GAME INFORMATIONScore: Lubbock Christian 4, Northwestern Oklahoma State 0
Records: Lubbock Christian (8-2-3), NWOSU (2-11-1)
Location: LCU Soccer Field, in Lubbock, Texas
LCU HIGHLIGHTS• LCU gets goals from four different players, with
Gracie Jenkins and
Brittany Guthrie each recording the first goal of their college career.
• The Lady Chaps claimed their second consecutive shutout and their first of the season.
• For the first time in program history, LCU completes their home schedule unbeaten, as they go 7-0-2 at LCU Soccer Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED•
Brooke Wendl opened the scoring in the 16th minute with her team-leading ninth goal of the season. They made it 2-0 just prior to the half with Guthrie scoring with 1:44 left in the first half.
• Jenkins opened the scoring of the second half in the 68th minute with a chip over goalkeeper Briana Legaspi for a 3-0 LCU lead.
Claudia Sanchez deflected in a corner kick from
Ashley Ledford in the 79th minute to close the scoring.
• Arlet Polack had NWOSU's lone shot on goal.
GAME NOTES• Of LCU's four goals, three were produced by players tallying their first goals of the season. With goals by Guthrie, Jenkins and Sanchez, LCU has received goals from 14 different players this season, which is a single-season record. LCU received goals from eight different players last season and the prior season record was goals from 11 different players (done three prior times).
• Wendl's goal was her 43rd career goal (program career record) and it qualified as the game winning goal (program career leading 15th). The game winning goal is her fourth of the season and moves her atop the Heartland Conference in the category. She now has a program career leading 114 points.
• LCU used 12 substitutes in the game. It was Senior Day and LCU was able to end the game with all eight seniors on the pitch at the same time. Both senior goalkeepers (
Leslie Castellano and
Lauren Story) each spent 45 minutes in goal and Castellano returned as a fielder in the final seven minutes to join Story and fellow seniors
Emily Odom, Wendl,
Saydee Bailey,
Jessica Barrera,
Jocelyn Richardson and
Kristin Fellows. Richardson (assist) and Wendl (goal) were the only seniors to figure into the game's scoring.
• The shutout win was LCU's 31st shutout in program history and the third of the season. LCU has two consecutive shutout wins (only allowing one shot on goal in each game), but unlike Thursday's shutout at Newman, starting goalkeeper Castellano does not receive the win. Since multiple goalkeepers were used by LCU, the shutout gets credited to the team.
• LCU out-shot NWOSU 27-4 overall and had a 14-1 advantage in shots on goal. It is the second consecutive game LCU has held an opponent to one shot on goal and the fourth time this season they have held an opponent to one or less shots on goal. They have held opponents to a combined 16 shots on goal in the past seven games (2.3 per game).
• The Lady Chaps had been 10-for-10 in program history in penalty kicks until Saturday. Guthrie had a penalty kick attempt rattle the crossbar for the program's first ever miss. She made up for it 44 seconds after her attempt by scoring her first collegiate goal.
• With the win, LCU moves to 7-0-2 at home this season and is now 24-6-4 all-time at home under
Alex Denning. They are 27-14-6 all-time overall at home.
• LCU improved to 4-1-1 all-time against NWOSU in the all-time series.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS724:49: LCU handed NWOSU their eighth consecutive shutout of the season. NWOSU, who has only tallied three goals this season, has not produced a goal in the past 724:49.
UP NEXTLubbock Christian (8-2-3, 5-0-0), unbeaten in their last eight games, plays their final four regular season games on the road, beginning Thursday at Dallas Baptist (8-3-2, 3-0-1), who is unbeaten in their prior seven games (6-0-1) after a 2-1 win over St. Edward's Thursday.