LUBBOCK, Texas (November 12, 2022) – Grace Foster posted 16 of her 25 points in the second half and added 11 rebounds to complete a double-double to help lead No.13 Lubbock Christian University to a 76-58 win over Colorado State Pueblo in the final game of the Carpet Tech Classic Saturday evening inside Rip Griffin Center. The home victory extended the nation's active-leading home win streak to 106 consecutive wins.
 
Foster, with 11 points in the third quarter, posted her second performance of over 20 points and second double-double of the season (in four games played). She had a team-leading +24 plus/minus in the contest while going 7-of-15 from the field. Foster was 3-of-5 from long range and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line.
 
LCU was in a fight early, just as they were in their Friday evening win over Colorado Christian. CSU Pueblo had leads of 14-12 and 16-14 in the opening quarter behind eight points in the frame by Charisse Fairley. Meanwhile, LCU was seeking to overcome a 4-of-15 (26.7%) start from the field. Foster helped spark the offense with her first field goal coming on a three-pointer with less than 30 seconds remaining in the quarter to give LCU a 17-16 lead heading into the second quarter.
 
The three-pointer helped start a 5-0 run, which was part of a 13-2 run to put LCU up 27-18 nearly three minutes into the second quarter. Denver City, Texas native Morgan Dial ended an 8-0 portion of the run with a three-pointer for CSU Pueblo, but Rachel Haase answered with a three-pointer, which sparked another 5-0 LCU run (put them up 32-21 with 4:42 left in the half. The ThunderWolves were held without a field goal for the final 2:45 of the half and LCU took a 40-28 lead into the break. Maci Maddox led LCU in the half with 10 points.
 
Fairly, who had 13 points in the first half for CSU Pueblo, scored CSU Pueblo's first five points of the second half, but Foster had a sequence of seven straight points fit in between Fairly's two field goals to build LCU's lead to 47-30. Foster finished with 11 points in the quarter and LCU led 59-40 at the completion of the quarter.
 
Midway through the fourth quarter, the T'Wolves had an 8-2 run to cut LCU's lead to 70-56 with  2:30 remaining, but LCU responded with a three-pointer from Shaylee Stovall and Foster sealed the game and a perfect night at the line with a pair of makes from the charity stripe.
 
Along with Foster's stellar evening, the Lady Chaps received 14 points each from Maddox and Audrey Robertson. Maddox's total matched her career-high total set Friday against Colorado Christian. LCU outscored CSU Pueblo 34-20 in paint-scoring, with Foster attributing to the number. Foster also led LCU with 11 rebounds, as they out-rebounded the T'Wolves 39-27. LCU shot a season-best 51.1% (24/47) from the field (they shot 50% or better five times last season).
 
CSU Pueblo (0-2) was held to a 34.5% (19/55) shooting performance in the game, which is the third time LCU has held an opponent to under 40-percent from the field. Fairley, a Fresno State transfer, led CSU Pueblo with 18 points.
 
The Lady Chaps improved to 4-0 all-time in Lubbock against CSU Pueblo and they are 8-4 all-time against the T'Wolves. LCU completed the weekend 2-0 at the Carpet Tech Classic to move to 2-2 overall on the season.
 
TURNING POINT
Foster's three-pointer to end the first quarter marked the first of an eventual four straight successfully made field goal attempts by the Lady Chaps. Over a span of 13:49 (from 27 seconds remaining in the first quarter to 3:22 into the third quarter), LCU was 13-of-16 (81.3%) from the field. The Lady Chaps, not missing more than one consecutive attempt during the sequence, was able to outscore CSU Pueblo 35-17 during the stretch.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
LCU committed 22 turnovers in the game (they were outscored 16-15 in points-off-turnovers), which was their highest turnover total since turning the ball over 29 times against Drury in the Elite Eight on March 27, 2019. Lubbock Christian was victorious in that contest as well.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
LCU takes a small break. They do not return to action until Nov. 21 in Weatherford, Okla., as they will go face Southwestern Okla. State in a non-conference contest.