LUBBOCK, Texas (March 17, 2018) - Home runs from Morgan Dufour, KK Lopez-Lui and Sara Ralston helped the Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals beat Newman 9-1 via the mercy-rule to complete the St. Patrick's Day weekend sweep at PlainsCapital Park.

HR
In the first inning, KK Lopez-Lui hit a ball to left field to drive in Megan Darling and give LCU (17-9, 8-6) a 1-0 lead. The Jets (5-26, 2-14) answered with a run in the top of the third inning, as Emma Eck drew a bases-loaded walk to score Taylor Mannis and tie the game. In the bottom of the inning, Sydney Beuthien doubled and it was immediately followed by Morgan Dufour's 12th home run of the season (tied for 4th most in NCAA Div-II this season) to put LCU up 3-1.

MORE HR's
Sara Ralston led off the fourth inning with a missile over the left field fence before Beuthien doubled to down the left filed line to plate Darling. KK Lopez-Lui led off the fifth inning with a monster shot over the light pole in left field before pinch hitter Haley Hardison hit a sacrifice fly to left field to bring in K'leigh Arredondo. With two outs and runners at second and third base, Lindzi Clemmer drove a ball into right-centerfield to score Darling and Courtney Medina to give the Lady Chaps the walk-off mercy-rule victory.

IN THE CIRCLE
Monique Francois (11-3) started in the circle for LCU, throwing all seven innings and allowing one run for her 11th win of the season. Bailey Bugner (2-8) got the start for Newman and pitched 3.2 innings. She gave up five runs on seven hits to suffer her eighth loss of the year. Chantel Purcella pitched one inning of relief for the Jets, giving up four runs on two hits.

LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
The Lady Chaps will head to Portales, New Mexico to begin a four-game road trip starting with Eastern New Mexico Tuesday in a non-conference doubleheader with the first pitch scheduled for 5:00 p.m. (CST).