midwestern State University, SR, Forward, Angleton, Texas, Angleton HS
Carter dropped in a team-high 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds to help Midwestern State to a 77-64 win over No. 3-ranked West Texas A&M Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. It was the Mustangs’ first win over a Top 10 team since joining NCAA Division II in 1997. The senior from Angleton knocked down 6-of-9 shots from the field while going 5-of-7 from the charity stripe. Carter followed the performance with a 15-point, 8-rebound effort in a 26-point win over Eastern New Mexico on Sunday. She averaged 16.0 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 61.1 percent from the field for the week.

WOMEN’S DEFENSIVE
Erin Maxwell, Texas Woman’s University, SO, Center, Dallas, Texas, Ursuline Academy
Maxwell has averaged 11.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game to help the Pioneers to a 2-0 record last week.  She posted 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks in a road win at Texas A&M-Kingsville and then added 9 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks in a home win against Angelo State.  Maxwell had recorded 9 or more points and 7 or more rebounds in three straight games.  She is currently ranked second in LSC in rebounds (10.0) and tied for first in blocks (3.3) against the conference foes.  On the season Maxwell leads the team with 20 blocks.  As a team, the Pioneers limited opponents to a 33.3 field-goal percentage and a 51.0 scoring average.