KINGSVILLE, Texas (October 14, 2022) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals open the second leg of a four-match road trip Friday with a 6 p.m. Lone Star Conference contest inside Steinke Physical Education Center against Texas A&M-Kingsville before closing the road trip Saturday at 2 p.m. in Laredo, Texas against Texas A&M International.
 

LONE STAR CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
Texas A&M-Kingsville	Kingsville, Texas	Fri, Oct. 14	6 p.m.	Video	Stats
Texas A&M International	Laredo, Texas	Sat, Oct. 15	2 p.m.	Video	Stats
GAME NOTES (PDF)

 
LOOKING AT TAMUK
- The Lady Chaps and Javelinas first squared off in 1979 and have met nine times all-time (LCU leads the series 5-4). Of the nine prior meetings, five were neutral site contests. The last four meetings were on-campus meetings, with LCU hosting TAMUK in their previous meeting (3-0 LCU win) on Oct. 2, 2021. The two programs have only met once in Kingsville, which resulted in a 3-0 Javelinas win Sept. 12, 2015.

- TAMUK was preseason picked 10th in the Lone Star Conference. They went 13-10 last season, with a 7-10 mark in conference play (tied for 11^th in the LSC).

- The Javelinas are 11-8 this season (3-3 in conference matches to rank tied for ninth in the LSC), with a 3-0 record in home games.

- TAMUK ranks sixth nationally and second in the LSC in attacks per set (39.1). Jacki Alanis is the team leader with 10.04 attacks per set, which ranks fifth in the LSC and 52^nd nationally.

- The Javelinas lead the LSC and rank seventh in Division II in digs per set with a pace of 18.4. Nicole Murff leads the LSC with 5.49 per set, which ranks 10^th nationally. She has posted at least 30 digs in three matches this season.
 
LOOKING AT TAMIU
- The Lady Chaps are a perfect 16-0 against the Dustdevils all-time. Eleven (12) of the 16 victories have come in 3-0 sweeps for LCU (seven of last eight and four straight meetings).

- TAMIU dropped their last match (3-0 loss at Dallas Baptist) and will take a 14-5 record into Friday's match against Eastern New Mexico before hosting LCU Saturday (they are 2-0 in home matches this season). The Dustdevils have a 5-1 mark in Lone Star Conference, which has them in third place in the standings. The Lone Star Conference Preseason Poll slated TAMIU 14^th after a 4-20 record last season (4-13 in the LSC).

- The Dustdevils rank 38^th nationally in kills (13.24) and assists per set (38), ranking third in the LSC in each category. Mackenzie Catalina (3.9, third in the LSC) and Megan Menchaca (3.5, fifth in the LSC) each rank in the top-five in kills per set in the LSC. Emma Lade leads the LSC and is 10^th nationally with a pace of 11.03 assists per set.

- Catalina ranks 20^th nationally in attacks per set (11.1) and total attacks (779). She had three matches of at least 20 kills this season, including 25 against UT Tyler on Oct. 7. Catalina is second in the LSC in kills per set in LSC matches, with 4.17.

- Emma Lade leads the LSC in assists per set in LSC matches, as she has 10.96 per set. She has posted over 50 assists in four LSC matches this season.
 
LADY CHAP NOTES
- LCU is 9-12 on the season (5-5 in conference and in eighth place in the standings) and coming off a 3-0 road win at UT Permian Basin Saturday in Odessa, Texas. The Lady Chaps seek their first road win streak of the season, as they are 1-5 in road play (all five road games are against opponents that have combined for a 69-30 overall record and a 33-7 home record). Sage Chain leads LCU with 43 kills on the road and Lily Bickley leads in kills per set (2.21). Kayton Genenbacher averages 8.5 assists per set and Kendall Mahaney has 3.77 digs per set. Home teams are averaging 7.8 aces and 9.2 blocks per match against LCU this season.
 
- Lubbock Christian, 0-9 when losing the opening set of matches this season, is 7-0 when they win the third set and 2-12 when they lose the set (LCU has won two of their last four matches when losing the third set). Sticking to record trends, LCU is 7-0 when either leading in kills and 2-12 when trailing in the category. Bizarrely, LCU is 1-5 when leading in blocks in a match, collecting their first win Sept. 28 (against Midwestern State… when producing more blocks than their opponent).

- Lily Bickley heads into Friday's match as the Lady Chaps team leader in kills (178), with Sage Chain  and Kiana Fallaha tied for second with 171 kills. Bickley leads LCU in kills per set (2.51) and Chain is LCU's leader in points per set (2.98). In 10 conference matches, Bickley is hitting .291 and has an attack percentage over .500 in three LSC matches. She has an attack percentage of .271 on the season, ranking 15th in the LSC.  

- Setter Kayton Genenbacher has seven double-doubles on the season (leads LCU). Genenbacher averages 9.86 assists per set (third in the LSC and 49^th nationally), .23 aces per set and 2.56 digs per set. The sophomore leads the LSC in total assists (779), which is 14^th nationally. She posted a career-high 23 digs Friday at ASU to complete her fourth consecutive match with a double-double.
 
- Sophomore libero Kendall Mahaney has eight matches of at least 20 digs this season. Mahaney leads the team with 356 digs (fourth in the LSC and 32^nd nationally) and is at a pace of 4.51 per set (seventh in the LSC).
 
- LCU points leader Sage Chain also leads LCU ranking ninth in the LSC with a pace of 1.04 blocks per set (81 total on the season, ranking third in the LSC). She has posted at least seven blocks in a match four times this season, with a high of 8.0 on Sept. 3 vs. UCCS.
 
- Lubbock Christian had five solo blocks on Sept. 23 against DBU. They have posted at least five solo blocks in a match three times this season, which is the most in a single season since 2019. The Lady Chaps rank ninth in LSC matches with 2.0 blocks per set. Kalli Dalland ranks fifth in the LSC in blocks per set in conference matches (1.07).
 
- Lily Bickley (89), Aaliyah Gray (87) and Sage Chain (82) all have at least 80 kills in LSC contests. Gray leads LCU with 2.59 kills per set in conference matches. Chain leads the Lady Chaps with a pace of 2.76 points per set in LSC contests. LCU is hitting .191 in conference matches and opponents are at a .180 attack percentage against LCU in conference. LCU is led in blocks in conference play by Sage Chain (35) and Kalli Dalland (32). Dalland (1.07) and Hailey Cournoyer (1.0) provide LCU two players averaging at least 1.0 blocks per set in conference matches.
 
Active Lady Chaps Notable Performances Against TAMUK
-Sage Chain – 9 kills and 4 blocks on Oct. 2, 2021
-Hailey Cournoyer - 8 blocks and 7 kills on Oct. 2, 2021
-Chloe Menard – 5 aces on Oct. 2, 2021
 
Active Lady Chaps Notable Performances Against TAMIU
-Sage Chain – 7 kills and 2 blocks on Oct. 1, 2021
-Zoe Parker – 2 aces on Oct. 1, 2021