PLAINVIEW, Texas (September 29, 2015) – Less than two points separated the first three sets between Lubbock Christian University and Wayland Baptist Tuesday night at the Hutcherson Center before the Lady Chaparrals wrapped up set four to take the match victory (26-24, 23-25, 26-24, 25-20) of the old Sooner Athletic Conference rivals.
 
Tonight marked the 62^nd meeting of the Lady Chaps (8-6, 3-2 Heartland) and Pioneers (14-4, 4-1 SAC), with LCU entering the contest owning a 50-11 series advantage. The squads had not faced one another since LCU had made the transition from the NAIA into the NCAA. The Pioneers took the last win between the teams back in 2012.
 
The Lady Chaps were paced by three players with double-digit kills, led by Kacey Deterding's season-high 15. Christiana Tavo recorded a dozen and Emily Hanaway contributed 11. Mallory Powell tied her career-high in assists with 51, and Kelsie French collected a game-high 29 digs.
 
The evening began in the Pioneers' favor as the home team opened with a 9-4 advantage. The Lady Chaps looked to be on the verge of a set one loss after trailing 23-19, but a pair of kills from Maddie Johnson and another by Hanaway closed the gap to a single point. The two then paired up for a big block to tie the game, and LCU took a 25-24 lead on a WBU ball handling error before Deterding put the set away on a kill.
 
The reverse occurred in set two as the Lady Chaps seemed to be in control at 23-19 before the Pioneers strung together an impressive rally to earn the final six points. That spree involved four LCU mishaps, including a ball handling error called on Powell for the final point of the set to tie the match at one apiece.
 
WBU stretched the lead to 16-10 in set three following a kill and block by an impressive Shalaha Hawkins and maintained a 21-16 advantage before the Lady Chaps staged their comeback. A trio of Pioneer errors and a service ace by Malori Maddox knotted the set at 22-all, and LCU took their first lead of the set at 24-23 on another WBU error. The teams traded points before Tavo found the deep corner for a kill and a Pioneer attack that was just a bit outside put LCU up two sets to one.
 
In set four, the Lady Chaps seemed to put themselves in position to wrap up the match with a 21-14 lead, but a WBU run closed the gap to 23-19, prompting a timeout by head coach Jennifer Lawrence. An LCU attack error gave the Pioneers one more point, but Tavo and Johnson each answered with a kill to lock up the match victory.
 
The Lady Chaps jump back into Heartland Conference action Friday by hosting Oklahoma Panhandle State at 7 p.m.