No.3/10 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (5-1, 0-0)
VS. KUTZTOWN (1-3, 0-0)
Friday, November 23 - 1 PM                                             
Bill Greehey Arena (San Antonio, Texas)
Radio: Online Only
All-Time Series: No prior meetings
 
THANKSGIVING IN SAN ANTONIO
For a second consecutive season, Lubbock Christian University is taking part in the St. Mary's Thanksgiving Classic in San Antonio, and for a second consecutive season the Lady Chaparrals will face the No.1 nationally ranked team and defending national champions. Before LCU faces No.1 Central Missouri (Saturday), they will face Kutztown University Friday. It will mark LCU's first game of the season coming off a loss, as LCU fell Wednesday at Tarleton State, which ended a nine-game road win streak.  
 
WEDNESDAY IN WISDOM
LCU was plagued with 26 turnovers, leading to a 31-4 scoring advantage in points-off-turnovers for Tarleton State University, who defeated LCU 67-56 Wednesday night inside Wisdom Gym.

LCU's 26 turnovers were a season high and the most since they suffered their last regular season loss; suffering 28 on Nov. 24, 2017 against Ashland. LCU committed at least five turnovers in each quarter, with nine committed in the opening quarter of play.

The TexAnns produced 19 steals, which is the most by an LCU opponent since Texas A&M International had 19 steals against LCU on Nov. 21, 2005. Kaylee Allen produced eight steals for the TexAnns, marking the most by an opposing player since Kesha Buckner had eight steals for Newman on Jan. 8, 2015.

Olivia Robertson, scoring 11 points in the fourth quarter, led all players with 23 points off 7-of-9 shooting from the field. She was 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, drawing 11 fouls. LCU also received 12 points from Maddi Chitsey. LCU was 47.6% from the field (20/42) and 3-of-12 from three-point range (coming off 16 three-pointers Saturday).

The loss was LCU's first road loss since Feb. 11, 2017 at Arkansas Fort Smith and it ended a nine-game road winning streak (it was the sixth active best in NCAA Division II).
 
NEUTRAL SITES
LCU has not played in a neutral site game this season. The Lady Chaps went 6-2 in neutral site games last season.
 
NO FOUL PLAY
The Lady Chaps rank third in the nation in fouls per game, with an average of 13.3 fouls per game. Fouls have led LCU to averaging 12.3 points a game from the free-throw line (opponents are averaging 9.7 points per game from the line).
 
SISTER CHRISTIAN
On Nov.10, CSU-Pueblo marked the first time in LCU program history in which a pair of sisters tallied double figures, as LCU received double-digit point production from Olivia Robertson, Juliana Robertson, Bobbi Chitsey and Maddi Chitsey. LCU has three sisters on the squad, but they have not had a game yet in which all three sisters touched the floor.  Caitlin Cunyus did make her season debut Wednesday at Tarleton State.
 
LENDING A HELPING HAND
LCU has four players with at least an average of 2.0 assists per game.  Allie Schulte leads the team with 26 assists (4.3 per game), with Olivia Robertson (14, 2.3), Bobbi Chitsey (12, 2.0) and Caitlyn Cunyus (3.0) also providing into the ball distribution. LCU averages 15.5 assists (leads the Heartland Conference) on 24.7 field goals per game.  LCU has 93 assists, ranking 10th nationally in the category.
 
BOARD GAMES
The Lady Chaps rank eighth in the Heartland Conference in rebounds per game (31.5), but lead the Heartland Conference in rebounding margin with a mark of 3.8. Olivia Robertson leads LCU with 35 rebounds, which ranks fifth in the conference.
 
DOWNTOWN
Despite a low of three three-pointers Wednesday, LCU ranks sixth nationally with 51 three-pointers on the season and is ninth with a shooting mark of 43.6% from long range.
 
RANKING THINGS
D2SIDA and WBCA each released their first in-season national rankings of the season, and LCU remained No.3 in D2SIDA and No.10 in the WBCA poll.
 
FIVE FACTS ABOUT KU
- Kutztown is 1-3 after falling Tuesday night at St. Edward's (60-54) in Austin, Texas.
- The Golden Bears went 18-12 last season, with a 12-10 mark in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play. Their season ended with a quarterfinals loss in the PSAC Championships to West Chester. The 18 wins were the most since the 2009-2010 season.
- KU is preseason picked first in the PSAC's Eastern Division of the PSAC Preseason Poll. They seek their first NCAA postseason appearance since 1996.   
- The Golden Bears rank 26^th nationally and lead the PSAC averaging nine three-point field goals per game. Rylee Derr ranks third nationally in three-pointers attempted (47) and is 10^th in three-points per game (3.8). Alexis Smith ranks 10^th in three-point shooting percentage (62.5%).
- KU ranks 32^nd nationally and is second in the PSAC with a free-throw percentage of 77.3%.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST KU
Lubbock Christian has never faced Kutztown. Friday's meeting will mark LCU's first ever meeting against a Pennsylvania based program.