Match Information
Score: Lubbock Christian 3, UT Permian Basin 1 (18-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-22)
Records: Lubbock Christian (16-6, 11-2), UTPB (14-7, 9-4)
Location: Falcon Dome (UTPB Gym) – Odessa, Texas

Highlights
Lubbock Christian University head coach Keith Giboney claimed his 400^th coaching victory in a pivotal Lone Star Conference match, as the Lady Chaps overcame a match featuring 14 lead changes to win 3-1 and hold off UT Permian Basin, who would have tied LCU (with a tiebreaker) for fourth place in the LSC standings. The win has LCU remaining in fourth place and a game back of three teams each with one LSC loss. Aaliyah Gray (14) and Jenna Lyons (12) combined for 26 kills for LCU, with Gray also adding four blocks. LCU had 9.0 blocks as a team, with Hannah Froeschl leading the team with 5.0. Jalee Sims, who found out prior to the match that Thursday's game statistics at Western New Mexico were re-statted and she eclipsed 1,000 career assists, had a double-double with 41 assists and 16 digs (four digs less than Kendall Mahaney, who had a team-high 20). Aquincia Strambler had 18 kills (targeted with 51 total attacks) for UTPB to lead all players. They received a pair of double-doubles in the losing cause, as Analise Lucio (48 assists, 18 digs) and Isela Murillo (11 digs, 10 kills) completed the task.    
           
How It Happened

Set One:
LCU trailed by one point on four early occasions of the first set, before UTPB went on a 5-1 lead once leading 6-5 for a 11-6 lead. The Falcons maintained the lead, although LCU battled with a 5-2 run late. UTPB, with a 17-7 advantage in kills in the set, won the set 25-18. Aquincia Strambler led UTPB and all players with six kills in the set. Aaliyah Gray led LCU with three kills.    

Set Two:
Lady Chaps had a different look in the second set. Kaitlyn Mayo had a pair of kills to help LCU jump out with a 6-3 advantage. The set turned streaky, as each team then traded off 5-0 runs (made it 11-8 LCU) before UTPB went on a 6-2 run for a 14-13 lead. LCU countered with a 9-3 run and went on to win the set 25-19. Gray and Mayo combined for six kills in the set (each with three). Taurie Magee led UTPB with five kills in the set. The two teams combined for six lead changes in the set.  

Set Three:
After UTPB led 13-10 in result of a 5-2 run, they let the lead slip away, as LCU countered with a 5-0 run. UTPB regained the lead with a Taurie Magee block to make it 17-16, only to let it slip away with LCU receiving a kill from Sage Chain to jumpstart a 6-1 LCU run for a 22-18 lead. A replay challenge switched a point and cut LCU's lead to 22-20, but LCU answered with a 3-0 run to win the set 25-20. Gray led all players with five kills in the frame, as Mayo and Lyons each had three. LCU had 13 kills in the set, with all 13 assisted by Sims. Five different Lady chaps had at least one block in the set, as LCU produced 4.0 team blocks. The score was tied on 11 occasions during the set, which was the most of any of the sets played in the match.
 
Set Four:
A 4-1 start led to LCU having a marginal lead, leading up to 11-9, but then UTPB took over with an 8-2 scoring surge for a 16-13 lead. Sage Chain and Lyons each had a pair of kills and it ignited an 8-2 run of their own, which had LCU leading 21-18. Strambler produced a pair of kills and led a 4-1 Falcons rally to tie the set 24-24. Hannah Froeschl regained the lead for LCU with a kill and it led to LCU closing out the match on a 3-0 run to win the set 25-22. Lyons led LCU with five kills in the set.
 
Inside the Numbers:

15-2	LCU's win moved them to 16-6 overall and to 9-1 on the road. With LCU 9-1 on the road and 6-1 at home, LCU improves to 15-2 in non-neutral site matches.
4	Aaliyah Gray matched a career high with four blocks. LCU finished with 9.0 blocks, with Hannah Froeschl leading LCU with five in the match.
13-0	Winning the third set, LCU improved to 13-0 on the season when winning the third set.
8-5	LCU had an 8-5 scoring advantage in the match in points off serves. LCU led the category despite one ace (Kendall Mahaney), as they received seven points off UTPB serving errors, which places with 112 serving errors on the season (LCU has 59).
400-177	Keith Giboney, who claimed his 400th win (all at the NCAA Division II level), improved his overall coaching record to 400-177.
28-14	The game featured the score tied up 28 times and 14 lead changes. The two marks are the highest for a Lady Chaps match this season.
14	LCU's Jalee Sims with now 13 double-doubles over her past 18 matches, notched her 14th double-double of the season and it was her 24th of her LCU career.
20	Kendall Mahaney recorded 20 digs to lead LCU in the contest, which also marks her eighth match with at least 20 digs.
40	The win was LCU's 40th all-time against UT Permian Basin. LCU is 40-9 all-time against the Falcons and they improved to 19-4 all-time in Odessa, Texas.

 
What's Next:
LCU returns home for their final two regular season home matches, which begins Friday at 6 p.m., with LCU hosting Eastern New Mexico.