LUBBOCK, Texas (November 10, 2018) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals continue their play in the TAJ Hospitality Classic Saturday hosting Colorado State University – Pueblo at 7 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center.  The Lady Chaps seek a 2-0 start after defeating Metro State (Denver) Friday.
 
FIVE FACTS ABOUT CSU-PUEBLO
- CSU-Pueblo opened their season with a 77-68 overtime win over Texas A&M – Commerce and enter the game 1-0.
- CSU-Pueblo won both the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships in 2017-18, with a 20-2 record in RMAC play. It marked the first time the Pack has swept both RMAC Championships. Their season ended at the South Central Region Tournament in Lubbock.
- CSU-P is preseason picked fourth in the RMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. Lauren Heyn is a Preseason All-Conference selection. 
- Four players return from last year's RMAC Championship team. Jade Adams, Khiya Adams, Lauren Heyn, and Jennah Knafelc all return to CSU-P. Nine newcomers are expected to make their Pack debuts this season.
- Sydni Williams led the ThunderWolves in the opener with 25 points on 9-of-11 (81.8%) shooting from the field and a perfect 7-for-7 effort from the free throw line. She added seven rebounds and two assists.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST CSU-PUEBLO
CSU-P, formerly known as Southern Colorado, and LCU are tied 4-4 in the all-time series. The home team won the first five meetings, with LCU bucking that trend with a 2015-16 season-opening win in Pueblo. Last season's meeting resulted in LCU defeating No.5 CSU-Pueblo 57-52 in Commerce, Texas (Nov. 10, 2017). The first two all-time meetings came down to the final buzzer. On Dec. 9, 1989 in Lubbock, Burgandy Bass hit the game winning shot at the horn for a 58-56 LCU win. Nearly a year later on Dec. 8, 1989 in Pueblo, LCU rallied back from a 63-55 deficit with 24 points from Sherry Blackwell, but a three-pointer at the buzzer didn't fall and LCU fell 73-72. Four of the prior five meetings have been in Colorado (three in Pueblo) and under Steve Gomez's watch.