Lubbock Christian (10-1, 7-1 Heartland) at West Texas A&M (15-3, 7-0 Lone Star)
Tuesday, October 7 – 7 PM
Canyon, Texas (The Box)

History between LCU and WTAMU
The Lady Buffs hold a 25-8-1 all-time record over the Lady Chaps, with LCU's latest victory over WTAMU occurring on September 4, 2010, ending the Lady Buffs' 46-match home win streak. Last season WTAMU swept the Lady Chaps at The Box and in The Rip, both in three games.
 
Fisher sets her way to second honor
WACO, Texas (October 6, 2014) – Lubbock Christian's Erin Fisher has been recognized as the Heartland Conference Setter of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
The Monahans, Texas, native recorded a pair of double-doubles in the two wins against Midwestern State on October 3 and St. Edward's on October 4, dishing out 12.71 assists per set and contributing 2.86 digs per frame. The senior also added five blocks, five kills and an ace on the week. In the victory over MSU she totaled 51 assists, 10 digs and three blocks.
This season, the 5-9 setter is compiling an average of 11.38 helpers per set, the most in the Heartland and 19th best in all of NCAA Division II. Fisher has contributed in other ways for the Lady Chaps as well, collecting 129 total digs in 2014, second only to libero Christa Daniel, as well as recording 29 kills and four service aces on the season.
This is honor number two for Fisher this season and brings her total to eight dating to 2013.
 
Johnson returns to action
Redshirt junior Maddie Johnson is back on the court for LCU after sitting out last season recovering from surgery. The Frenship High School product was a Second Team All-Sooner Athletic Conference pick as a sophomore after compiling 244 kills, 369 digs and a team-best 38 service aces. In her 2014 debut, the 5-10 outside hitter totaled a career and game-high 19 kills against St. Mary's on Sept. 4 and came close to that mark on Sept. 20 by logging 18 kills. Johnson leads the Lady Chaps in total kills (141) and kills per set (3.71).
 
All-around Fisher
Erin Fisher was a dominant floor leader in 2013, handing out 11.71 assists per set, three higher than any other player in the Heartland Conference. This season, the 5-9 setter has picked up from where she left off, compiling an average of 11.38 helpers per set. The Monahans, Texas, native has contributed in other ways for the Lady Chaps as well, compiling 129 total digs in 2014, second only to libero Christa Daniel, as well as recording 29 kills and four service aces on the season.
 
Coach Lawrence becomes program's winningest
With a 3-0 sweep over St. Mary's on September 4, head coach Jennifer Lawrence became LCU volleyball's all-time leader in wins. The victory brought her to number 251 to surpass Steven McRoberts, the Lady Chap coach from 1996-2003. Lawrence now has an overall record of 260-104 and has most recently led the team to an impressive 20-6 record in the Heartland Conference since 2013.
 
National statistics
The Lady Chaps' conference-leading 13.00 assists per set currently rank 23^rd in NCAA Division II, paced by Erin Fisher's 19^th-best 11.38 assists per frame. The 13.90 kills/set for LCU are tied for 23^rd in the nation. Defensively, the squad's average of 18.10 digs per set is ranked 20^th, led by libero Christa Daniel's 5.83/set, good enough for 15^th overall. Middle blocker Amy Edwards is collecting 1.31 blocks per set which is 10^th in the country, including her career-high 10 she tallied against Arkansas Tech Sept. 19, tying for the second best outing by any Division II player so far this season.
 
Lady Chaps climb into sole possession of second place
LUBBOCK, Texas (October 4, 2014) – Led once again by the duo of Maddie Johnson and Channing Castleberry, Lubbock Christian took down St. Edward's in three straight sets to take control of second place within the Heartland Conference Saturday afternoon at the Rip Griffin Center.
Coming into the contest, the Lady Chaps (10-1, 7-1 Heartland) and Hilltoppers (10-2, 6-2 Heartland) were deadlocked for the number two spot in the league. Castleberry and Johnson each tallied 13 kills to help LCU to scores of 25-23, 25-23, 25-15 in the match victory.
The first set was evenly played throughout, with the Lady Chaps taking their first lead at 8-7 on a dump by Erin Fisher. Ten points later, Fisher boosted LCU to another one-point advantage at 18-17 by way of a service ace, and a solo block moments later by Samantha Matthews gave the Lady Chaps a two-point cushion, 20-18. Two St. Edward's kills knotted the set at 22-all until Castleberry soared an attack over an SEU block to put LCU on top. Hilltopper Hannah Rauch answered with a kill of her own to tie the frame at 23-all, but a kill by Amy Edwards put LCU at set-point, and an attack from Rauch sailed wide for the Lady Chap win.
LCU cruised out to a 17-7 lead in the second stanza, punctuated by a powerful kill from Castleberry that zipped through a Hilltopper block. However, SEU did not want to go away quietly, putting together an 11-4 run that included seven unanswered points to pull within 20-18. A pair of big kills by Johnson, one which terminated the seemingly never-ending SEU run, helped the Lady Chaps to a 22-19 edge. A big-time block by Matthews and Abby White put LCU up 23-19, but a kill and ace by SEU made it a two-point game. Castleberry placed the Lady Chaps within a point of victory with another kill, but SEU hung on to creep within 24-23 before White game through with a final kill.
The Lady Chaps turned an 8-7 advantage into a 12-7 lead in set three to set the tone before jumping ahead 18-10 on a block by Matthews and Fisher. Edwards found the back corner for a kill after a long rally to put LCU ahead, 23-13, and the final point of the match was attributed to a Hilltopper service error.
Fisher recorded a game-high 38 assists and Christa Daniel handled a team-high 22 digs.
For St. Edward's, Amy Jones totaled 10 kills and Kelly Jimenez had 30 digs.