SAN ANGELO, TX — The Angelo State University volleyball team, which is now ranked No. 3 in the nation in NCAA Division II, earned three of the top awards in the Lone Star Conference on Tuesday.
Senior outside hitter Madi Parrish was named the LSC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Junior outside hitter Julia Hopkins was Offensive Player of the Year, and Chuck Waddington was Coach of the Year.
ASU had a perfect 17-0 run through LSC play, the first time the Belles were undefeated in the conference since 1984. It was ASU’s 13th regular-season title.
The Belles (27-1 overall) will take a 19-match winning streak into their LSC Tournament opener on their home court at 7 p.m. Thursday against No. 8 Western New Mexico or No. 9 West Texas A&M at the Junell Center.
Parrish, a senior from Saginaw, recorded 288 kills this year, along with 299 digs and 43 aces. She became just the second player in program history to earn the award in back-to-back years, joining Kailyn Gilbreath in 2020 and 2021.
Hopkins, a junior from Austin, became the fourth Belle in program history to earn LSC Offensive Player of the Year honors. She had a team-high 302 kills.
Waddington earned his fifth LSC Coach of the Year award and first since 2021.
Other ASU players honored were junior middle blocker Sydney Thornton, who earned her first career first-team selection after totaling 195 kills, 73 blocks and 19 aces.
Three additional Belles earned All-LSC second-team honors — junior setter Gabi Ashcraft, junior defensive specialist Allie Duitsman, and senior right-side hitter Alli Kirkpatrick.
Senior middle blocker Hannah Barnhill and freshman setter Olivia Pena rounded out ASU’s all-conference selections with honorable mention recognition.
The Angelo State University volleyball team, which is now ranked No. 3 in the nation in NCAA Division II, earned three of the top awards in the Lone Star Conference on Tuesday.
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