TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL (8-2, 5-2) at No.2 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (7-0, 7-0) January 23, 2021 • 3:30 p.m. Lubbock, Texas • Rip Griffin Center (1,950) TICKETS: Click Here (Online Advanced Purchase Only for Non-Chap Pass Season Pass Holders) 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.") Talent: Chris Due (Play-By-Play), LCU Social Media:
	TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL (8-2, 5-2) Location: Laredo, Texas Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Nate Vogel (Black Hills State, 2002) Roster | Stats | Game Notes
	LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN LADY CHAPS (7-0, 7-0) Location: Lubbock, Texas Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Steve Gomez (LCU, 1988) Roster | Stats | Game Notes

No.2 Lubbock Christian University seeks an 8-0 overall and Lone Star Conference record Saturday, hosting Texas A&M International (8-2, 5-2) to complete their two-game conference set. The game is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. tip-off inside Rip Griffin Center, with 50% capacity (COVID-19) in place.  
 
FIVE THINGS TO FOCUS ON
 
1 > LCU aims to go 5-0 inside Rip Griffin Center on the season, where they are averaging a 24.5 scoring margin. LCU is shooting 48.1% from the field and 47% from long range on their home court. Defensively, LCU is holding the opposition to a 35.8% shooting mark and 51.5 points per game. They have a 23-3 advantage in blocks at home. Ashton Duncan leads LCU in scoring at home, averaging 15.8 points per game. She is 19-of-32 at home (59.4%) from three-point range. Allie Schulte averages 12.5 points per game at home. She is 5-of-10 from long distance at home. Juliana Robertson has balanced play at home, averaging 8.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.  
 
2 > The Lady Chaps enter Saturday's play with their active home win streak sitting at 82 games, which ranks third all-time in NCAA Division II women's basketball (it actively leads all of NCAA). 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 70 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 (they are 15-0 in LSC home games).
 
3 > TAMIU had a fourth quarter surge of offense Friday night, turning a 29-point deficit into a 10-point loss. They had 27 points in the fourth quarter, with six three pointers in the quarter. TAMIU, ending the third quarter making five consecutive field goal attempts, made their first three attempts in the fourth quarter. They would close the game making six consecutive field goal attempts (three from three-point range). Over the final 3:50 of the game, after having a 9-0 run (three three-pointers) earlier in the quarter, TAMIU closed on a 17-5 run, turning a 22-point deficit into a 10-point loss (over that final 3:50).
  
4 > How rare was it for an opposing team to perform offensively against the Lady Chaps defense… Since the start of the 2013-14 season, Friday's game marked the third time an LCU opponent has shot at least 50% against them. The last time an LCU opponent out-shot LCU (field goal percentage) and LCU still won was Dec. 17, 2018 at Western Washington. The last time an LCU opponent shot over 50% was on Dec. 1, 2016, as Southwestern Baptist (Mo.) shot 52.5% in Bolivar, Mo. The last time an LCU opponent shot over 50% inside Rip Griffin Center was Feb. 27, 2010, as Oklahoma City shot 54.5%, and it marked the first time an opposing team shot over 50% inside Rip Griffin Center, in an LCU win, since a 78-72 win over John Brown on Feb. 28, 2004.
 
5 > The difference in Friday's game (in favor of LCU) was the Lady Chaps 21-7 scoring advantage in points-off-turnovers, as they claimed a 23-11 advantage in turnovers. Friday was the sixth game (of seven played) in which LCU scored at least 20 points off turnovers. LCU has turned the ball over less than 15 times in six of their seven games this season and have forced at least 18 turnovers in all seven of their games. TAMIU averages 23.6 turnovers per game.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST TAMIU
LCU leads the all-times series 17-1 against TAMIU. The Lady Chaps won the first five and the prior 12 series meetings. After meeting three times in 2017-18 and 2018-19, the Lady Chaps and Dustdevils only met once last season (LCU won 71-36 in Lubbock on Feb. 20, 2020). LCU is 9-0 all-time against TAMIU in Lubbock and they went 12-1 against TAMIU while the two were Heartland Conference members.

PREVIOUS RECAP VS. TAMIU
Jan. 22, 2021 (Lubbock, Texas) - TAMIU:61 - LCU:71
Texas A&M International shot 78.9% from the field in the second half, but their hot shooting performance in the second half was unable to overcome a 29-point lead in the third quarter, as No.2 LCU used a 21-7 scoring advantage in points-off-turnovers and five three-pointers from Ashton Duncan to claim a 71-61 Lone Star Conference win inside Rip Griffin Center.

Shooting was anything but "hot" in the opening quarter of play. TAMIU opened the game 3-of-16 (18.8%) from the field over the game's opening 15 minutes, while LCU was 4-of-12 (33.3%) over the first seven minutes before they made consecutive field goal attempts. Despite the shaky start for each team, LCU was able to gain offensive progress. They opened the game with a 6-0 run and closed the first quarter on a 10-2 run, which was started by a pair of three-pointers from Ashton Duncan to give LCU a 20-7 lead.

The run progressed to a 15-2 (it included a 12-0 run within the sequence), with Duncan hitting another three-pointer for her third during the run. The lead was built to 25-7 before hitting the half with LCU leading 32-17.

Duncan connected on two more three-pointers in the opening 1:27 of the second half, which developed into a 13-3 run. Schulte capped the run with a three-pointer and LCU's lead was built to 45-20. LCU made six three-pointers in the quarter, with Madelyn Turner successful on consecutive attempts and Channing Cunyus hitting a long range shot to build LCU's lead to 57-28 (the game's largest) with 2:53 left in the third quarter. It was TAMIU the remaining 12:53 of the game.

Trailing 59-34 to start the fourth quarter, the Dustdevils made five consecutive three-point field goals (two by Nicole Heyn and two by Hannah Dawson). TAMIU, ending the third quarter making five consecutive field goal attempts, made their first three attempts in the fourth quarter. They would close the game making six consecutive field goal attempts (three from three-point range). Over the final 3:50 of the game, after having a 9-0 run (three three-pointers) earlier in the quarter, TAMIU closed on a 17-5 run, turning a 22-point deficit into a 10-point loss.

LCU won despite being out-shot (51.2% shooting for TAMIU, compared to 43.3% for LCU) and out-rebounded (29-28), thanks in part to a 23-11 advantage in turnovers. The Lady Chaps, who committed two turnovers in the first half, had a 21-7 scoring advantage in points-off-turnovers, giving them six games (out of seven played) in which they have at least 20 points from turnovers forced this season. The turnovers, and 10 offensive rebounds, led LCU to having a 60-41 advantage in field goal attempts. The 19-shot margin was the most by the Lady Chaps since having a 23-shot margin against UT Permian Basin on Feb. 20, 2016.

The win for LCU (7-0 overall and 7-0 in conference) marked the first time an opposing team shot over 50% inside Rip Griffin Center and LCU still won since a 78-72 win over John Brown on Feb. 28, 2004.

Four Lady Chaps finished in double figures, led by Duncan's 15 points from beyond the arc. She was 5-of-10 from long range. Cunyus finished with 11 points and Emma Middleton joined Turner with 10 points each. Turner also had four assists, two steals and was +26 (plus/minus).

TAMIU (8-2, 5-2) had their seven-game win streak snapped with the loss, which was also their first road loss (3-1) of the season. Bre DeLon led TAMIU with 14 points and Nicole Hey (high school teammate of LCU's Courtney Andersen) finished with 11 points. The Dustdevils were 15-of-19 (78.9%) from the field in the second half (7-of-10 from long distance) after shooting 27.3% (6/22) in the first half.