No.1 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (6-0) vs. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (6-1) November 30, 2019 • 2 p.m. San Antonio, Texas • Bill Greehey (3,800) LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast WATCH: LSC Digital Network  (Online or via OTT apps including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Roku devices by searching "LSC Digital Network.") Talent: Chris Due LISTEN: Double-T 97.3 FM Talent: Chris Due LCU Social Media:
	CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (6-1) Location: Edmond, Okla. Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Assoc. Head Coach: Guy Hardaker (Central Oklahoma, 1986) Roster | Stats | Preview
	LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN LADY CHAPS (6-0) Location: Lubbock, Texas Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Steve Gomez (LCU, 1988) Roster | Stats | Game Notes

(Stats-Data and Preview were written Prior To Friday's Games)

ANYONE, ANYTIME
No.1 Lubbock Christian University head coach Steve Gomez has always had the "anyone, anytime" approach when scheduling competition. UConn, Texas Tech, Texas, Mississippi State and Baylor are just some of the opponents the Lady Chaps have agreed to play over the past, and whether its Division I, Division II or even NAIA powerhouses LCU has placed on the schedule, it is always unknown how it plays out. This season's schedule is a prime example. Moving into the Lone Star Conference, LCU knows their conference schedule will be beefy, but it did not deter Gomez from scheduling a tough non-conference schedule. The public-eye will grasp the toughness of an exhibition schedule consisting of Texas, Baylor and Mississippi State, but they may not grasp the current schedule swing the Lady Chaparrals are amidst heading into the Thanksgiving Break (or lack thereof a break). LCU just concluded wins over No. 20 Southwestern State (defending national finalist) and Angelo State (defending Lone Star Conference co-champions and regional finalist), and now head to San Antonio, Texas for a third consecutive season to compete in the St. Mary's Thanksgiving Classic inside Bill Greehey Arena. Awaiting in the Alamo City is Southern Nazarene (4-0) and Central Oklahoma (5-1), who are a combined 9-1 on the season. Toss in the prior two LCU opponents and that is a stretch of opponents that are a combined 15-5 on the season, with two of the losses provided by LCU wins. Going back to this weekend's opponents and their combined 9-1 record… UCO's one loss was in a double overtime loss to SNU.
 
SLAM DUNC
For a second consecutive week the Lone Star Conference recognized a member of the Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals accomplishments on the hardwood, as Ashton Duncan was named the LSC Women's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week.

Duncan helped LCU open Lone Star Conference play 1-0, as her 24-point performance led LCU to a 75-64 road win at Angelo State. The Lubbock, Texas native, making her 54th career appearance, made her first career start and opened the game 5-of-5 from the field, which was part of a 8-of-9 shooting sequence to start the game. Duncan's 24-point production was a career-high. The junior connected on four three-pointers and also contributed four rebounds and two steals in the game.

The honor comes one week after Maddi Chitsey (offensive) and Juliana Robertson (defensive) swept the LSC weekly honors. Three recipients on the season tops last season, as LCU claimed two weekly honors in the Heartland Conference.

LONE STAR DEBUT
Playing conference games in December is not out of the norm, but playing a conference match in November was a little different, although expected with LCU playing in their first season in the  18-team Lone Star Conference. Saturday, LCU defeated Angelo State 75-64 and it was LCU's first conference game in November since hosting Oklahoma Panhandle State (Nov. 21, 2013) and Newman (Nov. 23, 2013) during the 2013-14 season. LCU's LSC opener was their 27th conference opener and their first in the LSC after six Heartland Conference and 19 Sooner Athletic Conference openers. The Lady Chaps went 11-8 all-time in SAC openers and 5-1 in HC openers, with a loss at St. Mary's (Dec. 31, 2016) marking their only loss in a Heartland Conference opener. The win Saturday improved LCU to 15-2 all-time in conference openers under head coach Steve Gomez. They have won 14 of their prior 15 consecutive conference openers.

WHO IS COUNTING?
LCU's 5-0 start marks the fourth season out of the prior five seasons in which LCU has started at least 5-0 on the season. The Lady Chaps opened last season 5-0 and the 2017-18 season 6-0. Their best start and season was their 2015-16 season in which they went 35-0. LCU is one of two unbeaten teams in the LSC and there are 35 unbeaten teams in Division II.

HANDLE ON THINGS
LCU ranks second in the Lone Star Conference in assist/turnover ratio with a mark of 1.10, which ranks 50th nationally. It is an interesting statistic, considering LCU does not have anyone in the top-10 individually in the category. LCU ranks 34^th nationally with an average of 13.4 turnovers per game (second in the conference) and their mark of 14.8 assists per game is sixth in the LSC.
 
BLACK FRIDAY
LCU is in their third consecutive season attending the Thanksgiving Classic hosted by St. Mary's. The Lady Chaps are 2-2 all-time in the classic and have never won two games in a single-season at the event. This season marks the third consecutive season a defending national champion attended the event. Ashland attended in 2017 and Central Missouri played in the event last season. The last time LCU attended a "Thanksgiving tournament" and went 2-0 was in 2015, as they defeated Clayton State and Rollins College at the Rollins Thanksgiving Tournament in Winter Park, Fla.

WHEN AT HOME
LCU went 15-0 last season inside Rip Griffin Center. With LCU's win 71-61 win Saturday over No.20 Southwestern Oklahoma State, LCU extended their active home win streak to 67 games, which ranks third all-time in NCAA Division II women's basketball (it actively leads NCAA Div. II). The record is 87 consecutive home victories by Nebraska-Kearney, who completed the task from Jan. 31, 1995 - Nov. 24, 2001. LCU's last home loss came on Jan. 1, 2015 against Oklahoma City University. LCU, who also has a 7-0 mark in NCAA postseason play in Lubbock in the mix, has also won 55 consecutive home conference games, with their last conference home loss occurring Jan. 10, 2013 (against Oklahoma City). They completed a 49-0 all-time mark in Heartland Conference home games.

NCAA DIVISION II'S LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS 
87 - Neb.-Kearney Jan. 31, 1995-Nov. 24, 2001
85 - West Tex. A&M Jan. 9, 1987-Dec. 6, 1991
67 - Lubbock Christian Jan. 1, 2015 -->

NATIONALLY KNOWN
Based on the preseason rankings for the 2019-20 season (D2SIDA, WBCA along with Lone Star Conference), the Lady Chaparrals carry the highest expectations in program history to start a season. D2SIDA placed the defending national champions No.1 and the WBCA ranked LCU No.2 despite the Lady Chaps receiving 14 of the 23 first place votes. Each ranking is their highest preseason ranking in program history. The LSC preseason ranked LCU No.1 in their preseason rankings. The second national in-season rankings came out this week and LCU remained No.1 in the WBCA and No.2 in D2SIDA polls.

ALMOST THERE
Maddi Chitsey enters the Thanksgiving tournament with 998 career points, needing two points to hit the 1,000-point mark in her LCU career. The senior has averaged 11.1 points in her LCU career and Friday will mark her 91^st career game. She will serve as the only 1,000-point scorer actively on the squad, as the last member to reach 1,000 career points in her LCU career was Olivia Robertson, who accomplished the task Mar. 15, 2019.

BLOCK PARTIES ARE BACK
LCU ranks 25th nationally in blocks (26) and 16^th in blocks per game (5.2). Maddi Chitsey leads the team with 12 blocks (third in the conference and tied for 22nd nationally), at a pace of 2.4 per game (second in the conference and 18th nationally). LCU has ranked in the top-10 nationally in blocks each season since the 2015-16 season, which was their first season eligible to have statistics included among NCAA leaders. They ranked 10^th in total blocks last season (155), second in 2017-18 (202, ranking fourth with a pace of 6.1 per game), fourth in 2016-17 (170, leading the nation with 5.7 per game) and led NCAA Division II in 2015-16 with 235 blocks (6.7 per game).

CHARITY WORK
LCU are 28-of-34 (82.4%) from the free-throw line at home, which includes Madelyn Turner (8-of-8) and Maddi Chitsey (6-of-6) combining for a 14-of-14 mark from the line at home. The Lady Chaps were 8-of-9 Saturday at Angelo State from the line and are 79.3% from the line this season and lead the LSC in free-throw percentage (ranking 21^st nationally). In each season LCU has been eligible to have team statistics included among NCAA Division II leaders (2015-15), the Lady Chaps have finished in the top-three in their conference in free-throw shooting. They led the Heartland Conference in 2017-18 with a 76.2% mark from the line, ranking 33rd nationally. Their highest national ranking is 32nd (75.0%) from the 2015-16 season. Turner leads LCU and ranks third in the LSC and 28^th nationally with a 92.9% shooting mark from the line. There are nine qualified players with a 100% shooting mark from the free-throw line in NCAA Division II.
 
MORE CHARITY NOTES
Saturday at Angelo State, the Belles had a 21-9 advantage in free-throw attempts, as LCU was whistled for 19 fouls (compared to 10 fouls against ASU). The 12-shot-attempt differential matched their biggest margin last season, as St Edward's had a 17-5 advantage on Mar. 9, 2019. The last time LCU was whistled for at least nine more fouls than their opponent was on Dec. 14, 2013, as they were whistled for 27 fouls and Oklahoma Christian was called for 18 fouls.

BE DEFENSIVE
The Lady Chaps lead the LSC and rank 16^th nationally, holding opponents to a 32% shooting mark on the season. Of their five contests, LCU has held the opponent to under a 30% shooting mark and the highest shooting percentage they have allowed in a game was 36.8% by Metro State (Nov. 9).
 
FIVE THINGS ABOUT SNU
1 > The Crimson Storm are coming off a 17-13 campaign in 2018-19, finishing tied for third in the Great American Conference (GAC) with a 15-7 record. They went 1-4 in neutral site play last season and faced a tough slate with five games against ranked opponents (went 0-5 in those game).
2 > SNU is preseason picked fourth in the GAC Preseason Poll. The GAC has opened conference play and SNU (5-0 overall) is 2-0 in conference play and are atop their conference standings in a four-way tie.
3 > Abby Niehues earned the GAC Defensive Player of the Year after she finished the season as one of nine players in Division II to block at least 100 shots. She is 16^th nationally this season with 13 points, with a mark of 3.25 per game ranking ninth nationally. She is teamed with Myriam Garcia, who ranks 11^th nationally with 2.75 blocks per game. As a team, SNU ranks third in the nation with 7.0 blocks per game and 19^th with 28 blocks as a team.
4 > The Crimson Storm rank 14^th nationally with a 40.7% shooting mark from three-point range. Jaycee Soap averages 3.25 three-point field goals per game, which ranks 24^th nationally. Kennedy Gillette averages 2.0 three-pointers per game and is successful at a 66.7% clip, ranking second in the nation.
5 > Gillette not only connects at a successful rate from long-range, but also at the free-throw line. She is one of nine players nationally that qualifies with a 100% shooting mark from the free-throw line (10-of-10).

THE SERIES AGAINST SNU
SNU leads the all-time series 35-13, which dates back to the 1993 season. The two squads met last season in Lubbock, resulting in a 65-40 LCU win (Nov. 16, 2018). Prior to that meeting, LCU had not met since Mar. 2, 2012, which was their last season in which the two squads were conference foes in the NAIA's Sooner Athletic Conference. LCU has won five of the prior seven meetings.
 
ACTIVE LADY CHAP LEADERS VS. SNU
Here is a look at LCU's top three active leaders career vs. SNU:
 
Madelyn Turner 1GP   9.0 pts/g, 4 reb.
Juliana Robertson 1GP   7.0 pts/g
Maddi Chitsey 1GP   5.0 pts/g, 3 blocks    
 
PREVIOUS RECAP VS. SNU
Nov. 16, 2018 (Lubbock, Texas) – LCU:65 - SNU:40
Olivia Robertson recorded her first career double-double with 15 points and a career-tying 10 rebounds to help lead No.3/10 Lubbock Christian University to a 65-40 victory over Southern Nazarene University Friday evening inside Rip Griffin Center.

The Lady Chaps and Crimson Storm exchanged the lead five times in the opening quarter of play, but LCU first had to overcome a 5-0 deficit after SNU jumped on the scoreboard first. LCU's Maddi Chitsey closed the first quarter with a layup to close the quarter with LCU leading 16-15. LCU outscored SNU 16-5 in the second quarter, with the breathing room mounting off an 11-0 run to provide LCU a 32-20 halftime lead. Kailin Davis led LCU with 10 points in the first half, with eight tallied in the second quarter.

LCU continued to extend on their lead in the second half. Madelyn Turner provided six points in the quarter and LCU extended their lead to 48-28 before heading into the fourth quarter with LCU ahead 48-33.

While SNU was shooting a miserable 11.1% (1-of-9) in the fourth quarter, the Lady Chaps continued to pull away. LCU was 7-of-12 in the quarter and Robertson clinched her double-double with six points and three rebounds in the quarter. LCU outscored SNU 17-7 in the frame and led as much as 65-35 (1:49 remaining in the contest).

LCU held SNU to a 27.7% (13/47) shooting mark, while going 46% (23/50) on their offensive end. The two teams combined for 37 turnovers, with 20 by LCU, but LCU was still able to outscore the Crimson Storm 15-11 in points off turnovers. The Lady Chaps, who had a 28-14 scoring advantage in the paint, received 10 points in the game from Davis, who joined Robertson in double figures for LCU. Robertson's 10 rebounds led the squad which had a 38-22 rebound advantage over SNU.
 
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT UCO
1 > The Bronchos are coming off a 19-12 overall record from last season. They had a 9-10 mark in Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAA) play, resulting in a seventh-place finish in conference.
2 > The MIAA coaches media members (two separate polls) picked the Bronchos seventh in the conference in each of their preseason polls.
3 > UCO opens their stay in San Antonio Friday facing St. Mary's University. The Bronchos match against LCU will mark their third contest of the week. UCO defeated Harding Tuesday 87-74.
4 > The Bronchos possess a scoring offense that ranks ninth nationally with a pace of 86.3 points per game.
5 > Shatoya Byrson ranks 35^th in the nation in steals with 18, collecting 3.0 per game (40^th nationally). UCO averages 11.8 steals and 22.2 turnovers forced per game.

THE SERIES AGAINST UCO
The Lady Chaps and Bronchos have only met one prior time, with the prior meeting resulting in a 78-70 UCO victory on Dec. 2, 2000. The lone prior meeting was a neutral site game in Lawton, Okla., when UCO was a member of the Lone Star Conference (LCU was a NAIA member).
 
PREVIOUS RECAP VS. UCO
Dec. 2, 2000 (Lawton, Okla.) – UCO: 78  -  LCU: 70