OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN (3-7-1, 1-5-0) at LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (2-8-1, 1-5-1)
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 – 1 p.m.
LCU Soccer Field (Lubbock, Texas)
 
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NSCAA South Central Regional Rankings
LCU: N/A
OC: N/A
 
CHAPS FLIGHT DECK
•   LCU closes out week's play hosting Oklahoma Christian University in a Heartland Conference contest.
•   The Chaparrals are 2-8-1 on the season and are 1-5-1 in Heartland Conference play after a 4-1 loss at home to No.18 Midwestern State University. The Chaps are tied at the bottom of the Heartland Conference standings (4 points… tied with Oklahoma Christian) and are in last in the West Division (0-2-0 / 0 points, four points behind division leading West Texas A&M).
•   LCU, who went 2-4-2 at home last season and are 1-1-1 at home this season, is 7-7-1 all-time in Heartland Conference home games (LCU went 1-3-0 last season at home in conference play). LCU is 27-16-8 all-time overall at home.
 
STORY LINES
•   The Chaps are 18-13-1 all-time in Heartland Conference contests.
•   LCU is seeking to end a program-record six-game winless streak (0-5-1). Their last win was Sept. 15 at home against Rogers State. Four of the five games in the sequence have been on the road.  
•   The Chaps rank 23^rd nationally in fouls per game, with an average of 10 per contest. Breaking it down even more, LCU is averaging 16.3 fouls at home and 7.6 per game away from home.
•   The Chaps are coming off a game in which they allowed a season high four goals (all were scored in the second half). They were the most allowed since a 4-1 loss to Rogers State on Oct. 8 at 2015 (at home).
•   With two game winning goals on the season, Cody Graves ranks tied for 39^th nationally in the category.
•   Fernando Rios, ranking 30^th nationally in saves (46), is in the top-30 nationally in goalkeeping minutes played with a conference leading 1010:00.
 
SCOUTING OC
•   The Eagles are coming off a 8-9-1 mark last season. They are 3-7-1 to start off this season, which includes a 1-5-1 conference record.
•   OC, who went 4-4-0 last season on the road, is 0-4-0 on the road this season. They are coming off a 2-1 road loss Thursday at Texas Permian Basin.
•   The Heartland Conference has OC preseason picked 10^th in the conference preseason poll. Like LCU, OC is a former member of the NAIA and the Sooner Athletic Conference.
•   Goalkeeper Evan Helker, reigning Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week, ranks 18^th nationally in saves (57) and in the top-30 nationally in minutes played, with a mark ranking second in the conference (1009:08).  
•   Cody Cook leads OC with 7 points (2g,3a) and accounts for 18 of the team's 59 shots on goal (30.5%).
 
SERIES HISTORY WITH OC
•   LCU leads the all-time series 5-1-0.
•   The prior meeting resulted in OC's first win in the all-time series: a 1-0 OC win in Lubbock on Oct. 10, 2015.
•   The Chaps have out-scored OC 12-2 all-time in the series.
•   LCU is 3-1-0 all-time in Lubbock vs. OC.