AUSTIN, Texas (October 18, 2018) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals are off to their best conference start since joining the Heartland Conference (6-0), and their 12-match win streak is their longest since 2008. Both win streaks remain on the road and continue a four-match road trip Thursday at St. Edward's before wrapping up Saturday at Dallas Baptist.  LCU enters week's play atop the Heartland Conference standings with a two-match lead over St. Mary's and Arkansas-Fort Smith, who are each 4-2 in the conference.  LCU has six conference matches remaining.
 
ST. EDWARD'S | Thur, Oct. 18 | 7 p.m.
- LCU has won 14 of the prior 15 meetings over SEU and has a 14-5 all-time advantage in the series, which dates back to the 1989 season. LCU went 2-0 last season against SEU, sweeping the season series. They have won the prior six meetings, including both of this season's prior meetings (a 3-1 neutral site win on Sept. 14 in Carrollton, Texas and a 3-0 win on Oct. 6 in Lubbock).
- SEU was preseason picked fourth in the Heartland Conference. They went 16-11 last season, with a 6-6 mark in conference play.
- The Hilltoppers are 13-10 this season, with a 6-2 record in home matches after a 3-0 win Tuesday night over Dallas Baptist. Alexa McAndrew (11) and Mikayla Parker (10) combined for 21 kills in the win.
- SEU is a defensive minded squad, ranking fourth nationally in digs (1,774) and 13th in blocks (198.5). It is not to say they lack offense, as they rank sixth nationally in total attacks (3,675). In their prior meeting, Parker set a program single-match record for a three-set match with 11 blocks.
- Two players in the top-10 among active career dig leaders in NCAA Div. II will face off, as SEU's Morgan Beckham is fifth in career digs with 2,183. LCU's Kelsie French is second with 2,432 career digs. Beckham ranks 25th nationally this season with a conference leading 416 digs.
 
GAME NOTES
- Lubbock Christian takes a 16-6 record into the contest and they are 7-2 in true road games this season. They are currently on a 12-match win streak, which is their best since a 22-match win streak in 2008. LCU has won 36 of their last 39 sets played, and their 12-match active win streak is tied for the eighth longest active streak in NCAA Div. II.
- LCU is 6-0 in conference play this season, which is their best conference start since joining the Heartland Conference. It is their first 6-0 conference record since completing their 2007 season with a 12-0 record in the Sooner Athletic Conference. The Lady Chaps have won all 18 sets played in Heartland Conference play this season.
- It was a clean sweep of the Heartland Conference weekly volleyball honors for Lubbock Christian University, as Kelsie French (Defensive Player of the Week), Bradi Marshall (Setter of the Week) and Avery Moore (Offensive Player of the Week) were recognized for their performances last week.

French was a big contributor to LCU's success with 78 digs in three matches for a pace of 7.09 digs per set. In a three-set match win over Newman, she had 8.3 digs per set and also provided six assists. The honor is French's third consecutive weekly honor, fifth of the season and ninth of her career.

Marshall was major contributor to LCU producing a .253 attack percentage on the week, as she had 117 assists and a mark of 13.0 assists per set. She had a double-double Tuesday over Texas Permian Basin, in which she posted 59 assists and 14 digs. Her 59 assists was a season/career high for the freshman setter. It was the second time she had reached at least 50 assists and it was the highest single-match total since Erin Fisher had 63 on Oct. 16, 2014 against Newman. She followed with 43 assists in a three-set win at UAFS, which was LCU's highest in a three-set match since Mallory Powell recorded 43 on Nov. 3, 2016. Marshall also provided 26 digs (2.89 per set) and four kills on the week (on a .375 attack percentage). The weekly honor is Marshall's third of the season.

Moore was solid in all three performances for LCU, leading the team in kills (38), kills per set (3.45) and attack percentage (.376). She hit over .300 in all three matches, with marks of .417 at UAFS and .423 at Newman. Moore, who had one kill performance of double figures on the season, prior to Tuesday's match against Texas Permian Basin, had at least 10 kills in all three matches on the week. Against UTPB, she had her second highest kill total of the season with 15, and a mark of 17.5 points, which matched a career high for a third time. She also had a .314 hitting mark against UTPB, marking her as the only player with over a .200 hitting mark in the match. Moore closed the week with 13 kills in a three-set win over Newman. She also posted eight blocks and 13 digs on the week. The honor is Moore's first of her career.

- Serving aces has developed into an intriguing story this season. The Lady Chaps have experienced the highs (13 aces Sept. 14 vs. Newman and on Sept. 22 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State, which tied a program single-match high under head coach Jennifer Lawrence) and lows (0 against Southwestern Okla. State on Sept. 6) from the serving line this season. Aces per set (1.51) and total aces (112) are two of the three team statistical category LCU leads in the Heartland Conference. Maddie DeGuire leads the conference in aces per set with 0.49 (25^th nationally). DeGuire leads the Heartland and is 37^th nationally with 35 aces this season.
- Bradi Marshall leads the Heartland Conference and ranks 35^th nationally with a conference-leading 10.77 assists per set, which ranks ninth among all freshmen. Marshall leads the team in double-doubles this season with nine, with double-doubles in four of six conference matches played.
- Kelsie French leads the Heartland Conference in digs per set (6.24) and enters Thursday ranking 11th nationally in the category. French is 25^th nationally in total digs (462) and her career mark of 2,432 ranks second among NCAA Division II active career leaders.
- Lauren Zoller leads the Heartland Conference in kills per set (3.41) and is second in points per set (3.84). Her rate in conference play in kills per set is 3.61. Zoller is averaging 4.43 kills per set and 5.0 points per set this season against SEU.
- There were statistical adjustments made to LCU's match with Newman Saturday. After a review of video, the statistical changes led to LCU's attack percentage adjusted to .360.  Although it was not as high as the originally recorded mark of .411, the mark of .360 was the highest since a mark of .395 on Oct. 29, 2016 against Texas A&M International. Jaiden Kennedy's mark of .700 in the match went unchanged and it is the highest individual mark (at least 20 attempts) since Elissa Loynes had a mark of .708 on Oct. 31, 2009 (vs. Mid-America Christian). Kennedy's feat is the seventh best attack percentage, with at least 20 attempts, in NCAA Division II play this season. She is hitting a whopping .340 in conference matches.