COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team student-athletes
Alyssa LeBlanc and
Uxua Modrego are picked as the Under Armour Student-Athletes of the Week following five wins at the West Texas A&M Invitational.
LeBlanc (Katy) tossed a perfect game on Friday against Fort Lewis, striking out eight of the 15 batters she faced. It is the first perfect game in program history. On Saturday against Northern State, she gave up just one run in five innings, while recording 12 strikeouts. She had on ERA of 0.70 in the two games. She also added eight RBIs and a home run offensively, driving in the game-winning run in two of the five games.
Modrego (Burlada, Spain) made Lone Star Conference history on Saturday by hitting four home runs against Adams State. The four home runs in a game are a first in the LSC, eighth time in NCAA Division II, and first among all three divisions of NCAA this season. She batted .563 on the weekend while scoring 10 runs and driving in 10 RBIs as well.
The Lions have won six games in a row and host Southeastern Oklahoma State on March 1 for a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.
The Under Armour Student-Athlete of the Week will be awarded by Lion Athletics each week through the remainder of the academic year.
| 2021-22 Under Armour Student-Athletes of the Week |
| Sep. 22 |
Alex Speer, Men's Cross Country |
| Sep. 27 |
Leslie Campuzano, Soccer |
| Oct. 4 |
Celeste Vela, Volleyball |
| Oct. 11 |
Cora Welch, Soccer |
| Oct. 18 |
Dominique Ramsey, Football |
| Oct. 25 |
Lyric Hebert, Volleyball |
| Nov. 1 |
Alex Shillow, Football |
| Nov. 8 |
Karalie Morrison, Soccer |
| Nov. 15 |
Cedrick Wilcox III, Football |
| Nov. 22 |
Jairus Roberson and Alphonso Willis, Men's Basketball |
| Nov. 29 |
DesiRay Kernal, Women's Basketball |
| Dec. 7 |
Clashon Gaffney, Men's Basketball |
| Dec. 13 |
Augustine Ene, Men's Basketball |
| Jan. 3 |
Augustine Ene, Men's Basketball |
| Jan. 10 |
Dyani Robinson, Women's Basketball |
| Jan. 17 |
Dorian Norris, Women's Basketball |
| Jan. 24 |
Delan Edwin, Men's Track and Field |
| Jan. 31 |
Maïa Maury, Women's Track and Field |
| Feb. 7 |
Demarcus Demonia, Men's Basketball |
| Feb. 14 |
Ushan Perera, Men's Track and Field & Chania Wright, Women's Basketball |
| Feb. 21 |
Alyssa LeBlanc & Uxua Modrego, Softball |
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