LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (10-4-0) at NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE (6-7-3)Tuesday, October 28th – 2 PM
Alva Recreation Complex (Alva, Okla.)
LADY CHAPS FLIGHT DECK• The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals play their final non-conference game of the season Tuesday in Alva, Okla. facing Northwestern Oklahoma State, which begins a season-closing three-game road trip.
• LCU enters the game 10-4-0 on the season following a 2-1 loss Saturday at home, which ended a seven-game win streak.
• The Lady Chaps are 5-2-0 on the road this season and 14-10-0 all-time under head coach
Alex Denning. LCU went 4-4-0 last season on the road and they are 25-15-3 all-time on the road.
STORY LINES• LCU is 5-3-0 in non-conference games this season.
• The Lady Chaps has outscored their opponents 16-4 in the first half this season. They have scored the first goal in 11 of their 14 games this season and they have won 10 of the 11 games when scoring first. They have not won a game this season when surrendering the opening goal.
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Brooke Wendl leads the Heartland Conference in points (33, ranks tied for seventh nationally), points per game (2.5, ranks fourth nationally), goals (13, ranks tied for 13th nationally), goals per game (1.0, ranks tied for fourth nationally), assist (seven), assists per game (.54) and game winning goals (6, ranks tied for fourth nationally).
• Freshman
Claudia Sanchez has 11 goals on the season and joins
Brooke Wendl among players on LCU's roster with 10 or more goals. It is the first time LCU has had two players with at least 10 goals since the inaugural 2010 season. Sanchez has scored at least one goal in seven consecutive games. The program record of consecutive games with a goal is nine by Wendl during the 2012 season.
• LCU leads the Heartland Conference with 37 goals on the season (tied for 24th in the nation) and goals per game (2.6, which ranks tied for 14th nationally). The program single-season record for goals is 50 from the 2012 season.
• LCU's leader in away scoring this season is
Brooke Wendl, as she has seven goals and an assist for 15 points in six away matches this season. Four of Wendl's six game winning goals on the season have occurred on the road. LCU has out-scored their opponents 13-2 over the previous four road games.
SCOUTING NWOSU• The Rangers have a record of 6-7-3 on the season and have one win of their last five games played (1-3-1).
• NWOSU is coming off a 2-1 home loss to Harding University.
• Northwestern Oklahoma is 2-4-1 at home this season.
• NWOSU has only been involved in two shutouts this season. A 2-0 home loss to Southern Nazarene (Sept. 27) and a 0-0 tie to Southwestern Okla. State (Oct. 12).
• Leidlane Capoblanco leads the Rangers with eight goals and a pair of assists for 18 points. Jessica Lynch has 14 points (all from 14 assists) and ranks second on NCAA Div. II in assists.
SERIES HISTORY WITH NWOSU• LCU leads the all-time series 3-0-1.
• This meeting marks the fourth meeting in Alva, Okla. (teams have only met once in Lubbock).
• The Lady Chaps are 2-0-1 in Alva, with the last meeting at NWOSU resulting in a 3-1 LCU win on Sept. 20, 2012.
• The prior meeting overall was a 3-0 LCU win on Sept. 24, 2013 in Lubbock.
• Both squads used to be Sooner Athletic Conference foes in the NAIA, but NWOSU is now a member of the Great American Conference (NCAA Div. II) and LCU is a member of the Heartland Conference. LCU is 0-1-0 this season against GAC squads, as they fell at East Central.
