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After two weeks of tournament action, Lone Star Conference teams begin league games this week.
Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman’s are 6-2 in non-conference contests.
LSC volleyball teams are 48-41 overall this season. The squads are currently 15-7 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 7-5 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other leagues in the NCAA South Central Region.
LSC schedule and results available here: http://www.lonestarconference.org/calendar.aspx?path=wvball&
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Shelley Chapron, Texas A&M University-Commerce, JR, Public Health, Houston, Texas, St. Pius X
Chapron hit .309 out of the middle with 31 kills against some of the top teams in the nation at the Colorado Premier Challenge. She had six kills and two blocks against No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul in the Lions' five-set win. She then hit .438 with eight kills and four blocks in a loss to Metro State. On Saturday, Chapron's serving skills were also on display. She had three aces with 10 kills and four blocks against No. 3 Lewis. She finished the day with three more aces and hit .583 with seven kills and six blocks against No. 10 Regis. After two weeks of action, Chapron leads the LSC with a .404 hitting average.
DEFENSIVE
Savannah Rutledge, Texas A&M University-Commerce, JR, Sports and Recreation Management, The Woodlands, Texas, College Park HS
Rutledge kept multiple points off the board with her defensive efforts last week, helping A&M-Commerce defeat three top-10 ranked teams at the Colorado Premier Challenge. She led the team with 73 digs, averaging better than four digs per set. She had 15 digs in the team's five-set win over No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul. She had 18 digs in the Lions' five-set win over No. 3 Lewis and added 24 digs in the team's four set win over No. 10 Regis. She also had two aces and 17 assists.
SETTER
Rylie Fuentes, Texas A&M University-Commerce, JR, Biological Sciences with 8-12 Life Sciences concentration, Robinson, Texas, Robinson HS
Fuentes again shined for A&M-Commerce with her play last week at the Colorado Premier Challenge. She had 100 assists in the team's two-setter system and helped put the Lion hitters in good positions to win three matches against top-10 ranked opponents. She had 26 assists in the Lions' five-set win over No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul. She added 22 assists in the team's five-set win over No. 3 Lewis. She finished the tournament with a career-high 36 assists in the team's four-set win over No. 10 Regis. Fuentes also had three aces and three kills during the tournament.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive
A-28 Madison Brabham, Texas A&M-Kingsville
S-4 Shelley Chapron, Texas A&M-Commerce
Defensive
A-28 Sundara Chinn, Angelo State
S-4 Savannah Rutledge, Texas A&M-Commerce
Setter
A-28 Rylie Fuentes, Texas A&M-Commerce
S-4 Rylie Fuentes, Texas A&M-Commerce (2)