PIVOTAL MATCH AWAITS FOR CHAPS AND FALCONS
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
UTPB	UTPB Gym / Falcon Dome	Thursday	7 p.m.	Video	Stats

Lubbock Christian University snapped a three-match losing streak Saturday with a win over Eastern New Mexico and now begin a two-match divisional road trip, with stops at Texas – Permian Thursday in Odessa, Texas and Western New Mexico Saturday afternoon in Silver City, N.M., seeking to end a four-match road losing streak. LCU sits fourth in their six-team division, with the top four advancing to the 12-team-field Lone Star Conference Championships. UTPB sits in second place (2-2) and WNMU sits in fifth (1-3).

TEXAS – PERMIAN BASIN | Thur., Oct. 17 | 7 p.m.
- The Lady Chaps and Falcons first squared off in 1995 and have met 43 times since, with LCU owning a 38-5 series advantage over the Falcons. UTPB had four victories come during the 2005 and 2006 seasons and their fifth win (a 3-2 win in Lubbock on Sept. 28) ended the Lady Chaps 15-match series win streak. LCU is 17-2 all-time in Odessa in the series. This meeting will mark their second LSC meeting. The two programs were former Heartland Conference foes and LCU was 6-0 all-time in Heartland action against the Falcons.
- UTPB was preseason picked 11th in the Lone Star Conference for a second consecutive season. They went 14-16 last season, with a 9-11 mark in conference play (finished seventh). They have already matched last season's win total with a 14-3 overall record. They are 2-2 in the division and 6-2 in LSC matches. They have won four consecutive matches, including their last two home games, where they are 6-1 this season.
- Erika Lozano ranks second in conference games in the LSC with 10 aces in 20 sets for a rate of 0.50 aces per set. They are fourth in the conference in conference competition with 1.46 aces per set.
- UTPB is holding opponents to a .122 hitting percentage, which ranks second in the conference 17^th They also enter the week with a 2.2 mark in blocks per set (fourth in conference).
- Travana Matthews enters the week fourth in the LSC and 39^th nationally in hitting, producing a .363 hitting percentage. Matthews leads the Falcons with 113 kills.

LADY CHAP NOTES
- The Lady Chaps head into the contest with an 9-9 record, looking to end a sequence of four consecutive road losses (two straight in division play). They are 3-6 in conference matches and 3-4 in divisional play.
-The Lady Chaps lead the LSC in attacks per set (38.4), ranking 26^th nationally. Their total attacks mark of 2,763 attack attempts ranks third in the conference (28^th nationally). Hannah Thomas has received much of the effort, totaling 657 attacks (second in the conference) and averaging 9.8 attacks per set (ranks fourth in the conference). She ranks 13^th in the LSC in kills (179).
- Lubbock Christian has served up 97 aces in their 18 matches this season (sixth in the LSC). Maddie DeGuire leads the team in aces with 27, which ranks tied for second in the conference and 66^th nationally. She ranks fourth in the conference with a pace of 0.38 per set. Bradi Marshall ranks tied for 10^th in the conference with 20 aces and Hannah Thomas is tied for 13^th with 19.
- Marshall ranks second in the LSC in assists per set with a rate of 9.6, ranking 63^rd nationally. She leads the LSC in total assists with 694 (25^th nationally). She is coming off her 29^th career double-double Saturday against ENMU (12^th of the season).
- LCU's right-side hitter Avery Moore has been solid for the Lady Chaps since conference play began, leading LCU with 118 kills in conference contests (fourth in conference), with a pace of 3.28 per set (eighth in conference). The right-side hitter has a .268 attack percentage in those contests. Moore leads the LSC in conference attacks with 313.
- Maddie DeGuire ranks second in the conference in total digs (346) and is third in digs per set (4.8). Her mark of 185 digs in conference play is third in the LSC (fourth with a pace of 5.14 per set in conference).
- Morgan Schwarz has shown a mix of offense and defense in conference play, averaging 1.86 kills per set on a .310 attack percentage and 0.7 blocks per set (25.0 blocks in conference play). Her .310 attack percentage in conference play ranks ninth in the LSC and she ranks 10^th in the LSC with 58.0 blocks overall this season.
- LCU opponents have been called for 61 ball handling errors this season (20 have been called against LCU).