LUBBOCK, Texas (April 21, 2015) – PlainsCapital Park hosted an afternoon filled with celebration and recognition on Tuesday, beginning with a much deserved appreciation of longtime Lubbock Christian employee Joyce Foster followed by the honoring of the three senior Lady Chaps in Faith Koria, Jessica Loiacano and Courtney McGee, which all was commemorated by a sweep of the University of the Southwest in 14-0 and 10-1 wins.
 
The festivities began with the surprise tribute to Foster where current and former LCU coaches and staff along with student athletes donned shirts with "Foster" and the number one emblazoned on the back. Foster was brought onto the field where she was presented with a framed shirt, picture frame and flowers while she was overwhelmingly thanked for her dedication to LCU over the past three decades.
 
Koria, Loiacano and McGee did not disappoint, combining for six runs scored on three hits and six RBI, and McGee picked up her 17^th win of the season. The trio accomplished those numbers in a pair of shortened five-inning games.
 
The Lady Chaps (34-11) fed off of the excitement of pregame with a three-run homer by Liz Torres in the first to quickly jump ahead of the Mustangs (24-16). The home team then took it to USW two innings later started by a solo blast from Sydney Beuthien and an Ashton Bell home run to right center to extend LCU's lead to 7-0. A double by Koria to left center pasted two more runs on the board for a 9-0 Lady Chap advantage.
 
Loiacano contributed on her senior day with a two-run homer in the fourth for another pair of runs. A Pam Pence double to center field brought two Lady Chaps around, and a single by Haley Hardison let Pence make her way around for the 14-0 lead. The Mustangs were able to garner a hit in the bottom of the inning, but LCU quickly shut them down to take game one.
 
Kelsey Hoppel (11-3) took the win on four hits and four strikeouts.
 
Game two was more of a showdown early on, as the Mustangs held LCU to just one run through the third inning. Bell changed things by tripling to score Sammie Murrietta and scurried in on the next at bat to put the Lady Chaps in front, 3-0. USW earned their first run of the day in the fourth on a Taly Ramirez single up the middle.
 
Hoppel scored on a pop up by Loiacano before an RBI single from Molly Davison added two scores to extend the lead to 6-1. With the bases loaded, McGee was hit by a pitch, bringing home Bell in the fourth. Needing two runs to end the game, Murrietta stepped up and homered down the left field line with two runners on for the 10-1 victory.
 
McGee (17-5) earned the win with two hits and a trio of strikeouts.
 
The Lady Chaps travel to Laredo to face Texas A&M International to fight for a Heartland Conference regular season title. LCU is guaranteed the championship if they take at least two out of three from the Dustdevils, beginning with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday followed by a single game on Saturday at 1 p.m.