LUBBOCK, Texas (October 7, 2017) – Lubbock Christian University will seek their first two-game win streak of the season Saturday, hosting Dallas Baptist University for a noon Heartland Conference matchup inside Rip Griffin Center. The Lady Chaps are coming off a 3-0 win Thursday over St. Edward's to improve them to 2-3 in conference (5-12 overall). The win Thursday gave LCU a two game conference win streak and extended their conference home win streak to seven matches.
  
Dallas Baptist (6-9, 2-2) | Saturday | 12 p.m.
Rip Griffin Center (Lubbock, Texas)
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• The Lady Chaps hold a staggering 30-3 all-time record against the Patriots and have swept DBU in straight sets in five of the last six meetings. LCU opened the all-time series winning the first 23 meetings dating back to 1983. DBU's last win came Oct. 10, 2015, as LCU has won the prior three meetings.
• The Patriots are preseason picked fifth in the Heartland Conference. They are 2-2 in conference after a 3-2 win over Newman. DBU fell 3-0 Friday night at West Texas A&M to give them a 6-9 overall mark heading to Lubbock.
• Sidnee Jo Fitzpatrick is a Heartland Conference Preseason Team member. The middle blocker ranks fifth in the conference in blocks with 56.
• DBU enters the week ranking 19^th nationally with a conference-leading mark of 2.3 blocks per set.
 
GAME NOTES
• LCU enters Saturday's play riding a seven-game conference home win streak dating back to last season. The Lady Chaps lost to Arkansas – Fort Smith in their Heartland Conference home opener before winning six straight to complete a 6-1 conference home record last season. They opened this season's conference home slate with a 3-0 win over St. Edward's Friday.
• The Lady Chaps rank 44^th nationally in digs (1,081) and 63^rd in digs per set (17.4), with Kelsie French ranking 15^th individually with 5.9 digs per set. She is 11^th nationally in total digs with 367.
• Freshman Jaiden Kennedy ranks fourth in the Heartland Conference in total blocks (57, which is 78^th nationally) and ranks fifth in blocks per set (0.93).
• Of LCU's 16 matches, they have only won the opening set three times.  They are 3-0 this season when winning the opening set, which they did Thursday (2-12 when losing the opening set).
• Lauren Zoller ranks fourth in the Heartland Conference in attacks per set with a pace of 9.7 per set. She ranks sixth in the conference in kills per set (2.79).
• Cory Jo Martin produced her fifth double-double of the season Thursday with 27 assists and 12 digs. She has completed double-double outings in three of the last five matches played.