No.8 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (16-4, 5-3) at TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN (4-14, 0-6) January 29, 2022 • 2:00 p.m. Odessa, Texas • UTPB Gym / Falcon Dome (1,000) 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: Dr. Derek Catsam (play-by-play) LCU Social Media:
	TEXAS - PERMIAN BASIN FALCONS (4-14, 0-6) Location: Odessa, Texas Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Rae Boothe (Brenau, 2007) Roster | Stats | Preview
	LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN LADY CHAPS (16-4, 5-3) Location: Lubbock, Texas Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Steve Gomez (LCU, 1988) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF)

DON'T BUCK THE TREND JUST YET
Every conference road trip this season, No.8 Lubbock Christian University has dropped the opening game of the trip and followed with a win. They will look to continue the trend on their current road trip. Coming off a 67-63 loss Thursday at Angelo State, the Lady Chaps head to Odessa, Texas Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip against UT Permian Basin inside Falcon Dome.  
 
CHAP NOTES

• > Allie Schulte, who actively ranks for playing in the second-most games in NCAA Division II (143 games played in her career), leads the squad in scoring with an average of 12.3 points per game. She also leads the team is assists (70) and steals (63). Her 70 assists ranks fourth in the conference, with a pace of 3.5 per game (ninth in the LSC), and her 63 steals is second in the nation (Ashley Steffeck has 75 to lead the nation ). She has 34 steals in conference play (has her with 4.3 steals per conference game), with a career-high eight steals on Jan. 2 at Texas A&M International. The 63 steals also has her with 292 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 52 three-pointers, averaging 2.6 per game (fourth in the conference). The 52 three-pointers ranks 10^th in the nation and leads the LSC (Morgan McMillen of Walsh leads the nation with 65). Duncan, who 62 points shy of 1,000 career points, is second on the team averaging 11.0 points per game. She matched a program single-game record with 8 three-pointers Saturday against St. Mary's (second time in her career), which placed her with 238 career three pointers and moved her into third in program history (passed Sierra Lovorn (Wilcox), who had 234 three-pointers from 2005-2009). She needs 11 three-points to reach 249 three-pointers, which would move her past Jordan Hampton (248 from 2005-09) and into second in program history.  Duncan's 238 career three-pointers ranks 11^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 nine 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 LSC honors 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 Saturday's play 16^th in the conference in assists with 47 on the season.
• > Channing Cunyus is also averaging 8.2 points a contest this season. She recorded the third Lady Chap double-double of the season Thursday at Angelo State, which was the first of her career. She posted a career-high 10 rebounds and added 10 points to complete the double-double. Three different Lady Chaps have a double-double this season, as Cunyus joins Juliana Robertson and Grace Foster.
• > LCU opened the season making their first 14 free-throw attempts and are 78.0% (220/282) from the free-throw line, which ranks 19^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 51-of-57 (89.5%) from the free-throw line on the season, which is 13^th nationally.
• > Grace Foster and Juliana Robertson have provided LCU strong defensive play inside the perimeter. Robertson ranks sixth in the LSC in rebounds (139) and fifth in defensive rebounds per game (5.7). Foster, who had her first collegiate double-double (20 points and 11 rebounds) and career-high six blocks on Jan. 13 at Texas A&M-Commerce, leads LCU in blocks (19, seventh in the LSC), with Robertson ranking second with 16 blocks (ninth in the LSC). Foster has been LCU's leading scorer in four of their last 10 games and is averaging 7.8 points a game in conference play (third on the team).
• > LCU is eighth 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 2.41. As a team, LCU ranks 24^th nationally and leading the LSC for team assist/turnover ratio (1.11).

 
D-UP!
LCU defensively has held opponents to an average of 50.8 points a game, which ranks third nationally. Lady Chap opponents have been held to under 50 points in 11 of their 20 games this season.
 
ROADIES
LCU is 6-3 in road contests this season, with Allie Schulte leading the squad averaging 12.9 points per game on the road (Ashton Duncan is behind Schulte, averaging 11.1 points a game on the road). The Lady Chaps are averaging a point-margin of 8.6 in road contests. They are shooting 41.5% on the road, while holding the home team to 38.0% shooting from the field. LCU has an 96-47 advantage in steals on the road, with Allie Schulte averaging 4.2 per game. Ashton Duncan has 23 three-pointers on the road this season. Juliana Robertson leads LCU averaging 7.8 rebounds per game on the road.
 
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 7-0 at home this season, which has their active home win streak sitting at 98 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 77 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 25-0 in LSC home games).
 
NCAA DIVISION II'S LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS
98 - 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
97 – LCU (Division II)
46 – North Georgia (Division II)
34 – Stephen F. Austin (Division I)
 
NCAA DIVISION LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS
BY DIVISION
Division I – 99 – UConn 2006/07 – 2011/12
Division II - 98 - Lubbock Christian Jan. 1, 2015 -->
Division III – 121 – Amherst Jan. 31, 2009-Feb. 6, 2016

EYE-OPENING
The 2021-22 season marks LCU's ninth since leaving the NAIA, and heading into Saturday's action, LCU is 230-33 in that span (87.5%). 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 last week (both polls) after falling at A&M-Commerce. They are currently No.8 in WBCA and No.11 in D2SIDA. 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 in the WBCA).
 
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 37-6 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 5-3 in conference play this season, with Allie Schulte averaging 12.8 points per game. She is also averaging 4.3 steals per conference contest. LCU is averaging 12.0 steals per conference game and have forced opponents into an average of 19.4 turnovers per game.
 
FIVE THINGS ABOUT UTPB
1 > The Falcons enter the week 4-14 on the season. They have an 0-6 record in LSC action and opened the week falling 57-54 at home to Eastern New Mexico Thursday.
2 > UTPB, preseason slated at No.12 in the LSC Preseason Poll, has Alexus Wykoff leading the Falcons in LSC contests. She is averaging 14.0 points an LSC game (13.7 to lead the team overall on the season). They also have Avalon Munoz averaging 9.5 points a game in LSC play.   
3 > UT Permian Basin is 3-4 at home this season, with an 0-3 mark in LSC contests hosted inside Falcon Dome.
4 > The Falcons rank 11^th in NCAA Division II in steals, with a conference-leading 226 (pace of 12.6 per game ranks 16^th nationally). Munoz leads the team and is third in the LSC with 42 steals (2.33 per game ranks fifth).
5 > Wykoff leads the LSC and is eighth nationally in field goal percentage, with a mark of 62.1% from the field.

THE SERIES AGAINST UTPB
LCU is 25-0 all-time against the Falcons. They are 9-0 against UTPB in Odessa and 10-0 all-time against the Falcons all-time as conference opponents (1-0 against the Falcons in conference postseason play). The prior meeting in Odessa was Feb. 19, 2021, with LCU claiming a 74-43 win. The two programs have been conference foes in both the Heartland and Lone Star Conference.
 
ACTIVE LADY CHAP LEADERS VS. UTPB
Here is a look at LCU's top three active leaders career vs. StMU:

Ashton Duncan 6gp – 14.2 pts/g, 20/40 3-pt fg (50.0%)
Allie Schulte 6gp – 10.4 pts/g, 27/42 fg (64.3%), 4.0 a/pg
Audrey Robertson 2gp – 4.5 pts/g, 3/6 fg (50.0%)

PRIOR MEETING VS. UTPB
LUBBOCK, Texas (February 21, 2021) – No.1 Lubbock Christian University had four players in double figures and all four were seniors, making it a special Senior Day inside Rip Griffin Center, as Allie Schulte had 16 points to lead the Lady Chaparrals to a 72-48 Lone Star Conference West Division victory over UT Permian Basin. The win was even more special as LCU matched a NCAA Division II women's basketball record with their 87th consecutive home victory inside Rip Griffin Center.
 
The Lady Chaps, who last tasted a home defeat on January 1, 2015, matched the NCAA Division II women's basketball mark completed by Nebraska-Kearney (Jan. 31, 1995-Nov. 24, 2001). The current streak includes a 7-0 record in NCAA postseason games, and Sunday's win extended their home win streak in conference games to 73 straight games (20-0 for Lone Star Conference home matches).
 
LCU and UTPB both had sluggish starts to Sunday's contest. The Lady Chaps opened the game 3-of-13 from the field, while UTPB was 1-of-15 off the opening tip. An 18-7 UTPB rebound advantage in the first quarter led to seven more field goal attempts in the quarter and the Falcons used it to their advantage, taking an 8-7 lead at the close of the opening quarter.
 
Despite a six-minute stretch in the first quarter without a field goal, LCU never faced anything bigger than a three-point deficit. Schulte, held scoreless in the first quarter, helped rally back the Lady Chaps. She scored LCU's first points of the second quarter, and after LCU trailed 12-9, the Lady Chaps went on a 12-0 run, with Schulte scoring four of the points. She had eight points in the quarter and helped LCU take a 27-20 halftime lead.
 
LCU closed the half on a 4-0 run and opened the second half on a 7-0 run to combine for an 11-0 run and a 38-20 lead. The Lady Chaps were 0-of-8 from three-point range in the first half, and Ashton Duncan started the 7-0 portion of the 11-0 run with a three-pointer. LCU shot 64.3% from the field in the third quarter and took a 53-37 lead into the final frame.
 
UTPB was held to three field goals in the final quarter. They went a span of 4:12 without a field goal and went the final 3:57 of the game without a field goal. LCU, using an 11-2 run in the quarter, received 13 of their 19 points in the quarter from seniors.
 
The Lady Chaps shot 58.1% (18/31) from the field in the second half, going 15-of-21 (71.4%) inside the arc. Seniors Duncan, Emma Middleton, Juliana Robertson, Madelyn Turner and Schulte combined for 36 points in the second half and accounted for 80% of LCU's 45 points in the second half.
 
Along with Schulte's 16 points (she also led LCU with seven rebounds and posted three blocks), LCU received 14 points from Middleton, 13 from Turner and 11 from Duncan. LCU, shooting 49% (25/51) in the game, finished the contest with a 42-14 scoring advantage in points in the paint.
 
UTPB was led by 14 points from Alexis Potham. The Falcons, who shot 23% (14/61) from the field, shot 90% (18/20) from the free-throw line.