SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY at LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Saturday Sept. 8, 2018 – 3 p.m.
Frenship High School Soccer Stadium (Wolfforth, Texas)
LCU Twitter: @LCUChaps, @LCUMensSoccer
SNU Twitter: @snuathletics
CHAPS FLIGHT DECK
- Saturday afternoon Lubbock Christian University will host Southern Nazarene University in the Chaparrals 2018 home-opener. Kickoff against the Storm is slated for 3 p.m. at Frenship High School Soccer Stadium.
- The Chaps are riding high following a 5-0 win over Colorado Christian University in their previous contest.
- LCU's matchup against SNU marks their final non-conference tilt of the season.
STORY LINES
- Freshman
Tariq Bakkali bagged a pair of goals against Colorado Christian pushing him to the forefront of the Chaparral roster with two goals scored.
- In total, LCU's six goals have been recorded from five different players.
- Lubbock Christian's defense has held their opponents to a .364 shooting percentage through their first two contests.
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Braxton Thorne has faced 22 shots and made six saves for a .750 save percentage.
- Since the inaugural 2010 season, Lubbock Christian has collected a 6-2-0 record in home-opening contests.
SCOUTING SNU
- Southern Nazarene University has totaled six goals on the season for an average of two per contest.
- Jovanny Hernandez leads the Storm with two goals on a trio of starts.
- Reagan Haydon has protected the net for SNU registering 18 saves on 47 shots faced.
- Defense has been a struggle for Southern Nazarene as they have allowed six goals this season.
- SNU has played two Heartland Conference members to start the season, Eastern New Mexico and Newman, and fell to both.
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SERIES HISTORY WITH SNU
LCU has met Southern Nazarene twice in program history. In the first meeting, the Chaps came out on top with a 3-2 win at home (Oct. 12, 2010). SNU took the second matchup by a 3-0 shutout performance (Oct. 22, 2011).
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