LUBBOCK, Texas (November 20, 2021) – Behind a 17-point performance from Allie Schulte, No.1 Lubbock Christian University claimed their third win over a nationally ranked program this season, as the Lady Chaps completed their 93^rd consecutive home win with a 62-37 win over No.20 Daemen College Saturday night inside Rip Griffin Center.
 
LCU won despite shooting 35.2% from the field (19/54). The percentage ended a streak of 47 consecutive home games in which LCU shot at least 40% at home. The last time LCU shot 35.2% or worse at home was on Feb. 11, 2012, as Oklahoma City held them to 31.4% in a home loss. The last time LCU shot as low of a percentage as Saturday and still won the game was Jan. 28, 2012 at home against Southern Nazarene.
 
The Lady Chaps also never trailed in the contest. Channing Cunyus made the Lady Chaps first shot attempt of the game, for a 2-0 lead, but then the Lady Chaps missed their next seven shot attempts. Daemen did not take advantage of the early opportunity, as they opened the game 1-of-7 and 2-of-13 from the field. LCU earned early trips to the free-throw line and a trio of trips helped LCU take an 8-2 lead 4:40 into the game.  Sydney Hvizdzak ended LCU's run with a three-point field goal to spark a 5-0 run, which cut LCU's lead to 8-7. In the final 1:41 of the first quarter, LCU closed the quarter on an 8-0 run, with Schulte scoring the final six points of the quarter for a 16-7 LCU lead. Schulte was 2-of-2 from the field in the quarter, while her teammates were a combined 2-of-9.
 
The 8-0 run turned into a 15-2 run for the Lady Chaps, as Laynee Burr's three-pointer 2:37 into the quarter provided LCU a 23-9 advantage. Grace Foster scored LCU's final four points of the half to give LCU a 27-14 halftime lead.
 
Ashton Duncan (7) and Schulte (6) combined for 13 points in the third quarter. LCU used a 7-0 and 6-0 run in the quarter for a 46-26. LCU was able to mix reserves onto the floor in the fourth quarter, as LCU used 14 different players in the quarter. Schulte and Duncan each hit three-pointers during an 8-0 run in the opening three minutes of the fourth quarter. Brylee Winfrey led LCU with five points in the fourth quarter, with a pair of points on a trip to the line giving LCU their largest lead of the game at 57-30 as 4:34 remained.
 
While LCU shot 35.2% from the field, the LCU defenders held DC to a 28.6% shooting mark. Of the 49 attempts by the Wildcats, they only made consecutive field goals once. The Wildcats (2-2) were held without anyone scoring in double figures. Mickayla Ivy led DC with eight points.
 
The Lady Chaps were led by Schulte's 17 points. She was 5-of-8 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. Duncan was LCU's only other player in double figures, as she scored 10 points.   
 
LCU (6-1) and DC were meeting for the second time all-time and in consecutive seasons. LCU improved to 2-0 all-time against Daemen, meeting for a second consecutive season. They are the only New York based program LCU has ever faced.
 
TURNING POINT
LCU's 15-2 run in the first half was the turning point, as it came off the heels of a 5-0 Daemen run. LCU was 6-of-8 from the field during that run. Outside of the run, LCU was 13-of-46 (19.7%) the rest of the game. LCU led 23-9.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
LCU had another remarkable performance the free-throw line, as they shot 86.4% (19-of-22) from the line. Allie Schulte was 6-of-6 and completed the weekend 16-of-16 from the line. Carrying over from Friday's 30-of-31 free-throw shooting performance in their win over No.1 Lander, in which they ended the game making their last 28 attempts, LCU opened the game Saturday making their first 15 free-throw attempts to build a streak of 43 consecutive made free-throws made prior to their first miss of the game.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
LCU heads to the Oahu Thanksgiving Classic Thursday and will face Minnesota Crookston Thanksgiving evening at 6 p.m. (Central) in Honolulu.