Match Information
Lone Star Conference Championship - Quarterfinals
Score: Lubbock Christian 3, Dallas Baptist 0 (30-28, 25-10, 25-19)
Records: Lubbock Christian (20-7), DBU (14-8)
Location: Junell Center – San Angelo, Texas

Highlights
Lubbock Christian claimed their first postseason win since 2016 and their first win in LSC Championship competition, as the No.3-seed Lady Chaparrals swept No.6-seed DBU in straight sets 3-0. Hannah Froeschl led LCU with 12.5 points off 10 kills and four blocks. Sage Chain (9 kills, 4 blocks) and Aaliyah Gray (8 kills, 2 blocks) combined for an additional 17 kills and six blocks for LCU. Jalee Sims added LCU's lone double-double with 33 assists and 14 digs. LCU had a 39-34 advantage in kills in the match and held the Patriots to a .053 hitting percentage. DBU was led by Halee Van Poppel, who had 14 kills.
 
How It Happened

Set One:
LCU had a strong start, forcing DBU into an early timeout after a 7-1 LCU run led to a 7-2 lead. Aaliyah Gray had two of LCU's four kills during the run. DBU responded off the timeout, snapping the LCU sequence and going on a 4-1 run to cut LCU's lead to 8-6. Trailing 10-6, DBU went on a 8-2 run for a 14-12 lead, and consecutive kills by Halee Van Poppel forced LCU to call their first timeout of the match. LCU came out of the timeout and tied the set 14-14, but DBU responded with a kill by Van Poppel to start a 3-0 run. Four DBU attack errors allowed LCU to score their next four points, and Jalee Sims jumped aboard the scoring sequence to produce a kill and give LCU a 20-19 lead to cap a 6-2 run. The two teams were locked up at 18-18, 19-19, and 20-20 before Sage Chain and Hannah Froeschl had a pair of kills to help LCU score the next three points for a 23-20 lead. DBU followed by capitalizing off a trio of LCU errors and the set was tied 23-23. The trend progressed to 24-24, 25-25, 26-26, 27-27 and 28-28. Each team had a trio of set-point serves before Gray served consecutive aces to give LCU the set 30-28. Gray led LCU with five kills in the set. Van Poppel was unable to win the set for DBU despite 10 kills in the frame.

Set Two:
LCU carried the momentum into the second set, receiving three consecutive blocks (Froeschl assisted on all three blocks) as part of a 7-3 run. LCU also had a 6-0 run, which was part of an 8-1 run to take a 16-6 lead. They closed the set on an 8-2 run for a 25-10 set win. LCU had an 11-5 advantage in kills in the set, with Sage Chain producing four kills. LCU had an attack percentage of .276 in the set, with DBU held to a -.105 mark.

Set Three:
The third set was tight at the start, leading up to an 8-8 tie. A kill by Chain sparked a 4-0 run for a 12-8 lead. Leading 21-18, LCU clinched the match by closing the set on a 4-1 run, with three of the points resulting from kills by Froeschl, who finished with seven kills in the frame. She hit .700 in the set, with seven kills off 10 attempts. LCU received at least one kill from seven different Lady Chaps in the set.
 
Inside the Numbers:

1-1	LCU moved to 1-1 all-time in LSC Championship play.
2-4	LCU improved to 2-4 in neutral site play.
2	Aaliyah Gray had two serving aces in the match, and each were served consecutively to close out the first set. Prior to the consecutive aces, Gray had three aces served on the season.
4	DBU's Halee Van Poppel had 14 kills in the match. She had 10 kills in the first set, but then was held to a combined four kills over the following two sets.
11-3	The Lady Chaps had an 11-3 scoring advantage in points from the serving line, as LCU had six aces and received five points from DBU serving errors. Meanwhile, DBU had one ace and received two points from LCU serving errors.
10-3	With eight kills, Hannah Froeschl jumped past Aaliyah Gray and is LCU's team leader LCU improved to 10-3 in matches decided in three sets. LCU improved to 14-0 when winning the first set and 16-0 when winning the third set.
17	LCU's Jalee Sims with now 16 double-doubles over her past 23 matches, notched her 17th double-double of the season and it was her 27th of her LCU career.
20	The Lady Chaps reach the 20-win mark for the second time since the 2012 season, marking the second time (first since 2018) since moving the NCAA Division II membership (2015 season was LCU's first season eligible for postseason play).
38-7	The win improves LCU to 38-7 all-time against DBU, and the win was LCU's sixth consecutive win in the all-time series. The two teams are now 1-1 all-time against each other in postseason play.

 
What's Next:
LCU remains in San Angelo and will face No.10-seed St. Edward's at 5 p.m. Friday in the LCU Championship semifinals.