Lone Star Conference announces women's basketball honors

The Lone Star Conference announce the honors selections for this past season last Wednesday, including two players from Nazareth.

The awards announcement came at the annual championship banquet at Main Event in Frisco, Texas.

Allie Schulte, graduate student at Lubbock Christian University and guard for the was named to the First Team.

Five members of the Angelo State University Belles basketball team were selected and include Sawyer Lloyd of Wall, a sophomore guard, was named to the All-LSC first team. Junior guard Payton Brown of Lubbock and sophomore forwards Blakely Gerber of Nazareth and Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant of Amarillo were selected for the All-LSC third team. Brown was also named to the LSC All-Defensive Team. Freshman guard Madeline Stephens of Lubbock earned All-LSC honorable mention. After a bit of a slow start,

After a bit of a slow start, the Belles finished the regular season 15-12 overall and 12-4 in the LSC. They earned the No. 4 seed for the LSC Tournament.

Texas A&M-Commerce’s Dyani Robinson was named the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year in women’s basketball to lead the league’s postseason awards. Robinson’s recognition as the league’s top player marked the first time student-athlete from TAMUC has won the award since LSC Hall of Honor member Britney Jordan in 2009.

Joining Robinson on the first team are Angelo State’s Sawyer Lloyd, Cameron’s Maighan Hedge, Lubbock Christian’s Allie Schulte, St. Mary’s Hannah Wilson, Texas A&M International’s Raiana Brown, Texas Woman’s Ashley Ingram and UT Tyler’s Liah Davis.

CU standout Stephanie Peterson was named the LSC’s Defensive Player of the Year, claiming the top honor on the all-defensive team. The junior guard was joined by ASU’s Payton Brown, LCU’s Juliana Robertson, StMU’s Wilson and West Texas A&M’s Karley Motschenbacher. UTT graduate student Liah Davis was rewarded with Newcomer of the Year honors, and TAMUC’s Laila Lawrence earned Sixth Woman of the Year acclaim. TWU head coach Beth Jillson was recognized as the Noel Johnson Coach of the Year for the first time.

The Pioneers’ Ashley Ingram garnered Freshman of the Year plaudits and was accompanied on the all-freshman team by LCU’s Grace Foster, Texas A&M International’s Evelyn Quiroz, TAMUC’s Lawrence and UT Tyler’s Lovisa Hevinder.

Overall, 38 student-athletes were distinguished by the allconference program plus five on the all-defensive and allfreshman teams. The awards are voted upon by the league coaches.