ROGERS STATE (5-9, 1-3) at LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (7-7, 2-1)
Saturday, January 7, 2017 - 1:00 p.m.
Rip Griffin Center (Lubbock, Texas)
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All-Time Series: LCU leads 14-5
 
HOME ROLLS
Lubbock Christian University closes their week of play Saturday hosting Rogers State inside Rip Griffin Center. LCU carries the nation's leading active home win streak of 28 wins and they are 29-0 all-time in Heartland Conference home games. They have won 35 consecutive conference home games.
 
LOOKING BACK AT THEIR LAST CONTEST
Lubbock Christian University showed they were happy to be home after a 39-day absence from Rip Griffin Center Thursday night, returning home from an eight-game road trip and receiving 19 points from Tess Bruffey to lead LCU to an 87-47 Heartland Conference victory over Arkansas Fort Smith.
 
LCU, playing in their first home game since Nov. 21, put the contest away early. The Lady Chaparrals opened the game on a 13-0 run started by a Hannah Harbin three-pointer. Bruffey had eight of the 13 points in the opening four minutes of the contest. Sydney Franklin connected on a three-pointer with 4:28 remaining in the first quarter for UAFS's first field goal of the game. LCU was leading 15-4 following Franklin's three-pointer. The Lady Chaps had a 7-0 scoring advantage in points off turnovers in the first quarter, helping LCU to a 22-9 lead at the quarter's close.
 
The Lady Chaps held UAFS to seven points in the second quarter. UAFS went a span of 6:40 without a point during the first half and LCU took advantage with a 10-0 run for a 30-9 lead with six minutes remaining in the half. Twenty seconds after the run ended, a new one began. This run was an 11-0 run, which was part of an eventual 23-2 run for LCU. The Lady Chaps led 47-16 at the half, holding UAFS to 28.6% (6/21) shooting in the half.
 
Allea Harris connected on a three-pointer with 6:54 left in the fourth quarter for a 77-29 lead and the 48-point margin was LCU's biggest of the game. LCU shot 60% (15/25) in the second half, shooting 64.3% (9/14) in the third quarter.
 
LCU shot 54.1% (33/61) in the game, going 44% (11/25) from downtown (Clair Bruffey was 3-of-4 from three-point range) and 61.1% (22/36) from inside the arc (Tess Bruffey was 7-of-10 inside the perimeter). Lubbock Christian produced a season high 16 steals in the game (prior high was nine) and forced a season high 20 turnovers leading to a 32-16 advantage in points off turnovers. Caitlyn Buttram had a career high three steals and Bobbi Chitsey matched a career high with three. Along with Tess Bruffey's 19 points, LCU received 14 points from Allison Szabo (added nine rebounds, coming close to a double-double) and 10 points from Chitsey. Bailey Haist (4), Harbin (2) and Delaney Gaddis (3) combined for nine assists and no turnovers. UAFS, shooting 31.6% (18/57) in the game, was led by Maya Perry and Tayla Taylor, who each had 11 points.
  
HOME SWEET HOME
Tess Bruffey leads LCU at home, with an average of 17.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in home games played this season. Also averaging double figures at home this season is Bobbi Chitsey, with a pace of 10.8 points per home game.
  
MILESTONES
- Allison Szabo is six blocks shy of 93 career blocks, which would move her into fifth on LCU's career blocks list and ahead of Mamy N'Kolomoni, who had 93 blocks from 1998-2002.
  
SHOOTING RECORD
Thursday, the Lady Chaps set a Rip Griffin Center record with a 100% shooting mark from the free-throw line (meeting the minimum), going 10-for-10. The prior record was 96.7% (29/30) from Feb. 8, 2007. The team record (overall) is 100%, going 18-for-18 on Jan. 31, 1985 (vs. Hardin Simmons).  LCU's 10-for-10 mark Thursday puts them into the Heartland Conference record books as the 12^th team to go 100% from the free-throw line all-time. The conference record is a 26-for-26 perfect mark by Oklahoma Christian on Dec. 31, 2015.
 
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT RSU
• The Hillcats, who went 14-12 last season (5-7 on the road), are off to an 5-9 start on the season, with a conference mark of 1-3. They have lost four of their last five games and coming off a 74-61 loss to Newman on Monday.
• The Heartland preseason picked RSU to finish tied for sixth in the conference. They went 9-9 in conference play last season.
• This season is RSU's first season with postseason eligibility, as they have completed their transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II.
• RSU entered the week leading the Heartland Conference with an average of 15 rebounds per game.
• Natasha Kindred leads RSU averaging 10.7 points per game. She contributed a 19-point outing last Saturday against Oklahoma Panhandle State.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST RSU
LCU has a 14-5 advantage in the all-time series after an 89-41 win in Lubbock on Feb. 13, 2016. LCU swept the season series last season and has won 10 of the last 11 meetings (RSU has one win in the series since 2010-2011 season), including the last seven. RSU's last win was a 78-70 win on Feb. 14, 2013. LCU is 7-2 all-time in Lubbock in the series.
 
PREVIOUS RECAP VS. RSU
Feb. 13, 2016 (Lubbock, Texas) - LCU: 89 - RSU: 41
It was fitting that the day before Valentine's Day that the No.1/2 Lady Chaparrals got their "heart." Lubbock Christian University used a 26-0 advantage in points off turnovers and claimed their second consecutive Heartland Conference Regular Season title with an 89-41 win over Rogers State University Saturday afternoon inside Rip Griffin Center.
 
This season marks LCU's third season in the Heartland Conference and for a third straight season they will finish atop the conference standings. LCU was unable to claim the distinction as "regular season conference champions" until last season, so technically this title marks LCU's second consecutive conference regular season title. Overall, it is the fourth conference regular season title in program history.  LCU claimed Sooner Athletic Conference titles in 2007 and 2012.
 
There was little question if LCU would clinch the title Saturday. After surrendering a 5-0 lead, they answered a RSU 6-0 run with an 8-0 run. Nicole Hampton had seven points in the first quarter and they closed the first quarter with a 15-4 run to end the quarter with a 20-10 lead.
 
After opening the game 1-of-5 from the field, they closed the half 15-of-23 (65%) from the field. Hampton had 14 points in 19 minutes with five assists in the half. LCU led 46-20 at the half after an 18-4 run to start the second quarter. Blair Taylor (six) and Hampton (eight) combined for 14 points in the second quarter.
 
The Lady Chaps were 9-of-12 from the field in the third quarter and Kelsey Hoppel hit a pair of three-pointers to help LCU out-score RSU 19-10 in the third quarter. LCU went on a 12-0 run over a span of 4:31 carrying over from the third quarter to the fourth quarter. The Lady Chaps went to their bench most of the second half and the bench players took advantage of the playing opportunity.  LCU produced 40 points in the game from their bench, with 24 of those 40 points coming in the second half. Nineteen of LCU's 24 points in the fourth quarter came from the bench.
 
LCU produced some lopsided numbers in the victory. The Lady Chaps shot 58.2% (32/55) from the field and went 59.3% (16/27) in the second half, while RSU was 28.6% (16/56) from the field. LCU assisted on 26 of 32 field goals with 11 different players gathering an assist. They also produced 12 blocks, with Kellyn Schneider matching a career high (for a fourth time) with eight blocks. LCU forced 21 turnovers and took advantage of 13 steals with a 26-0 scoring advantage in points off turnovers.
 
Hampton led LCU with 14 points and seven assists. Kelsey Hoppel and Hannah Harbin each finished with 10 points. Harbin's season high marked her fifth career game with at least 10 points (playing in her 75th career game). LCU received points from 13 of their 14 players that touched the floor and 10 of the players had at least five points. RSU was led by Heather Roberts, who had eight points.