LUBBOCK, Texas - The Lady Chaps look to find their offense on Saturday, Oct. 15, welcoming Texas Woman's University to the LCU Soccer & Track Facility for Senior Day.

Texas Woman's (1-7-5, 1-3-4 LSC) at Lubbock Christian (6-2-5, 3-2-2) 
Saturday, Oct. 15 - 1 PM
Lubbock, Texas - LCU Soccer & Track Facility

LADY CHAP HEADERS
• Lubbock Christian fell 2-0 to RV Angelo State on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The Lady Chaps have now been shutout in three straight matches for the first time since Oct. 19-28, 2017 when the Lady Chaps were shutout in four straight matches

• Arely Jimenez became the eighth LCU Lady Chap all-time to record at least 5,000 minutes of playing time against Texas A&M International. Against Angelo State, Jimenez became just the third Lady Chap in program history to play in 75 career matches, tied for the third most in program history. Jimenez currently sits in sole possession of the fifth most minutes played in program history, logging 5,309 minutes on the pitch in her career.

- Kenley Blevins and Abby Kone have both played all 90 minutes in every single match this season. Blevins has not left the pitch since 18th minute against St. Mary's on Nov. 6, 2021.

- After the match on Saturday, Lubbock Christian will recognize nine seniors; Maddie Hoel, Makenna Pate, Julie Shahi, Arely Jimenez, Celia Duarte, Carla Martinez, Madison Mayben, Aubrey Pruitt, and Brittany Jones.

DISHING IT OUT
The Lady Chaps have been sharing the ball at will this season, with eleven players recording at least one assist. Hoel and Jimenez lead the team with four assists each.

RA RA RASMUSSEN
Graycen Rasmussen has been one of the standout freshmen for the Lady Chaps this season, scoring five goals and tallying two assists so far ths year. Rasmussen picked up five points in two matches last week, tallying an assist and a goal against Oklahoma Christian. Her penalty kick goal against Texas A&M International was enough for the Lady Chaps to knock off the Dust Devils 1-0. Rasmussen ranks sixth in the LSC in shots with 37.

KONE YOU DIG IT?
After recording two shutouts in her first two matches, Abby Kone was named Goalkeeper of the Week by the Lone Star Conference on Monday, Aug. 29.
It was the first time a Lady Chap has been named Lone Star Conference Goalkeeper of the Week since Oct. 4, 2021, when Hannah Wise earned the honor. It is also the first time an LCU has earned a weekly conference honor after their first week of the season since Sarah Palmer won the Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week award as a freshman goalkeeper for week one of the 2015 season.
Kone became the first LCU keeper to record 10 saves in a match since 2018, with 13 saves against Colorado Mesa, the second most in a match in program history.
The freshman's 51 saves rank fourth in the Lone Star Conference and already sixth most in program history for any Lady Chap goalkeeper. 

WELCOME BACK LEXI
Lexi De La Cruz is a sophomore transfer from Howard Payne University. De La Cruz was the American Southwest Conference Freshman of the Year in 2021, leading the conference in points (34), assists (8) and goals (8). The Lubbock native was also named Third-Team All-Region by the United Soccer Coaches Association. De La Cruz did not waste long in her return to Lubbock, scoring a pair of goals and recording an assist in LCU's 3-0 shutout of Western Colorado in their first match of the season. She currently ranks fifth in the Lone Star Conference in points (17) third in goals (8), second in shots on goal (25) and sixth in total shots (37).

SHUT IT DOWN
Since the program's inception in 2010, the Lady Chaps have recorded at least four shutouts in every single season. LCU picked up their fifth shutout of the season in a 0-0 draw with no. 10 West Texas A&M, moving to 3-0-2 in shutouts this year. The Lady Chaps hold a 74-0-6 record in shutouts all-time

PRESEASON PICKINGS
The Lubbock Christian University women's soccer team was picked to finish eighth in the 2022 Lone Star Conference preseason poll. Celia Duarte, Madison Mayben and Megan Mirabal were named players to watch by the conference for the 2022 season.  
- Duarte played in 11 matches last season for the Lady Chaps, scoring a pair of goals and tallying one assist. Her goal against Texas A&M International on Sept. 25 was the game winner over the Dust Devils and gave LCU their first conference win of the season. 
 - Mayben played in and started 15 matches for the Lady Chaps last season. Mayben was a key part of the Lubbock Christian defense that recorded six shutouts, including four in their first eight matches on the way to a 6-0-2 start. 
 - Mirabal started five games in net for LCU last season, finishing the year with a 3-1-1 record. Mirabal earned the win for the Lady Chaps in her first three matches, allowing two goals and recording 11 total saves. She earned her lone shutout of the season against Adams State on Sept. 9, tallying six saves on the way to the 3-0 victory.

THIS IS HOME
In their second year at the new LCU soccer and track & field complex, the Lady Chaps went 4-4-1 at home, opening the season with a 4-1 thrashing of New Mexico Highlands. LCU is now 59-27-16 in home games all-time, and 9-5-5 all-time at the LCU soccer and track & field complex. Lubbock Christian has never had a losing record at home under head coach Alex Denning. The home schedule for 2022 features nine home games in total.

IT'S HOW YOU FINISH
Like last season, the Lady Chaps were undefeated after their first eight matches at 4-0-4. Also like last season, the Lady Chaps eighth match was a positive result against a ranked DBU, beating the no. 12 Patriots 1-0 in 2021, and tying the no. 1 Pats 1-1 this season. Last season, LCU was 6-0-2 after eight matches, but finished the season just 2-7 and missed the Lone Star Conference Tournament. The 6-0-5 start was the best for the Lady Chaps since starting the 2012 season 12-0. LCU fizzled out at the end of that season, going 0-5-2 in their final seven matches

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
- Texas Woman's enters the match 1-7-5 overall and 1-3-4 in the Lone Star Conference. The Pioneers have picked up two straight draws, including a 0-0 decision against no. 16 West Texas A&M.
- Freshman Bri Luna leads the Pioneers with two goals and five points this season. Luna picked up her second career goal in their last match, a 1-1 draw against UT Tyler.
- Morgan Sherman enters the match with 65 saves, the second most in the conference while averaging five saves a match. Her .802 save percentage is the seventh most in the LSC. Sherman has recorded three shutouts this season.
- Texas Woman's five total goals this season ranks 236th out of the 252 teams in Division-II women's soccer.
 - Babak Abouzar became the second head coach in Pioneer Soccer program history in July 2013 after serving as the team's assistant coach for one year.
As head coach, Abouzar has led the Pioneers to a 81-62-17 record after taking over a program that accumulated a mark of 63-119-23 in the previous 15 years. Abouzar guided the team to the 2019 NCAA DII South Central Regional, the Pioneers first ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

THE SERIES WITH THE PIONEERS
The series between TWU and LCU is tied 1-1-1. The Pioneers earned their first win of the series last season in Denton, as a pair of first half goals pushed Texas Woman's to a 2-1 victory. The Lady Chaps lone win in the series came in Lubbock during the 2019 season, as LCU scored two goals in the first 15 minutes to win 2-1. The two programs tied in their first meeting 1-1 in 2016.

A WIN WOULD
- Be the 100th win for Alex Denning as head coach of the Lady Chaps
- End the Lady Chaps three game streak of being shut out

UP NEXT
The Lady Chaps stay at home, hosting Midwestern State on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Kickoff is set for 7 PM. Fans can purchase tickets for the match at lcuchaps.com