Match Information
Score: No. 15 UT Tyler 3, Lubbock Christian 1 (25-12, 12-25, 25-23, 25-23)
Records: Lubbock Christian (12-6, 8-2), UTT (15-0, 11-0)
Location: Rip Griffin Center – Lubbock, Texas

Highlights
Lubbock Christian University received 15 kills from Jenna Lyons and held No.15 UT Tyler, the nation's only unbeaten team, to their lowest attack percentage since Nov. 16, 2019 (vs. Texas A&M-Commerce), but the Patriots claimed a pair of 25-23 in the final two sets to sneak out of the Rip Griffin Center with a 3-1 win Friday night during LCU's "Play For The Cure Night." UTT entered the match ranked eighth nationally in hitting percentage (.271), but LCU held them to a .117 mark after producing 14.0 team blocks, with Hannah Froeschl posting a career-high eight blocks. On the Patriots side, they also supplied defense at the net with 12.0 blocks and eight from Maiya Pena, who matched a career high with her eight blocks (four solo) and just missed a double-double (9 kills, 8 blocks). They did receive a double-double from Mikayla Ware, who had 17 kills and 17 digs. Jalee Sims supplied LCU a double-double with 34 assists and 18 digs. The two teams combined for 176 digs (92 by UTT), with Savannah Guzman posting a match-high 33 and LCU's Kendall Mahaney leading the team with 21 digs (she also had four aces).            
           
How It Happened

Set One:
Five of UTT's opening eight points resulted from LCU errors, as they had an 8-2 run to start the match. LCU fell behind 13-4 before attempting a rally with a 5-0 run spearheaded by a trio of kills from Froeschl. Leading 15-11, the Patriots cruised to the set win with a 10-1 run to close the set for a 25-12 set win. Froeschl led LCU in the set with five kills and two blocks. The Patriots, who produced a 15-7 advantage in kills, hit .314 for the set.     

Set Two:
The second set was tied 7-7 until consecutive kills by LCU's Sage Chain sparked eight consecutive LCU points and a 13-1 run. LCU closed the set on a 5-2 run, as LCU had an 18-5 scoring advantage from the 7-7 mark for a 25-12 set win to even the match 1-1. LCU held the Pats to a -.111 attack percentage, as they had seven kills and 11 errors on 36 attempts. LCU had a 12-7 kill advantage, with Aaliyah Gray (4) and Lyons (3) combining for seven kills.          

Set Three:
A trio of LCU attack errors led to UTT opening the third set on a 7-1 run and LCU was playing catch-up from then on in the set. Trailing as much as 11-4, LCU used a 6-2 and an 8-3 run to storm back. The 8-3 run was capped by consecutive serving aces by Mahaney to tie the set 23-23. A key timeout was called by UTT, as the Patriots responded with kills from Evelyn Torres Hannah Callison to take the set 25-23. The set was an offensive duel between Lyons and Ware, as the two led their teams with six kills each in the set. Mahaney had three aces in the set.       
 
Set Four:
The fourth was set was tightly played throughout, as their was six lead changes and the score tied on 12 occasions. UTT led 7-4 before LCU went on a 7-2 run gave LCU an 11-9 advantage. Trailing 19-16, LCU used a pair of kills from Lyons to go on a 4-0 run to take a 20-19 lead. The teams traded points until UTT, trailing 23-22, closed the match on a 3-0 run to escape Lubbock with the win in four sets. Ware had another six-kill set to lead UTT in the frame. Lyons led LCU with five.
 
Inside the Numbers:

11-2	LCU's loss moved them to 12-6 on the season and 8-2 in conference play. The loss was LCU's first at home, which now has them 4-1 at home. With LCU 7-1 on the road and 4-1 at home, LCU drops to 11- 2 in non-neutral site matches.
0-4	The loss places LCU with an 0-4 record this season against nationally ranked opponents. Four of LCU's six losses this season have been to nationally ranked opponents. LCU falls to 2-11 in matches against nationally ranked opponents since 2015.
4	With a career-high four serving aces, Kendall Mahaney has 15 aces on the season and moved into the team lead in the category.
5	UTT has played in 50 sets this season and their loss in the second set was their fifth set loss this season.
2-6	For a fourth consecutive match, LCU dropped the third set of a match. They had previously won the prior two matches, which had been their only match wins when dropping the third set. They are now 2-6 when falling in the third set.
8	Hannah Froeschl, who had seven blocks in her prior two consecutive matches to match a career-high (four times), set a new career-high mark with her eight blocks Friday. No other Lady Chap has matched Froeschl's total mark this season. Her mark Friday of eight blocks matched the fourth-highest total in a four-set match since 2008 for LCU, and tied as the seventh most of any match since 2008. The last individual to post eight blocks was Jaiden Kennedy, who had 8.0 at West Texas A&M on Aug. 25, 2018.
12	LCU's Jalee Sims notched her 12th double-double of the season and it was her 22nd of her LCU career.
20	LCU produced 84 digs. Kendall Mahaney had a team-leading 21 digs, marking her sixth career match to reach at least 20 digs.
15	Jenna Lyons posted a season-high 15 kills, which was two off her career high mark of 17 (Jan. 26, 2021 vs. West Texas A&M).
14	LCU's 14.0 team blocks matched their second highest total in a four-set match since 2008 and it was their highest in a four-set match since 15.0 on Oct. 24, 2015 against Tarleton State. The total tied for the sixth-most in any match since 2008 and the most since 16.0 against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Oct.1, 2019. LCU had 20 block assists as a team, which is their second highest total this season (highest was 26 on Sept. 25).
92	UTT had 92 digs, which is the highest total for an LCU opponent this season.
2-0	The Patriots improve to 2-0 all-time against LCU, with Friday's meeting marking their first ever meeting in Lubbock.

 
Next Up:
LCU now awaits a hot Texas A&M-Commerce squad, who comes to Lubbock for a 2 p.m. match Saturday with full momentum following a 3-2 upset victory Friday at No.4 Angelo State.