Match Information
Score: Lubbock Christian 3, Northwestern Okla. St. 0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-23)
Records: Lubbock Christian (9-6, 0-0 Heartland), Northwestern Okla. St. (13-7, 2-3 Great American)
Location: Rip Griffin Center – Lubbock, Texas
 
Highlights
 
Lubbock Christian University improved their win streak to five matches, returning home to defeat Northwestern Oklahoma State in straight sets (3-0) for their final pre-conference match. LCU improved to 2-2 at home with 16 kills from Lauren Zoller, who produced a .308 attack percentage in the match. LCU produced 37 kills in the match, with 33 assisted by Bradi Marshall. The Lady Chaps combined for 12 serving aces in the match, with six by Maddie DeGuire.
How It Happened
  
Set One:
LCU jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the opening set and never trailed in the set. A trio of kills by Ashley Vanfleet led a 9-2 run to give LCU an 18-8 lead in the set. LCU won the set 25-17. Lauren Zoller led LCU with six kills in the set on 12 attempts. The Lady Chaps produced a .343 attack percentage, producing 15 kills on 35 attempts. Bradi Marshall had 15 assists, assisting on all 15 kills.  
 
Set Two:
The second set witnessed the two teams tied on seven occasions, with an 8-8 tie unbroken by an 11-2 LCU run. Zoller had five kills in the set and two came during the run. LCU also closed the set on a 6-2 run to win the set 25-15.       
 
Set Three:
The Lady Chaps produced nine aces in the third set, with five tallied by Maddie DeGuire.Jaiden Kennedy's kill to put LCU up 8-7 started a 13-5 run for LCU. NWOSU mounted a comeback, trailing 20-12, going on an 11-3 run to tie the set 23-23. Kianu Clark committed a service error for NWOSU and Zoller followed with her third ace of the match to clinch the set 25-23 and the match 3-0. Zoller led LCU with five kills in the set.      
 
Inside the Numbers:
6 – Maddie DeGuire's six aces marked the sixth time a Lady Chaps member has notched six aces in a single match since 2006. No member has recorded seven in that span and Tori Vazquez was the last player to complete the honor (Sept. 22, 2009) before DeGuire now completing the task in consecutive games. No Lady Chap has ever had consecutive games of at least six aces in consecutive games in program history.
25 – LCU has combined for 25 aces over their prior two games, which is their highest two-match total under 15^th-year head coach Jennifer Lawrence.
3-0 – The Lady Chaps and NWOSU are both former NAIA programs and each were members of the Sooner Athletic Conference, however LCU and NWOSU never played volleyball as SAC members. NWOSU had dropped volleyball in the 1980s and restarted the program in 2012. LCU, now 3-0 all-time against NWOSU, had not faced NWOSU since the 1980 season.
5 – The win marked LCU's fifth straight victory, which is their longest since they won six straight in November of 2016.
16 – Lauren Zoller's 16 kills was one shy of her season high (17). Her .308 hitting percentage marked the fifth time (third in last four matches) she has produced at least a .300 hitting percentage mark in a match this season. LCU also had a combined 15 kills fro Jaiden Kennedy (8, .312) and Ashley Vanfleet (7, .385), who also each hot over .300 in the match.
 
Up Next:
LCU opens Heartland Conference play Thursday at St. Mary's in San Antonio, Texas.