ST. MARY'S (7-2, 1-0) at LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (7-3, 1-0)
Saturday, December 20th - 1:00 PM                                               
Rip Griffin Center (Lubbock, Texas)
Radio: Double T 104.3 FM
All-Time Series: LCU leads 5-1
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Lubbock Christian University completes their opening weekend of Heartland Conference play Saturday at 1 p.m. hosting St. Mary's University inside Rip Griffin Center.

The Lady Chaps have a tough start to their 2014-2015 conference campaign, going from facing last sea-son's regular season conference champions, Texas A&M International, to hosting St. Mary's, who holds the best overall record of a conference squad this season (along with St. Edward's). So far so good, as Thursday, LCU defeated TAMIU 87-68. LCU's Kellyn Schneider produced her first double-double with LCU, posting 14 rebounds and 12 points. The Lady Chaps knocked down 13 three-pointers and pro-duced 59 rebounds in the win. The rebound mark was three shy of matching the Rip Griffin Center record.

LCU, 21-0 all-time in Heartland Conference play, improved to 7-3 overall on the season with Thursday's victory and opened the conference slate with a 1-0 mark. LCU enters Saturday's play with four players averaging double figures offensively. Haley Fowler leads the squad averaging 13.7 points per game. She is 56.6% (56/99) from the field this season and has had at least 10 points in nine of LCU's 10 games this season. The Lady Chaps are 4-1 at home this season and they have a 24-game conference winning streak alive.

The game is LCU's final game of the 2014 calendar year. LCU is 23-3 in games played in 2014 (they went 26-5 during the 2013 calendar year). Following Saturday's contest, LCU will not play until hosting former Sooner Athletic Conference rival Oklahoma City University on January 1, 2015 for a non-conference clash.

ABOUT StMU
The Rattlers join St. Edward's with the best overall record, as they are each 7-2. St. Mary's opened con-ference play Thursday with a 74-65 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State University on the road for a 1-0 conference start. Morgan Pullins helped StMU claim their fifth consecutive win with a 26-point and 11-rebound double-double in the win. The Rattlers won despite 23 turnovers. They lead the conference hold-ing opponents to an average of 59.2 points per game. They are led by Pullins, a three-time conference Player of the Week, who averages 21.8 points and 10 9 rebounds per game.

THE SERIES AGAINST StMU
LCU leads the all-times series 5-1. The two teams had met once (Nov. 22, 2005) since the 1991-92 season until meeting Jan. 2 in Lubbock (LCU won 78-59). LCU swept the season series last season, winning the prior meeting 78-51 in San Antonio, Texas on Feb. 15, 2014.

THE LAST MEETING AGAINST StMU
Feb. 15, 2014 (San Antonio, Texas) - LCU: 78 / StMU 51
Lubbock Christian University completed a perfect 10-0 record in Heartland Conference road games, as Emily Pool scored 19 points to lead the Lady Chaparrals to a 78-51 victory over St. Mary's University in LCU's final road game of the season Saturday afternoon inside Bill Greehey Arena. The win extended LCU's program record win streak to 20 games and improved their record to 22-1 overall and 17-0 in con-ference play.

Pool, playing in her 122nd career game as a Lady Chap, was playing in her final road game of her career. She ignited the LCU offense with 12 points in the first half.  Her and Boyles showed their versatility com-bining for four three-pointers in the opening half, as LCU was 8-of-13 (61.5%) in the first half from long range. The Lady Chaps pulled away from the Rattlers with four consecutive three-pointers during a 12-0 first half run. Pool, Boyles, Nicole Hampton and Hannah Harbin each connected during the run for a 44-24 lead with 1:53 left in the half. LCU led 44-28 at the half and was 53.6% (15/28) from the field.

LCU assisted on 22 of 26 of their field goals in the game, with a assists coming on 10 of their 11 field goals in the second half. Hampton led LCU with eight points in the second half and LCU never led by less than 20 points over the final 17 minutes of the game.

Of the 22 assists, LCU had four each from Pool, Haley Burton, Kelsey Hoppel and Blair Taylor (career high). Pool led all players with 19 points, and was joined in double figures by teammates Boyles and Hampton, who each had 13 points. Jackie Woods led StMU with 17 points. The Rattlers did have suc-cess inside and outscored LCU 32-24 in paint scoring. LCU, shooting 50% (26/52) from the field, was able to garner offense from the perimeter with 12 three-pointers (on 24 attempts). It is the fourth time out of the last five games played in which LCU has had at least 10 three-pointers in a game.