Lubbock Christian (17-5, 13-3 Heartland) at Angelo State (19-6, 11-5 Lone Star)
Saturday, November 8 at 12 p.m.
San Angelo, Texas (Junell Center)
 
Final match of 2014
Today marks the last contest for the Lady Chaps of the season as LCU is in its provisional year while transitioning to NCAA Division II, not allowing postseason play.
The Belles of ASU and Lady Chaps last battled in 2010 with LCU taking the 3-1 victory and winning five of the last six meetings, but Angelo State holds a 17-7 all-time advantage dating to 1978.
 
Edwards named to Capital One Academic All-District® Team
LUBBOCK, Texas (November 6, 2014) – Amy Edwards of Lubbock Christian has been named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-District® Volleyball Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
Edwards is the lone representative of the Heartland Conference, and her first team efforts advance her to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first, second and third team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.
The middle blocker from Brock, Texas, has been a model student-athlete for LCU over the past three years, earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average in Biology while being a force at the net for the Lady Chaps. Edwards' 1.07 blocks per set leads the Heartland Conference and is ranked within the top-50 in NCAA Division II. Her 10-block performance at Arkansas Tech on September 19 is the second-best output in a four-set match in the nation.
Edwards becomes only the second volleyball Lady Chap to receive the award, with Nikki Ralston receiving the first honor in 2011.
The Academic All-District® teams include student-athletes divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the fourth year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non-Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored. The expanded teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division Academic All-America ® Team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.
The Capital One Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2014-15 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.
 
White, Lady Chaps finish off conference slate for second place finish
AUSTIN, Texas (November 6, 2014) – Paced by a game and season-high 17 kills from Abby White, Lubbock Christian closed out its second Heartland Conference campaign with a 3-1 win over St. Edward's Thursday night at Recreation and Convocation Center to clinch a second place finish within the league.
Coming into the contest, the Lady Chaps (17-5, 13-3 Heartland) sat a game ahead of the Hilltoppers (16-7, 10-5 Heartland), and with the win LCU doubled its margin to two games with a single match remaining on SEU's slate to solely finish in the number two spot with a 13-3 Heartland Conference record. The 13 wins match last season's conference victories.
White's impressive performance was highlighted by her.455 attack percentage, and she had plenty of help up front with Amy Edwards contributing 15 kills and a game-high three blocks and Maddie Johnson adding a dozen kills, all directed by Erin Fisher's game-high 51 assists.
Set one included 12 ties and five lead changes, in which the final fluctuation occurred at 23-22 with LCU jumping ahead on an SEU service error. Edwards tallied the last two points for the Lady Chaps en route to the 25-23 victory. In set two, an athletic save by libero Christa Daniel as she somersaulted into the back wall off of an errant LCU pass salvaged a lost point and led to an Edwards' kill for a 17-15 edge. A pair of kills by Johnson pushed the Lady Chaps out front at 20-16 before the Hilltoppers reeled off a trio of points to close the gap to 20-19. Johnson responded with another kill and White added two more moments later to steer LCU to a 25-22 win.
The Lady Chaps took a 9-5 lead in set three before SEU regained control during a 10-2 Hilltopper run to pull ahead 15-12. Following an SEU service error, Edwards delivered two kills and then teamed up with Fisher for a block to again put the Lady Chaps in front at 16-15. Seven straight points by SEU after a 17-17 tie proved to be too much for LCU, giving the Hilltoppers a 25-19 victory and forcing a fourth set.
Two miscues by St. Edward's, an ace by Malori Maddox and a kill by White gave LCU a 12-9 lead in set four. Bryce Shankle then entered the game and made an impact with a kill and ace to put LCU on top, 17-14. Two kills by SEU's Katie Martin and a mistimed attack from LCU's offense pulled the Hilltoppers to within 18-17 before Johnson threw down three kills and Fisher delivered an ace for a 22-19 LCU lead, turning into a 25-20 Lady Chap set and match victory.
For SEU, Martin tallied 14 kills.