LAREDO, Texas (February 3, 2018) – Playing in their seventh road game of the season, and closing out a four-game road trip, No.2 Lubbock Christian University held the opposition to under 30% from the field.  The Lady Chaparrals held Texas A&M International to a 29.1% shooting mark and trimmed their magic number towards at least a share of the Heartland Conference regular season title to "1" with a 69-46 win behind a 15-point performance from Olivia Robertson Saturday afternoon.
 
LCU, who opened Thursday's win at St. Mary's on a 7-0 run, started Saturday's contest on a 9-0 run. The task was completed on 3-of-3 shooting in a span of 1:28. Tantashea Giger ended the run with a layup (2:08 into the game), but LCU followed with a 8-0 run to go up 17-2. Maddi Chitsey and Kailin Davis led the first quarter surge for LCU, each with five points. All of Davis' points came from the free-throw line, as LCU, who led 19-6 at the conclusion of the first quarter, had 10 of their 19 points in the quarter from the free-throw line. TAMIU was whistled for eight fouls in the quarter, leading to 15 free-throw attempts for LCU.
 
A Dustdevil squad that shot 18.2% (2-of-11) in the first quarter woke up in the second quarter.  TAMIU made eight of their 16 field goals in the game during the second quarter. They opened the quarter on a 6-0 run and making four of their first five attempts. Vanessa Oyola connected on a trio of three-pointers in the second quarter and helped cut LCU's lead to 23-17 with 6:42 remaining in the half. Julia Hanni was able to score a bucket at the horn for TAMIU to cut LCU's lead at 35-25 to enter the halftime.
 
Chitsey and Davis co-led LCU with five points each. LCU had a 17-2 advantage in free-throw attempts in the half and converted on 12 to provide LCU a 10-point advantage in points from the line. Six different Lady Chaps had at least two free-throw attempts in the half.
 
LCU gradually started to pull away late in the third quarter with a 13-4 scoring run. Allie Schulte led LCU offensively in the quarter with five points, including a field goal at the horn to give LCU a 52-35 lead heading into the final quarter. The Lady Chaps were 5-of-7 from inside the arc in the quarter.
 
TAMIU, shooting 26.1% (6/23) in the second half (1-of-9 from three-point range), closed the game connecting on two of their 11 field goal attempts in the fourth quarter. Olivia Robertson had seven of her game high 15 points in the fourth quarter, as LCU led as much as 26 points in the final quarter.
 
LCU, shooting 45.7% (21/46) from the field, held TAMIU to 29.1% (16/55) shooting from the field. The Lady Chaps outscored TAMIU 21-10 from the free-throw line on 21-of-29 shooting from the stripe. LCU also outscored TAMIU 20-6 in points off turnovers.
 
Robertson was 4-of-6 from the field and went 7-for-7 from the free-throw line for her 15 points, which matched a season high. It marked the fourth time in her LCU career (first this season) she led LCU in scoring. Chitsey was 5-of-6 from the field in her 13-point effort. Tess Bruffey led LCU with 10 rebounds. TAMIU was led by Oyola, who registered 12 points (all from downtown).
 
TAMIU suffered their 12 consecutive loss and fell to 2-20 overall and 0-9 in conference. LCU, improving to 7-0 in road games, moved to 21-1 overall and 10-0 in Heartland Conference play. They can clinch at least a share of the Heartland Conference regular season title Saturday with a win over Rogers State University at Rip Griffin Center.
 
TURNING POINT
LCU's 13-4 run in the third quarter helped LCU surge to their 15^th consecutive win. LCU was 5-of-6 from the field during the run, while TAMIU was 2-of-7 from the field during the same run.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBER
TAMIU's Vanessa Oyola entered the game 4-of-23 (17.4%) from three-point range on the season.  She went 4-of-9 in the game, matching her season totals in three-point field goals. While she was 4-of-9 from the field, her teammates went a combined 0-of-9 from three-point range.
 
NEXT UP
The Lady Chaps return home Saturday to host Rogers State University. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center.