RICHARDSON, TX — The Angelo State University women's basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the Lone Star Conference preseason poll released Monday, while junior guard Majik Esquivel was named a Player to Watch.
The Rambelles received 594 points in voting conducted by the conference's head coaches, sports information directors and one media representative from each institution.
Angelo State was projected to repeat its sixth-place finish from the 2025-26 season.
2026-27 LSC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL
Texas Woman's — 828 points (31 first-place votes)
West Texas A&M — 794 points (10 first-place votes)
UT Tyler — 755 points (9 first-place votes)
Lubbock Christian — 743 points
Eastern New Mexico — 644 points (1 first-place vote)
Angelo State — 594 points
St. Mary's — 540 points
UT Dallas — 491 points
UT Permian Basin — 484 points
St. Edward's — 384 points
Texas A&M International — 322 points
Oklahoma Christian — 301 points
Midwestern State — 283 points
Texas A&M-Kingsville — 278 points
Cameron — 167 points
Western New Mexico — 109 points
Sul Ross State — 86 points
Esquivel earned preseason recognition after receiving first-team All-Lone Star Conference honors last season.
The Lubbock native ranked second in the conference in scoring during the 2025-26 season, averaging 17.1 points per game while making 60 3-pointers.
The Rambelles enter the 2026-27 season looking to build on their performance during the second half of last year's conference schedule.
Angelo State recorded a 10-game winning streak that lasted more than a month during the latter portion of LSC play.
The Rambelles finished the season with a 15-12 overall record and a 13-7 mark in conference play, earning the No. 6 seed in the Lone Star Conference Championship Tournament.
Angelo State will open its 2026-27 season Friday, Oct. 30, against New Mexico Highlands at the D2CCA Tipoff Classic in Canyon.
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