Angelo State University

Sawyer Lloyd of Wall, a junior guard on the Angelo State University Belles basketball team has earned All-America honorable mention from the Women's Basketball Coaching Association (WBCA) for her performance during the 2022-23 season. In leading the Belles to Lone Star Conference West Division and LSC Tournament titles, Lloyd posted career-highs of 15.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. She notched nine double-doubles and her first career triple-double, while also dishing out 163 assists to become the Belles' all-time assists leader. She also surpassed 1,000 career points and now sits 10th on the ASU all-time scoring list with 1,274 points. In addition to her All-America accolade, Lloyd was named the LSC Defensive Player of the Year and Academic Player of the Year, as well as to the D2 CCA All-South Central Region Team. See more details at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University Rams baseball players Jacob Guerrero of Colleyville and Aaron Munson of San Antonio have been named the Lone Star Conference Players of the Week for Week 6 of the 2023 season ending on March 12. Guerrero, a senior outfielder, was named the LSC Hitter of the Week after posting a .643 batting average with a home run and two doubles in the Rams' four-game sweep of Oklahoma Christian on the road. He also posted 10 runs scored, three RBI and two stolen bases, adding two walks and being hit by a pitch four times. He currently leads all of NCAA Division II in on-base percentage (.628). Munson, a junior pitcher, allowed only four hits and struck out 13 in seven innings to win Game 1 of the Rams' road series at Oklahoma Christian. He improved to 4-0 for the season with a 1.46 ERA. He ranks first in the LSC in innings pitched (37), is second in wins (4), ERA (1.46) and strikeouts (50), and is third in opposing batting average (.173). The No. 3 Rams continue a two-game non-conference series against Southwestern University tonight and will host St. Mary's for a four-game series this weekend. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Eleven members of the Angelo State University Rams and Rambelles track and field teams achieved All-America status for their performances at the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships March 10-11 in Virginia Beach, Va. As the No. 13 Rams placed ninth in the team standings, freshman oussama El Bouchayby of Marrakech, Morocco, won the national championship in the 800 meters, setting a new NCAA D-II national record (1:46.78). In the heptathlon, junior Elvis Kryukov of Limassol, Cyprus, (5th), senior Simon Rey of Port, France, (6th), and junior Kyle Lumpkins of Junction (7th) all claimed first-team All-America honors. The Rams' 4x400-meter relay team - grad student Emmett Seals Jr. of Rowlett, sophomore Bossman Pinkrah of Accra, Ghana, junior Prince Frimpong of Kumasi, Ghana, and El Bouchayby - earned All-American first-team honors with their fifth-place finish. The No. 7 Rambelles placed 10th in the team standings. Earning first-team All-America honors were junior Shiean Walters of Coleman (2nd, 400 meters), junior Maricia Spence of Christiana, Jamaica, (5th, pentathlon), senior Zykia McDaniel of Converse (7th, 400 meters) and the 4x400-meter relay of Walters, Spence, McDaniel and Shadae Findlay of Manchester, Jamaica, (2nd), who set a new ASU record in the event. Findlay also earned second-team All-America honors in the 400 meters The ASU teams will now concentrate fully on the outdoor season and will be in action at the Wes Kittley Invite in Abilene this weekend. See more details at angelosports.com.

Twelve members of the Angelo State University Rams and Rambelles track and field teams earned Lone Star Conference postseason accolades for their performances during the 2023 indoor season. Topping the Rams' honors is junior Elvis Kryukov of Limassol, Cyprus, who was named the LSC Outstanding Male Field Athlete after winning the heptathlon, taking second in the 60-meter hurdles, and finishing seventh in the shot put and high jump at the LSC Indoor Championships. He was also named to the All-LSC first team. Highlighting the Rambelles' honors is junior Maricia Spence of Christiana, Jamaica, who was named the LSC Outstanding Female Field Athlete after winning both the pentathlon and the long jump, finishing second in the 60-meter hurdles, and finishing fourth in the shot put at the LSC Indoor Championships. She was also named to the All-LSC first team and the LSC All-Academic Team. Overall, the Rams had two athletes named to the All-LSC first team, two to the second team, and one to the all-academic team. The Rambelles had five athletes named to the first team, four to the second team, two to the third team and two to the all-academic team. The All-LSC first team consists of event winners, members of winning relay teams and athletes scoring 14 or more points at the LSC Championships. The second team includes members of second-place relay teams and athletes scoring 8-13.9 points. The third team consists of members of third-place relay teams and athletes scoring 6-7.9 points. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Kevon Godwin of Blountstown, Fla., and Steve Webb of St. Louis, Mo., student-athletes on the Angelo State University Rams basketball team, have been named to the All-South Central Region Team by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) for the 2022-23 season. It's the first all-region selection for both players, and both were named to the all-region second team. Godwin, a junior guard, was also named to the All-Lone Star Conference first team afte rleading the Rams in scoring and 3-point shooting. He also leads the LSC in 3-point shooting (40%) and ranks third in points per game (16.9), sixth in minutes (1,023) and ninth in field goal percentage (45.7%). Webb, a grad student guard, was also named the LSC Defensive Player of the Year. He led the ASU defense that ranks fourth in the LSC, allowing just 65.5 points and forcing 15.1 turnovers per game. He also leads the LSC in steals per game (1.8). In his first season at ASU, Webb has won four straight conference Defensive Player of the Year awards, with the first three coming in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Godwin and Webb led the Rams to runner-up finishes in the LSC West Division and LSC Tournament. They begin play in the D-II South Central Regional on Friday in Canyon. See more details at angelosports.com.

Sawyer Lloyd of Wall and Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant of Amarillo, student-athletes on the Angelo State University Belles basketball team, have been named to the 2022-23 All-South Central Region Team by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). It's the first all-region selection for both players, and they were both named to the all-region first team. Lloyd, a junior guard, was also named Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Academic Player of the Year, to the All-LSC first team and the All-LSC Tournament Team. She ranks first in the LSC in minutes per game (36.5), steals per game (2.8) and assist/turnover ratio (2.2), second in assists per game (4.7), fifth in points per game (15.6) and seventh in rebounds per game (8.0). McGhee-Pleasant, a junior forward, leads the Belles in scoring and rebounding, and she was also selected to the All-LSC first team. She posted a team-high 11 double-doubles during the regular season, and she ranks third in rebounds per game (8.8) fourth in points per game (16.0) and sixth in field-goal percentage (.438). The duo helped lead the Belles to LSC West Division and LSC Tournament titles and the No. 1 seed in the D-II South Central Regional, which begins tomorrow on the ASU campus. See more details at angelosports.com.

Letizia Corsinia of Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy, a freshman on the Angelo State University Belles tennis team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for Week 5 of the season ending March 5. As the Belles won both matches last week against No. 20 Ouachita Baptist and Texas A&M-Kingsville, Corsini went 2-0 in No. 1 singles and teamed with senior Dianela Rodriguez to go 2-0 in No. 3 doubles. One of her singles wins was a 6-0, 6-0 whitewash in ASU's LSC opener against Texas A&M-Kingsville. She is currently on an 11-match combined winning streak in singles and doubles. Corsini and her teammates are back in action this week with road matches at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and Cameron University. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Four players on the Angelo State University Rams basketball team have earned Lone Star Conference postseason awards after helping lead ASU to a 23-5 record and runner-up finish in the LSC West Division. Guard Stephen Webb, a graduate student from St. Louis, Missouri, was named the LSC Defensive Player of the Year and to the LSC All-Defensive Team in his first season at ASU. He led the LSC in steals per game (1.8) and finished second in total steals (49) while leading the Rams defense that allowed just 66.6 points per game and forced 15.3 turnovers per game. He also chipped in 5.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. This is Webb's fourth Defensive Player of the Year honor after earning his previous three awards in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Junior guard Kevon Godwin of Blountstown, Fla., was named to the All-LSC first team. He led the Rams and was third in the LSC in points per game (17.8). He also led the LSC in 3-point shooting (40.8%). Senior forward Fredelin De La Cruz of El Seibo, Dominican Republic, and junior guard Willie Guy of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were named to the All-LSC second team. De La Cruz averaged 10.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while also chipping in 34 steals and 10 blocks. Guy averaged 8.7 points and a team-high 2.9 assists per game while also adding 74 rebounds and 26 steals. ASU head coach Vinay Patel was also named LSC Co-Coach of the Year after leading the Rams to the third seed in this weekend's LSC Tournament. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Fifteen members of the Angelo State University Rams and Rambelles track and field teams have earned NCAA Division II All-South Central Region honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their performances during the 2023 indoor season. The top five individuals in the region in each event earned all-region distinction, as well as each member of the region's top three relay teams. Seven Rambelles won a total of 14 all-region honors, while eight Rams earned 11 all-region nods. The No. 7 Rambelles and No. 13 Rams will compete at the NCAA D-II Indoor Championships in Virginia this weekend. See more details at angelosports.com and on the USTFCCCA website.

Sawyer Lloyd of Wall, a junior guard on the Angelo State University Rambelles basketball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Academic Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season. Lloyd ranked in the LSC's top 10 in multiple statistical categories during the regular season while also earning her bachelor's degree in exercise science and starting on her master's degree in coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration. She has also been a fixture on the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll. On the court, Lloyd led the LSC in steals (80) and assist/turnover ration (2.2) while also averaging 15.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. She earned six LSC Player of the Week honors during the season (4 defensive, 2 offensive), the most in the conference. In addition to her superlative awards, Lloyd was named to the All-LSC first team and LSC All-Academic Team. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Four players on the Angelo State University Rambelles basketball team have earned Lone Star Conference postseason awards after helping lead ASU to a 22-6 record and runner-up finish in the LSC standings. Junior guard Sawyer Lloyd of Wall was named to the All-LSC first team and also picked up Defensive Player of the Year and Academic Player of the Year honors. She led the LSC in steals (80) and assist/turnover ratio (2.2) while averaging 15.5 points 7.7 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game. She also completed her bachelor's degree in exercise science and started on her master's degree in coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration. Junior forward Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant of Amarillo was also named to the All-LSC first team. She led the Belles and ranked third in the LSC in points per game (16.3) and rebounds per game (8.8). Sophomore forward Madeline Stephens of Lubbock was named to the All-LSC second team after averaging 13.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Landry Morrow of Ackerly was named to the LSC All-Freshman Team after averaging 20.4 minutes, 4.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, while also notching 67 rebounds and 66 assists. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Ashlyn Lerma of Highland Village, a senior infielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for Week 4 of the season ending Feb. 26. In a week that saw the Rambelles claim series wins over UT Permian Basin and No. 2 UT Tyler, Lerma hit .462 over the six games, with half her six hits going for extra bases. She also added seven walks, eight stolen bases and four runs scored. Over ASU's 20 games so far this season, she is batting .453 with a .603 on-base percentage, leads the LSC with 20 walks and leads all of NCAA Division II with 28 stolen bases. Next up for Lerma and the Rambelles is a 3-game road series at Midwestern State March 3-4 in Wichita Falls. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant of Amarillo, a junior forward on the Angelo State University Belles basketball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Defensive Player of the Week for 16 of the season ending Feb. 26. This is her third LSC Player of the Week honor this season. In the Belles' lone game last week, McGhee-Pleasant pulled down 10 rebounds (nine defensive) and had three blocks in a 71-55 victory over UT Permian Basin that clinched a share of the LSC West Division title for ASU. She set the tone as the Belles held the Falcons to just 27.9% shooting, and she completed a double-double by also chipping in with 14 points. Next up for McGhee-Pleasant and her teammates is their first game in the LSC Tournament on Thursday against Cameron University in Frisco. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Oussama Elbouchayby of Marrakech, Morocco, a freshman on the Angelo State University Rams track and field team, set a new NCAA Division II indoor record in the 800 meters at the Last Chance Indoor Qualifier on Feb. 26 at Boston University. Already the Lone Star Conference title holder in the event this season, Elbouchayby set the new record by posting a time of 1:47.11, breaking the old record of 1:47.34 set in 2012. Elbouchayby and his teammates will wrap up the 2023 indoor season at the NCAA D-II Indoor Championships March 10-11 in Virginia Beach, Va. See more details at angelosports.com.

Jordan Williams of Georgetown, an infielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for Week 3 of the season ending Feb. 19. As the Rams won three out of four games at home against UT Permian Basin, Williams batted .533 with eight hits in 15 at bats, including a double and two home runs, and collected three walks, seven RBI and six runs scored. Along the way, he also broke ASU's career hits record. He now has 250 hits, breaking the record previously held by his former teammate Nick Novak (2017-21). A graduate student in his fifth season with the Rams, Williams is hitting .390 through ASU first 12 games with a team-high four home runs, .732 slugging percentage and 18 runs scored. The Rams continue their season this weekend with a four-game series at UT Tyler. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

The Angelo State University Rambelles 4x400-meter relay team has been named the National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the week ending Feb. 19. This marks just the second time in the history of the award that a relay team has won. At the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in Lubbock, the ASU relay team of Shiean Walters of Coleman, Zykia McDanial of Converse, Maricia Spence of Christiana, Jamaica, and Shadae Findley of Manchester, Jamaica, won the LSC title and set a new NCAA Division II record with their time of 3:38.38. That topped the previous record of 3:39.24 set by Lincoln University in 1997. In addition to their relay title, Spence won LSC titles in the pentathlon and long jump, and Walter won the LSC title in the 400 meters, setting a new LSC record with her time of 53.25. Findley also finished second in the 800 meters. The Rambelles will wrap up the indoor season at the NCAA D-II Indoor National Championships March 10-11 in Virginia Beach, Va. See more details at angelosports.com.

Jordan Williams of Georgetown, a graduate student infielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, set a new ASU career record for hits during the Rams' home series against UT Permian Basin Feb. 17-19 at Foster Field at 1st Community Credit Union Stadium. As the Rams won three of four games over the Falcons, Williams collected a total of eight hits and now has 250 for his ASU career, breaking the previous career hits record held by Nick Novak (2017-21). Now in his fifth season with the Rams, Williams has collected a host of awards, including Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year, multiple All-LSC and LSC All-Defensive Team selections, and one All-America honor. In 2021 he became just the second Rams player to play all nine positions in a single game. In ASU's 12 games so far this season, Williams is batting .390 with a team-high 4 home runs and .732 slugging percentage, and he is tied for second on the team with 14 RBI.

Elvis Kryukov of Limassol, Cyprus, and Oussama Elbouchayby of Marrakech, Morocco, members of the Angelo State University Rams track and field team, both won Lone Star Conference titles in their respective events at the 2023 LSC Indoor Championships Feb. 18-19 in Lubbock. Kryukov, a junior multi-events athlete, won his second straight LSC title in the heptathlon, finishing with 5,450 points while claiming victories in the long jump and shot put rounds. He also posted a runner-up finish in the individual 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.01. Elbouchayby, a freshman middle-distance runner, took first place in the 800 meters with a time of 1:51.04 to claim the LSC title. He also finished second in the mile with a time of 4:15.10. Overall, the Rams finished third at the LSC Indoor Championships and will continue their season at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships March 10-11 in Virginia Beach, Va. See more details at angelosports.com.

Sawyer Lloyd of Wall, a junior guard on the Angelo State University Belles basketball team, has been named the Lone Star Confererence Offensive Player of the Week for Week 15 of the season ending Feb. 19. This is Lloyd's sixth LSC Player of the Week honor (two offensive, four defensive), the most in the conference this season. Against the two top teams in the LSC standings, Lloyd scored a total of 50 points over the two games last week, including a career-high 34 points in the Belles' 73-69 victory over No. 4 West Texas A&M. She followed that up with 16 points and seven rebounds in a 62-51 loss to UT Tyler. She is averaging 15.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and a team-high 4.5 assists per game. The Belles will wrap up their regular season with a home game against UT Permian Basin on Thursday. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

The Angelo State University Rambelles track and field team finished second at the 2023 Lone Star Conference Indoor Championships in Lubbock with Maricia Spence of Christiana, Jamaica, Shiean Walters of Coleman and the 4x400-meter relay team all claiming LSC titles for ASU. Spence, a junior multi-event athlete, won her second straight LSC title in the pentathlon with 3,862 points. She also took first place in the long jump with a mark of 6.04 meters (19'-9.75"), and she finished second in the 60-meter hurdles. Walters, a junior sprinter, won the LSC title in the 400 meters and set a new LSC record with her time of 52.25. Walters and Spence, along with junior Zykia McDaniel of Converse and junior Shadae Findley of Manchester, Jamaica, made up ASU's 4x400-meter relay team that set a new NCAA Division II record of 3:38.38 to claim the LSC title. Findley also finished second in the 800 meters. The Rambelles will continue their season at the NCAA D-II Indoor Track & Field Championship March 10-11 in Virginia Beach, Va. See more details here and here at angelosports.com.

Braxton Pearson of Georgetown, a starting pitcher for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Feb. 12. During the Rams' 4-game sweep of Cameron University in Lawton, Okla., Pearson tossed a complete-game, one-hit shutout in Game 3 of the series to lead the Rams to a 12-0 victory. He was also named the Lone Star Conference Pitcher of the Week after he recorded 10 strikeouts, allowed only two baserunners and held the Aggies to a team batting average of .043. A junior transfer from TCU, Pearson is now 2-0 for the season, leads the LSC in opponent batting average (.098), total hits allowed (4) and total runs allowed (1), and is fourth in strikeouts (16). The Rams have a four-game series against UT Permian Basin this weekend with games today through Sunday at ASU's Foster Field at 1st Community Credit Union Stadium.

Shadae Findley, a junior on the Angelo State University Rambelles track and field team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week for Week 6 of the indoor season ending Feb. 12. A native of Manchester, Jamaica, Findley posted the top LSC performance in the 400 meters at the Jarvis Scott Open in Lubbock with a time of 54.98. She also helped lead the Belles' 4x400 relay team to the best LSC showing at the meet with a time of 3:41.65. That relay time is the second-fastest in all of NCAA Division II this season, and Findley's individual time ranks seventh in D-II. Findley and the Belles will compete at the LSC Indoor Championships in Lubbock beginning Saturday, March 18. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Braxton Pearson of Georgetown, a starting pitcher for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Pitcher of the Week for Week 2 of the season ending Feb. 12. A junior transfer from TCU, Pearson tossed a complete-game, one-hit shutout in the Rams' 12-0 victory over Cameron University in Game 3 of their four-game series in Lawton, Okla. He recorded 10 strikeouts, allowed only two baserunners and held the Aggies to a team batting average of .043. He is now 2-0 for the season, leads the LSC in opponent batting average (.098), total hits allowed (4) and total runs allowed (1), and is fourth in strikeouts (16). The Rams return home this weekend for a four-game series against UT Permian Basin. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Angelo State University Rams baseball players Austin Beck of Allen and Aaron Munson of San Antonio have been named to the 2023 Preseason All-Region Team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Beck, a sophomore infielder, was named Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year after last season. He hit .420 with 59 RBI and 84 runs scored, primarily from the lead-off spot. He also led the LSC in stolen bases with 33. Munson, a junior pitcher, went 11-3 last season to lead the Rams in wins. He notched 81 strikeouts in 94.1 innings and held opposing batters to a .277 average. He was named to the All-LSC second team. Beck and Munson lead the Rams into the 2023 season that begins Feb. 3 at home against Eastern New Mexico. The Rams have been picked to win the LSC title and are ranked No. 5 nationally in the NCBWA Preseason Poll. See more details at angelosports.com.

Paxton Scheurer of Mansfield, a senior infielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Player of the Year heading into the 2023 season. The reigning LSC Player of the Year and Academic Player of the Year, Scheurer led the LSC in home runs (23), RBI (72) and slugging percentage (.842) last season. She also posted a .370 batting average and ranked in the top three nationally in homers and RBI. She was a consensus All-American and an Academic All-American. This season, she will lead the Rambelles who have been picked to finish second in the LSC and are ranked No. 18 nationally in the NFCA Preseason Poll. The season starts Feb. 3 at the D-II Spring Invitational Kickoff in Conroe. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Kevon Godwin of Blountstown, Florida, a junior guard on the Angelo State University Rams basketball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week for Week 11 of the season ending Jan. 22. This marks the third time Godwin has earned the weekly honor this season. As the Rams went 2-0 for the week with road wins over St. Mary's University and St. Edward's University, Godwin spearheaded the offense, shooting 69.2% from the field and 81.8% from three-point range. He scored 21 points against St. Mary's and then topped that by pouring in 26 points against St. Edward's. He is now averaging 16.9 points per game and leads the LSC in three-point shooting percentage (42.1%). See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC Website.

Four members of the Angelo State University track and field teams, two Rams and two Rambelles, have been named Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field Preseason Athletes to Watch leading into the 2023 season. Elvis Kryukov of Limassol, Cyprus, and Oussama Elbouchayby of Marrakech, Morocco, earned preseason honors for the Rams. Maricia Spence of Christiana, Jamaica, and Shiean Walters of Colemen earned the preseason honors for the Rambelles. Kryukov was an indoor first-team All-American last season in the heptathlon and is the reigning NCAA Division II outdoor national champion in the decathlon. Elbouchayby is a freshman distance runner in his first season at ASU. Spence was an indoor second-team All-American last season in the pentathlon, and Walters was an indoor all-region selection in the 400 meters and 4x400 relay. See more details on the LSC website.

Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant of Amarillo and Sawyer Lloyd of Wall, both juniors on the Angelo State University Belles basketball team, have been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Basketball Players of the Week for Week 9 of the season ending Jan. 8. McGhee-Pleasant picked up her second Offensive Player of the Week nod after posting a double-double in both of the Belles' wins over No. 13 West Texas A&M and Lubbock Christian. She scored a season-high 22 points against WTAM and added 12 rebounds, four blocks and four steals. She then posted 16 points and 11 rebounds against LCU, including the game-winning jumper with under a second to play. She ranks third in the LSC in scoring at 16.3 points per game. Lloyd snagged her third straight LSC Defensive Player of the Week honor and fourth in the last five weeks. She led the Belles' defense that held both WTAM and LCU to season lows in shooting percentage. She totalled 10 steals and 12 rebounds over the two games, along with 13 points and 15 assists. She leads the LSC averaging 1.9 steals per game. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Kevon Godwin of Blountstown, Fla., and Steve Webb of St. Louis, Mo., both guards on the Angelo State University Rams basketball team, have been named the Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball Players of the Week for Week 9 of the season ending Jan. 8. Godwin picked up his second LSC Offensive Player of the Week honor after averaging 18.5 points per game as the Rams went 2-0 for the week with home wins over West Texas A&M and Lubbock Christian. The junior guard shot 59.1% from the field and made six of 11 from three-point range. He ranks sixth in the LSC averaging 15.5 points per game. Webb picked up his first LSC Defensive Player of the Week honor as he led the Rams' defense that held both WTAM and LCU to season lows in shooting percentage. He snagged multiple steals in both games and is second in the LSC averaging 1.9 steals per game. It was the Rams' first home win over WTAM since 2016. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Sawyer Lloyd of Wall, a junior guard on the Angelo State University Belles basketball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week for Week 8 of the season ending Jan. 1. This marks the third time she has won the LSC's weekly defensive honor this season. As the Belles swept road games at Western New Mexico (54-50) and Eastern New Mexico (73-63), Lloyd picked up right where she left off in 2022. Against WNMU, she posted 11 points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal. She then went off against ENMU with 19 points, 13 rebounds, six steals, five assists and two more blocks. It was her fifth double-double of the season, and she now leads the LSC in steals per game (2.8). Lloyd and the Belles will host West Texas A&M and Lubbock Christian this week at ASU's Junell Center/Stephens Arena. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.