TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL (0-7-0, 0-4-0) at LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (3-2-1, 1-2-1)
Saturday, Sept. 24 - 1:00 p.m.
LCU Soccer Field (Lubbock, Texas)
LCU Twitter: @LCUchaps, @LCUsoccer
TAMIU Twitter: @TAMIUathletics
NSCAA South Central Regional Rankings
LCU: 9
TAMIU: N/A
LADY CHAPS FLIGHT DECK
• The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals close out this week's play hosting Texas A&M International Saturday at 1 p.m. It is the second game of a four-game homestand for the Lady Chaps.
• LCU enters the game 3-2-1 overall and 1-2-1 in conference following a 1-1 2OT draw at home to St. Mary's for their first ever draw in Heartland Conference play.
• LCU, who went 7-0-2 at home last season, is 2-0-1 at home this season and are unbeaten in their last 12 home games. LCU is 25-6-5 all-time at home under
Alex Denning (12-3-4 all-time under Denning in conference home games) and 29-14-7 all-time overall at home.
STORY LINES
• The Lady Chaps are 18-8-1 all-time in Heartland Conference games, 10-2-1 all-time in Heartland Conference home games.
• LCU attempted a program single game record 57 shots Thursday against St. Mary's. Of the 57 shots, 27 were off target, 15 were saved,14 were blocked and one went into the back of the net. The 16 shots on goal was LCU's highest since 16 on Oct. 8, 2015 (vs. Rogers State).
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Jamie Boone is coming off a contest in which she had 10 attempted shots, matching the third highest total in program history. It was her second game of at least 10 shot attempts in her career, as she shares the program's single game record with 12.
• The Lady Chaps have 14 assists as a team this season, which ranks 24
th in the nation in total assists.
• Of LCU's nine goals on the season, seven have come in the second half. They have scored the first goal in four of their six games this season (opponents have scored first in the prior two games).
• LCU is 19
th nationally in assists per game with an average of 2.3 per game.
Erika Aviles ranks 19
th nationally with a mark of 0.75 assists per game.
SCOUTING TAMIU
• The Dustdevils are coming off a 2-13-2 season in 2015, going 1-5-2 in conference play and 1-8-1 on the road. TAMIU is coming off 4-1 loss Thursday at Oklahoma Christian, which places them 0-7-0 on the season and 0-4-0 in conference. They are 0-4-0 on the road this season and winless in their last five road games. Overall, they are winless in their last eight games.
• Despite allowing a conference high 19 goals this season, the Dustdevils have lost four games by one goal.
• The Heartland Conference preseason poll has TAMIU picked to finish seventh in the conference.
• TAMIU has produced six goals this season and three have been tallied by Cio Bargallo. She has three goals in the last four games.
• In their prior three games, TAMIU has combined for three corner kick attempts, while their opponents have produced 19 corner kicks in the same span.
SERIES HISTORY WITH TAMIU
• LCU is 3-0-0 all-time against TAMIU and have outscored the Dustdevils 9-0 in the all-time series.
• Last season (Oct. 3, 2015), the two teams met in Lubbock and LCU won 4-0 with a two-goal game from
Audra Park. LCU did not allow a shot on goal in the game.