LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (2-6-1, 1-3-1) at EASTERN NEW MEXICO (2-5-1, 1-4-0)
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 – 2 p.m. (CST)
Greyhound Stadium (Portales, N.M.)
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NSCAA South Central Regional Rankings
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ENMU: N/A
CHAPS FLIGHT DECK
• LCU closes out a four-game Heartland Conference road trip Saturday with a stop in Portales, N.M to face Eastern New Mexico. LCU is seeking their first win on the trip after a 2-1 loss Thursday at West Texas A&M.
• The Chaparrals are 2-6-1 on the season and are 1-3-1 in Heartland Conference play. LCU is winless in their last four games (0-3-1).
• LCU, who went 6-3-0 last season in road competition, is 1-6-0 in road play this season and are 33-23-5 all-time in road play.
STORY LINES
• The Chaps are 18-11-1 all-time in Heartland Conference contests and 11-5-0 all-time in Heartland Conference road contests (LCU went 2-2 in conference road games last season).
• LCU is 0-2 in their last two games despite outshooting their opponent in each game. The Chaps outshot WT 9-8 and outshot Dallas Baptist 26-11 (shots on goal advantage of 10-4 at DBU).
• The Chaps rank 19th nationally in fouls per game, with an average of 9.4 per contest.
• It has been a tale of two halves for LCU in goal differential. LCU is level with their opponents in the second half (5-5), but have been outscored 8-2 in the opening half this season.
• With two game winning goals on the season,
Cody Graves ranks tied for 26
th nationally in the category.
•
Fernando Rios, ranking 25
th nationally in saves (40), is 15
th nationally in goalkeeping minutes played with a conference leading 830:00.
SCOUTING ENMU
• The Greyhounds are coming off an 6-8-2 mark last season. They are 2-5-1 to start off this season, which includes a 1-4-0 conference record.
• ENMU, who went 2-3-0 last season at home, is 0-2-0 at home this season. They are coming off a 1-0 home loss Thursday to Texas Permian Basin.
• The Heartland Conference has ENMU preseason picked eighth in the conference preseason poll. This is their first season affiliated with the Heartland Conference in men's soccer, as their other sports compete in the Lone Star Conference.
• ENMU has eight goals on the season and all eight are from different individuals.
• The 'Hounds have an active scoreless sequence of 230:57.
SERIES HISTORY WITH ENMU
• ENMU leads the all-time series 3-2-3 against LCU.
• LCU went 1-0-1 last season in their home-and-home series.
• The Chaps won 2-0 on Oct. 19, 2015 in the prior game played in Portales, N.M. between the two teams.
Cedric Omoregie had the game-winning goal in the contest.
