WEST TEXAS A&M (10-3-1, 7-2-1) at LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (4-9-1, 3-6-1)
Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 – 4:30 p.m.
LCU Soccer Field (Lubbock, Texas)
 
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NCAA South Central Regional Rankings
LCU: N/A
WT: 5
 
NSCAA South Central Regional Rankings
LCU: N/A
WT: 5
 
CHAPS FLIGHT DECK
•   LCU opens a three-game homestand hosting West Texas A&M for a Heartland Conference and West Division battle.
•   The Chaparrals are 4-9-1 on the season and are 3-6-1 in Heartland Conference play after a 5-1 road loss at St. Mary's. The Chaps are ranked 10th in the Heartland Conference standings (10 points) and are in last in the West Division (0-2-0 / 0 points, four points behind division leading West Texas A&M). The West Division is the only division in the conference that has all four teams with at least 10 standing points (conference standing points).
•   LCU, who went 2-4-2 at home last season and are 2-1-1 at home this season, is 8-7-1 all-time in Heartland Conference home games (LCU went 1-3-0 last season at home in conference play). LCU is 28-16-8 all-time overall at home.
 
STORY LINES
•   The Chaps are 20-14-1 all-time in Heartland Conference contests.
•   Lubbock Christian has scored at least one goal in seven consecutive games. LCU has not had at a streak of seven consecutive games with at least one goal, in a single-season, since the 2013 season. In 2013, LCU produced at least one goal in 13 straight games.
•   LCU is seeking to buck a few negative trends this season. They are coming off a loss of allowing five goals, which not only matched a program high, but also resulted in a single-season program high ninth loss.
•   The Chaps rank 38^th nationally in fouls per game, with an average of 10.4 per contest. Breaking it down even more, LCU is averaging 15.3 fouls at home and 8.5 per game away from home.
•   Of LCU's 12 goals on the season, eight have come in the second half. LCU has not produced a goal in the first half at home this season.
•   Fernando Rios is 23rd nationally in goalkeeping minutes played with 1280:00. Third in the conference by a mark of 9:57 behind conference leader Evan Helker of Oklahoma Christian.
 
SCOUTING WT
•   The Buffs are coming off a 9-8-0 mark last season. They are 10-3-1 this season, which includes a 7-2-1 conference record. They have played their last six games at home.
•   WT, who went 4-5-0 last season on the road, is 3-2-0 on the road this season. They have won their last three road games and have not played a road game since Sept. 24.
•   The Heartland Conference has WT preseason picked third 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.
•   WT has eight shutouts on the season, placing them ninth nationally with a 57% shutout percentage mark. They have shutout their opposition in four of the past five games.  
•   The Buffs rank seventh nationally in shots per game (18.3) and 16^th nationally in shots on goal with a mark of 8.1 per game.
 
SERIES HISTORY WITH WT
•  The all-time series is tied 2-2-0.
•  The prior meeting this season was Sept. 29, with LCU falling 2-1 at WT in Canyon, Texas. Erwin Regules had LCU's lone goal, as WT received goals from Filip Janjic and Troy Reeves.
•  The Chaps won the only prior game played in Lubbock between the two programs, 2-0 on Nov. 6, 2014.