No.8 ST. EDWARD'S (11-1-1, 10-0-1) AT LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (7-2-5, 5-2-4)
Saturday, Oct. 22 - 12:00 p.m.                                                  
LCU Soccer Field (Lubbock, Texas)
 
LCU Twitter: @LCUchaps, @LCUsoccer
SEU Twitter: @SEUathletics, @SEUwsoc
 

NCAA South Central Regional Rankings
LCU: n/a
SEU: 3
 
NSCAA South Central Regional Rankings
LCU: 7
SEU: 1 
 
LADY CHAPS FLIGHT DECK
•  The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals plays their final home game of the season, facing the Hilltoppers for a second time this season.
•  LCU enters the game 7-2-5 overall and 5-2-4 in conference play. LCU sits in fourth place in the conference standings with 19 standing points. The Lady Chaps are unbeaten in their prior nine games (4-0-5).
•  LCU, who went 7-0-2 at home last season, is 5-0-2 at home this season and are unbeaten in their last 16 home games. LCU is 28-6-6 all-time at home under Alex Denning (15-3-5 all-time under Denning in conference home games) and 32-14-8 all-time overall at home.
 
STORY LINES
•   The Lady Chaps are 22-8-4 all-time in Heartland Conference games, 14-2-2 all-time in Heartland Conference home games.
•   Thursday, LCU played to a 1-1 draw hosting Dallas Baptist, setting a single-season program record for draws with five. Five of LCU's last nine games have resulted in a tie.
•   Haley Knesek ranks 23^rd nationally in points per game with a mark of 1.79. Her conference leading 25 points ranks 23^rd nationally and seven assists ranks 23^rd nationally.
•   The Lady Chaps have 32 assists as a team this season, which ranks eighth in the nation in total assists. They average 2.3 per game, which ranks ninth nationally.  
•   LCU's 6.9 points per game ranks 21^st nationally and second in the conference. Their 32 goals ranks 29^th nationally.
•   The Lady Chaps have out-shot their opponents 185-44 in the first half this season and 15-2 in the second overtime period this season.
 
SCOUTING SEU
•   The Hilltoppers are coming off a 14-6-1 season, going 6-2-0 in conference play and 6-2-0 in road play. SEU is coming off a 3-1 road win at Oklahoma Christian and are unbeaten in their last five road games (4-0-1).
•   SEU carries a No.8 national ranking. LCU has not faced a ranked team this season and are 0-9-0 all-time against ranked foes. The No.8 ranking carried by SEU matches the best ranking LCU has faced (faced No.8 Oklahoma City on Oct. 17, 2012). LCU is 0-1-0 against top-10 programs all-time and 0-4-0 all-time against ranked foes under head coach Alex Denning's guidance. This game marks the best ranking a program has carried into LCU Soccer Field and LCU has not hosted a ranked program since Oct. 22, 2011 (vs. No.25 Southern Nazarene). LCU is 0-3-0 all-time at home against ranked programs.
•   The Heartland Conference preseason poll has SEU picked to finish second in the conference. A win Saturday clinches the regular season title for SEU.
•   With five players with at least three assists on the season, SEU averages 2.4 assists per game, which has them ranked eighth nationally in the category. They rank 11^th in total assists with 31.
•   The Hilltoppers have only allowed six goals this season. A rate of 0.46 goals allowed per game, which ranks 15^th nationally. Goalkeeper Lorrie Santoy ranks 13^th nationally with a conference best 0.43 GAA.
 
SERIES HISTORY WITH SEU
• SEU leads the all-time series 5-0-0.
• The two squads met earlier this season (Sept. 15 in Austin, Texas), with LCU falling 3-1.
• LCU has only two goals all-time against SEU.
• Of the five prior all-time meetings (four in regular season play and one in the Heartland Conference Tournament) a meeting on Oct. 25, 2014 stands as the only prior meeting in Lubbock (SEU won 2-1).