GAME INFORMATION
Score: Wayland Baptist - 3, Lubbock Christian - 0
Records: Lubbock Christian (0-0-0), Wayland Baptist (1-0-0)
Location: Hilliard Field (Plainview, Texas)

LCU HIGHLIGHTS
• Lubbock Christian University fell in their final preseason contest Saturday evening in a 3-0 result on the road against Wayland Baptist University.
• Despite making it to the halftime mark at a 1-0 deficit, the Chaparrals conceded a pair of goals in the second period just three minutes apart.
• LCU registered six shots for the evening, five of which came inside the opening half.
• Freshman keeper Braxton Thorne came up early and often totaling eight saves for the game, six of which were provided in the first period.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Wayland found the net in the 11^th minute after a one-on-one situation with LCU's Thorne. Wayland's Luis Almeida drew out the Lubbock Christian goalkeeper and was able to find the net to put WBU up 1-0.
• Chris Eduardo hopped in the score column next for the Pioneers capitalizing off of a deflection from 10 yards out.
• Two minutes later, Ricardo Ramos tucked away a free kick from 30-yards away to conclude the game's scoring plays.

GAME NOTES
• Though the teams were able to make it through a majority of the contest, a nearby lightning strike forced the referees to call the game at the 76-minute mark.
• Although the contest served as a regular season-opener for the Pioneers, it was simply another exhibition contest for the Chaparrals.
• Wayland Baptist came into the evening ranked as the NAIA's No. 1 ranked program following a National Championship in the 2017 season.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5: The Chaparrals employed five newcomers within the starting lineup. Thorne, Tariq Bakkali, Fernando Flores, Niklas Neumann and Emilio Marti were among the Lubbock Christian starting 11.

UP NEXT
The Chaps will look to officially open up their 2018 campaign with a pair of road games in Colorado. Up first, LCU will make their way to Colorado Springs, Colo. for a tilt against University of Colorado – Colorado Springs. Kickoff against the Mountain Lions is scheduled for Friday Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. (Mountain). The teams have met just once before where the Mountain Lions were able to defeat the Chaps 1-0 in what would turn into a road loss for LCU.