LSC Volleyball Roundup 9/20

LSC Scoop Volleyball Poll 

Heartland and LSC combined

           Team        W-L (AVCA rank, LW Power Poll Rank)

1. St. Edward's -  8-4 (NR, 3)
2. Tarleton State -  7-4 (17, 2)
3. UAFS - 8-4 (NR, 4)
4. Angelo State - 8-3  (11, 1)
5. West Texas A&M  - 7-4 (NR, 7)
6. Midwestern State - 6-4  (NR, 6)
7. Texas A&M-Commerce -  6-5 (RV, 14)
8. Texas A&M-Kingsville -  8-5 (NR, 5)
9. Texas Womans -  3-7 (NR, 11)
10. Dallas Baptist -  4-5 (NR, 8)
11. Eastern New Mexico -  3-7 (NR, 13)
12. Lubbock Christian -  3-7 (NR, 16)
13. St. Mary's -  3-6 (NR, 10)
14. UT-Permian Basin -  4-6 (NR, 12)
15. Newman -  4-9 (NR, 9)
16. Western New Mexico -  1-9 (NR, 17)
17. Cameron -  1-7 (NR, 15)
18. Texas A&M-International -  2-10 (NR, 18)

South Central Region Top 15 (by our calculations)

1. Regis (2)
2. St. Edwards (4)
3. Tarleton State (3)
4. Colorado Mines (5)
5. UAFS (6)
6. Angelo State (1)
7. West Texas A&M (9)
8. Midwestern State (8)
9. Mesa Sate (7)
10. Texas A&M-Commerce (25)
11. Metro State (10)
12. Texas A&M-Kingsville (7)
13. Colorado Springs (11)
14. Fort Lewis (13)
15. Texas Womans (22)

Because it is so early in the season, there should be considerable movement week to week in the power poll.

LSC VOLLEYBALL - From the LSC Office

Texas A&M-Commerce and West Texas A&M lead the Lone Star Conference standings at 2-0 to start league play.  LSC games continue this week with two games Tuesday, one Wednesday, and five each on Friday and Saturday.

        
LSC volleyball teams are 55-47 overall this season.  The squads are currently 15-16 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 6-5 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

Hailey Roberts, Tarleton State University, SR, Cedar Park, Texas, Cedar Park HS

Roberts continued her strong senior campaign as the Cedar Park native landed 62 kills in three matches, leading Tarleton to two wins last weekend. Roberts went for a double-double in all three matches for the TexAnns last week and topped the 20-kill plateau against Dallas Baptist and Texas A&M-Commerce. For the week, Roberts hit .279, including a .447 clip at Texas Woman's Friday night, to go along with two assists, five service aces, 42 digs, six blocks, and 70.0 total points.

DEFENSIVE

Shelley Chapron, Texas A&M University-Commerce, SO, Houston, Texas, St. Pius X HS

Chapron led the Lion defense with 23 total blocks in the Lions' three wins last week. She had a career-high 11 blocks against Tarleton State, which ties for the most in the LSC this season. Chapron had at least five blocks in each match as the Lions held opponents to a .165 hitting percentage.  She was also a force on offense out of the middle, with 32 kills and a team-best hitting percentage of .328. She had 13 kills in the Lions 3-1 win over Dallas Baptist and 12 kills against No. 5 Angelo State, where she hit .667.

SETTER

Gabriela Rosa, Texas A&M University-Commerce, SR, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Guamani Private School

Rosa was spot on for the Lions in their three wins last week. She led the team with 93 assists, including a career-high 33 assists in the Lions 3-1 win over Dallas Baptist. Rosa had at least 29 assists in each of the Lions' wins against top-25 opponents Angelo State and Tarleton State averaging 6.64 assists per set. Rosa was also third on the team with 41 digs and had two aces and two kills. She was instrumental in the offense in both of the Lions' upset wins to begin conference action.