GOODWELL, Okla. (October 17, 2014) – Lubbock Christian dismissed Oklahoma Panhandle State in three sets on Friday night at Oscar Williams Fieldhouse, led by 11 kills from Amy Edwards and a team season-high nine service aces.
 
Reeling from last night's tight five-set loss to Newman, the Lady Chaps made quick work of the Aggies by scores of 25-11, 25-13 and 25-16. LCU compiled 42 kills compared to OPSU's 18 and handed out more than twice the amount of Aggie assists.
 
LCU cruised out to an early 12-3 advantage in set one and extended the lead to 16-6 on a kill by Samantha Matthews. A smart play by Erin Fisher resulted in a kill and a 21-11 lead, and the setter provided another attack to put the Lady Chaps up 23-11. An Aggie ball handling error and solo block by Matthews gave LCU the set one victory.
 
Set two was much of the same, as Christa Daniel served over a pair of aces in the midst of a 6-1 LCU run that grew to a 12-4 lead following a kill by Bryce Shankle. Malori Maddox recorded two of her career-high four service aces in back-to-back fashion to extend the Lady Chap gap to 21-10. The set seemed to have concluded on a kill by Shankle, but officials called her for a net violation instead, extending the set to one more play that resulted in an OPSU ball handling error.
 
The Lady Chaps raced out to their fastest start on the evening in the third set, jumping ahead 9-1. The Aggies narrowed the lead to 13-6 on a Lady Chap block error, but LCU responded with a 6-3 run to go ahead 19-9. A pair of kills by Shankle put the Lady Chaps at match point, 24-13, but the Aggies were not ready to quit just yet, gaining a point on a Dejiana Rubio kill and taking advantage of two miscues by the Lady Chaps. However, the home team ran out of time, falling to LCU on an OPSU bad set.
 
Fisher dished out a game-high 26 assists, and Daniel handled a game-best 10 digs.
 
For OPSU, Shaina Eddings had seven kills.
 
The Lady Chaps gear up for another difficult stretch of games next week beginning with Dallas Baptist Thursday at 7 p.m., followed by West Texas A&M on Friday at 7 p.m. and concluding with Arkansas-Fort Smith Saturday at noon. Two of LCU's three losses have been delivered by the Lady Buffs and Lady Lions. The Lady Chaps are currently one game behind UAFS for first place in the Heartland.