Lubbock Christian (4-0) at Regis University (3-3)
Friday, February 13 at 6:30 p.m. CST
Las Vegas, Nev. (Majestic Park)
 
Lubbock Christian (4-0) at University of Mary (0-0)
Friday, February 13 at 9 p.m. CST
Las Vegas, Nev. (Majestic Park)
 
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Lady Chaps make their first road trip of the season to compete in the Desert Stinger at Majestic Park. LCU will compete in five games in three days during the tournament, beginning today at 6:30 p.m. versus Regis University.
 
Lady Chaps sweep opening weekend with two more wins over MNU and WNMU
LUBBOCK, Texas (February 7, 2015) – Behind the slugging of Jessica Loiacano and Sydney Beuthien, Lubbock Christian finished opening weekend with another pair of wins over MidAmerica Nazarene and Western New Mexico, defeating the Pioneers 11-4 and beating the Mustangs 11-6, Saturday afternoon at PlainsCapital Park.
Beuthein got off to a hot start in the first inning against MNU (1-3) by sending a triple to right center that brought Faith Koria in for the first score of the day. Loiacano, the Heartland Conference home run leader in 2014, belted her first bomb of 2015 to right field that put LCU (4-0) up 4-0. A RBI single by Courtney McGee added another run for the Lady Chaps.
A RBI double by Katlin Reed in the third allowed Murrietta to scamper in, and an Addison Ard single up the middle brought in McGee for a 7-0 Lady Chap advantage. On the next at bat, Beuthien knocked one over the center field fence scoring three more runs for the LCU.
Savanna Luke made her way to the circle in place of McGee in the third frame, striking out the first two MNU batters, but a single by Ana Tavarez allowed two Pioneers across the place to cut the Lady Chap lead to 10-2.
LCU added another run on a Reed double down the left field line in the fourth, and MNU countered with two more scores off of a Hayley Gately homer in the fifth, but the contest would end with the final of 11-4.
McGee (2-0) took the win while Taylor Pearcy (0-1) finished with the loss.
Against the Mustangs (1-3), the Lady Chaps put four on the board in the second inning off of a walk to Ard, a sacrifice fly by Murietta and a double RBI from Beuthien. WNMU cut the deficit in half with two runs in the third to trail 4-2.
Loiacano blasted her second home run of the afternoon in the top of the third, and Murietta followed with an RBI double to center field for a 7-2 Lady Chap edge. Beuthien joined Loiacano by knocking another one out to bring in three more LCU runs to push the lead to 10-2.
WNMU lessened the deficit to 11-4, but was only able to add two more in their final attempt during the seventh inning to close the game.
Kelsey Hoppel (2-0) earned another win for LCU, and Mikayla Austin suffered the loss.
 
Bell selected to National Player of the Year Watchlist
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (February 2, 2015) – Ashton Bell of Lubbock Christian has been named to the Schutt Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II National Player of the Year Watchlist along with 49 other student-athletes around the country.
Behind the collaboration between the NFCA and the NCAA Division II Head Coaches Committee, and the generosity of Schutt Sports, the award was created to honor the outstanding athletic achievement among softball student-athletes throughout Division II.
In addition to being the first Lady Chap every selected as an NFCA All-American, the outfielder/pitcher was also selected to last season's NFCA South Central First Team and the Heartland All-Conference First Team. Bell earned Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week three times in 2014, more than any other athlete in the league. The Lubbock native led the Heartland in batting average (.491), slugging percentage (.920), runs scored (61) and hits (86) while ranking second in RBI (56) and home runs (17). In the circle, the Frenship High School product amassed a 6-1 record and had the third best opponent batting average (.230) and was seventh in ERA (2.60) in the league.
This inaugural group consists of 29 seniors, 14 juniors and seven sophomores that represent 37 programs from 18 different conferences across the country. The Great Lakes Valley Conference paced the way with five of its schools and seven student-athletes. The Lone Star and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) each had four programs with seven and five student-athletes, respectively. The Pacific West Conference and California Collegiate Athletic Association followed with three, while the ECC, Heartland Conference, Northeast-10 Conference and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference garnered two apiece.
The Top 25 finalists for the 2015 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year award will be announced on April 8. While an athlete does not have to be on watch list to be considered for the Top 25, the winner will come from the 25 finalists. The Top 10 finalists will be announced on April 30 and the Top 3 on May 13 or 14 with the 2015 Division II National Player of the Year revealed on May 26.
 
Lady Chap softball expected to win the Heartland
WACO, Texas (January 12, 2015) – Lubbock Christian softball has been picked to win the 2015 Heartland Conference softball championship, announced by the league office Monday.
The Lady Chaps received 12 of the 18 first place votes as chosen by the conference's coaches and sports information directors. Although this will be the first year LCU is eligible to win a Heartland Conference title, the Lady Chaps concluded the 2014 season with a league-best record of 19-4, finishing ahead of St. Mary's (18-5), the winner of the last five conference championships.
St. Mary's earned four first place votes while Oklahoma Christian and St. Edward's each totaled one.
LCU returns four Heartland Conference First Team picks as well as an NFCA All-American. Last season, Lubbock Christian led the Heartland with a .397 batting average, including five Lady Chaps ranking in the top 10, and the team was also second in fielding with a .963 percentage.