WICHITA, Kan. (January 30, 2017) – Despite a 21-point performance from Marcos Schuster, the Lubbock Christian University Chaparrals were unable to completely rally back from a 14-point second half deficit  and had a four-game win streak snapped in a 77-75 loss to Newman University on Monday night in Heartland Conference competition inside Fugate Gymnasium.

Schuster posted a game-high 21 points in the game (9-for-10 from the free throw line), with 15 points coming in the second half. Brennen Fowler (14-points) and Tyler Rogers (13-points) were the only other Chaps in double figures offensively.
 
Isaac Cardona scored five of LCU's first seven-points to keep the Chaps within a one-point range of Newman at the 14:23 mark. The Jets then widened the gap on Lubbock Christian by scoring seven unanswered points to take a 15-7 advantage. It was part of a 15-4 run, which followed a 3-0 LCU lead in the game's ugly start. The teams combined to open the game 1-of-13 from the field (LCU was 1-of-7) before the 15-4 run. The Chaps attempted to close the gap, when trailing 15-7, but they were unable to get closer than three-points for the rest of the half. The Jets scored six of the final nine points of the period to take a 40-32 lead at the break.
 
Brennen Fowler led the Chaps in the first period with eight-points on 66.7% (4-of-6) shooting from the floor. Although LCU was able to capture a 41.9% field goal mark in the half, they were rather cold from the three-point line. The Chaparrals were 23.1% (3-of-13) from downtown. LCU was unable to get to the charity stripe in the half as well. Schuster, Cardona and Ridrell Holman each knocked down a free throw to limp the Chaps to a 42.9% (3-for-7) average from the stripe. Each squad was also handed a technical foul in the opening period. Newman's head coach (Mark Potter) was T'd up with 6:27 left in the period, while LCU head coach Todd Duncan received his with 19-seconds to play in the half.
 
Daniel Nwosu had a team leading 11-points in the first half on 3-for-4 shooting from downtown and an 80% (4-of-5) average from the field. Newman shot 48.1% from the field in the half and an impressive 53.8% (7-of-13) from behind the arc. Like the Chaps, the Jets were only sent to the free throw line a total of seven times in the period. However, unlike LCU, Newman was able to knock down all seven of their attempts from the charity line.
 
Newman wasted no time jumping out to a 14-point lead, 49-35, just four minutes into the second period. The Chaps were unable to close ground on the Jets until Schuster rattled in a pair of free throws to cut the Newman lead to three, 59-56 with 7:30 left to play. Newman responded with seven of the next nine points, capped by a trey from Christian Deyoung to push the Jets to a 66-58 advantage. Newman's Taylor Schieber knocked down a pair of free throws to keep the Chaps at an eight-point deficit, 73-65, with 1:20 left in the ball game. LCU was able to close in on the Jets with a triple from Schuster to put the score at 75-72 in favor of Newman with 11-seconds to play. Unfortunately, that would be as close as the Chaps would get until a last second three-pointer by Lubbock Christian's Jay Workman dropped the Chaparral's deficit to two-points. Unfortunately, Workman's effort was not enough as the Jets were able to hang on for the 77-75 victory over the Chaps.
 
Schuster and Rogers woke up and combined for 26 of LCU's 43 second half points. Schuster's 15 points came on 3-of-6 shooting from the floor and 8-for-8 shooting from the free throw line. Tyler Rogers was perfect as well from the free throw stripe by nailing all four of his attempts. Rogers also shot 42.8% (3-of-7) from the field in the half. In total, LCU knocked down a 45.8% (11-of-24) mark from the field while shooting 94.4% (17-for-18) from the free throw stripe in the second period.
 
Taylor Schieber unleashed in the final half by dropping 17-points on 60% (3-of-5) shooting from downtown and 71.4% (5-of-7) shooting from the field. Schieber also added four free throws on seven attempts in the period. The Jets scored 37 second half points in the shooting 47.8% from the field and 66.7% (10-for-15) from the stripe. Schieber (20-points), Nwosu (17-points) and Kevin Bryant (10-points) were the only Jets players to finish the game in double-scoring figures. The Jets closed out the contest shooting 48% (24-of-50) from the field and 44.4% (12-of-27) behind three-point range.
 
Senior Ridrell Holman led Lubbock Christian's effort on the boards with a career-high 10 rebounds. In total, LCU posted a 43.6% shooting average for the game and a 36.8% effort from behind the three-point line. Schuster shot a total of 9-for-10 from the stripe and helped push the Chaps to an 80% (20-for-25) free throw average for the night.
 
The loss drops Lubbock Christian to 12-8 on the year and 6-4 in Heartland play. The Chaparrals will have a short break before they take on Texas A&M International inside Rip Griffin Center on Thursday Feb 2. This will be a nationally televised game and will kick off Lubbock Christian's homecoming weekend. Tip off is scheduled for 8pm on Thursday evening following the Lady Chaps 6pm tilt. The games are part of the NCAA Division II's Basketball Showcase, with American Sports Network airing the games nationally.