No.1 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (9-0, 3-0) at CAMERON (3-5, 2-0) December 19, 2019 • 5:30 p.m. Lawton, Okla. • Aggie Gym (1,500) LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast WATCH ONLINE: LSC Digital Network  (Online or via OTT apps including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Roku devices by searching "LSC Digital Network.") *There is a charge for online video LISTEN: No Audio Available LCU Social Media:
	CAMERON AGGIES (3-5, 2-0) Location: Lawton, Okla. Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Emma Andrews (Fresno State, 2011) Roster | Stats | Game Notes
	LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN LADY CHAPS (9-0, 3-0) Location: Lubbock, Texas Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Steve Gomez (LCU, 1988) Roster | Stats | Game Notes

BEFORE SANTA COMES
After playing three conference games in a span of three weeks (each week consisting of one conference games), No.1 Lubbock Christian University hits the road for a pair of Lone Star Conference non-divisional contests this week. The Lady Chaps make a stop in Lawton, Okla. Thursday (5:30 p.m. tip) to face Cameron and head to Wichita Falls, Texas Saturday (2 p.m. tip) to square off with Midwestern State. LCU, 9-0 overall, is 3-0 in LSC play and 2-0 in non-divisional games. Thursday marks their first non-divisional road game of the season. The Lady Chaps are a combined 0-19 all-time in Lawton and Wichita Falls (excludes MSU forfeits in the all-time series), as they seek their first-ever win in each venue.
 
BEFORE THEY GO
Tarleton State makes the transition next season to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and to NCAA Division I next season, so Saturday marked possibly the final meeting before the Texans make the move and LCU was able to defeat TSU 58-49 behind a the play of Maddi Chitsey. She had her hands full, battling inside with Mackenzie Hailey, but produced 16 points, 8 rebounds and four blocks. Chitsey had 14 of her points in the opening half of play. She went 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, as LCU went a perfect 7-of-7 from the line, and Chitsey was one of seven different Lady Chaps to connect with a three-point field goal in the game.

LONE STAR DEBUT
The Lady Chaps are playing in their first season in the Lone Star Conference and are 3-0 so far this season in conference play. A trio of Lady Chaps are averaging double figures in LSC play, led by Allie Schulte, who is averaging 16.7 points and 3.0 steals per game. Maddi Chitsey (14.3) and Ashton Duncan (14.0) are each averaging in double figures in conference contests. LCU is 88.2% from the line, but they have been outscored 34-30 from the free-throw line in LSC contests. They do have the advantage in three-point field goals (25-14), steals (25-17) and blocks (20-7) in LSC games.

WHO IS COUNTING?
LCU's 9-0 start tops their 6-0 start to the 2017-18 season and it is their best start since their memorable 2015-16 season in which they went 35-0. LCU is one of two unbeaten teams in the LSC and there are 12 unbeaten teams in Division II.

CAREER MARKS
Maddi Chitsey, who is one of 65 active NCAA Division II players with over 1,000 career points, recorded four blocks against Tarleton State, which has her with 121 career blocks. The 121 career blocks has her ranking fifth in program history and she is six blocks away from moving past Candace Clenney (122 from 2002-2006) and into fourth in program history.
 
RELAX
Despite posting an 9-0 record, the Lady Chaps can't say they have not faced adversity. LCU has overcome a deficit in eight of their nine games this season, with a 10-point deficit on Nov. 29 against Southern Nazarene marking their biggest deficit of the season. LCU is 2-0 this season when trailing at the half and 2-0 when trailing after three quarters. LCU went 7-3 last season when trailing at the half and 1-3 in contests they trailed after three quarters. Saturday's game against Tarleton State marked their first this season in which they never trailed.

WHEN AT HOME
LCU went 15-0 last season inside Rip Griffin Center. With LCU's 58-49 win over Tarleton State, LCU was able to extend their active home win streak to 69 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 57 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
68 - Lubbock Christian Jan. 1, 2015 -->

BUT ON THE ROAD…
LCU is riding a 20-game win streak dating back to last season and they have won their last three road contests. The Lady Chaps are 2-0 this season on the road, with a 1-0 road mark in conference competition. Ashton Duncan leads LCU in road-play, averaging 18.0 points a game on the road. She is 8-of-16 (50%) from long-distance on the road this season. Allie Schulte and Maddi Chitsey are each averaging 15.5 points a game on the road.
 
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 fifth national in-season rankings came out this week and LCU remained No.1 in the WBCA and No.2 in D2SIDA polls.

BLOCK PARTIES ARE BACK
LCU ranks ninth nationally in blocks (53) and seventh in blocks per game (5.9). Maddi Chitsey leads the team with 26 blocks (second in the conference and tied for ninth nationally), at a pace of 2.9 per game (second in the conference and ninth 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 is 22-of-26 (84.6%) from the free-throw line on the road this season, with Madelyn Turner (4-of-4), Maddi Chitsey (6-of-7) and Juliana Robertson (5-of-6) combining for an 88.2% free-throw shooting mark on the road. The Lady Chaps lead the LSC in free-throw percentage (ranking 11^th nationally) at 79.6%. 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. Caitlin Cunyus leads LCU and the LSC (14^th nationally) with a 92.0% shooting mark from the line (Turner does not qualify with enough attempts but is shooting 93.8% from the line).

BE DEFENSIVE
The Lady Chaps lead the LSC and rank 10th nationally, holding opponents to a 32.7% shooting mark on the season. Of their nine contests, LCU has held the opponent to under a 30% shooting mark three times and the highest shooting percentage they have allowed in a game was 37.9% by Texas Woman's (Dec. 5).
 
D-NOTES
The Lady Chaps rank second in the LSC in defensive rebounds a game with a mark of 27.8 per contest, which ranks 78^th nationally. Their team leader in defensive rebounds per game is Caitlyn Cunyus, who ranks ninth in the LSC with 5.1 per contest.
 
FIVE THINGS ABOUT CU
1 > The Aggies are 3-5 this season following a 90-78 win on the road at Texas Permian Basin. They are coming off an 8-20 season in 2018-19, finishing 10^th in the LSC with a 5-15 record.
2 > CU is preseason picked 14^th in the LSC Preseason Poll. The Aggies are 2-0 in LSC play following road wins over Western New Mexico and UTPB.
3 > Cameron ranks third in the LSC and is 60^th nationally in three-point field goals per game with an average of 7.6 per contest. They are coming off a 15-of-34 three-point shooting performance Saturday at UTPB. 
4 > Maighan Hedge ranks second in the LSC averaging 32.9 minutes per game.
5 > Cameron averages 26.6 personal fouls per game and it has led to opponents with a 242 – 150 advantage in free-throw attempts on the season. Cameron opponents average 30.3 free-throw attempts per game.

THE SERIES AGAINST CU
The head-to-head series between LCU and Cameron dates back to 1985 and Cameron holds a 9-2 all-time series advantage. The two programs completed a home-and-home two-year series last season with Cameron topping LCU 66-62 in Lawton on Dec. 8. LCU won the first game 67-54 on Dec. 16, 2017 in Lubbock, which marked their first encounter since a meeting in Lubbock on Dec. 5, 2000. LCU is 0-6 all-time against Cameron in Lawton.
 
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. CU
Here is a look at the top-three active Lady Chaps career leaders against Cameron:
Caitlyn Cunyus / 2 games (10.5 points, 4/8 3pt-fg%)
Maddi Chitsey / 2 games (8.0 points, 4.0 rebounds)
Allie Schulte / 2 games (4.5 points, 3.0 rebounds)
 
PREVIOUS RECAP VS. CU
Dec. 8, 2018 (Lawton, Okla.) – CU:66 - LCU:62
Lubbock Christian University overcame an eight-point fourth quarter deficit with a 15-0 run, only to let a seven-point lead slip away in the final four minutes, as the Lady Chaparrals remained winless on the road (0-3) with a 66-62 loss at Cameron inside Aggie Gym.

Trailing 49-41 with 8:11 remaining in the fourth quarter, LCU ended a 5-0 Cameron run and overcame their largest deficit of the game with a 15-0 run to take a 56-49 lead for LCU's first and largest lead of the game. The Lady Chaps run covered a span of 4:02 and they were 6-of-7 from the field in the span, with five of the points coming from Bobbi Chitsey.

Cameron entered the game ranking second nationally in three-pointers per game (10.9) and had five three-pointers in the contest heading into the fourth quarter. The Aggies three-point offense came alive in the fourth quarter when they needed it the most. Natalie Halbleib hit her first three-pointer of the game with four minutes remaining in the game to end LCU's 15-0 run. Ava Battese followed with back-to-back three-pointers, and her first three-pointers of the game tied the game at 60-60 with 1:06 left. LCU regained the lead with 34 seconds left, as Allie Schulte received a backdoor-feed from Chitsey and played it in off the glass for a 62-60 advantage.

The Aggies committed an inbounds violation on the ensuing possession following Schulte's field goal, giving LCU the basketball. Caitlyn Cunyus' inbounds for the Lady Chaps deflected off the bottom of the backboard and Cameron took over the possession, leading to Halbleib nailing a three-pointer to take a 63-62 lead with 26 seconds left. Olivia Robertson missed a jumper with 18 seconds left, leading to LCU fouling Battese to place her at the line. She split the trip and LCU trailed 64-62 with an inbounds set with 10.5 seconds remaining. LCU got the ball to Robertson, who had a good inside look, but her runner in the paint went in-and-out with five seconds left. Parfitt McNair was fouled and she hit both free-throws to seal the win.

The Lady Chaps had overcome two eight-point deficits in the game. Cameron opened the game with a 5-0 run and never trailed for the opening 34:25 of the game. Both teams shot at least 50% in the first quarter (CU was 8-of-15, 53.3%) and the Aggies led 19-18 after the first quarter. LCU went the first 5:04 of the second quarter without a field goal and fell behind 24-19. A 6-1 Cameron run extended their lead to 33-25 before LCU closed out the half on a 4-0 run to place the Cameron lead to 33-29 at the half.

LCU rallied back with a 6-0 run in the third quarter to tie the game at 35-35 for the first of three occurrences the score would be tied in the quarter. The Lady Chaps never took the lead in the quarter and Cameron's Maighan Hedge connected on two straight three-pointers to give the Aggies a 47-41 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Cameron finished the game 39.1% (9-of-23) from three-point range in the game, closing the game making six of their last nine attempts (67%) spanning the final 11:37 of the game (they were 3-of-14, 21.4%, in the game before Hedge's two straight makes started their 6-of-9 stretch to end the game). Hedge made three of Cameron's three-pointers and finished the game with 11 points. Lejha Smith led the Aggies with 12 points and Halbleib added 10 points.

LCU was led by a game-high 16-point performance from Olivia Robertson. LCU also received a season-high 14 points from Chitsey, who led LCU with seven rebounds.