LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (4-2-0, 2-1-0) at
TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL (2-2-1, 1-1-0)
Wednesday, March 24 – 7 p.m.
Dustdevil Soccer Field – Laredo, Texas
 
LADY CHAP HEADERS

• Lubbock Christian is riding a three-match win streak and has shut out each of their opponents, lowering their goals against average for the season to .83
• Wednesday's game is the fourth and final road game of the spring 2021 season for the Lady Chaps. They are 2-1 in road contests this season with wins over McMurry and UTPB
• Texas A&M International is a perfect 2-0 at their home field so far this season with wins over St. Edward's and St. Mary's. They have also lost road games to both of those teams
• LCU goalkeeper Hannah Wise posted her third shutout of the year last week against SEU, making four saves. She has a save percentage of .800, which is the seventh-best in the LSC
• The Lady Chaps are currently second in their LSC division with a 2-1 league record and six points on the year. TAMIU is right behind them with a 1-1-1 conference record and four points

 
NO GOALS FOR YOU
Lubbock Christian has not allowed an opponent goal in their last 284 minutes on the field, shutting out three straight teams. The last goal they allowed was in the 76^th minute of the March 3 game against Angelo State. The last time LCU had three straight shutouts was from Sept. 30 to Oct. 14, 2017, when they went four straight games without allowing a goal in Heartland Conference play. LCU's goals against average for the year is .83, which is the fourth-best mark in the Lone Star Conference. They have allowed just 51 opponent shots, only 25 of which have been on goal.
 
GREAT SCOTT!
Senior forward Allison Scott scored one of LCU's two goals in their most recent win over St. Edward's, bringing her season point total to seven, which is the second-best mark on the team. A four-year starter for the Lady Chaps, Scott's third goal of the year gave her 23 for her career and moved her into sole possession of third place in the LCU program records ahead of Claudia Sanchez (2014-17). She is also third on the program's career assist list with 14 and the career point list with 60.
 
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
In all four of their wins so far this season, Lubbock Christian has been the first team to find the back of the net. They are 4-1 in games where they score first this season, with the only loss coming on Feb. 27 against Angelo State. Furthermore, they have been leading at halftime of all four wins, scoring six first-half goals and shutting out their opponents in the opening 45 minutes of play. Celia Duarte has scored three of the game-opening goals, including in the most recent win against St. Edward's, and Scott has scored two of them. During the 2019 season, Lubbock Christian was 13-1 in games where they scored first.
 
HIT THE ROAD, CHAPS
Wednesday's game against Texas A&M International will be the fourth and final road game of the season for the Lady Chaps. The Dustdevils play their home games at Dustdevil Soccer Field, which was built in 2002 and is also home to the Laredo Heat, a team competing in the USL's Premiere Development League. So far this year, the Lady Chaps are 2-1 when playing away from home, including wins against McMurry and UT Permian Basin. Duarte has scored two of her three goals in road games and Wise has made 12 of her 20 total saves away from home. In 2019, LCU was 5-3-1 when playing on the road.
 
OLDER AND WISE-ER
The Lady Chaps have a wealth of experience in goal for them this season in keeper Hannah Wise. The Midlothian native and Preseason LSC Goalkeeper of the Year has been a four-year starter for the Lady Chaps, seeing action in 61 games across her career. She already has the program record for saves with 186, 20 of which have come this season. In her career (5488 minutes), she has allowed an average of .95 per game while posting a save percentage of .762.
 
IN THE STANDS
Texas A&M International is not allowing fans at Dustdevil Soccer Field for Wednesday night's game. The game will be streamed on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network.
 
SCOUTING THE DUSTDEVILS

• Texas A&M International has scored five goals through five games, with a different player scoring every goal
• TAMIU is allowing an average of 1.6 goals per games so far this year. They have used two goalkeepers almost equally, with Fabiana Solano playing 270 minutes and Alicia Huerta playing 202 minutes
• Valeria Macias is the team-leader in points with three (one goal, one assist). She also leads the team with 15 shots and is tied for the team lead with six shots on goal
• Head coach Jon Hussak is in his first year guiding the TAMIU women's soccer program. He previously served as an assistant coach for two years at the University of West Florida
• Texas A&M International averages 9.60 fouls per game, which is the fourth-most in the LSC. Their 1.20 yellow cards per game are the second-most in the league

 
THE SERIES WITH THE DUSTDEVILS
Lubbock Christian has never lost or even tied a game with Texas A&M International in 10 meetings between the two programs all-time. The series began in 2013 and has seen nine Lady Chap shutouts. The only time TAMIU ever scored when playing LCU was in Sept. 23, 2017 when Lubbock Christian won 4-2.