LUBBOCK, Texas (September 12, 2017) – Lubbock Christian University hits the road for eight consecutive matches, beginning Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Odessa, Texas at University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB). The Lady Chaps ended a six-match losing streak Saturday with a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Eastern New Mexico. LCU has two more matches on their slate prior to their Sept. 21 conferene opener at Arkansas Fort Smith. The match is the home opener for UTPB at Falcon Dome.
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• The Lady Chaps and Falcons first squared off in 1995 and have met 39 times since, with LCU owning a 36-4 series advantage over the Falcons. UTPB's four back-to-back victories came during the 2005 and 2006 seasons; the Lady Chaps have won the subsequent 14 times.
• The Falcons are preseason picked 10th in the Lone Star Conference. They are coming off an 8-22 mark last season, going 4-16 in LSC play.
• UTPB has not won or lost consecutive games this season through seven matches. They are coming off a 3-1 loss at St. Edward's.
• The Falcons are leading the LSC in opposing hitting percentage (33
rd nationally), holding opponents to a .119 hitting mark.
GAME NOTES
• LCU is 0-1 in true road games this season. They went 6-6 in true road games last season.
• The Lady Chaps are ranking 28
th nationally in digs per set (18.3), with
Kelsie French ranking 24
th individually with 5.7 digs per set. French is coming off All-Tournament honors at the Chap Classic, averaging 5.4 digs per set in the four matches of the Chap Classic. She is 18
th nationally in total digs with 165.
• LCU has seen the best and worst in attack percentage over their prior two matches. On Friday (vs. Texas Woman's), LCU posted their worst documented mark (-.092) in program history, but rebounded Saturday against ENMU with a .210 mark for their highest mark of the season.
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Lauren Zoller ranks second in the Heartland Conference in total attacks (287) and attacks per set (9.90). She leads LCU in kills with 81. The next closest teammate is
Avery Moore, who has 56. Moore is coming off a career high 16-kill performance and has 29 kills in her last three matches.
• Freshman Jaden Kennedy leads the team in blocks with 29.
Avery Moore is the next closest on the squad with 18. Kennedy has at least five blocks in three of her last five matches.
• LCU opponents have nearly twice as many serving errors than aces, with a mark of 34 aces and 67 errors. Opponents have combined for 34 serving errors over the prior three matches.
