Match Information
Score: Lubbock Christian 3, Texas A&M-Kingsville 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-19)
Records: Lubbock Christian (10-4, 6-0), TAMUK (8-2, 3-2)
Location: Rip Griffin Center – Lubbock, Texas

Highlights
Lubbock Christian University took advantage of a 26-10 advantage in attack errors with a 3-0 straight-set Lone Star Conference win over Texas A&M-Kingsville, which extends LCU win streak to seven matches and has them with a 6-0 Lone Star Conference record (matches best conference start since 2018). Chloe Menard had a special game, producing a career-best five aces and adding 11 digs and a kill, which both matched a career-best. Jalee Sims had a double-double with 29 assists and 11 digs for LCU. The Lady Chaps received balanced production from the net, as Sage Chain (9), Aaliyah Gray (8), Kaitlyn Mayo (7), Jenna Lyons (6) and Hannah Froeschl (5) gave LCU five players with at least five kills. Chain also added four blocks. TAMUK was led by Jackie Alanis (12 kills) and Kailey Estrada (10 kills), with a double-double produced by Emily Witt (34 assists and 11 digs). TAMUK's loss gave them back-to-back losses (lost Friday at Angelo State) after entering the weekend with 20 consecutive regular season wins.         
           
How It Happened

Set One:
Like their match against Texas A&M International Friday, LCU jumped out to a big start in the first set, opening with a 7-1 run off five TAMUK attack errors. TAMUK did use a 5-2 run to get four points of LCU (12-8), but a 5-0 Lady Chaps run to extend the lead to 17-8. TAMUK produced 11 attack errors and hit -.071 in the set, as LCU cruised to a 25-15 set win. Sage Chain led LCU in the frame with three kills.    

Set Two:
Neither team had more than a two-point advantage early in the set until broke a 9-9 tie with a 6-1 run for a 15-10 advantage. TAMUK rallied with eight of the next 12 points to force LCU into a timeout up 19-18. LCU broke serve with a kill from Gray, which led to nine consecutive points in the set decided by kills. Mayo broke the string with consecutive blocks (one a combo with Chain), and LCU closed the set on a 6-2 run to win the set 25-20. Gray led LCU with five kills in the set, and TAMUK had six from Tammy Jo Grohman, as TAMUK had a 16-12 kill advantage in the set.      

Set Three:
Menard set the tone in the third set, as she served three consecutive aces to give LCU a 4-0 start in the set. A 6-1 run followed for and the large lead early would last for a 25-19 set win. With LCU leading 17-9, 17 of the 18 remaining points (including 15 straight) were via kills, as LCU hit .400 and TAMUK hit .297 in the set that teams combined for 32 kills (17 by TAMUK). Chain (5) and Mayo (4) combined for nine kills for LCU in the set. Jackie Alanis led all players with six kills in the frame for the Javelinas.    
 
Inside the Numbers:

9-0	With LCU 4-0 at home and 5-0 on the road, LCU improves to 9-0 in non-neutral site matches.
3-3	TAMUK had a 41-36 advantage in kills in the match, placing LCU with a 3-3 record when their opponents have more kills.
8/1	The match included eight ties and one lead change and all instances took place in the second set.
8-1	LCU improved to 8-1 in matches decided in straight sets (three sets).
5	For a second time this season, LCU had an individual with five aces in a three-set match, as Chloe Menard completed the task. Zoe Parker completed the task on Sept. 18 against Oklahoma Christian. Each instance tie for the sixth-most since 2008 and the fourth-most in a three-set match since 2008.
7	LCU produced seven aces and did not have a serving error. It marks the first time this season LCU was without a serving error and the first since Sept. 29, 2017 vs. Tarleton State. It marks their third match since joining NCAA Division II in which they did not commit a serving error.
9	LCU's Jalee Sims notched her ninth double-double of the season and it was her 19th of her LCU career.
5-4	The victory places LCU with a 5-4 all-time record against Texas A&M-Kingsville.

 
Next Up:
LCU faces their biggest conference test Wednesday in San Angelo, Texas, as two 6-0 conference teams meet. LCU faces No.3 Angelo State at Junell Center, with the opening serve set for 7 p.m. for a Lone Star Conference battle.