GAME INFORMATION
Score: Lubbock Christian University 7, University of the Southwest (N.M.) 1
Records: Lubbock Christian (1-0-0), Southwest (0-1-0)
Location: LCU Soccer Field, in Lubbock, Texas
 
LCU HIGHLIGHTS
• Senior Brooke Wendl sets a program record with a career-high four-goal performance. She became the fifth player in Heartland Conference history to record four goals, which ties a conference single-game record. Lea Sedwick of Dallas Baptist was the last Heartland Conference player to complete the task (Sept. 22, 2012).
• Jamie Pugh, playing in her 12th game of her career, scored her first goal of her career.
• LCU powers seven goals, which is tied for the fifth most goals in program history
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Wendl converted on a penalty kick 2:58 into the game after a foul in the box led to LCU's first goal. Wendl would end up with LCU's first three goals and completed the hat trick in a span of 28:12, scoring in the 23rd and 32nd minute before the half. Her final goal to complete the four-goal outing came in the 71st minute.
• Tytiana McGaha had the only goal for USW. It came in the 12th minute to tie the game at 1-1. It would turn out to be the only shot on goal for the Mustangs.
• Wendl's second goal unlocked the 1-1 tie and was the first of six unanswered goals by LCU. LCU received goals from three different individuals, as Pugh and Kate O'Gara (second career goal) joined Wendl in offensive production for LCU.
 
GAME NOTES
• The Lady Chaparrals improved to 5-0-1 all-time in season openers (all against Southwest).
• The game was LCU's first athletic competition since receiving full membership status in NCAA Division II.
• Wendl tied a program record with eight points off four goals. The eight points ranks tied for second for points in a single game by a Heartland Conference member. Her prior game of eight points came in the 2014 season opener against Southwest ironically.
• More career numbers on Wendl: Closes her career with 10 goals scored in four season openers, scoring in all four opening games played in.. Her four goals gives her 41 career goals.. The eight points eclipsed the 100-point mark in her career and she now has 106 career points... She was credited with her 14th career game winning goal.
• With seven goals and five assists, LCU produced 19 points, which ranks as the fifth most in program history. The five assists tied as the fifth most in program history.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
17-1 : LCU out-shot USW 17-1 in shots on goal in the game, with Wendl leading LCU with six shots on goal. Eight different Lady Chaps had at least one shot on goal.
 
UP NEXT
Lubbock Christian (1-0-0) will host Eastern New Mexico (0-1-0), who lost 1-0 at Southern Nazarene Thursday night, on Saturday afternoon at LCU Soccer Field (3 p.m.).