Lone Star Conference regular season champion West Texas A&M had three first-team selections on the All-LSC volleyball team announced by league officials Wednesday evening during a banquet at the LSC Championship.

      WTAMU, which posted a perfect 13-0 league record and is hosting of the LSC Championship that starts tomorrow, had a total of five honorees.  Melissa Harper, Laura Prinsen and Katie Rickwartz earned first team acclaim, while Lauren Purdy and Natalie Johnson were second-team selections.

      Additionally, Harper was tabbed Offensive Player of the Year and Rickwartz was Setter of the Year for the third straight year in the balloting of LSC head coaches.

      Abilene Christian, the regular season runner-up, had six players recognized including first-team choices Shawna Hines and Ijeoma Moronu; second-teamers Jordan Schilling and Jennie Hutt and honorable mention picks Lauren Leone and Michelle Bacon.  The Wildcats Hines was named Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.

      Texas A&M-Commerce's Lauren Flynn took home Libero of the Year honors for the second straight year, while the Lions Mark Pryor earned Coach of the Year recognition.

      Angelo State's Chelsea Gibson was tabbed Freshman of the Year and Central Oklahoma's Zuela Adom was named Newcomer of the Year.

      A total of 43 student-athletes were recognized by the LSC postseason awards program including one from all 14 volleyball programs.

      ASU, A&M-C, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Midwestern State, Texas Woman's, East Central, Tarleton State, Southeastern Oklahoma and Cameron each had three total selections.  UCO and Southwestern Oklahoma added two, plus Eastern New Mexico had one.

2009 LSC VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

FIRST TEAM

Pos.           Player                                  Team                                                   Year            Hometown

MB            Melissa Harper                    West Texas A&M                               Sr.               Peoria, Ariz.

RS             Laura Prinsen                      West Texas A&M                               Sr.               Spring, Texas

MB            Shawna Hines                     Abilene Christian                                Jr.                Aurora, Colo.

S                Ijeoma Moronu                   Abilene Christian                                Jr.                Fort Worth, Texas

S                Katie Rickwartz                   West Texas A&M                               Sr.               Canyon, Texas

L                Lauren Flynn                       Texas A&M-Commerce                      Sr.               Deer Park, Texas

RS             Alaina Sivells                      Angelo State                                        Sr.               Marble Falls, Texas

OH            Zuela Adom                        Central Oklahoma                               Jr.                Euless, Texas

S                Holly Hicks                         East Central                                         Sr.               Round Rock, Texas

MB            Shay Gracy                         Tarleton State                                      Sr.               Stephenville, Texas

S                Perla Faudoa                       Texas A&M-Commerce                      Sr.               Juarez, Mexico

MB            Chelsea Gibson                   Angelo State                                        Fr.               Spring Branch, Texas

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

OH            Kristen Wilson                    Central Oklahoma                               Jr.                Moore, Okla.

MB            Brittany McDonald             Southeastern Oklahoma                      So.               Carrolton, Texas

SECOND TEAM

Pos.           Player                                  Team                                                   Year            Hometown

L                Kiara Jordan                        Midwestern State                                So.               Gilmer, Texas

OH            Naomi Mays                       Texas A&M-Commerce                      Jr.                Columbus, Texas

OH            Sha Tramble                        Texas A&M-Kingsville                      Jr.                Houston, Texas

OH            Jordan Schilling                  Abilene Christian                                Jr.                Coppell, Texas

OH            Jennie Hutt                          Abilene Christian                                So.               Papillion, Neb.

OH            Lunden Azuara                    Southeastern Oklahoma                      So.               Frisco, Texas

L                Caitlin Murphy                    Eastern New Mexico                           Sr.               Amarillo, Texas

OH            Alyson Harlan                     Texas Woman's                                   Jr.                Payne Springs, Texas

MB            Lauren Purdy                      West Texas A&M                               So.               Arlington, Texas

S                Laura Ellerbrock                  Cameron                                              Sr.               Arlington, Texas

OH            Nikita Abbott                      Cameron                                              So.               Trinidad & Tobago

S                Jessica Crow                       Texas Woman's                                   Sr.               Longview, Texas

OH            Natalie Johnson                   West Texas A&M                               Sr.               Cortez, Colo.

RS             Lindsay Paziuk                    Cameron                                              Sr.               Prince George, BC

HONORABLE MENTION

Pos.           Player                                  Team                                                   Year            Hometown

MB              Lauren Leone                      Abilene Christian                                Sr.               Arlington, Texas

MB              Sesley Graves                     Midwestern State                                Sr.               Wichita Falls, Texas

MB              Emily Holombek                 East Central                                         Sr.               Ovilla, Texas

OH              Miranda Byrd                      Midwestern State                                So.               Atlanta, Texas

OH              Rachel Wolf                        Tarleton State                                      Jr.                Windthorst, Texas

OH              Caroline Cleveland              Angelo State                                        Fr.               Abilene, Texas

S                  Kristen Kaufman                 Southwestern Oklahoma                     Sr.               Euless, Texas

L                  Virginia Hernandez             Texas A&M-Kingsville                      Jr.                Katy, Texas

RS               Destiny Brown                    Southeastern Oklahoma                      Sr.               Stillwater, Okla.

RS               Emily Walter                       Southwestern Oklahoma                     So.               Azle, Texas

L                  Kendra Coulson                  Texas Woman's                                   Jr.                Abilene, Texas

RS               Michelle Bacon                   Abilene Christian                                Sr.               Arlington, Texas

OH              Jacqueline Sparks                East Central                                         Sr.               Baytown, Texas

L                  Shea McBrearty                  Tarleton State                                      Jr.                Dripping Springs, Texas

SPECIAL AWARDS

Offensive Player of the Year: Melissa Harper, West Texas A&M

Defensive Player of the Year: Shawna Hines, Abilene Christian

Setter of the Year: Katie Rickwartz, West Texas A&M

Libero of the Year: Lauren Flynn, Texas A&M-Commerce

Freshman of the Year: Chelsea Gibson, Angelo State

Newcomer of the Year: Zuela Adom, Central Oklahoma

Coach of the Year: Mark Pryor, Texas A&M-Commerce