RICHARDSON, Texas (June 18, 2020) – Lubbock Christian University women's basketball's Maddi Chitsey claimed the Lone Star Conference's top annual female honor, receiving the 2020 Lone Star Conference Female Athlete of the Year award following a vote of the conference's sports information directors.
 
Chitsey wrapped up her senior year by earning both of the league's highest honors after being named LSC Academic Athlete of the Year (all sports) as well. The Exercise Sports Science major (also the LSC Women's Basketball Academic Player of the Year honor) graduated with a 3.94 GPA, and last week was recognized by the LSC as LCU's female Scholar-Athlete award winner (all-sports). Chitsey, a senior from Wall, Texas, adds to her collection of honors this season (13 awards received this season). This season alone, she has also named to the WBCA and D2CCA All-America Team, All-Texas Team (Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball), All-South Central Team, as the South Central Region Player of the Year (D2CCA), LSC Athletic Performance Team member and she was the first player in Lone Star Conference history to claim the conference's Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Academic Player of the Year honors in the same season. The returning D2CCA All-Region Selection is best known for her overtime three-pointer in LCU's 2019 National Championship victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State, which led to All-Elite Eight Tournament Honors. She led LCU in scoring (13.5), ranking eighth in the LSC. Chitsey also ranked fourth in the LSC in field goal percentage (46.7%), sixth in blocks (58) and blocks per game (1.9), seventh in field goals made (154) and defensive rebounds per game (4.8) and 10th in free-throw percentage (74.8%). She ranked second on the LCU squad with a per-game plus/minus rate of +16.9 (+17.5 in conference) and is part of a Lady Chaps defense that finished the season leading the nation holding opponents to a 31.7% shooting mark. Chitsey was a LSC All-Tournament Team selection, helping LCU to a LSC Championship title in March.
 
With the 2019-20 campaign serving as LCU's first season of all-sports membership in the Lone Star Conference, the honor is the first received by a LCU student-athlete.  It marks the second time an LCU student-athlete has received a conference "Athlete of the Year" award since LCU made the move to NCAA Division II (2015-16). LCU women's basketball's Tess Bruffey claimed the Heartland Conference Female Athlete of the Year at the close of the 2017-18 campaign. Chitsey is the first LSC women's basketball student-athlete to receive the honor since 2008-09. The 2020 LSC Male Athlete of the Year award was received by Zimari Manning of Tarleton State football. 
 
Maddi Chitsey's 2019-20 Awards
Lone Star Conference Female Athlete of the Year (all sports)
Lone Star Conference Fred Jacoby Academic Female Athlete of the Year (all sports)
Lone Star Conference Scholar-Athlete Award (all sports)
Lone Star Conference Women's Basketball Academic Player of the Year
WBCA Women's Basketball All-America Team
D2CCA Women's Basketball All-America Team
Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball's Women's Basketball All-Texas Team
D2CCA South Central Region Player of the Year
D2CCA All-South Central Region Team
Lone Star Conference Athletic Performance Team (all-sports)
Lone Star Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Lone Star Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
Lone Star Conference Women's Basketball's All-Tournament Team



LONE STAR CONFERENCE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Year     Male
2020    Zimari Manning, Tarleton State, Sr., Football
2019    Markus Jones, Angelo State, Sr., Football
2018    Luis Perez, Texas A&M-Commerce, Sr., Football
2017    Daeshon Francis, UT Permian Basin, Jr., Basketball
            Marshall Kasowski, West Texas A&M, Jr., Baseball
2016    Marqui Christian, Midwestern State, Sr., Football
2015    Steve Naemark, Angelo State, Jr., Baseball
2014    Dustin Vaughan, West Texas A&M, Sr., Football
2013    Alex Carpenter, Abilene Christian, Sr., Golf
2012    Nick Jones, Abilene Christian, Sr., Track and Field
2011    Chase Larsson, Cameron, Jr., Baseball
2010    Cyril Bouniol, Abilene Christian, Jr., Golf
2009    Bernard Scott, Abilene Christian, Sr., Football
2008    Sam Belt, Central Oklahoma, Sr., Basketball
2007    Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian, Sr., Cross Country/Track and Field
2006    Danieal Manning, Abilene Christian, Football
2005    Drew Beard, Southeastern Okla., Football
2004    Cole Province, Central Oklahoma, Wrestling
2003    Olan Coleman, Tarleton State, Football/Track and Field
2002    Steve Kelly, Tarleton State, Football
2001    Roberto Garza, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Football/Track and Field
2000    Roberto Garza, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Football/Track and Field
1999    Eddie Robinson, Central Oklahoma, Basketball
 
Year     Female
2020    Maddi Chitsey, Lubbock Christian, Sr., Basketball
2019    Fatim Affessi, West Texas A&M, Jr., Track and Field
2018    Kami Norton, Angelo State, Sr., Track and Field
2017    Rellie Kaputin, West Texas A&M, Sr., Track and Field
2016    Isabel Jimenez-Perea, Tarleton State, Sr., Golf
2015    Brenna Moore, Midwestern State, Sr., Golf
2014    Renee Erwin, West Texas A&M, Jr., Softball
2013    Katie Hines, Texas Woman's, Jr., Softball
2012    Elsamartina Apo, Angelo State, Sr., Softball
2011    Carla Cooper, Tarleton State, Sr., Golf
2010    Aisha Adams, Angelo State, Sr., Track and Field
2009    Emily Brister, West Texas A&M, Sr., Basketball
2008    Emily Brister, West Texas A&M, Jr., Basketball
2007    Emily Brister, West Texas A&M, So., Basketball
2006    Emily Brister, West Texas A&M, Fr., Basketball
2005    Celeste Stevenson, West Texas A&M, Basketball
2004    Michelle Hofmann, Angelo State, Softball
2003    LaTasha Mosley, Angelo State, Track and Field
2002    Brandi Robinson, Southeastern Okla., Basketball
2001    Precious Thibodeaux, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Basketball/Track and Field
2000    Sarah Butler, West Texas A&M, Volleyball
1999    Tracy Barnes, Abilene Christian, Track and Field