LAWTON Okla. (October 22, 2022) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals hit the road for their last regular season road trip Saturday, as they head to Aggie Gym for a Lone Star Conference tilt against Cameron at 2 p.m.
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| Cameron |
Lawton, Okla. |
Sat, Oct. 22 |
2 p.m. |
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LOOKING AT CU
- LCU and the Aggies have met six prior times, with the two programs split 3-3 in the all-time series. All Prior to last season's LSC meeting, which resulted in a 3-0 LCU win in Lawton, Okla. on Sept. 24, 2021, the previous five meetings were neutral site meetings (the two teams have never met in Lubbock). The first two meetings (Oct. 5, 1979 and Oct. 18, 1980) were played in Stillwater, Okla. at Oklahoma State hosted tournaments. LCU and Cameron met in Abilene, Texas in 1996 (Sept. 27, 1996) and 2009 (Sept. 4, 2009) and in Canyon, Texas in 2005 (Aug. 26, 2005).
- Cameron has an 5-20 record and seeking to shake a 16-match losing streak. They are tied for 16
th (last) in the LSC with a 0-10 conference record. They are 0-6 at home this season and face Eastern New Mexico Friday prior to hosting LCU.
- The Aggies lead the LSC in blocks with 204, which ranks seventh nationally. Caitlyn Henderson leads the team with 82 blocks, which ranks sixth in the LSC and 48
th nationally.
- Meagan Jimenez, a product of Lubbock's Monterey High School, leads Cameron in digs with 317 (12
th in the LSC) and a pace of 4.17 per set (11
th in the LSC).
- Arianna Navarrete leads the Aggies in kills, ranking seventh in the LSC with 267. She averages 3.07 per set, ranking 11
th in the LSC. Her sister Anjolie leads the LSC with two triple-doubles this season.
LADY CHAP NOTES
- LCU is 9-15 on the season (5-8 in conference and in 11th place in the standings) and coming off a 3-0 home loss Wednesday to No.11 West Texas A&M. The Lady Chaps return to the road, where they are 1-7 (all eight road games are against opponents that have combined for a 49-7 home record).
Kiana Fallaha leads LCU with 62 kills on the road and
Lily Bickley leads the squad in kills per set (2.27).
Kayton Genenbacher averages 8.7 assists per set and
Kendall Mahaney has 3.66 digs per set. Home teams are averaging 7.4 aces and 8.9 blocks per match against LCU this season.
-The Lady Chaps will tell you their schedule has been tough… and there is proof, as the NCAA strength of schedule numbers reveal LCU having played the 31
st toughest schedule among all Division II programs. Heading into the weekend, LCU opponents have calculated a win percentage of 58.5%, which also ranks second among LSC programs behind Wednesday's opponent West Texas A&M (59.7%, ranking 19
th nationally).
- Lubbock Christian, 0-11 when losing the opening set of matches this season, is 7-0 when they win the third set and 2-15 when they lose the set. Sticking to record trends, LCU is 7-0 when leading in kills and 2-15 when trailing in the category. Bizarrely, LCU is 1-6 when leading in blocks in a match.
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Kiana Fallaha heads into Saturday's match as the Lady Chaps team leader in kills (200), with
Lily Bickley (197) and
Sage Chain (188) completing LCU's top three kill leaders. Bickley leads LCU in kills per set (2.43) and Chain is LCU's leader in points per set (2.93). In 13 conference matches, Bickley is hitting .255 and has an attack percentage over .500 in three LSC matches. She has an attack percentage of .253 on the season, ranking 22
nd in the LSC.
- Setter
Kayton Genenbacher has nine double-doubles on the season (leads LCU). Genenbacher averages 9.7 assists per set (third in the LSC and 57
th nationally), .20 aces per set and 2.55 digs per set. The sophomore is second in the LSC in total assists (863), which is 16
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 nine matches of at least 20 digs this season. Mahaney leads the team with 385 digs (seventh in the LSC and 43
rd nationally) and is at a pace of 4.33 per set (eighth in the LSC).
- LCU points leader
Sage Chain also leads LCU ranking sixth in the LSC with a pace of 1.03 blocks per set (90 total on the season, which ranks second in the LSC and ranks 24
th nationally). 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 eight solo blocks on Oct. 15 at Texas A&M International, which is the most on record (in program history) since rally scoring started in 2001. They have posted at least five solo blocks in a match four times this season, which is the most in a single season since 2019. The Lady Chaps rank eighth in LSC matches with 1.97 blocks per set.
Kalli Dalland (0.98, sixth) and
Sage Chain (.91, 13th) rank in the top-15 in the LSC in blocks per set in conference matches.
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Lily Bickley (108),
Kiana Fallaha (105),
Sage Chain (99) and
Aaliyah Gray (94) all have at least 90 kills in LSC contests. Fallaha leads LCU with 2.33 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 .178 in conference matches and opponents are at a .196 attack percentage against LCU in conference. LCU is led in blocks in conference play by
Sage Chain (43) and
Kalli Dalland (39).
Active Lady Chaps Notable Performances Against CU
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Aaliyah Gray – 10 kills and 4 blocks on Sept. 24, 2021
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Kendall Mahaney – 23 digs on Sept. 24, 2021