LUBBOCK, Texas (December 1, 2018) – No.15/18 Lubbock Christian University's Olivia Robertson scored 11 points in the opening quarter and finished with 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to complete a double-double and a 77-65 win over No.15 (NAIA) Our Lady of the Lake University Saturday afternoon. The win inside Rip Griffin Center marked LCU's 56^th consecutive home win and they become the seventh program in NCAA to reach 56 straight home wins. The streak actively leads NCAA Division II.
 
LCU had to play from behind early after OLLU jumped out to a 5-0 lead. The Saints hit their first three shot attempts, but then were limited to two makes over their next 10 shot attempts. Caitlyn Cunyus and Allie Schulte hit three-pointers to bookend an 8-0 LCU run to take a 14-11 lead. Mix in Robertson's 11 points in the quarter and LCU's 8-0 run was part of a 20-3 LCU run to close the quarter with LCU leading 26-14.
 
The eventual run carried over from the first quarter ended at 22-3 for a 28-14 lead.  LCU had a pair of 14-point leads in the quarter before the Saints closed the half on a 5-0 run to cut LCU's lead to 41-32. The Lady Chaps were 35.3% (6-of-17) from the field in the second quarter and were outscored 14-4 in the paint, as the Saints Destinee King had seven of her nine first-half points in the second quarter. Schulte was 4-of-6 from three-point range in the first half and led all scorers with 16 points in the half.
 
Kailin Davis had the hot hand in the third quarter and tallied nine points in the quarter. She had nine points in the opening 4:21 of the half during a 12-4 LCU run to take a 54-36 lead. LCU would commit four turnovers and go 0-of-6 from the field over a 5:17 span, while OLLU went on a 9-0 run to cut their deficit to 56-47. LCU led 61-51 after three quarters.
 
The Lady Chaps opened the fourth quarter on a 7-2 run for a 68-53 lead. They never let their lead slip under a nine-point advantage the rest of the way. Robertson had seven of her 13 boards in the quarter. OLLU was unable to count on outside shooting to get them back into the game, as they were 1-of-8 in the quarter from three-point range.
 
OLLU, which counted this game as an exhibition game, was 23-of-42 (54.8%) inside the arc (42.9% overall off 27-of-63 shooting) and outscored LCU 42-24 in the paint. The 18-point disadvantage in paint scoring was LCU's worst since Southwestern Oklahoma State outscored LCU 48-28 in the paint on Dec. 7, 2017. King led OLLU with 15 points. They also received 12 points from Kasey Saldana and 11 points from Dezaree White.
 
Robertson was one of three Lady Chaps in double figures offensively. Schulte finished with 18 points and Davis matched a season high with 15 points. Facing the NAIA's third-best free-throw shooting squad, LCU had a 14-7 scoring advantage from the line, as LCU shot a season-best 82.4% (14-of-17) from the charity stripe. LCU had a 37-29 rebound advantage, with 12 offensive boards, leading to an 18-9 scoring advantage in second-chance scoring.
 
LCU made 11 three-pointers (Schulte was 4-of-7), marking their fifth game this season with at least 10 three-pointers. They attempted 30 three-point attempts, matching a season high and they have come in consecutive home games (LCU has 27 made three-pointers in two consecutive home games).   
 
The Lady Chaps improve to 7-3 on the season. Their win was the second against OLLU in a countable contest (LCU 2-0 all-time against the San Antonio, Texas based program).
 
TURNING POINT
LCU abandoned their inside play offensively early, with 10 three-point attempts over a 13-shot stretch in the first quarter. The Lady Chaps connected on five of the first seven attempts helping them surge on their 22-3 scoring run.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
The Lady Chaps were out-shot 42.9% to 42.6%, marking the second consecutive game the opposition has had a better shooting percentage. The last time LCU was out-shot in consecutive games was the final game of the 2016-2017 season (Mar. 5, 2017 vs. St. Edward's) and the opening game of the 2017-2018 season (Nov. 10, 2017 vs. CSU-Pueblo).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
LCU plays their next four games on the road, beginning Monday with a 5:30 p.m. tip at Southwestern Oklahoma State in Weatherford, Okla.