ST. MARY'S (4-0-1, 2-0-1) at LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (3-2-0, 1-2-0)
Thursday, Sept. 22nd - 3:00 p.m.
LCU Soccer Field (Lubbock, Texas)
LCU Twitter: @LCUchaps, @LCUsoccer
StMU Twitter: @StMarysRattlers, @StMUwsoccer
NSCAA South Central Regional Rankings
LCU: 9
StMU: N/A
LADY CHAPS FLIGHT DECK
• The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals return home to host St. Mary's University Thursday and Texas A&M International Saturday for a pair Heartland Conference contests. LCU seeks to end a two-game winless streak.
• LCU enters the game 3-2-0 overall and 1-2-0 in conference following a 1-0 loss Saturday at Dallas Baptist.
• LCU, who went 7-0-2 at home last season, is 2-0-0 at home this season and are unbeaten in their last 11 home games. LCU is 25-6-4 all-time at home under
Alex Denning (12-3-3 all-time under Denning in conference home games) and 29-14-6 all-time overall at home.
STORY LINES
• The Lady Chaps are 18-8-0 all-time in Heartland Conference games, 10-2-0 all-time in Heartland Conference home games.
• LCU's 1-0 loss Saturday marked the first time they have been shutout this season and 23
rd time all-time.
• Lubbock Christian has shutout wins in three of their five games this season, ranking them 25
th in the nation with a 60% shutout rate on the season.
• The Lady Chaps have 12 assists as a team this season, which ranks 24
th in the nation in total assists.
• Of LCU's eight goals on the season, six have come in the second half. They have scored the first goal in four of their five games this season.
• LCU is 19
th nationally in assists per game with an average of 2.4 per game.
Erika Aviles ranks 19
th nationally with a mark of 0.75 assists per game.
SCOUTING StMU
• The Rattlers are coming off a 10-7-0 season in 2015, going 5-3-0 in conference play and 2-4-0 on the road. StMU is coming off a 0-0 draw with Newman Saturday at home. They are 1-0-0 on the road this season after a 3-1 win Sept. 9 at Texas Permian Basin.
• StMU opened the season with a 12-0 win over Southwest (N.M.), with the 12 goals marking the fourth highest goal total by a NCAA Div. II program this season.
• The Heartland Conference preseason poll has StMU picked to finish fourth in the conference.
• Thirteen different Rattlers have scored at least one goal this season, including Alexia Maldonado, who leads the team with five goals.
• Tori Andrade leads the Heartland Conference with four assists and ranks 12
th nationally with .8 assists per game.
SERIES HISTORY WITH StMU
• LCU leads the all-time series 3-2-0.
• Last season (Oct. 1, 2015), the two teams met in Lubbock and LCU win 3-1.
• LCU has won three straight meetings.
