LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (3-0) at
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (2-1)
Saturday, Sept. 14 – 1 p.m.
OBU Soccer and Lacrosse Complex
 
CHAPARRAL HEADERS

• The Lubbock Christian men's soccer team is looking to start the season with four straight wins for the first time since the program began in 2010
• Fernando Flores scored twice in Thursday's win over Southern Nazarene and is now the Lone Star Conference leader in both goals (3) and points (7)
• Lubbock Christian is in the middle of a four-game road swing and will play another home game until they take on UT Permian Basin on Sept. 26

 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• So far this season, all six of the Chaps' goals have been scored during the second half of play. They have also only allowed goals in the second half
• LCU has played just five games in the state of Oklahoma since they moved to the NCAA Division II level and is 3-1-1 in those contests
• Chap goalkeeper Braxton Thorne is just seven saves away from reaching the triple-digit mark for his collegiate career, and with 28 more this season he will set a new LCU program record
• Lubbock Christian has seen multiple goals by a single player in two straight games after Tariq Bakkali scored twice in the 3-1 win over CCU and Flores scored twice against Southern Nazarene
• Three field players – Jonathan Woods, Niklas Neumann and Ivan Muanze-Bengono – have been on the field for every minute of every game so far this season

 
SCOUTING OBU
-     The Bison have started off the season 1-1 with a  3-2 overtime victory against Southwest Baptists and a 2-1 loss against Oklahoma Christian
-     All four OBU goals have been scored by different players, but Alejandro Castillo leads the team with three points
-     Oklahoma Baptist finished the 2018 season with a 4-15 record, losing their last three games
-     Anthony Yousey has been the head coach of the Bison men's soccer program since the 2013 season, going 38-56-2 in that time
-     OBU will take on fellow LSC member Dallas Baptist on Thursday before their meeting with the Chapparals
 
THE SERIES WITH THE BISON
Lubbock Christian and Oklahoma Baptist have faced off twice in the history of the programs with each team winning one contest. The last time the two teams met was October 6, 2011, while both teams were competing at the NAIA level in the Sooner Athletic Conference. LCU came away victorious in that matchup 2-0. OBU had been winners in the previous series opener.