RICHARDSON, TEXAS – West Texas A&M junior Kerbie Cash has been named the 2026-27 Lone Star Conference Preseason Player of the Year as the Lady Buffs were picked second in the women's basketball preseason poll announced on Monday by the league's offices in Richardson, Texas.
 
Cash came to Canyon following two seasons at Midwestern State where saw time in 54 games with 53 starts. The 6'2 wing scored 807 points to go along with 413 rebounds, 91 assists, 16 blocks and 99 steals. Last season saw Cash go 142-of-363 (39.1%) from the floor including 119-of-165 (72.1%) from the free throw line to average 16.6 points per game with 204 rebounds. She is a two-time All-LSC selection as she was tabbed the league's Freshman of the Year in 2024-25.
 
Defending LSC Champion Texas Woman's picked up 31 of the possible 51 first place votes for a total of 828 points to sit atop of the poll followed by West Texas A&M (10 first place, 794), UT Tyler (nine first place, 755), Lubbock Christian (743) and Eastern New Mexico (one first place, 644) to round out the top five.
 
Angelo State was selected sixth followed by St. Mary's, UT Dallas, UT Permian Basin, St. Edward's, Texas A&M International, Oklahoma Christian, Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Cameron, Western New Mexico and Sul Ross State.
 
The Lady Buffs open their season on October 21^st as they travel to Dallas, Texas to take on the SMU Mustangs in exhibition action with the regular season starting on October 30^th in Canyon against Southern Arkansas during the D2CCA Tipoff Classic.
 
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