LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (7-3-5, 5-3-4) at ROGERS STATE (5-8-3, 1-8-3)
Thursday, Oct. 27 - 7:00 p.m.
LCU Soccer Field (Lubbock, Texas)
LCU Twitter: @LCUchaps, @LCUsoccer
RSU Twitter: @RSUhillcats, @RSUwsoccer
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LADY CHAPS FLIGHT DECK
• The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals opens play in their final road trip of the season, facing the Hillcats for a second time this season.
• LCU enters the game 7-3-5 overall and 5-3-4 in conference play. LCU sits in fourth place in the conference standings with 19 standing points. The Lady Chaps are unbeaten in their prior four road games (1-0-3).
• LCU, who went 1-6-1 on the road last season (four road goals), is 2-2-3 on the road this season. LCU is 18-21-4 all-time on the road under head coach
Alex Denning. Overall all-time, LCU is 28-31-6 on the road.
STORY LINES
• The Lady Chaps are 22-9-4 all-time in Heartland Conference games and 9-6-2 all-time in Heartland Conference road games.
• Saturday, LCU fell 2-1 in overtime to No. 8 St. Edward's University. The game's result marked LCU's sixth overtime of the season. LCU is now 2-7-14 all-time in games ending in overtime (0-1-5 this season). Three consecutive games and five of the last six LCU games have resulted in overtime decisions. In addition, four of the six draws have ended in a 1-1 result.
•
Haley Knesek ranks 29
th nationally in points per game with a mark of 1.67 (leads the conference). Her conference leading 25 points ranks 35
th nationally and seven assists ranks 37
th nationally.
• The Lady Chaps have 33 assists as a team this season, which ranks 15
th in the nation in total assists. They average 2.2 per game, which ranks 15
th nationally.
• LCU's 6.5 points per game ranks 25
th nationally and second in the conference. Their 33 goals ranks 42
nd nationally.
• The Lady Chaps have out-shot their opponents 191-48 in the first half this season and 15-2 in the second overtime period this season.
SCOUTING RSU
• The Hillcats are coming off a 1-16-0 season in 2015, going 1-7-0 in conference play and 0-7-0 at home. RSU is coming off a 1-1 draw at home against St. Mary's, which places them 5-8-3 on the season and 1-8-3 in conference. They are 3-2-3 at home this season. RSU unbeaten in their last two games overall and at home (0-0-2), and winless in their last five games overall (0-3-2).
• The Heartland Conference preseason poll has RSU picked to finish eighth in the conference. They are currently in seventh place and mathematically eliminated from a conference tournament berth.
• RSU ranks 44
th nationally and second in the conference in saves per game (6.8).
• Goalkeeper Taylor Stover ranks 28
th nationally in saves (102) and 28
th in saves per game (6.8, which is second in the conference).
• RSU is led in scoring by Jasmine Guerra, who has eight points off three goals and two assists. She had RSU's lone goal in a 1-1 tie against StMU Saturday.
SERIES HISTORY WITH RSU
• LCU leads the all-time series at 4-2-1, with LCU unbeaten in the prior five meetings (4-0-1).
• Four of the last six prior meetings have been decided by a goal or less.
• On Oct. 1, LCU defeated RSU 6-0 in Lubbock, with a two-goal game from
Kate O'Gara.
• LCU has not played in Claremore, Okla. since falling 2-1 to RSU on Oct. 21, 2013.
• LCU is 1-2-0 against RSU all-time in Claremore, Okla.
