LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (7-3-0, 2-0-0) at ST.MARY'S (7-4-0, 3-0-0)Monday, October 13th - Noon
Sigma Beta Chi Field (San Antonio, Texas)
LADY CHAPS FLIGHT DECK• The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals close out their first Heartland Conference road trip of the season facing St Mary's University.
• LCU enters Monday's game 7-3-0 overall and 2-0-0 in conference following a 2-0 win at Texas A&M International Saturday night.
• The Lady Chaps are 4-2-0 on the road this season and 13-10-0 all-time under head coach
Alex Denning. LCU went 4-4-0 last season on the road and they are 24-15-3 all-time on the road.
STORY LINES• With Saturday's win at TAMIU, LCU is 5-1-0 all-time in Heartland Conference road games. Their last road loss in conference play came on Oct. 28, 2013 at St. Edwards's.
• LCU has outscored their opponents 12-3 in the first half this season. They have scored the first goal in eight of their 10 games this season and they have won seven of the eight games when scoring first. They have not won a game this season when surrendering the opening goal.
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Brooke Wendl enters Monday's play leading the squad with nine goals and 22 points on the season. Her totals are also leading the Heartland Conference. She leads the conference with 2.2 points per game, 1 goal per game, .44 assists per game and with four game winning goals (tied for fourth nationally).
• All seven of LCU's goal scorers have at least a .500% shooting percentage of shots on goal.
Kristin Fellows (5 of 8, .625),
Claudia Sanchez (14 of 26, .538),
Brooke Wendl (19 of 34, .559),
Jamie Boone (14 of 28, .500),
Ashley Ledford (10 of 18, .556),
Audra Park (6 of 11, .545) and
Shannon Rogers (2 of 4, .500) each have a .500 percentage or better.
• LCU leads the Heartland Conference with 28 goals on the season and goals per game (2.8). Their 28 already matches last season's total of 28.
• Goalkeeper
Lauren Story registered her fifth shutout of the season in a win over TAMIU (co-leads the conference) and it was her program career-leading 12th of the season. Story enters the weekend set of games with an active shutout sequence of 280:10 in conference games dating back to Nov. 2, 2013 against Dallas Baptist. LCU has never produced three consecutive shutouts in conference play.
SCOUTING ST. MARY'S• The Rattlers enter the contest 7-4-0 and 3-0-0 in conference following a 2-0 win over Texas-Permian Basin at home.
• St. Mary's is 4-2-0 at home this season and they have won their last three home games?
• They enter the weekend with an active shutout sequence of 401:31.
• With 27 goals through 10 games, StMU and LCU are the highest scoring teams in the conference.
• Katie Kaspiritis has 8 goals and 4 assists for 20 points to lead the team offensively.
SERIES HISTORY WITH ST. MARY'S• StMU leads the all-time series with a 2-1-0 record. LCU is 1-0-0 all-time in the series in games played as conference opponents.
• All three prior meetings have been one-goal differentials, with each of the Rattlers wins coming in overtime. LCU's only win in the series was a 3-2 decision in Lubbock last season.
• The only prior meeting in San Antonio resulted in a 3-2 2OT Rattlers win on Sept. 3, 2011.
