WESTERN NEW MEXICO (1-2) at No.1 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (10-0) February 12, 2021 • 5:30 p.m. Lubbock, Texas • Rip Griffin Center (1,950) TICKETS: Click Here (Online Advanced Purchase Only for Non-Chap Pass Season Pass Holders) LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast WATCH ONLINE: LSC Digital Network (Online or via OTT apps including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Roku devices by searching "LSC Digital Network.") Talent: Chris Due (Play-By-Play), LCU Social Media:
	WESTERN NEW MEXICO MUSTANGS (1-2) Location: Silver City, N.M. Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Josh Pace (Syracuse, 2005) Roster | Stats | Preview
	LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN LADY CHAPS (10-0, 9-0, 3-0) Location: Lubbock, Texas Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Steve Gomez (LCU, 1988) Roster | Stats | Game Notes

No.1 Lubbock Christian University and Western New Mexico complete their two-game non-conference series inside Rip Griffin Center Friday with a 5:30 p.m. tip, as LCU aims to extend their home win streak 86 games, which would place them as the second team ever in NCAA Division II women's basketball history to have an 86-game home win streak.  
 
FIVE THINGS TO FOCUS ON
 
1 > LCU (10-0) aims to go 8-0 inside Rip Griffin Center on the season, where they are averaging a 32.5 scoring margin in their seven home games played. LCU is shooting 49.5% from the field and 43.5% from long range on their home court. Defensively, LCU is holding the opposition to a 32.7% shooting mark and 46.4 points per game. They have a 37-8 advantage in blocks at home. Ashton Duncan leads LCU in scoring at home, averaging 14.3 points per game. She is 28-of-45 at home (62.2%) from three-point range. Allie Schulte averages 12.6 points per game at home. She is 7-of-15 from long distance at home. Emma Middleton (10.3 points and 4.7 rebounds) and Juliana Robertson (9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game) has each had balanced play at home.  
 
2 > The Lady Chaps enter Friday's play with their active home win streak sitting at 85 games, which ranks tied for second all-time in NCAA Division II women's basketball (it actively leads all of NCAA). The record is 87 consecutive home victories by Nebraska-Kearney, who completed the task from Jan. 31, 1995 - Nov. 24, 2001. LCU's last home loss came on Jan. 1, 2015 against Oklahoma City University. LCU, who also has a 7-0 mark in NCAA postseason play in Lubbock in the mix, has also won 72 consecutive home conference games, with their last conference home loss occurring Jan. 10, 2013 (against Oklahoma City). They completed a 49-0 all-time mark in Heartland Conference home games (they are 17-0 in LSC home games).
 
3 > WNMU is seeking to reverse their shooting woes after Thursday's 80-23 loss to LCU. The Mustangs were shooting 11.7% in the game before making their final three field goal attempts over the final 2:07 of the game to finish 9-of-54 (16.7%) from the field. It was the worst shooting performance by an LCU opponent since Texas A&M International shot 12.5% in Lubbock on Feb. 9, 2019. WNMU's total of 23 points was the lowest offensive output by an LCU opponent since TAMIU was held to 19 points in the same 2019 referenced contest.

4 > LCU was 86.4% (19-of-22) from the free-throw line Friday, marking the third consecutive game in which LCU shot at least 83.3% from the free-throw line. They have not missed more than three free-throw attempts in any of their 10 games this season (averaging 13.6 attempts per game and shooting 83.8% as a team this season).
 
5 > The Lady Chaps had four players with career marks against WNMU Friday. Whitney Cox had a career high in steals (2) and points (5), Lara Mason provided a career high in points (8) and steals (1), Madelyn Turner pulled down a career matching high six rebounds and Brylee Winfrey posted a career-high four points.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST WNMU
The Mustangs and Lady Chaps are set to meet for the 22nd time in an all-time series that dates back to 1980. WNMU has not defeated the Lady Chaps since 1994, which has led to LCU taking an 11-10 series advantage. LCU has won the prior seven meetings, with the latest resulting in an 80-23 LCU win Friday inside Rip Griffin Center. LCU is 6-2 in Lubbock against WNMU (five straight wins). Last season's home-and-home conference schedule marked the first time the two teams had a home-and-home set scheduled in a single season since 1994, when each were members of the NAIA.

PREVIOUS RECAP VS. WNMU
Feb. 11, 2021 (Lubbock, Texas) - WNMU:23 - LCU:80
No.1 Lubbock Christian University held Western New Mexico to 16.7% shooting from the field, while receiving 16 points and nine rebounds from Emma Middleon, and LCU blistered the Mustangs 80-23 to tie West Texas A&M (Jan. 9, 1987-Dec. 6, 1991) for having the second-longest home win streak in NCAA Division II women's basketball history. LCU's win Thursday inside Rip Griffin Center was their 85^th consecutive home win, which actively leads all levels of NCAA women's basketball.
 
LCU wasted no time putting the game away early, opening the contest on a 17-0 run. The Lady Chaps led 25-3 at the close of the first quarter, with Middleton (9) and Juliana Robertson ( 8) combining for 17 points in the quarter (they had 15 of the points during LCU's 17-0 run).
 
WNMU was held to six points in the first half, with three points in each quarter and two field goals in the entire half. The Mustangs were 2-of-23 (8.7%) in the opening half, as LCU led the half 37-6. Robertson and Channing Cunyus each had 10 points in the half for LCU.
 
Momentum never switched in the second half. WNMU missed their first eight shot attempts, while LCU opened the second half on a 10-0 run (combined for an 18-0 run as LCU closed the first half on an 8-0 run). LCU went on to outscore WNMU 22-5 in the third quarter.
 
LCU received scoring production from 10 different players in the second half. Freshman Lara Mason led LCU in the second half with eight points (finished with a career-high eight points), as LCU closed the contest outscoring WNMU 21-12 in the fourth quarter.
 
WNMU (1-2), shooting 35.7% in the fourth quarter (5/14), finished the game 3-of-22 (13.6%) from three-point range. Jen Padilla led the Mustangs in scoring with five points.
 
The Lady Chaps dressed 14 players and 12 of the players contributed offensively. No Lady Chaps member played more than 21 minutes and every player played at least five minutes. None of the Lady Chaps had below a plus/minus of +10. Middleton was 6-of-12 from the field, with nine rebounds, four assists and +39 plus/minus in 18 minutes of playing time. Robertson finished with 12 points (5-of-7 shooting) and seven rebounds.  
 
LCU (10-0) outscored WNMU 42-6 in the paint, as LCU was 23-of-39 (59%) from inside the arc. They also had a season-high 46 rebounds. LCU was 86.4% (19-of-22) from the free-throw line, marking the third consecutive game in which LCU shot at least 83.3% from the free-throw line. They have not missed more than three free-throw attempts in any of their 10 games this season (averaging 13.6 attempts per game and shooting 83.8% as a team this season).
 
TURNING POINT
WNMU missed their first seven shots over the first 5:36 of the game. Meanwhile, LCU opened the game making six of their first nine shot attempts.  LCU opened the game on a 29-4 run, putting the game out of reach early.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Beginning in the first quarter, WNMU went a stretch of 18:32 in which they were 1-of-23 (4.3%) from the field. The span included two sequences in which they missed 11 consecutive field goal attempts.