OKLAHOMA CITY (April 10, 2015) – Lubbock Christian suffered conference loss number two of the season at the hands of Oklahoma Christian in a 5-1 defeat but rebounded with a 9-0 win in which Kelsey Hoppel delivered a her first shutout from the circle and Jessica Loiacano and Katlin Reed each tallied a home run Friday evening at Tom Heath Field.
 
Coming into the contest, the Lady Chaps held a 24-3 all-time record against the Lady Eagles and had won the past dozen meetings. The loss to OC (21-14, 9-8 Heartland) still leaves LCU (30-10, 17-2 Heartland) in first place within the Heartland, although the Lady Chaps are now tied with St. Mary's in defeats, but StMU have three less wins up to this point.
 
The Lady Chaps and Lady Eagles each produced a scoreless inning one to begin the evening before Abi Poe was placed on first base for Liz Torres after she was nailed by a pitch. A double by Molly Davison to right center scored Poe for a 1-0 LCU edge.
 
OC loaded the bases in their first three at bats by way of two walks and a single before a wild pitch allowed Sheridan Bond to squeak in to tie the game. A triple by Monique Elliot permitted two more Lady Eagles to cross home plate, and Elliot was able to make it around following an RBI by Courtney Starr for a 4-1 lead.
 
Pitcher Shea Coats dominated for OC by fanning nine of the next 15 LCU batters, and the Lady Eagles tacked on another run in the sixth due in part to three Lady Chap errors to take the game, 5-1.
 
Courtney McGee (16-5) suffered the loss on five hits, five walks and a strikeout.
 
Loiacano wasted little time getting the Lady Chaps bats going in the second game by homering to right center in the top of the first with two outs on the board for a 2-0 lead. Davison collected her second double of the day in the following frame and was brought around by a home run from Katlin Reed to double LCU's advantage to 4-0.
 
The Lady Chaps again rallied with two outs against them in the third started by a Loiacano single, followed by an OC fielding error and a trio of walks to score another pair. Addison Ard showed her efficiency as a pinch hitter by singling a two-run RBI to right center to put LCU up 8-0. An RBI single by Faith Koria added another run to the total in the fifth, while Hoppel and the Lady Chap defense held the Lady Eagles scoreless to conclude the game in the bottom of the fifth.
 
Hoppel (9-2) earned the win with four hits, a walk and three strikeouts.
 
The two ball clubs wrap up the series tomorrow at Tom Heath field at noon.