RICHARDSON – Five Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball student-athletes were recognized in the Lone Star Conference's release of league awards for the 2021 spring season, with three named to the All-Conference team, one named to the All-Freshman team, and one named Academic All-Conference.
 
Riley Davidson, Lyric Hebert, and Sydney Andersen earned All-LSC honors, Maddy Rashford was named to the All-Freshman team, and Nicki Gonelli was named Academic All-Conference.
 
The Lions went 7-7 overall and 6-6 in Lone Star Conference regular season play, finishing in second place in the LSC Central Division.
 
Davidson – a senior from Commerce – played in multiple positions for the Lions, starting the season at libero before moving to outside hitter. This is her first all-conference honor. She was one of the league's top defensive players, averaging 4.98 digs per set. Her previous season best weas 2.98 digs per set, and she now has 908 digs for her career. She was also in on 11 blocks, had 11 aces, and had 23 kills. She had double-digit kills in every match this season.
 
Hebert – a junior from Arvada, Colo. – took over libero duties in mid-season and averaged 4.04 digs per set, which ranked 14th in the conference. She was especially impressive in the first round of the LSC Tournament against Oklahoma Christian, where she had 32 digs in four sets, which was the most in a four-set match in the league this year.
 
Andersen – a senior from Placentia, Calif. – earned her second career all-LSC honor after ranking 17th in the conference in kills per set at 2.58, which led the Lions. She had three double-doubles on the year, starting the season with a pair of 20 dig matches with 10-plus kills. In her two seasons as a Lion – including the shortened spring 2021 campaign – she has 494 kills. She was also in on 14 blocks and had 99 digs in 14 matches.
 
Rashford – a redshirt freshman from Placentia, Calif. – had an excellent opening campaign for the Lions, ranking 11th in the league in hitting percentage at .249 and 29th in kills at 2.49 per set. She had double digit kills in four matches, including 17 in the LSC Tournament win over Oklahoma Christian.
 
Gonelli – from Round Rock and Stony Point HS – earned Academic All-LSC honors for the second consecutive season, while also averaging career bests at 2.21 kills per set and a .233 hitting percentage. She graduated in with honors with her bachelor of science in sociology in December 2020 and is pursuing a graduate degree in counseling. She's been named to the President's List six times, the Dean's List once, the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll seven times, the Best In Class Honor Roll six times, and the Athletics Director's List once. She's also been a recipient of the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award twice.

 
SPRING 2021 LSC VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Kailyn Gilbreath, Angelo State
Offensive Player of the Year: Torrey Miller, West Texas A&M
Defensive Player of the Year: Ayanna Jackson, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Setter of the Year: Emily Witt, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Libero of the Year: Chandler Vogel, West Texas A&M
Newcomer of the Year: Mikayla Ware, UT Tyler
Freshman of the Year: Ayanna Jackson, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Coach of the Year: Lyndsay Mashe, UT Tyler
 

Player	Team	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Kailyn Gilbreath	Angelo State	RS	Jr.	Fort Worth, Texas
Chloe Patton	Angelo State	L	Jr.	Gillette, Texas
Sophia Berg	Angelo State	MB	Jr.	Georgetown, Texas
Lindsey Ledyard	Angelo State	S	Sr.	Cedar Park, Texas
Grace White	Angelo State	MB	Jr.	Helotes, Texas
Ariana Navarrete	Cameron	OH	So.	Tucson, Ariz.
Sofia Black	DBU	MB	Jr.	Houston, Texas
Alyssa Pevehouse	DBU	L	Sr.	Red Oak, Texas
Jalee Sims	Lubbock Christian	S	Jr.	Amarillo, Texas
Lauryn Bourne	Midwestern State	OH	Fr.	Cypress, Texas
Lissette Lefforge	Midwestern State	MB	Sr.	Otis, Colo.
Jaycie Fuller	Midwestern State	L	Sr.	Ft Worth, Texas
Morgan Demuth	Oklahoma Christian	MB	Fr.	Mansfield, Texas
Kelsie Scheifelbein	Oklahoma Christian	MB	Jr.	Peoria, Ariz.
Kaitlyn Krafka	St. Edward's	OH	Jr.	Kyle, Texas
Maya Smalls	St. Edward's	MB	So.	San Antonio, Texas
Emily Tran	St. Edward's	S	Jr.	Eagan, Minn.
Julia Deais	St. Mary's	MB	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas
Mackenzie Catalina	Texas A&M International	OH	Jr.	Cedar Park, Texas
Regina Tijerina	Texas A&M International	L	Jr.	Brownsville, Texas
Riley Davidson	A&M-Commerce	OH	Sr.	Commerce, Texas
Lyric Hebert	A&M-Commerce	L	Jr.	Arvada, Colo.
Sydney Andersen	A&M-Commerce	OH	Sr.	Placentia, Calif.
Emily Witt	Texas A&M-Kingsville	S	Jr.	Rose Hill, Kan.
Ayanna Jackson	Texas A&M-Kingsville	MB	Fr.	San Antonio, Texas
Nicole Murff	Texas A&M-Kingsville	L	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas
Roxanne Morris	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OH	Sr.	Goliad, Texas
Kailey Estrada	Texas A&M-Kingsville	MB	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas
Tabitha Spray	Texas Woman's	RS	Sr.	Denton, Texas
Kaia Saylor	Texas Woman's	OH	Fr.	Aubrey, Texas
Courtney Crownover	UAFS	S	So.	Waxahachie, Texas
Hannah Holland	UAFS	MB	So.	Fort Smith, Ark.
Reagan Macha	UAFS	OH	Fr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
Julia McCown	UAFS	OH	So.	Ozark, Mo.
Lexy Lexis	UAFS	L	So.	Phoenix, Ariz.
Aquincia Strambler	UT Permian Basin	OH	Jr.	Midland, Texas
Analise Lucio	UT Permian Basin	S	Jr.	Justin, Texas
Christina Escamilla	UT Tyler	RS	Jr.	Arlington, Texas
Savannah Guzman	UT Tyler	L	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas
Mikayla Ware	UT Tyler	OH	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas
Hattie Murray	UT Tyler	MB	Jr.	Krum, Texas
Taylor Stoops	UT Tyler	S	Jr.	Waxahachie, Texas
Torrey Miller	West Texas A&M	OH	So.	Brownwood, Texas
Chandler Vogel	West Texas A&M	L	Sr.	Hereford, Texas
Kayla Elliott	West Texas A&M	MB	Jr.	Wildomar, Calif.

 
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

Elsa Lamphere	Angelo State	OH	Fr.	Aurora, Colo.
Lauryn Bourne	Midwestern State	OH	Fr.	Cypress, Texas
Maddy Rashford	A&M-Commerce	OH	R-Fr.	Placentia, Calif.
Ayanna Jackson	Texas A&M-Kingsville	MB	Fr.	San Antonio, Texas
Kaia Saylor	Texas Woman's	OH	Fr.	Aubrey, Texas
Reagan Macha	UAFS	OH	Fr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
Evelyn Torres	UT Tyler	OH	Fr.	Fort Worth, Texas

 
SPRING 2021 LSC VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS

Player	Team	Yr.	Pos.	Major	Hometown
Sophia Berg	Angelo State	So.	MB	Biology	Georgetown, Texas
Morgan Preston	Angelo State	Sr.	DS	English	Vicksburg, Mich.
Kailyn Gilbreath	Angelo State	Sr.	RH	Kinesiology	Fort Worth, Texas
Chloe Patton	Angelo State	Sr.	DS	Biology	Gillett, Texas
Arianna Navarrete	Cameron	So.	OH	Psychology	Tucson, Ariz.
Jalee Sims	Lubbock Christian	Jr.	S	Middle School Education	Bushland, Texas
Kaitlyn Krafka	St. Edward's	Jr.	OH	Kinesiology	Kyle, Texas
Emily Tran	St. Edward's	Jr.	S	Behavioral Neuroscience	Eagan, Minn.
Mackenzie Catalina	Texas A&M International	Jr.	OH	Accounting	Cedar Park, Texas
Nicki Gonelli	A&M-Commerce	Jr.	OH/RS	Sociology /Counseling	Round Rock, Texas
Isela Murillo	UT Permian Basin	Sr.	OH	Nursing	Laredo, Texas
Callie Craus	UT Tyler	So.	S	Health Studies	Grapevine, Texas
Hattie Murray	UT Tyler	Jr.	MB	Kinesiology	Krum, Texas
Sadie Snay	West Texas A&M	Jr.	S	Sports & Exercise Science	Kingman, Ariz.

 
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Academic Player of the Year: Sadie Snay, West Texas A&M