LUBBOCK, Texas (January 4, 2020) – Ashton Duncan's 21 points led a balanced performance on both ends of the floor for No1 Lubbock Christian University, who used a 17-0 first-half run to cruise past University of Texas of the Permian Basin 94-49 in Lone Star Conference division play Saturday afternoon inside Rip Griffin Center. The win kept LCU perfect on the season (13-0) and it extended their active national-leading home win streak to 71 games.
 
The Lady Chaps had a solid first half, combining for 56 points in the half (29 in the second quarter). Their balanced attack started early, with seen different Lady Chaps chipping into the scoring in the opening quarter. LCU had a 10-0 run capped by a Madelyn Turner three-pointer, and then followed later in the quarter with a 7-0 run to close the quarter for a 27-12 LCU lead. LCU had a 6-1 advantage in turnovers in the quarter, leading to a 10-0 scoring advantage in points-off-turnovers.
 
The 7-0 run carried over into the second quarter and eventually built into a 17-0 run. The Lady Chaps ended up going to the free-throw line for a sequence of nine consecutive points from the line. The sequence came to an end with a field goal from Channing Cunyus prior to the halftime horn. It was the second field goal to end a quarter for Cunyus, who nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to end the first quarter. Her field goal to end the first half gave LCU a 56-25 halftime lead.
 
Duncan was 4-of-5 from three-point range in the first half and led LCU with 14 points in the first half.  Allie Schulte, who had nine points in the half, produced a +26 plus/minus in the half.
 
The Lady Chaps hot play continued in the second half, with the lone hurdle was turnovers. After seven turnovers in the entire first half, LCU stumbled into eight turnovers in the third quarter alone. Despite the turnovers, LCU was able to score eight of the final 12 points of the quarter (six of the eight points by Schulte) to extend their lead to 74-38.
 
Nine different players appeared on the floor for LCU in the fourth quarter, with Duncan serving as the only starter to hit the floor in the quarter (played one minute). Seven different Lady Chaps produced at least one point in the quarter. Whitney Cox drained a field goal attempt with 2:42 remaining to give LCU their largest lead at 92-44 (2:42 remaining).
 
LCU showed consistency throughout the game. They hit field goals at a rate of 57.6% (34/59) in the game (LCU shot 58% the last time the two teams faced each other). LCU shot at least 55.6% in each of the quarters, shooting a high of 61.5% (8/13) from the field in the second quarter. Spanning from the mark 3:38 remained in the first quarter until 1:37 remained in the third quarter, LCU was 21-of-32 (65.6%) from the field.
 
Of the 13 players to participate for LCU, 12 recorded at least one point. Duncan, who matched a career-high with five three-pointers, netted five of LCU's nine three-pointers in the game (9-of-18, 50%). Schulte aided Duncan and the Lady Chaps with 17 points off 8-of-9 shooting. Channing Cunyus posted a career-high 12 points in the game. LCU had a season-high 42 points in the paint for a second consecutive game, as they outscored UTPB 42-6 in the paint.
 
The Lady Chaps also excelled defensively, out-rebounding UTPB 41-28. Eight different Lady Chaps had at least three rebounds, but no Lady Chaps had more than five rebounds. Turner tied a career high and Laynee Burr set a career high, as each co-led the team with five rebounds. Burr also posted career highs in assists (5) and steals (3).
 
UTPB was held to a 25.8% (7/24) shooting mark in the contest, which is the lowest this season by an LCU opponent and the lowest since LCU held St. Edward's to a 22.2% shooting mark Mar. 2, 2019. Rory Carter was the Falcons lone player in double figures, tallying 17 points. She had 14 of UTPB's 25 points in the first half.    
 
LCU improved to 22-0 all-time against UTPB. The Lady Chaps, 7-0 all-time against UTPB in conference competition and the first conference meeting since they were Heartland Conference foes in 2015-16, improved to 7-0 this season in LSC play and 3-0 in divisional play. UTPB fell to 6-7 overall, 3-4 in conference and 1-2 in division games.
 
TURNING POINT
LCU had a 10-0 and 17-0 run in the first half, which combined for a 27-5 stretch of scoring for LCU. They got hot from the field as they went on their 17-0 run in the first half, as they were 7-of-10 from the field during the stretch. While LCU was scoring, UTPB was encountering a 2-of-15 (13.3%) shooting slump.  
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
LCU went 17-of-18 (94.4%) from the free-throw line in the game. The program record is 100% from a 22-of-22 shooting performance from the stripe on Feb. 15, 2018 against Newman inside Rip Griffin Center. Saturday's shooting success improved their free-throw shooting percentage at home to 85.1%.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Lady Chaps will remain home Saturday to host Angelo State for a LSC divisional contest, beginning with a 1 p.m. opening tip.