PLAINVIEW, Texas (September 7, 2021) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals continue road play Tuesday, facing former NAIA rival Wayland Baptist inside Hutcherson Center.  
 
WAYLAND BAPTIST | Tuesday, Sept. 7 | 7 p.m. | 
- The rivalry between the Lady Chaps and Pioneers began in 1991. Tuesday's meeting marks the second consecutive season the two programs have met, but last season's meeting marked the first since October 27, 2015. Tuesday's tilt is also the fourth meeting since the 2012 season. LCU has won 53 of the 64 contests, and LCU is 6-4 against the Pioneers over the last 10 meetings. The Lady Chaps are 16-1 since 1997 inside Hutcherson Center. LCU has won the prior two meetings, including a 3-1 victory Sept. 29, 2015 in their previous visit.  
- Last season, LCU opened the pushed-2020 season (played in Spring 2021) Jan. 19 with a 3-1 victory over WBU behind 16 kills from Avery Moore. While the match was LCU's season opener, the match was recorded as a scrimmage for Wayland Baptist.
- WBU has an 8-2 record on the season. They have won seven consecutive matches, including a pair in New Orleans during a suspended tournament due to Hurricane Ida. The Pioneers are 3-0 at home this season and have won five straight on their home floor. 
- Lucie Mahelova, a graduate student from the Czech Republic, produced 142 assists last week in four matches, averaging 10.92 per set. Mahelova added 29 digs, eight blocks, seven kills and three aces. She is averaging 11 assists per set on the season.
- The Pioneers have a pair of players with at least 100 kills on the season, with Tatjana Markic (103) and Paxton Patterson (100) leading the way. Markic is coming off a 12-kill performance in a 3-1 win over Our Lady of the Lake.
 
LADY CHAP NOTES
- For a second consecutive season, LCU is off to a 2-1 start through their first three matches of the season, and they are a win away from matching last season's win total. LCU went 2-1 at the Eagle Invitational hosted by Oklahoma Christian. Dropping the season opener in five sets to St. Mary's (3-2), the Lady Chaps rebounded for a pair of 3-0 victories, topping Oklahoma Christian and Bentley.
-The Lady Chaps consecutive straight-set wins marked the first time they have completed the task since Oct. 11 and Oct. 13, 2018.
-LCU has an attack percentage of .226 on the season, but a deeper look inside the number magnifies a positive trend. LCU hit .243 against Oklahoma Christian and .300 against Bentley, and each mark has been LCU's best mark since Oct. 25, 2018.  
-Sage Post co-led LCU with nine kills against Bentley, hitting a whopping .692. The mark has her ranked seventh in the LSC with a season average of .349.
- Sage Chain had conference-leading block totals on the weekend, as she posted 14 blocks in three matches (11 sets) for a conference-leading 1.27 blocks per set. Her top performance was a six-block performance in LCU's 3-0 road win over Oklahoma Christian. On the offensive side, Chain had 23 kills (2.09 per set), co-leading the squad in their win over OC with 10 kills (same match she had six blocks).
- Jalee Sims led the team with 6.55 assists per set this past weekend in Oklahoma. Her top performance came in a 3-2 loss to St. Mary's, as she had 39 assists, 21 digs and eight kills for a double-double (was two kills away from recording LCU's first triple-double since 1990).
- LCU is leading the LSC in opponent blocks, as opponents are averaging a low of .91 blocks per set. On the flip side, LCU ranks fourth in the conference with a pace of 2.45 blocks per set.
- While LCU has served up 16 aces on the season, their opponents have served seven aces and have committed 27 serving errors for a rate of nine serving errors per match. Seven different Lady Chaps have served at least one ace this season, led by five from Kendall Mahaney.