LUBBOCK, Texas (October 27, 2018) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals resume their four-match homestand to close out the regular season and have an opportunity Saturday to claim at least a share of their first Heartland Conference regular season title in program history hosting St. Mary's University at noon. Along with a win Saturday, LCU would clinch the No.1-seed for the Heartland Conference Tournament and they would host the four-team tournament, which would begin Nov. 9.
 
ST. MARY'S | Sat., Oct. 27 | Noon
- St. Mary's holds a 13-9 advantage in the all-time series dating back to 1980. The Lady Chaps had a six-match win-streak against the Rattlers, until falling all three meetings last season. Their prior meeting this season resulted in a 3-0 LCU win in San Antonio, Texas on Sept. 27.
- StMU, 13-12 overall, moved to 7-2 in conference after a 3-0 win Tuesday over Texas A&M International. The defending Heartland Conference Tournament champions carry a No.2 preseason ranking in the Heartland Conference preseason poll and enter the week in second place in the standings behind LCU. They played a non-conference contest Friday evening in Canyon, Texas, falling 3-0 at West Texas A&M.
- The Rattlers are 3-4 in road play this season. Their loss Friday ended a three-match road win streak.
- The match features the top two serving teams in the Heartland Conference, as StMU ranks second behind LCU in serving aces with 123, for a pace of 1.4 per set.
- Monica Ramon has 1,717 career digs, placing her 29th on NCAA Division II's active career leaders. She leads StMU with 324 digs this season.
 
GAME NOTES
- Lubbock Christian takes a 18-7 record into the contest and they are 6-2 in home games this season. LCU has won their last seven home matches.
- LCU is 8-1 in conference play this season. LCU maintained a one-match lead in the Heartland Conference standings with a 3-0 win over Texas A&M International Thursday (St. Mary's is second at 7-2). LCU's conference record of 8-1 is their best nine-match start in Heartland Conference play since an 8-1 record through nine matches to begin their 2014 Heartland Conference schedule (they went 9-1 through the first 10 games of conference play in 2014).
- LCU produced 9.0 team blocks in the match Thursday, with Jaiden Kennedy leading the Lady Chaps with six. It is the sixth time this season LCU has had at least 8.0 blocks in a three-set match. Kennedy produced three solo blocks, which is a season high by a Lady Chaps member this season. Her career high is four from Sept. 30, 2017 against West Texas A&M.
- 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 (1.5) and total aces (127) are the only team statistical category LCU leads in the Heartland Conference. Maddie DeGuire leads the conference in aces per set with 0.43 (36^th nationally). DeGuire leads the Heartland and is 52^nd nationally with 36 aces this season. Bradi Marshall had eight aces last Saturday (vs. Dallas Baptist), marking the most by a Lady Chap in the 15 years Jennifer Lawrence has served as head coach. Since 2006, the prior single-match high for a Lady Chaps member in aces was six (done twice this season by DeGuire). The mark matches the highest total in a five-set match in NCAA Division II play this season and ties as the 10th highest single-match total in Heartland Conference history.
- Marshall leads the Heartland Conference and ranks 31^st nationally with a conference-leading 10.87 assists per set, which ranks sixth nationally among all freshmen. Marshall leads the team in double-doubles this season with 12, with double-doubles in seven of nine conference matches played.
- Kelsie French leads the Heartland Conference in digs per set (6.06) and enters Saturday ranking 11th nationally in the category. French is 45^th nationally in total digs (485) and her career mark of 2,454 ranks third among NCAA Division II active career leaders.
- Lauren Zoller leads the Heartland Conference in kills per set (3.36) and is second in points per set (3.77). Her rate in conference play in kills per set is 3.38.
- Ashley Vanfleet is coming off Heartland Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors. She leads LCU in conference play with 3.5 kills per set.