TYLER, Texas - After a 10 day layoff, the Lady Chaps look to stay unbeaten, rolling to Tyler to take on the UT Tyler Patriots on Saturday.

Lubbock Christian (6-0-5, 3-0-2 LSC) at UT Tyler (6-2-2, 1-2-2 LSC)
Saturday, Oct. 8 - 2 PM
Tyler, Texas - Citizens 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex

LADY CHAP HEADERS
• Lubbock Christian played no. 10 West Texas A&M to a 0-0 draw on Sept. 28. The 10 day layoff between games is the second-longest in program history. The Lady Chaps had 19 days between games during the 2011 season, facing Houston-Victoria on Sept. 10 before playing John Brown on Sept. 29.

• After recording back-to-back shutouts, Abby Kone is tied with Alison Brinson for fourth most shutouts in a career with five. Kone is also tied with Brinson for fifth most shutouts in a single season, also five.

• Jimenez became the eighth LCU Lady Chap all-time to record at least 5,000 minutes of playing time against Texas A&M International. Jimenez now sits seventh overall with 5,157 minutes played as a Lady Chap. She also tied Katie Pullano for fourth most career matches played with 73. 

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.

Makenna Pate needs two shot attempts to pass Haley Knesek for fifth most all-time. Pate has attempted 154 shots in her career. 

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. The Lady Chaps 2.30 assists per game ranks ninth in all of Division-II soccer.

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 third in the LSC in shots with 30.

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 41 saves rank fourth in the Lone Star Conference and already eighth 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 (24) and fifth in total shots (36).

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. LCU stayed unbeaten with a 3-1 win over Oklahoma Christian. The 6-0-5 start is 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 PATRIOTS
- UT Tyler enters the match with a 6-2-2 record and are 1-2-2 in Lone Star Conference play. The Patriots have had the past week off, falling to no.10 West Texas A&M in Canyon 3-2 on Oct. 1. UT Tyler led the match 2-1 in the 55th minute, but goals by the Lady Buffs in the 58th and 66th minute gave West Texas A&M the victory.
- Samaris Alvarado is tied for fifth in the Lone Star Conference with six goals. Alvarado also ranks eighth in the conference with 13 points.
- Sydnee Garner's 29 total shots rank seventh in the LSC. Garner is averaging 2.90 shots per match.
 - Stefani Webb enters her 18th season as head coach of UT Tyler. In her 18-year career, Webb owns a 196-88-22 record and led the program to 10 or more wins in every season during the Division III era from 2005-2018. The Patriots qualified for the Division III National Tournament in both 2014 and 2015 under Webb's direction and claimed the 2015 American Southwest Conference Regular Season Championship.

THE SERIES WITH THE PATRIOTS
The Lady Chaps lead the series with UT Tyler 2-0 all-time. UT Tyler has never scored a goal against LCU, as the Lady Chaps won the first meeting 3-0 in Tyler in 2019 before knocking off the Patriots 1-0 in Lubbock last season.

A WIN WOULD
- Give Alex Denning 100 career wins at LCU
- Be the Lady Chaps third straight win over UT Tyler
- Be the second time in school history the Lady Chaps have been undefeated in their first 12 matches (started 12-0 in 2012)

UP NEXT
The Lady Chaps will stay on the road, facing nationally ranked Angelo State on Wednesday, Oct. 12.