ODESSA, Texas (October 8, 2022) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals continue a four-match road trip Saturday with a 2 p.m. Lone Star Conference clash inside Falcon Dome against Texas Permian Basin.
 

LONE STAR CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
UT Permian Basin	Odessa, Texas	Sat, Oct. 8	2 p.m.	Video	Stats

 
LOOKING AT UTPB
- The Lady Chaps and Falcons first squared off in 1995 and have met 49 times since, with LCU owning a 40-9 series advantage over the Falcons.  LCU had won 15 consecutive matches prior to 2019, but UTPB has won five of the last seven meetings. LCU is 19-4 all-time in Odessa after a 3-1 win last season (Oct. 30, 2021). This meeting will mark their eighth LSC meeting (UTPB is 5-2 in the series with both teams being LSC members). The two programs were former Heartland Conference foes and LCU was 6-0 all-time in Heartland action against the Falcons.

- UTPB went 17-11 last season, going 10-7 in LSC play. They qualified for the LSC Championships, where they defeated St. Mary's and upset host Angelo State. They are preseason picked sixth this season in the LSC.

- UT Permian Basin is 10-8 this season and are 5-2 in LSC play. They have thrived at home with a 6-1 home record and defeated Eastern New Mexico 3-1 Friday in Odessa.

- UTPB sits second in the LSC in aces (125) and aces per set (1.84). Daylee Doggett is tied for fourth in the conference with 28 aces, with an average of .43 per set (fifth in the LSC). Doggett enters Saturday week 23 digs shy of 1,000 in her career.

- Aquincia Strambler ranks 17^th in NCAA Division II for active career kills, entering Saturday with 1,185 in her UTPB career.
 
LADY CHAP NOTES
- LCU is 8-12 on the season (4-5 in conference and in 11th place in the standings) and coming off a 3-2 road loss at Angelo State Friday in San Angelo, Texas. The Lady Chaps seek their first road win of the season, as they are 0-4 in road play (all four road games are against opponents that have combined for a 53-20 overall record and a 24-4 home record). Sage Chain leads LCU with 37 kills on the road and Lily Bickley leads in kills per set (2.19). Kayton Genenbacher averages 8.1 assists per set and Kendall Mahaney has 3.26 digs per set. Home teams are averaging 8.4 aces and 9.9 blocks per match against LCU this season.
 
- Lubbock Christian, 0-9 when losing the opening set of matches this season, is 6-0 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 1-11 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 (171), with Sage Chain second with 165 kills. Bickley leads LCU in kills per set (2.51) and Chain is LCU's leader in points per set (2.99). In nine conference matches, Bickley is hitting .288 and has an attack percentage over .500 in three LSC matches. She has an attack percentage of .269 on the season, ranking 17th in the LSC.  

- Setter Kayton Genenbacher has seven double-doubles on the season (leads LCU). Genenbacher averages 9.82 assists per set (third in the LSC and 52^nd nationally), .24 aces per set and 2.54 digs per set. The sophomore is second in the LSC in total assists (746), which is 12^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 seven matches of at least 20 digs this season. Mahaney leads the team with 335 digs (third in the LSC and 35^th nationally) and is at a pace of 4.41 per set (eighth in the LSC).
 
- LCU points leader Sage Chain also leads LCU ranking 10th in the LSC with a pace of 1.01 blocks per set (76 total on the season, ranking tied for 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 (82), Aaliyah Gray (77) and Sage Chain (76) all have at least 75 kills in LSC contests. Bickley leads LCU with 2.28 kills per set. 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 .191 attack percentage against LCU in conference. LCU is led in blocks in conference play by Kalli Dalland (31). 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 UTPB
-Sage Chain – 12 kills on Mar. 9, 2021
-Sage Chain - 8 blocks on Sept. 29, 2019
-Aaliyah Gray – 14 kills, 5 digs and 4 blocks on Oct. 30, 2021
-Kendal Mahaney – 20 digs on Oct. 30, 2021
-Zoe Parker – 3 aces on Mar. 9, 2021
-Zoe Parker – 21 digs on Mar. 10, 2021