FORT SMITH, Ark. (January 16, 2015) -  Nicole Hampton supplied 20 points and Kellyn Schneider registered her first double-double (11 rebounds, 10 points) of the season to lead No.2/4 Lubbock Christian University to a 73-50 win over Arkansas – Fort Smith at a sold out Stubblefield Center.
 
LCU kept a crowd of 3,000 quiet early, as they opened the game with a 5-0 run started with a three-point play by Tess Bruffey. A little over five minutes into the game and LCU had a 15-5 advantage.  Hampton produced 13 points in the opening quarter (LCU led 22-8 at the end of the first quarter) and had 17 points 15:35 into the contest. UAFS never had 17 points as a team until 3:25 remained in the second quarter and LCU leading 36-17.
 
Hampton tallied 17 points in the first half and LCU led as much as 36-15 (21 points) in the half.  LCU was 57.7% from the field (15/26) in the first half ,with Haley Fowler contributing 10 points to join Hampton in double figures in the opening half. All of Fowler's points in the half came in the second quarter.
 
UAFS was never able to get within 16 points of LCU in the second half.  The two teams combined for six field goals in the third quarter, with LCU holding UAFS to two field goals. LCU led 55-36 heading into the final quarter. The Lady Chaps led as much as 28 points in the final quarter.  Kelsey Hoppel scored nine of her 12 points in the final quarter to help LCU cruise to the win.
 
LCU was 50% (26/52) from the field in the game and had a 42-22 scoring advantage in the paint. They held UAFS to a 28.8% (15/52) shooting mark in the game. LCU cruised despite 22 turnovers and a 53.5% (15/28) shooting percentage from the foul line. The Lady Chaps had a 49-25 advantage in rebounds.  They also assisted on 20 of 26 field goals and produced seven blocks.
 
Schneider produced her ninth career double-double and her first of the season with her 11 boards and 10 points. She joined Hampton (20 points), Fowler (14 points) and Hoppel (12 points) in double figures for LCU.  UAFS was led by former Lubbock Roosevelt High School and South Plains College product Jasmine Brainard.
 
The game was nationally televised by American Sports Network, resulting in the Stubblefield Center's first-ever sellout. The home team was disappointed and fell to 11-5 overall and 4-3 in the Heartland Conference. The Lady Chaps improved to 15-0 overall and 7-0 in the conference. LCU improved to 5-0 all-time against UAFS. The Lady Chaps look to match their best start in program history (16-0) Thursday, as they play host to Texas-Permian Basin at 6 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center.
 
TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
A 7-1 run in the third quarter took the wind out of the Lady Lions sails. After a back-and-forth start to the third quarter and LCU leading 44-28, Fowler hit a three-pointer and it was followed by a pair of field goals by Allison Szabo to put LCU up 51-29 (2:34 remaining in the quarter).
 
STAT OF THE GAME
Hampton, who is on pace to set the program career free-throw shooting mark had a rare night at the line, going 5-of-8 from the charity stripe. It was the first time she had missed three free throws in a game since a 3-of-6 performance on Jan. 23, 2014 at Newman. She followed that performance going 14 consecutive games with one miss or less from the line.