LCU FACING LSC FOE IN NON-CONFERENCE MATCH
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
Tex. A&M - Kingsville	Rip Griffin Center	Tuesday	6 p.m.	Video	Stats

Lubbock Christian University concludes a three-match homestand Tuesday hosting Texas A&M-Kingsville inside Rip Griffin Center for a non-conference matchup. The match is the first of three games on the week for the Lady Chaps, who head to Texas A&M-Commerce and UT Tyler this weekend for Lone Star Conference non-divisional matchups. LCU is 5-3 in non-conference play and 7-6 overall on the season.    

TEXAS A&M – KINGSVILLE | Tue., Oct. 1 | 6 p.m.
- The Lady Chaps and Javelinas first squared off in 1979 and have met seven times all-time. TAMUK holds a 4-3 edge in the all-time series.  Of the seven prior meetings, five were neutral site contests. The last two were on-campus meetings, with TAMUK hosting LCU in their previous meeting (3-0 TAMUK win on Sept. 12, 2015 in Kingsville). The only prior meeting in Lubbock resulted in a 3-1 LCU win on Sept. 13, 2013.
- TAMUK was preseason picked eighth in the Lone Star Conference. They went 19-14 last season, with a 10-10 mark in conference play (finished sixth).
- The Javelinas are 12-5 this season (9-4 in non-conference matches), with a 3-1 record in true road games. They head to Lubbock following a pair of Monday contests, falling 3-1 to Northwestern Oklahoma State and rebounding with a 3-2 win over Southwestern Oklahoma State. Both matches were played in Weatherford, Okla. Friday, they topped No.10 Tarleton State at home 3-2, placing them 1-1 against ranked teams this season.
- Since TAMUK has played 17 matches and the next closest in matches played is 14 (Angelo State and DBU), TAMUK leads the LSC and multiple total categories. On average, TAMUK ranks second in the LSC in digs per set with 18.0. Nicole Murff leads the LSC (13^th nationally) with 5.5 digs per set.
- Murff also ranks third in the conference in aces per set with 0.42. She leads the conference in total aces with 27.

LADY CHAP NOTES
- The Lady Chaps head into the contest with a 7-6 record, looking to improve on a 4-2 home record. LCU is 1-2 in their last three home matches, seeking to rebound following an emotional 3-2 five-set loss to Texas-Permian Basin in LSC division action.
-The Lady Chaps rank second in the LSC in attacks per set (38.4), ranking 25^th nationally. Their total attacks mark of 1,995 attack attempts ranks third in the conference (26^th nationally). Hannah Thomas has received much of the effort, totaling 512 attacks (leads the conference) and averaging 9.9 attacks per set (ranks fourth in the conference). She ranks ninth in the LSC in kills (150), ranking 15^th with 2.9 kills per set.
- Lubbock Christian has served up 72 aces in their 13 matches this season (tied for fourth in the LSC). Maddie DeGuire leads the team in aces with 21, which ranks third in the conference and 49^th nationally. She ranks fourth in the conference with a pace of 0.40 per set. Bradi Marshall ranks fourth in the conference with 19 aces.
- Marshall also leads the LSC in assists per set with a rate of 10.8, ranking 42^nd nationally. She leads the LSC in total assists with 525 (17^th nationally). She has combined for 100 assists over her prior two games.
- LCU's right-side hitter Avery Moore has been solid for the Lady Chaps since conference play began (matched a career high with 16 kills Friday). She leads LCU with 75 kills in conference contests, with a pace of 3.6 per set. The right-side hitter has a .320 attack percentage in those contests. Moore co-leads in the LSC in conference attacks with 181 and she ranks second in kills in LSC play (75).
- Maddie DeGuire ranks second in the conference in total digs (247) and is fourth in digs per set (4.8). Her mark of 105 digs in conference play is third in the LSC. DeGuire posted the fifth-highest dig total for a four-set match in NCAA Div. II this season and the highest in the Lone Star Conference this season with 35 digs Friday. DeGuire's 35 digs was a career high and it was the highest digs mark by a Lady Chap since Kelsie French posted 40 against St. Edward's on Nov. 9, 2018.
-Morgan Schwarz has shown a mix of offense and defense in conference play, averaging 1.71 kills per set on a .289 attack percentage and 0.8 blocks per set (16.0 blocks in conference play). She is seventh in the LSC with 44.0 blocks overall this season.
- LCU had 18.0 blocks in their loss Saturday to UTPB. The total of 18.0 blocks is the third-highest mark in NCAA Division II this season. LCU is tied for second in conference play with 42.0 blocks this season.