FORT WORTH, Texas - Sophomore Rachel Loftin was selected as co-player of the week and junior Cortney Johansen was named co-setter of the week by the Red River Athletic Conference Tuesday morning.

     Loftin, a sophomore middle blocker from Joshua, Texas, paced Texas Wesleyan with 86 kills (4.1 per game) as the Lady Rams went 5-1 last week to reach 15-3 on the season. Against Paul Quinn College (Texas), she connected on 15 kills in 21 attempts for a .571 hitting percentage. She reached double-figures in kills in four other matches and made 34 blocks with a hitting average of .354 for the week. Loftin leads the RRAC in kills with 4.25 per game, and she is fourth in blocks with 1.21per game.

     Johansen, a junior setter from Colleyville, Texas, piled up 228 assists at a rate of 10.9 per game for Texas Wesleyan. She had a high of 53 assists in one match last week and had at least 31 assists in five of six matches. She had 48 assists against non-conference opponent Wayland Baptist University (Texas) as the Lady Rams won in five sets. Johansen is second in the RRAC in assists with 12.2 per game.

     The Rams will be back in action Friday when they host conference foes Wiley College at 1 p.m. and Bacone College at 7 p.m.