LAREDO, Texas (October 15, 2022) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals close four-match road trip Saturday with a 2 p.m. Lone Star Conference contest against Texas A&M International inside Kinesiology and Convocation Building.
 

LONE STAR CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
Texas A&M International	Laredo, Texas	Sat, Oct. 15	2 p.m.	Video	Stats

LOOKING AT TAMIU
- The Lady Chaps are a perfect 16-0 against the Dustdevils all-time. Twelve (12) of the 16 victories have come in 3-0 sweeps for LCU (seven of last eight and four straight meetings).

- TAMIU won their last match (3-0 loss hosting Eastern New Mexico) and take a 15-5 record into Saturday (they are 3-0 in home matches this season). The Dustdevils have a 6-1 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 (13.3, fourth in the LSC) and assists per set (12.3, third in the LSC). 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 11.04 assists per set.

- Catalina ranks 20^th nationally in attacks per set (11.1) and total attacks (813). She had three matches of at least 20 kills this season, including 25 against UT Tyler on Oct. 7. Catalina is third in the LSC in kills per set in LSC matches, with 4.15.

- Emma Lade leads the LSC in assists per set in LSC matches, as she has 11.0 per set. She has posted over 50 assists in four LSC matches this season.
 
LADY CHAP NOTES
- LCU is 9-13 on the season (5-6 in conference and in 10th place in the standings) and coming off a 3-0 road loss Friday in Kingsville, Texas against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Lady Chaps fell to 1-6 in road play (all seven road games are against opponents that have combined for a 84-38 overall record and a 39-7 home record). Lily Bickley leads LCU with 48 kills on the road and in kills per set (2.18). Kayton Genenbacher averages 8.4 assists per set and Kendall Mahaney has 3.44 digs per set. Home teams are averaging 7.7 aces and 8.4 blocks per match against LCU this season.
 
- Lubbock Christian, 0-10 when losing the opening set of matches this season, is 7-0 when they win the third set and 2-13 when they lose the set (LCU has won two of their last five matches when losing the third set). Sticking to record trends, LCU is 7-0 when either leading in kills and 2-13 when trailing in the category. Bizarrely, LCU is 1-6 when leading in blocks in a match.

- Lily Bickley heads into Saturday's match as the Lady Chaps team leader in kills (184), with Kiana Fallaha (176) and Sage Chain (175) completing LCU's top three kill leaders. Bickley leads LCU in kills per set (2.49) and Chain is LCU's leader in points per set (2.94). In 11 conference matches, Bickley is hitting .296 and has an attack percentage over .500 in three LSC matches. She has an attack percentage of .274 on the season, ranking 16th in the LSC.  

- Setter Kayton Genenbacher has seven double-doubles on the season (leads LCU). Genenbacher averages 9.77 assists per set (third in the LSC and 49^th nationally), .22 aces per set and 2.5 digs per set. The sophomore is second in the LSC in total assists (801), which is 14^th nationally. She posted a career-high 23 digs Oct. 7 at Angelo State to complete a stretch of fourth consecutive matches with a double-double.
 
- Sophomore libero Kendall Mahaney has eight matches of at least 20 digs this season. Mahaney leads the team with 359 digs (third in the LSC and 32^nd nationally) and is at a pace of 4.38 per set (eighth in the LSC).
 
- LCU points leader Sage Chain also leads LCU ranking eighth in the LSC with a pace of 1.05 blocks per set (85 total on the season, ranking tied for second 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 eighth in LSC matches with 1.9 blocks per set. Sage Chain (.95) and Kalli Dalland (.94) rank 11^th and 12^th in the LSC in blocks per set in conference matches.
 
- Lily Bickley (95), Aaliyah Gray (90) and Sage Chain (86) all have at least 85 kills in LSC contests. Gray leads LCU with 2.31 kills per set in conference matches. Chain leads the Lady Chaps with a pace of 2.71 points per set in LSC contests. LCU is hitting .192 in conference matches and opponents are at a .190 attack percentage against LCU in conference. LCU is led in blocks in conference play by Sage Chain (39) and Kalli Dalland (32).
 
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