LUBBOCK, Texas (October 24, 2017) – Lubbock Christian University, coming off the heels of a 3-2 win over Arkansas-Fort Smith, which ended the Lions 43-match conference win streak, looks to keep their hot play at home rolling Tuesday, hosting West Texas A&M for a non-conference contest at 7 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center. The Lady Chaps are riding a five-match win streak at home and have won five of their last seven matches overall.
WEST TEXAS A&M (15-10) | Tuesday, Oct. 24 | 7 p.m.
Rip Griffin Center (Lubbock, Texas)
• Heading into this matchup, the Lady Buffs hold a 28-9-1 all time record against the Lady Chaps, winning the prior meeting 3-1 on Oct. 11, 2016 in Canyon, Texas. WTAMU's previous meeting in Lubbock resulted in a 3-1 win by WTAMU on Oct. 24, 2014. The last time LCU defeated WTAMU in Lubbock was on Sept. 18, 1979.
• The Lady Buffs, who are 3-3 against Heartland Conference teams this season, were preseason picked fifth in the Lone Star Conference. WTAMU, 7-4 in non-conference play, is 8-6 in the LSC and in fifth place.
• WTAMU is ranked 30
th nationally in team kills with 1,146 and one of three LSC teams ranked in the top-30 nationally in the category.
• They are 2-5 on the road this season and coming in off a 3-1 win at Cameron to push their overall win streak to two matches. WTAMU has won four of their last five matches.
• Selena Batiste is one of 33 players nationally and one of two LSC players to record a triple-double on the season.
• Crystal Thomas ranks 31
st nationally in blocks with 91 on the season and is three off LSC leader Shelley Chapron (Texas A&M Commerce).
GAME NOTES
• LCU is 3-10 against non-conference foes this season and 2-4 against LSC squads this season (1-1 at home).
• The Lady Chaps rank 56
th in digs per set (17.7), with
Kelsie French ranking 10
th individually with 6.1 digs per set. She is 19th nationally in total digs with 479.
• Freshman
Brynn Warnack has moved into fourth in the Heartland Conference in assists per set with a mark of 7.09 per set.
• Of LCU's 21 matches, they have only won the opening set five times. They are 5-0 this season when winning the opening set (3-13 when losing the opening set). LCU has won the opening set in three of their prior four home matches.
• With 12 kills Saturday in LCU's 3-2 win over Arkansas - Forth Smith,
Lauren Zoller has posted at least 10 kills in three consecutive matches, which is a season high streak for the outside hitter.
•
Channing Stewart produced 22 kills Saturday over Arkansas – Fort Smith for her fourth consecutive match with at least 10 kills. She did not have a match in double figures in kills this season prior to the current four-match stretch. Stewart received 67 kill attempts in the match Saturay, which is the most in her LCU career and the most attempts by a Lady Chap since Kacey Deterding received 68 attempts on Nov. 7, 2013.
