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.
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).
