LUBBOCK, Texas (December 18, 2014) – Kellyn Schneider recorded her first double-double as a member of Lubbock Christian University, with 14 rebounds and 12 points, and LCU produced 59 rebounds en route to an 87-68 victory over Texas A&M International in each team's Heartland Conference opener Thursday night inside Rip Griffin Center.

The Lady Chaps were coming into the contest following a loss Saturday at No.24 Midwestern State in which they attempted six three-point field goals, which was the lowest amount attempted by the Lady Chaps under head coach Steve Gomez's  coaching tenure (12th season). They fired up 30 long distance shots Thursday and knocked down 13 of them (43.3%). Seven different Lady Chaps had at least one three-pointer. LCU opened the game making their first seven three-point field goal attempts. The mark spanned the opening 10 minutes of the game and capped a 28-14 lead for LCU.

LCU opened the game on a 9-0 run and led 20-5 six minutes into the contest. LCU led as much as 49-28 in the opening half and took a 49-30 lead into the break. They were 51.9% (14/27) from the field in the half and 61.5% (8/13) from long range.

Tess Bruffey rung in the second half with a three-pointer 11 seconds into the half and LCU never took their foot off the pedal. LCU led as much as 29 points in the second half and never had their lead drop under a 19 point advantage.

With the outcome never in doubt, LCU relied on their bench much of the second half. Schneider, a Texas Tech transfer, recorded a career high in points (12) and added 14 rebounds for her first double-double since joining the Lady Chaps. She completed the task in 21 minutes of playing time. Allison Szabo also added 12 rebounds to help LCU to their season high 59 rebounds. The 59 rebounds was three shy of tying the Rip Griffin Center record.

Four Lady Chaps produced double figures in points, with Haley Burton and Bruffey each scoring 16 points (Bruffey matched a career high). Haley Fowler joined Schneider with 12-point outputs. Burton also contributed 8 assists. LCU was an impressive 90.9% from the free-throw line, going 20-of-22 from the line. They went 13-for-13 as a team in the opening half and out-scored TAMIU 13-0 from the line in the half. TAMIU had a hard time taking advantage of the opportunities once they received them, as they were 9-of-16 (56.3%) from the line in the game.

The high score of the night went to TAMIU's Jessica Prieto, who registered 22 points. They also received 15 points from Keiona Mathews despite a 0-for-6 shooting lull from three-point range. TAMIU, who played disciplined with only six turnovers, fell to 0-5 on their active six-game road trip and they drop to 4-5 overall and 1-0 in conference.

The Lady Chaps are now 2-0 all-time in Heartland Conference openers and 11-1 all-time in conference openers under Gomez. LCU opens the conference season 1-0 and they are 7-3 overall this season. They extended their conference win streak to 24 consecutive games and are 21-0 all-time in Heartland Conference play.

Lubbock Christian closes out their opening weekend of Heartland Conference play Saturday hosting St. Mary's University. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center.