NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SECOND ROUND
ANGELO STATE (23-7, No.4 Seed) vs. No.1 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (30-0, No.1 Seed)
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 7:30 PM                               
Rip Griffin Center (Lubbock, Texas)
Radio: KJTV am950/100.7fm                                  
All-Time Series: LCU leads 7-3
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ONE DOWN...MANY TO GO
Lubbock Christian University made their NCAA postseason debut Thursday and claimed a 95-75 win over Texas Woman's University for their first NCAA tournament win in program history. Friday, they face Angelo State and the winner advances to Sunday's region championship game with an Elite Eight berth on the line. Angelo State advanced to Friday's contest following a 71-61 win Thursday over Colorado School of Mines.

LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST GAME
An 18-point first half from Haley Fowler and a 57.6% shooting percentage by top-seeded Lubbock Christian University against the ninth-toughest defense (opposing shooting percentage) in NCAA Division II led the Lady Chaparrals to a 95-75 in over eighth-seeded Texas Woman's University in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament and the South Central Region.

Texas Woman's came out with a strong balanced first quarter, with six different players getting field goals. A three-pointer by Kenesha Saygo was one of three three-pointers the Pioneers connected on out of their first five field goal attempts and it gave TWU an 8-2 lead early. They never trailed until Fowler's layup with 2:08 remaining for a 16-15 LCU lead. The field goal for Fowler was one of five in the quarter for the senior who had 13 points in the quarter. With a little over a minute to go in the quarter, TWU went a span of four minutes (carrying over into the second quarter) without a field goal, while LCU went on a 10-0 run. It was part of an overall 16-2 run by LCU, who led 33-20 with 5:19 left in the first half at the close of the run. LCU outscored TWU 29-10 in the second quarter. TWU, who shot 50% in the first half, was held to 3-of-20 (15%) shooting from the field in the second quarter. LCU, with 18 points in the half from Fowler and 10 points from Tess Bruffey, led 50-28 at the half. LCU had a 30-12 scoring advantage in the paint in the half.
 
LCU was 11-of-17 (64.7%) from the field in the third quarter. Bailey Haist, with five points in the quarter, connected on a three-pointer for a 70-42 lead with two minutes remaining in the quarter for LCU's largest lead of the game. TWU closed the quarter on a 6-0 run to cut LCU's lead to 72-50 heading into the fourth quarter. LCU's bench saw much of the floor in the fourth quarter, scoring 14 of their 23 points in the quarter. The Lady Chaps never let their lead slip under a 20-point lead despite Danielle Westerfield scoring seven of her 13 points in the quarter for TWU.
 
Nicole Hampton had a solid game for LCU, scoring 18 points and also adding nine rebounds, seven assists and five steals. Fowler finished 8-of-10 from the field and had a season high 22 points. Five Lady Chaps finished with double figures in points, with Kelsey Hoppel scoring 10 points and Tess Bruffey and Blair Taylor scoring 11 points each. Taylor was 5-of-6 from the field with her season high point totals tallied in an 11-minute span.
 
LCU finished the game 57.6% (34/59) from the field and they were 44.4% (8/18) from long range. The 95 points was the most allowed this season by TWU, who was without Erin Maxwell (Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year). TWU received 20 points from Saygo in the loss, which had their season end at 21-10.

MARGINS
LCU has the national lead in average margin of victory at 30.1. They have outscored their opponents by at least 20 points in 26 of their 30 games this season.

BACK ON TOP
LCU is ranked as the No.1 team by D2SIDA and by the WBCA/USA Today (Coaches Poll). This season marks LCU's second season eligible in the D2SIDA poll and the first in the Coaches Poll. Jan. 19 marked LCU's debut at No.1 in the D2SIDA Poll and Jan. 26 marked their debut at No.1 in the Coaches Poll. LCU is receiving 11 of 16 first-place votes in the D2SIDA poll and 18 of 24 first-place votes in the Coaches Poll.  The D2SIDA poll is voted on by sports information directors and the WBCA/USA Today is voted on by WBCA coaches.

BLOCK PARTY
The Lady Chaps lead the nation in blocks per game with an average of 6.9 per game. They also lead in total blocks  (206). Kellyn Schneider ranks eighth nationally in blocks per game (2.6) and 11th in total blocks (79). Teammate Tess Bruffey is not far behind, ranking 22nd in blocks per game (2.3) and 19th in total blocks (68). Schneider's 79 blocks this season are ranking as the third highest single-season total in program history and Bruffey's 68 ranks as the fifth best single season mark.

REGIONAL FIELD
The NCAA has a committee, which decided the eight-team field in the South Central Region. The winning team of the region advances to the Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The region includes teams in the Heartland Conference, Lone Star Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.  The RMAC is the most represented conference with four teams.

1. Lubbock Christian
2. Colorado State - Pueblo
3. West Texas A&M
4. Angelo State
5. Colorado School of Mines
6. Colorado - Colorado Springs
7. Black Hills State
8. Texas Woman's University

PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES   
LCU is the only program in NCAA Div. II which ranks in the top-five in field goal shooting (leads at 51.3%) and field goal defense (second nationally holding opponents to a 32.3% shooting mark).

1,000/1,000   
Nicole Hampton had 12 rebounds Sunday and it placed her at 1,000 career rebounds. LCU's career rebound leader is the only Lady Chaps member in program history with 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 points.
           
MILESTONE WATCH
-Nicole Hampton is seven assists from passing Sierra Lovorn's program leading career assist mark of 633 from 2005-09.

NATIONAL TOURNAMENT AT A GLANCE
LCU is the new kid on the block when it comes to NCAA postseason tournaments, but national tournaments are nothing new to the Lady Chaps. LCU's appearance this season marks LCU's 11th consecutive season in which they have qualified for a postseason national tournament when eligible. LCU made 10 appearances in the NAIA National Tournament and went 15-10 (all under head coach Steve Gomez).

TIME WARP
Since the NCAA adopted "quarters" this season, LCU had never trailed after any quarter of play until the first quarter on Dec. 19 at St. Mary's. It ended a streak of 36 consecutive quarters in which LCU had led at the completion of the quarter. LCU has led 90.8% of their season through 30 games, with a total amount of time in the lead at 1093:59 of their 1205 minutes played this season. Their opponents have led a total of 61:40 (5.1%) this season. LCU has led throughout in 12 games this season and have trailed less than 50 seconds in 19 of their games. Their current streak (entering Friday) is 66 consecutive quarters completed with the lead.

THEY HAVE HEART-LAND
As active roster members, redshirt-seniors Nicole Hampton and Kelsey Hoppel completed a record of 38-0 in Heartland Conference games. They  were also part of 41 consecutive conference wins. Their last loss in a conference game was Feb. 14, 2013 against Rogers State. Toss in they also went 3-0 in Heartland Conference Tournament games.

ALL-CONFERENCE MEMBERS
Head Coach Steve Gomez claimed his third Coach of the Year honors and his first in the Heartland Conference. All five of his starters he has had throughout during the season all claimed Heartland Conference honors:

Nicole Hampton: First Team
Tess Bruffey: First Team
Kelsey Hoppel: Second Team
Kellyn Schneider: Honorable Mention
Haley Fowler: Honorable Mention

Conference Player of the Year: Nicole Hampton
Conference Defensive Player of the Year: Kellyn Schneider

ALL-TOURNAMENT
Nicole Hampton claimed Heartland Conference Tournament MVP honors with a tournament average of 15.3 points and nine rebounds in the tournament. Haley Fowler and Tess Bruffey also claimed All-Tournament honors. Fowler had a season-high 17 points in the tourney championship game and finished with a 13-point average in the tournament. Bruffey had a tournament average of 13.7 points.

FOWL PLAY
Haley Fowler has been on a recent tear offensively for the Lady Chaps. The senior has scored at least 10 points in the past four games and is coming in following back-to-back season high performances. She is averaging 19.5 points and six rebounds over the prior two games.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT ASU
• The Rambelles are 23-7 overall on the season and finished with a 12-4 conference record in the Lone Star Conference. They advanced to the NCAA postseason after claiming a Lone Star Conference Tournament title. Head Coach Kevin Baker is in his first season with the Rambelles after serving three seasons at UT-Tyler.
• The LSC preseason polls had TWU preseason picked seventh in the conference. They ended up finishing second.
• Jasmine Prophet is the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year and claimed the LSC Tournament MVP honors after scoring 21 points and providing 14 rebounds in the LSC Tournament championship game.
• ASU ranks 15th in the nation with an average of 78.4 points per game.
• Taylor Dorsey had 30 points and Prophet contributed 20 points in an opening round 71-61 win over Colorado School of Mines.  

THE SERIES AGAINST ASU
LCU leads the series with a 7-3 all-time mark. The last regular season meeting was on Nov. 24, 2014 in San Angelo. LCU won the game 71-57. The two teams have met twice since 2012, but had not met since Nov. 30, 2001 prior to that. The last ASU win in the series was a 62-56 ASU victory on Dec. 29, 2000.

PRIOR MEETING VS. ASU
Nov. 24, 2014 (San Angelo, Texas): LCU 71 - ASU 57
Freshman Tess Bruffey recorded her second double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and also supplied Lubbock Christian University with seven of their 12 blocks to help LCU to a 71-57 win over Angelo State University in nonconference play inside Junell Center Monday night.

The Lady Chaps improved to 3-1 with the win, but it was a game full of ups and downs and several shooting woes. Angelo State opened the game with the game's first nine points for a 9-0 lead. Blair Taylor came off the bench to record LCU's first field goal and it came 3:55 into the game. They would go on to respond with a 14-0 run for a 14-9 lead with 9:28 to go in the half. Once taking a 9-0 lead, ASU hit an offensive dry spell. The Rambelles went a span of 10:49 without a field goal and were 0-of-16 during the span. Meanwhile, LCU was 6-of-8 shooting during the run and closed the half making 10-of-14 shots (71.4%). LCU out-scored ASU 31-7 once trailing 9-0 for a 31-16 lead. The Lady Chaps held ASU to a 17.2% shooting percentage from the field. LCU produced seven of their 12 blocks in the opening half and out-scored ASU 20-4 in the paint.

Three minutes into the second half, Tess Bruffey hit a field goal to give LCU a 37-18 lead for their largest lead of the game. ASU did rally back. Jasmine Caston (12 points), Jackie Patterson (8 points) and Jas-mine Patterson (6 points) were each held off the scoreboard in the opening half, but combined for 26 points in the second half. They helped ASU go on a 13-2 run and cut LCU's lead to 50-46 with a little over nine minutes remaining in regulation. LCU was 0-of-7 from the field during the span of 5:10, but Taylor put an end to the run with a three-point play for a 53-46 lead with 8:12 left. Haley Burton (13 points) and Haley Fowler (nine points) combined for 22 points in the second help and helped LCU close the contest out-scoring ASU 21-11 over the final nine minutes.

LCU out-scored ASU 44-18 in the paint. Burton led all scorers with 15 points and was one of four Lady Chaps in double figures. Fowler and Bruffey each had 13 points and Allison Szabo chipped in 11 points. Bruffey, who had her first double-double in LCU's opener, collected her second of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Kellyn Schneider also had 11 rebounds and contributed four blocks for LCU. ASU, remaining winless (0-4), received a double-double from Amanda Weaver, who produced 12 points and 10 rebounds. ASU had Caston (12 points) and Shauna Coleman (11 points) assist the Rambelles offensive efforts.

The Lady Chaps shot 42.3% (30/71) from the field, while ASU was 29.2% (19/65) in the game. LCU was 8-of-14 from the free-throw line (57.1%). It was the lowest free-throw shooting percentage by LCU since Nov.21, 2013 against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The eight free-throws made is their lowest made since they produced eight on Feb 21, 2013 against Science & Arts of Oklahoma.

LCU finished the game with 12 blocks.