Lady Chaps Open Home Slate With Chap Classic
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
Southwestern Okla. St.	Rip Griffin Center	Thur., Sept. 12	7 p.m.	Video	Stats

LUBBOCK, Texas (September 11, 2019) - The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals open their home schedule of the 2019 season Thursday hosting the Chap Classic inside Rip Griffin Center. LCU and Lone Star Conference colleague Texas Permian Basin will welcome Southwestern Oklahoma State, Black Hills State, Pittsburg State and Dixie State to this season's field. LCU opens their play, and home slate, Thursday hosting SWOSU before facing PSU and BHSU Friday and DSU Saturday. The tournament is the final regular season tournament for the Lady Chaps, who open conference play Sept. 20.

SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE | Thursday, Sept. 12 | 7 p.m. | 
- LCU and SWOSU are meeting for the sixth time all time and the fourth time since 2016. The Lady Chaps have a 3-2 all-time series lead, despite SWOSU claiming wins in the prior two meetings. The two programs met in Lubbock last season, with SWOSU defeating LCU 3-0 in LCU's 2018 home opener (Sept. 6, 2018).
- SWOSU is a member of the Great American Athletic Conference, where they are preseason picked first in the conference. They went 21-7 last season, finishing in a share of second place in the GAC (13-3). SWOSU is LCU's second opponent (Colorado Mesa / RMAC) preseason picked to win their conference.
- The Bulldogs are 3-2 to open the season, going 2-2 at a classic hosted by Missouri Southern State before defeating Southwest (N.M.) Tuesday in their home opener.
- Libero Kaitlyn Dillon, setter Allie Hoang and outside hitter Maicee Morgan were named to the All-Tournament Team following the Holiday Inn & Comfort Suites Southern Invite hosted by Missouri Southern last weekend. Dillon posted a team-high 87 digs, including 20 or more in three-of-four matches. Hoang averaged 8.86 assists and 4.43 digs per set for the tournament.   Morgan, a freshman, combined for 27 kills in the Bulldogs two victories Saturday.    
- SWOSU ranks eighth nationally in team attacks per set (40.6), due in part to ranking ninth nationally in digs per set (19.2).
 
LADY CHAP NOTES
- LCU's home opener Thursday marks their 41^st in program history. LCU, who fell 3-0 in their home opener last season to SWOSU, is 7-3 in home openers since 2008. The Lady Chaps went 9-4 at home last season and they have 14 games scheduled at home this season.
- LCU went 2-2 at the Oredigger Classic in Golden, Colo. They fell to Colorado School of Mines and Colorado Mesa, who are each preseason picked atop the RMAC projections. LCU heads into the Chap Classic winners of two straight matches after a 3-2 win over Colo. Colorado Springs and a 3-1 win over Fresno Pacific.
-The Lady Chaps lead the Lone Star Conference and rank 69^th nationally in total attacks with a mark of 544 on the season. Hannah Thomas has received much of the effort, averaging 7.9 attacks per set, which is 10^th in the conference. 
- Lubbock Christian served up 29 aces over their play in Colorado, ranking third in the LSC. Their mark of 1.8 aces per set is fifth in the conference. Bradi Marshall co-leads the conference and has a share of 17^th place nationally with 10 aces on the season.  
- Marshall also ranks third in the LSC in assists per set with a rate of 9.6. She leads the LSC in total assists with 153.
- Maddie DeGuire and Jalee Sims have signed up to fill the role as digs leader for the Lady Chaps this season, as LCU seeks to fill the void of former Heartland Conference Player of the Year (and Libero) Kelsie French. DeGuire leads the team with 47 digs (ninth in the LSC) and Sims has 45 digs (11^th in the LSC).
- Karley David-McLeroy enters the tournament riding consecutive games with a double-double and both are her career-firsts. She had 13 kills and 10 digs against UCCS and followed with 13 kills and 11 digs over Fresno Pacific. She posted 14.5 points in each match.