DALLAS, Texas - The final week of the regular season kicks off on Wednesday, Oct. 26 for the Chaps, beginning with a road trip to Dallas to face the Dallas Baptist Patriots

Lubbock Christian (7-6-3, 4-2-1 LSC) at Dallas Baptist (5-6-4, 4-3 LSC)
Wednesday, Oct. 26 - 7 PM
Dallas, Texas - Patriot Soccer Field

CHAP HEADERS
• Lubbock Christian is coming off a 2-1 loss to no. 8 St. Mary's. After being down 1-0 at halftime, Jordan Jayapuram scored in the 64th minute to tie the match. After a foul was called just outside the box on the Chaps, Cian Foley scored the game winning goal for the Rattlers with 2:23 left off a free kick to give St. Mary's the 2-1 win. 

• Jasper Reese has played all 90 minutes in every single match so far this season. The last time Reese came off the pitch in a start for the Chaps was in the 60th minute on Nov. 3, 2021 against Texas Permain Basin. Reese recorded his first career assist on Oct. 5 against No. 16 Oklahoma Christian on the game-winning goal.

•  Tariq Bakkali has now tallied 56 total points in his LCU career, second most all-time. Bakkali ranks third all time with 45 career shots on target, just one shot on goal shy from tying Nick Gorrie for second most in program history. Bakkali broke the school record for career matches played on Oct. 19, playing in his 73rd match as a Chap against Texas A&M International. 

BAKKALI IS BALLIN'
With a goal and an assist against West Texas A&M, Tariq Bakkali became just the second LCU player in program history to record at least 50 career points, with 56 during his time in Hub City. Bakkali's 23 career goals rank second all time, while his 113 career shots are third most all-time. His 45 shots on goal are third most in program history.

THE NOT SO SECRET WEAPON
After returning from injury against West Texas A&M on Oct. 1, Pablo Galietero Diez, the senior picked up right where he left off with a penalty kick goal against No. 8 Midwestern State. Galietero Diez leads the team in goals (7) and shots on goal (17). He now sits tied with Nick Gorrie for the fourth most points in a career with 42. He is also tied with Fernando Flores for third most career goals with 18. Galietero Diez now ranks fourth all time in career points with 44. In the season opener against Adams State, Galietero Diez scored three goals and picked up an assist, finishing with seven points, the second most points in a single match in program history. Galietero Diez just saw a streak of four straight matches with one goal scored, earning his first career LSC Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 18.

I CAN SEE FOR MILES AND MILES
In his first season as a Chap, Tom Miles is already making a mark on the record books, recording five shutouts this season, including two in a row against Eastern New Mexico and UT Tyler. That is already the fourth most for any goalkeeper in LCU history and is the second most in a season for any LCU goalkeeper ever. His .810 save percentage is the second best in program history for a single season.

IT'S NEVER EASY
This season, the Chaps played six matches against nationally ranked teams. LCU fell 1-0 earlier in the year to no. 25 CSU Pueblo before knocking off no. 18 West Texas A&M 2-1 later in the year. LCU earned 0-0 draw with no. 4 Midwestern State before knocking off no. 16 Oklahoma Christian for their first conference win of the season. LCU took a 1-0 lead on no. 8 Midwestern State, before a pair of Mustang goals pushed MSU to the 2-1 victory. Recently, Lubbock Christian tied no. 8 St. Mary's 1-1 with a goal in the 64th minute, but the Rattlers scored the game-winner with just 2:23 left to give LCU their first home loss in over a year. The Chaps are 6-16-2 all-time against nationally ranked teams, and 2-3-1 against ranked teams this season.

FURTHER BACK
The Lubbock Christian men's soccer program began in 2010 with a 3-1 win against the University of the Southwest (N.M.). On Nov. 9, 2021 in the opening round of the LSC Tournament, the Chaps won their 100th match in program history, rolling over UT Permian Basin 6-0. The Chap program enters the 2022 season with an overall record of 101-81-23.

ROAD WOES
The Chaps are currently 2-5-1 in true road matches, being outscored 13-8 this season. LCU has won two straight road matches, defeating Eastern New Mexico 3-0 and then knocking off Texas A&M International 2-1. Lubbock Christian has not had a winning record on the road since 2018 when the Chaps went 5-4-1. 

IN THE MOUNTAIN AIR
LCU has played ten games in program history within the state of Colorado, going 5-9-0 there all time. The first-ever Chaparral trip to the Centennial State was a successful one, as they beat Colorado Christian 5-1 behind a hat trick from Mbongeni Ndlovu on Sept. 11, 2015. They also beat Adams State 2-1 on that 2015 trip. Last season, LCU went 1-1 in the Centennial State, falling 3-1 to Fort Lewis in Durango, while defeating Adams State 3-0 in Alamosa. The Chaps went 1-3 in Colorado this season, knocking off South Dakota Mines 4-0 in Denver, before dropping matches to MSU-Denver, UC-Colorado Springs and no. 25 CSU Pueblo on the road.

NEW YEAR, NEW TEAM
LCU will feature an astonishing 24 new players on the 2022 Fall roster. Of those new players, 12 are true freshmen, while the other 12 are transfers from either the junior college ranks or other universities. It is a diverse group, with seven players from Texas, four from England, four from Brazil, and the rest from Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Spain internationally, along with new faces from Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin in the states.

PRESEASON POLL
For the first time since joining the Lone Star Conference, the Chaps earned a first-place vote in the preseason polls, slotted to finish fourth in the LSC this season. The last time the Chaps earned a first-place vote was prior to the 2014 season, when LCU earned four first-place votes and were predicted to finish second in the Heartland Conference.
 
THE CONE ERA HAS BEGUN
 - Collin Cone was hired as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Lubbock Christian University in April of 2022, coming to LCU after leading the men's soccer team at LeTourneau University for the last four seasons. He posted back-to-back winning records in 2021 and the 2020-21 season, and had the team improve in every year he was the head coach. The YellowJackets 6-5 showing in the 2020-21 season was the program's first winning season since 2010.
- Cone also spent three years at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. He played a key role in the recruiting efforts for the Lancers while working with the goalkeepers. In his final season at Grace, the Lancers won the Crossroads League Championship for the first time in 25 years and made it to the NAIA National Championship for the first time in 35 seasons. Cone's time at Grace as a coach was marked by one conference championship, one NAIA national championship, two NCCAA National Tournaments, and two regional tournament titles.

SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS
- Dallas Baptist enters the contest 5-6-4 overall and 4-3 in the conference, just one spot behind Lubbock Christian in the LSC standings. DBU fell 2-1 to Midwestern State in their last match, but the Patriots are 3-2 in their last five matches. 
- Former All-Freshman Team member Peyton Voelker leads the LSC as the only men's soccer player to score double digit goals this season, finding the back of the net 10 times this year. That mark is 24th in all of Division-II. Voelker also ranks third in shots in the LSC with 41 and fourth in shots on goal with 16. His 20 points are also first in the conference.
- 2021 Third Team All-LSC representative Ethan Unger leads DBU with four assists. Unger has also scored four goals this season, and ranks second in the LSC in shots (47) and shots on goal (21).
- Alexander Knepper ranks second in the LSC and 38th in the country with 64 saves this season. Knepper is averaging 4.27 saves per match and has 3.1 shutouts.
- Jess Jobe is in his second season as the head coach for the DBU Men's Soccer team.  Jobe, who spent three years as the co-head coach for the women's soccer team at Northwestern State University, returned to DBU in 2021. Prior to his time at Northwestern State, Jobe served as an assistant coach for the DBU Women's Soccer team from 2011-2017 including a two-year stint as the program's associate head coach. 

THE SERIES WITH THE PATRIOTS
LCU leads the series 7-2 and have won four of the last five over the Patriots. Lubbock Christian won last year's meeting in Lubbock 3-0. DBU took the last match in Dallas on Mar. 30, 2021, a 3-2 win for the Patriots thanks to an Emmanuel Loni goal in the 80th minute.

A WIN WOULD
- Be the Chaps second straight win over Dallas Baptist
- Be LCU's third straight road win

UP NEXT
Lubbock Christian closes out the regular season on Saturday, Oct. 29 hosting Texas Permian Basin. The Chaps will celebrate senior night prior to the contest. Kickoff is set for 7 PM from the LCU Soccer & Track Facility. Fans can purchase tickets at lcuchaps.com.