LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (6-3, 2-1) vs.
ST. EDWARD'S (2-5-1, 2-1)
Thursday, October 10 – 2 p.m.
Lewis-Chen Family Field – Austin, Texas
 
CHAPARRAL HEADERS
• Sophomore LCU forward Fernando Flores ranks No. 3 nationally and leads the Lone Star Conference with four game-winning goals this season
 
• Both of Lubbock Christian's opponents this week have posted negative scoring margins so far this season with DBU at -.78 and St. Edward's at -.88
 
• Freshman Pablo Galietero Diaz leads the team in shots on goal percentage, putting 52.9 percent of his 17 total attempts on frame this year
 
• Chap goalkeeper Braxton Thorne set a season-high with seven saves in last Saturday's 2-1 overtime win. His only goal allowed was on a penalty kick
 
• Six different Chap players have scored goals so far this season, including four who have multiple goals. Fernando Flores leads the way with nine on the year
 
CHAP SHOOTERS
Last weekend, for the first time all season, Lubbock Christian was out-shot by an opponent in a game, and it happened twice. Prior to October 3, LCU had recorded fewer shots in a game than an opponent, although the shots were even between the teams in the season-opening win over UCCS. Midwestern State outshout Lubbock Christian on October 3, winning that game 4-2. Oklahoma Christian then came to the LCU Soccer field on October 5 and out-shot the Chaps 13-12, but LCU came away with a 2-1 overtime win. Overall this season, LCU has out-shot its opponents 129-88.
 
SOMETHING IN THE AIR THAT NIGHT
Last weekend, LCU faced off with Oklahoma Christian looking to get back above .500 in conference play against a tough Eagle squad. They needed extra time to do it, as well as an impressive effort from their offensive leader, Fernando Flores. The Monterrey, Mexico native opened the scoring in the game, drawing a foul in the 18-yard box and converting the subsequent penalty in the 12^th minute. It would be another 83 minute before LCU scored, and it was again Flores hitting the game-winner in overtime with an assists from Richie Vaca-Cordova. Flores leads the Lone Star Conference and ranks No. 8 nationally with 19 points (nine goals, one assist) this season.
 
CHAP STATS
Several Lubbock Christian players have made appearance in the Lubbock Christian record books this season, with room to move up throughout the next nine games. Goalkeeper Braxton Thorne recently took over the program's top spot in goalie minutes played (2611), and with seven more saves he will surpass former Chap Hunter Ganze for the all-time Chap lead in saves. Connor Dean is on the all-time list for games played, ranking ninth with 61. Adam Goodnight holds the top spot on the list with 72 games played. And Flores is making his way up the scoring lists, currently sitting tied for four in goals (12), third in game-winning goals (five) and tied for fifth in points (28).
 
MAKING THEM COUNT
Although they have just the fifth-most shots on goal per game in the Lone Star Conference this season at 6.22, LCU's has made their offensive chances count, posting the third best scoring average at 2.11 goals per game. The Chaps have either scored or forced the opposing goalkeeper to make a save on 45.7 of their shots so far this season, and they have scored 19 goals on 129 shots. Twelve different Lubbock Christian players have shots-on-goal percentages better than .500.
 
SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS

• St. Edward's ranks second to last in the Lone Star Conference in opponent scoring average, allowing an average of 2.25 goals per game
• Parker Fyfe leads the team with seven points (three goals, one assist) and has a shot on goal percentage of .467
• The Hilltoppers have been shown five red cards this season, leading the Lone Star Conference and ranking 37^th nationally in that category
• Marko Lillic has spent all 740 minutes in goal for the Hilltoppers, allowing 18 goals with 24 saves this year
• Brian Young is in his 16^th season coaching at St. Edward's, posting a 160-96-29 in his previous 15 seasons

 
THE SERIES WITH ST. ED'S
Lubbock Christian won the very first meeting against St. Edward's, taking them down 1-0 in 2013. Since then, however, it has been almost all Hilltoppers, as they four straight contests from 2014-2017. LCU broke the losing streak last season, fighting to a 0-0 tie, but the Chaps are still looking for their second win in the all-time series.
 
SCOUTING DBU

• DBU is one of three LSC teams with a negative scoring margin this season, allowing 2.22 goals per game while scoring just 1.44 of their own
• The Patriots have played three opponents that LCU also took on in Oklahoma Baptist, Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Christian. The Chaps went 3-0 against those teams, while DBU posted a 1-2 record against them
• Abraham Garcia leads the DBU offense with three goals and two assists for a team-leading eight points
• The DBU men's soccer program is even newer than LCU's, as the Patriots began play in just 2012
• Tristen Olvera has handled the majority of the goalkeeping duties for the Patriots, making 28 saves while allowing 20 goals

THE SERIES WITH THE PATRIOTS
LCU and DBU have met once a year in every season since 2013, with the Chaps holding a five to one advantage in the series. DBU's only win came in 2016, when they beat Lubbock Christian 2-1 on their own field. The teams met in Dallas last season as well, with the Chaps victorious 3-0.