Match Information
Lone Star Conference Championship - Semifinals
Score: St. Edward's 3, Lubbock Christian 0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-22)
Records: Lubbock Christian (20-8), SEU (16-11)
Location: Junell Center – San Angelo, Texas

Highlights
Lubbock Christian's run in the Lone Star Conference Championship ended in the semifinals, as the No.3-seeded Lady Chaparrals fell in straight sets to No.10 St. Edward's. The Hilltoppers had a 53-36 advantage over the Lady Chaps in the kills, led by 15 kills from Caroline Swan. They also had 12 kills from Kaitlyn Krafka, who completed a double-double with 22 digs. She had one of two of the Double-double performances for SEU, who also received 43 assists and 16 digs from Emily Tran. The Lady Chaps received 11 kills and five blocks in the loss from Sage Chain. She was LCU's lone player with at least 10 kills. Jalee Sims had a double-double in the loss, posting 26 assists and 17 digs.
 
How It Happened

Set One:
Each set was a near carbon copy, with SEU jumping out to big leads and LCU battling back. In the first set, SEU used a 5-0 and 6-0 run to burst out to a 16-6 advantage. LCU never had consecutive points tallied until trailing 19-8, they built a 9-1 run, which included an 8-0 scoring surge behind two kills each from Sage Chain and Sage Post and a pair of blocks from Chain. An additional kill by Chain and a Hilltoppers error allowed LCU to cut the deficit to 21-19. The mark was as close as LCU would get, falling 25-21 in the set. Each team had 15 kills in the set. LCU dropped the set despite Chain producing six kills and three blocks in the frame.

Set Two:
LCU led the second set, with a kill by Hannah Froeschl providing an 11-7 lead, but then things went downhill for the Lady Chaps. SEU's Maya Smalls had a kill and a pair of blocks on three consecutive Hilltoppers points to spur an 8-1 run for a 15-12 SEU lead. They used a 5-1 run to gain distance before claiming the set 25-21 for a 2-0 match lead. Smalls finished with four kills and two blocks in the set, while teammate Swan had five kills in the set. Chain led LCU with four kills in the set. SEU had a 19-8 kill advantage and 33-24 dig advantage in the set.

Set Three:
SEU scored the first six points of the third set and built a 10-2 and 12-3 advantage early. The Hilltoppers led 19-8 before LCU rallied with a 13-4 run to trail 23-21. The two teams traded points from there, as SEU clinched the match with a 25-22 set win. SEU had a 20-12 kill advantage in the set, with Swan producing seven kills in the set. Aaliyah Gray came alive with five kills in the set for LCU.
 
Inside the Numbers:

1-2	LCU moved to 1-2 all-time in LSC Championship play.
2-5	LCU fell to 2-5 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.
100	With Sage Chain producing five blocks in the match, LCU has two players with at least 100 blocks on the season. Hannah Froeschl (104, second in the conference) and Sage Chain (103, third in the conference) each have over 100 blocks on the season.
10-4	With eight kills, Hannah Froeschl jumped past Aaliyah Gray and is LCU's team leader LCU fell to 10-4 in matches decided in three sets.
18	LCU's Jalee Sims with now 17 double-doubles over her past 24 matches, notched her 18th double-double of the season and it was her 28th of her LCU career.
149	The Lady Chaps had 149 kill attempts, which is the ninth-most in a three-set match since 2008. The two squads combined for 172 digs, with SEU producing 88.
38-7	LCU fell to 2-2 all-time against SEU in postseason play. The Lady Chaps fall to 15-9 all-time against the Hilltoppers.

 
What's Next:
The NCAA will release the regional fields of 64 programs (eight from each region) qualifying for NCAA postseason play on Monday at 6:30 p.m. with a live selection show on NCAA.com. LCU, who has been No.7 in the latest two polls, will await to find out if they are one of six programs to receive an at-large berth and joining the eight-team field.