LUBBOCK, Texas (December 6, 2014) –Lubbock Christian University had three starters held scoreless, but received 54 points from their bench, including a career high 23 points from Allison Szabo, to defeat McMurry University 76-45 Saturday afternoon in nonconference play inside Rip Griffin Center.

Szabo nearly notched a Rip Griffin Center record in the win, going 9-for-9 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free-throw line. The arena record is based on a 10 attempt minimum and the record is an 11-of-12 performance by Brittany Blackmon on Nov. 10, 2008. The 9-of-9 shooting performance was the best by any Lady Chaps member since Steve Gomez has served as LCU head coach (in his 12th season). Szabo produced her career-high totals in 26 minutes of work.

LCU received balance production outside of points. They assisted on 26 of 30 field goals, with eight players contributing at least one assist. Haley Burton (seven) and Kellyn Schneider (six) combined for 13 assists. LCU produced 11 blocks, with eight different players contributing at least one block. Tess Bruffey led LCU with four.

Only two of LCU's starting five players produced a point. Haley Fowler (10 points) and Bruffey (12 points) were the only Lady Chaps starters to produce offensively. The additional three starters went 0-of-14 from the field, meaning the team's remainder shot 68.1% (30/44) from the field. LCU's bench out-scored McMurry's bench 54-9, as the Lady Chaps bench accounted for 71% of the team's offense. Six of seven of LCU's reserves produced at least a point. Along with Szabo's career output, LCU's Bailey Haist matched a career high with four three-pointers and 14 points. Haist (4-of-6), Ashton Meeks (2-of-2) and Claire Bruffey (2-of-4) came off the bench to combine for 8-of-12 (66.7%) shooting from three-point range. The rest of the team was 0-of-9 from long range.

The game opened with a less than stellar opening four minutes, as the two teams combined to go 1-of-11 from the field, with Fowler producing the only bucket during the span. LCU would then knock down four consecutive shots and build an 11-0 lead with 14:27 left in the half. McMurry responded with a quick 7-0 run over the following two minutes to cut the LCU lead to 11-7. The War Hawks got as close as 13-11 with 9:46 remaining before LCU went on an 11-2 run to garner some breathing room. LCU outscored McMurry 25-9 over the final 10:14 of the first half for a 38-20 halftime lead. The Lady Chaps went on a 12-2 run early in the second half and never led by less than 21 points over the final 9:27.

The Lady Chaps shot 51.7% (15/29) in each half and was 30-of-58 in the game. They held McMurry to a 25% (16/64) shooting mark in the game. It marks the third consecutive game in which LCU has held an opponent to shoot less than 30%, which is the first time the Lady Chaps have completed the three-game task under Gomez's coaching tenure. They have held their opponents under 30% from the field in five of the last six games played.

McMurry fell to 1-8 with the loss. The War Hawks, playing their seventh road game of the season, received 13 points from Adijatu Disu and 11 points from Keesha Bracy in the loss. They also had a game high 10 rebounds from Mishae Roper.

LCU won their third consecutive game and they improve to 6-2 this season. The game was their last home game before they open conference play. The play Saturday at 7 p.m. in Wichita Falls, Texas against Midwestern State before hosting their Heartland Conference opener Dec. 18.