ST. EDWARD'S (9-7, 2-3) at No.10 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (14-3, 3-2) January 20, 2022 • 5:30 p.m. Lubbock, Texas • Rip Griffin Center (1,950) 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), Jason Speegle (Analyst) LISTEN: 99.1 FM Chap Radio Talent: Student Broadcast Crew LCU Social Media:
	ST. MARY'S HILLTOPPERS (9-7, 2-3) Location: Austin, Texas Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: J.J. Riehl (St. Edward's, 2002) Roster | Stats | Preview
	LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN LADY CHAPS (14-3, 3-2) Location: Lubbock, Texas Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Steve Gomez (LCU, 1988) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF)

SAINTS COME MARCHING IN
No.10 Lubbock Christian University returns home to Rip Griffin Center this weekend for a pair of Lone Star Conference contests, hosting St. Edward's Thursday (5:30 p.m.) and St. Mary's Saturday (2 p.m.). The Lady Chaps enter the week 14-3 overall and 3-2 in the Lone Star Conference. LCU is tied for sixth in the LSC, with a trio of programs unbeaten in LSC play ahead of them.  
 
CHAP NOTES

• > Allie Schulte, who actively ranks for playing in the third-most games in NCAA Division II (140 games played in her career), leads the squad in scoring with an average of 11.9 points per game. She also leads the team is assists (56) and steals (52). Her 56 assists ranks fifth in the conference, with a pace of 3.3 per game (13th in the LSC), and her 52 steals leads the nation. She has 23 steals in conference play (has her with 4.6 steals per conference game), with a career-high eight steals on Jan. 2 at Texas A&M International. The 52 steals also has her with 281 career steals, which is the second active leading mark in career steals in NCAA Division II (second highest mark in program history). 
• > Ashton Duncan leads LCU with 43 three-pointers, averaging 2.53 per game (fourth in the conference). The 43 three-pointers ranks 11^th in the nation and leads the LSC (Megan Voit of Mary leads the nation with 57). Duncan, who surpassed 900 career points Saturday at UT Tyler, is second on the team averaging 11.1 points per game. She is six three-pointers away from her 235^th three-pointer, which will place her third in program history and passing Sierra Lovorn (Wilcox), who had 234 three-pointers from 2005-2009. Duncan's 229 career three-pointers ranks 15^th actively in NCAA Division II for career three-pointers.
• > The Lady Chaps have claimed the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor in four of the eight weeks the award has been issued. Allie Schulte has received the honor twice, with teammates Grace Foster and Juliana Robertson also receiving the award. Overall for Offensive and Defensive, LCU has claimed five of the 16 honors the LSC has issued this season (four defensive and one offensive).
• > Laynee Burr, who has two performances of at least 18 points this season, is averaging 8.2 points per game. A member of the DII CCA Tip-Off Classic at the Trailhead All-Tournament Team selection, Burr enters Thursday's play 15^th in the conference in assists with 42 on the season.
• > LCU opened the season making their first 14 free-throw attempts and are 78.2% (197/252) from the free-throw line, which ranks 18^th nationally. From their game against Tampa (Nov. 7) to their game at Colorado Christian (Nov.12), in which they made 13 consecutive free-throws to start the game, LCU made a sequence of 17 consecutive free-throws. They topped that mark in their opening home stand of the season, making 43 consecutive free-throws (They made 28 straight free-throws in their game against Lander as part of the sequence). Schulte, who is 23-of-23 on the season from the line in the fourth quarter of games, is 50-of-56 (89.3%) from the free-throw line on the season, which is 19^th nationally.
• > Grace Foster and Juliana Robertson have provided LCU strong defensive play inside the perimeter. Robertson ranks fourth in the LSC in rebounds (123) and fourth in defensive rebounds per game (5.9). Robertson is coming off an 18-rebound performance Saturday in Tyler. Robertson's 18 rebounds were the most by a Lady Chaps member since Kellyn Schneider posted 18 rebounds on the exact date in 2015 against Rogers State. The rebound performance shared by Robertson and Schneider are the highest rebound marks by a Lady Chap since Candace Clenney had 19 against Science & Arts of Oklahoma on Feb. 23, 2006. Her rebounding efforts not only led to LCU's highest rebound margin of the season (14, with a team advantage of 39-25), but the Lady Chaps defense held UT Tyler, the nation's eighth-best shooting team, to a season-low 28.0% shooting effort. On the week, last week, Robertson averaged a double-double with 12.0 rebounds and 10.0 points per game. She posted 11 points and 6 rebounds against No.6 Texas A&M-Commerce Thursday. Foster, who had her first collegiate double-double (20 points and 11 rebounds) and career-high six blocks in the TAMUC game, leads LCU in blocks (16, seventh in the LSC), with Robertson ranking second with 11 blocks. Foster has been LCU's leading scorer in four of their last seven games and is averaging 8.4 points a game in conference play (second on the team).
• > LCU is 11^th nationally in turnovers…or lack thereof, as they average 12.2 per game. The stat has Allie Schulte second in the LSC in assist/turnover ratio at 2.07. As a team, LCU ranks 34th nationally and leading the LSC for team assist/turnover ratio (1.06).

 
D-UP!
LCU defensively has held opponents to an average of 50.9 points a game, which ranks fourth nationally. Lady Chap opponents have been held to under 50 points in nine of their 17 games this season.
 
HOMEBODIES
LCU, one of three LSC teams to play less than six home games, is 5-0 in home contests this season, with Grace Foster and Allie Schulte co-leading the squad averaging 10.8 points per game inside Rip Griffin Center. Two of LCU's five home contests (and wins) have come against nationally ranked programs, as they defeated No.1 Lander and No.20 Daemen (Elite Eight qualifiers from last season) in their first two home games of the season. LCU is shooting 45.1% at home this season, and shooting 36.3% from long distance at home. The Lady Chaps have excelled at the free-throw line, shooting 85.3% (81/95) from the free-throw line this season, as Allie Schulte is 19-of-19 from the stripe at home. Defense has been a strong-point for LCU at home this season, as they have held opponents to a 36.0% shooting mark from the floor (24.4% from three-point range). Foes are also 63.6% (42/66) from the free-throw line.
 
SWEET HOME (ON) CHICAGO
LCU went 13-0 at home season, culminating with the LSC Championships and becoming the first team since 2007 to win the LSC Championship tournament on a campus venue. They are 5-0 at home this season, which has their active home win streak sitting at 96 games (it is the active and all-time leading mark in NCAA Division II women's basketball). 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 (not including a 3-0 mark in LSC postseason play), has also won 75 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 23-0 in LSC home games).
 
NCAA DIVISION II'S LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS
96 - Lubbock Christian Jan. 1, 2015 -->
87 - Neb.-Kearney Jan. 31, 1995-Nov. 24, 2001
85 - West Tex. A&M Jan. 9, 1987-Dec. 6, 1991
 
NCAA'S ACTIVE-LEADING HOME WIN STREAKS
96 – LCU (Division II)
45 – North Georgia (Division II)
42 – Hope (Division III)
 
EYE-OPENING
The 2021-22 season marks LCU's ninth since leaving the NAIA, and heading into Thursday's action, LCU is 228-32 in that span (87.7%). In NCAA postseason play, the Lady Chaps are 20-1 all-time.

NATIONALLY KNOWN
The Lady Chaps claimed the No.1 spot in the WBCA's National Top-25 Preseason Poll for the first time in program history this year, and also for the first time they were the favorites in both the WBCA and D2SIDA preseason polls. LCU fell to CSU Pueblo in Lakewood, Colo., which ended their 39-game win streak and knocked them out of the No.1 spot. For three consecutive polls, LCU was not in the No.1 spot, but they worked their way back to the top spot in the WBCA poll. Their return to No.1 status lasted through two WBCA and one D2SIDA poll before their loss at Texas A&M-Kingsville resulted in them showing up at No.6 (WBCA) and No.7 (D2SIDA) in the following week's polls. They worked back up to No.2 (D2SIDA) and No.4 (WBCA), but fell to No.10 this week (both polls) after falling last week at TAMUC. Overall this season, LCU has been No.1 in three WBCA polls and two D2SIDA polls (They have been in the Top-10 all season).
 
On Dec.14, both LCU women's and men's basketball programs were each No.1 in their respective polls, marking the first time in LCU history in which LCU's men's and women's basketball programs were each ranked No.1 at the same time.
 
SO ARE SOME OTHERS
Thursday, LCU fell at No.6 Texas A&M-Commerce, which was their first loss of the season against a Top-25 nationally ranked opponent (it has been their only road game against a nationally ranked opponent this season). LCU went 6-0 against nationally ranked programs last season and 4-2 in 2019-20 against the nations ranked foes. This season, LCU is 3-1 against ranked opponents, as they have defeated No.11 Tampa (Nov. 7 in Billings, Mont.), No.1 Lander (Nov. 19 in Lubbock) and No.20 Daemen (Nov. 20 in Lubbock).
 
STARS IN THE CONFERENCE
LCU is 35-5 all-time in Lone Star Conference play and they had a 22-game win streak snapped Dec. 31 in their loss at Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Lady Chaps went 13-0 in LSC play last season and they are 3-2 in conference play this season, with Allie Schulte averaging 11.8 points per game. She is also averaging 4.6 steals per conference contest. LCU is averaging 11.8 steals per conference game and have forced opponents into an average of 18.8 turnovers per game. Grace Foster is averaging 12.0 points the past three LSC contests.
 
FIVE THINGS ABOUT SEU
1 > The Hilltoppers head into Thursday 9-7 on the season. They have an 2-3 mark in LSC play, beating UT Permian Basin 67-63 in overtime Monday to end a three-game losing streak.
2 > SEU, who entered the season No.9 in the LSC Preseason Poll, has Morgan Gray leading the Hilltoppers in LSC play, averaging 14.0 points a game in conference competition. Taylor Cockerill is right behind, averaging 13.8 in conference contests.  
3 > St. Edward's is 2-3 this season at home and have dropped their last two road game. They are amidst of stretch in which they play five of seven games at home, with Thursday's game marking the first of two road games in the mix of the seven-game stretch.  
4 > Lauren Catherman comes back to Lubbock for the first time. The Trinity Christian and Monterey product is in her second season with the 'Toppers and is averaging 10.9 points a game (Second on the team). She ranks eighth in the LSC with 69 field goals.
5 > Sammie Dufek leads the LSC in blocks, posting 45 blocks (fifth nationally) for a pace of 2.8 per game (leads the LSC and ranks seventh nationally). SEU ranks 19^th nationally with 69 blocks.

THE SERIES AGAINST SEU
LCU has won 14 of the last 16 meetings, including the last six, and leads the all-time series at 15-6. The Lady Chaps did not meet SEU last season and are facing each other for the first time since 2019-20 season. Thursday marks the third consecutive regular season meeting between the two programs in Lubbock, where LCU is 8-0 all-time in the series.
 
ACTIVE LADY CHAP LEADERS VS. SEU
Here is a look at LCU's top three active leaders career vs. SEU:

Allie Schulte 5gp – 8.3 pts/g, 21/35 fg (60.0%), 2.0 stl/g
Ashton Duncan 5gp – 4.0 pts/g, 6/20 3-pt fg (30.0%)
Juliana Robertson 4gp – 4.0 pts/g, 4.0 reb/g

PRIOR MEETING VS. SEU
LUBBOCK, Texas (January 25, 2021) - No.9 Lubbock Christian University held the Lone Star Conference's leading scorer, St. Edward's forward Deijah Blanks, to seven points and Allie Schulte posted 19 points to lead the Lady Chaparrals to a 72-49 Lone Star Conference victory over St. Edward's inside Rip Griffin Center. Another quick start helped LCU claim their 74^th consecutive home win, which actively leads all of NCAA women's basketball.
 
LCU opened the game with an Ashton Duncan three-pointer and it led off an 9-0 LCU run. SEU finally ended the run with their first field goal 3:15 into the game. The Lady Chaps, spurred by four three-pointers and eight points from Duncan in the quarter, had a 7-0 and 8-0 run (each part of a 15-4 run) to claim a 26-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.
 
LCU was 6-of-9 from the field to end the first quarter, but their hot shooting would cool off late in the second quarter. Following a jumper from Channing Cunyus to cap a 7-0 run for a 37-15 LCU lead, LCU went scoreless the next 5:31 carrying into the second half. SEU closed the first half on an 8-0 run (LCU led 37-23 at the half) and opened the second half on a 5-0 run to combine for a 13-0 run. LCU was 0-of-6 from the field with six turnovers during the dry spell.
 
Schulte nailed a three-pointer to end the SEU run, and later with 3:26 left in the quarter, she sparked a 6-0 LCU run to build the lead to 51-34. The 6-0 run was part of a 10-2 run to close the quarter with a 55-36 advantage.
 
The 10-2 run converted into an eventual 14-2 run after a 4-0 start to the fourth quarter by the Lady Chaps. Madelyn Turner matched a career high with her third three-pointer of the game 2:32 into the fourth quarter for a 62-38 lead and LCU's largest lead of the game and placing the game out of reach for SEU.
 
LCU completed a season-high in rebounds with 46, out-rebounding SEU 46-29 for their largest rebound margin of the season. Maddi Chitsey led LCU with 12 rebounds, missing a double-double by one point (9 points). The Lady Chaps were led offensively by Schulte's 17 points, and she was a rebound shy of a double-double performance. She also provided four steals. Duncan was LCU's only other double-digit producer, finishing with 11 points.
 
SEU was 31.7% from the field (20/63). They shot a season low 13.3% (2/15) from long distance, with their two three-pointers matching a season-low allowed by LCU and the Hilltoppers fewest in a game since Dec. 18, 2018. Freshman Charli Becker led SEU with 12 points and was SEU's only player with at least 10 points.
 
Despite committing more turnovers (15-13), LCU outscored SEU 20-15 in points-off-turnovers, with a 13-5 advantage in the first half. SEU fell to 11-7 on the season and 7-6 in LSC play.