LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (4-6-1, 3-3-1) at OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (3-5-1, 1-4-1)
Saturday Oct. 7, 2017 – 1:00 p.m.
Putnam City Stadium (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
LCU Twitter: @LCUChaps, @LCUMensSoccer
OC Twitter: @OCEagles
CHAPS FLIGHT DECK
• Lubbock Christian University will close out a two-game road trip in Oklahoma City, Okla. with a Heartland Conference inter-divisional tilt against Oklahoma Christian University Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. at Putnam City Stadium.
• The Chaps are coming off of a 1-1 draw against No. 3 ranked Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. This season, LCU has posted a 1-2-1 record on the road.
• Lubbock Christian is 4-6-1 on the season, 3-3-1 since beginning conference play and 2-2-1 in Heartland Conference inter-divisional matches (facing non-West Division squads).
STORY LINES
• As a team, LCU is tied for fourth in the Heartland for goals-allowed per game (1.09).
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Louis Callaghan and
Abdou Joof lead the Lubbock Christian squad with seven points on three goals and one assist apiece. The Chaps have combined for 27 points this season on nine goals and nine assists for a 2.45 points per game average.
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Parker O'Quinn ranks third in the Heartland for goals allowed with a .84 average in seven starts. The sophomore also stands third in the conference with a .821 save percentage and sixth in the Heartland with a four saves per game average.
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Yuriy Sadula is the lone Chap to play and start in all 11 contests in 2017. Sadula leads the squad with 974 minutes logged. Only once this season has he played less than a full game. The redshirt junior has tallied 829 consecutive minutes beginning with the Chap's third match against University of the Southwest.
• Lubbock Christian has not won in the state of Oklahoma since a 2-1 victory over Oklahoma Christian in the 2014 season (11/1/14).
SCOUTING OC
• OC goal keeper Gianluca Marchetti stands at the top of the Heartland Conference with 43 saves. Marchetti's 4.78 saves per game average lists him second in the Heartland.
• The Eagle squad has marked 12 goals on 13.4 shot attempts per contest for a 1.33 goals per game average. Garrett Blume leads OC with three goals on the year.
• Oklahoma Christian's defense has allowed a total of 17 goals for a 1.89 goals allowed per contest average.
• OC stands 1-1-1 at home this season with their lone win coming against Newman University in a 1-0 result.
• The Eagles are riding a two-game losing streak in which they were shutout 2-0 in back-to-back games by St. Mary's and Texas A&M International.
SERIES HISTORY WITH OC
Lubbock Christian holds a 6-1-0 record over Oklahoma Christian in a rivalry that dates back to the 2010 season. Two of LCU's wins have come on the road, while their lone loss of the series came in 2015 with a 1-0 defeat at LCU Soccer Field. In the most recent meeting, the Chaparrals defeated the Eagles at home by a 1-0 margin. The Chaps own a 13-3 overall scoring advantage and have shutout OC on four occasions.
