LUBBOCK, Texas (December 3, 2022) – Lubbock Christian University had an outburst of 31 points in the fourth quarter, outscoring Arkansas Fort Smith 45-21 in the second half, as they claimed a 76-49 Lone Star Conference victory over the Lady Lions. The Saturday afternoon victory extended LCU's home win streak to 109 games inside Rip Griffin Center.
 
LCU never trailed in the game, but they never had a lead more than eight points until late in the third quarter. For the first nine minutes of the third quarter, LCU's lead fluctuated between a four to eight-point advantage. Reese Schumann had a field goal with 52 seconds left in the quarter to give LCU their first double-figure lead of the game. Schumann led LCU with five points in the quarter.
 
Grace Foster helped supply the offensive surge in the fourth quarter. She produced LCU's first five points of the quarter and it was part of a 9-2 run to start the quarter for a 54-39 lead. Foster helped turn it into a 15-4 run with another three-pointer three minutes into the frame. LCU closed the game on an 11-3 run, featuring three-pointers from Tia Johnson and Martie McCoy. The Lady Chaps were 4-of-6 from three-point range in the quarter and 9-of-12 from the field (75%). Foster (8 points) and Whitney Cox (6 points) combined for 14 points in the quarter.
 
The second half helped LCU put the game away, as the opening half was filled with missed opportunities for both squads. LCU used a 6-0 run to break from a 7-6 lead and paced to an 18-14 lead behind four points in the quarter from Audrey Robertson.
 
LCU had an eight-point advantage on five occasions in the first half, with three leads of the margin in the second quarter. UAFS had a 5-0 run with 1:42 remaining in the half to trim LCU's lead to 28-25. UAFS had a pair of possessions to add to the run, but a pair of three-point attempts, which would have tied the score, were unsuccessful. LCU, with four points from Shaylee Stovall in the quarter, took a 31-28 lead into the half.
 
Foster led LCU in the game with 14 points. She was 4-of-8 from the field, which included going 3-of-6 from long range. She also added eight rebounds and was a +29 in plus/minus. Foster was one of four Lady Chaps in double figures in scoring. Robertson (13 points), Stovall (12 points) and Cox (10 points) each had big contributions to the LCU offense. LCU used a 20-12 advantage in turnovers for a 18-7 scoring advantage in points off turnovers.
 
UAFS (2-6, 0-2) fell despite a game-high 20 points from Aaliyah Prince. Sinetra Jones added 10 rebounds and helped UAFS to a 39-36 rebound advantage, which aided a 13-6 scoring advantage in second-chance scoring. The Lady Lions entered the game second in the LSC in three-point shooting, but was held to a 2-of-13 shooting mark beyond the arc (15.4%).
 
The Lady Chaps (6-2, 2-0) claimed their ninth straight victory over UAFS. They are now 16-1 all-time against the Lady Lions.
 
TURNING POINT
LCU opened the fourth quarter going 7-of-8 from the field. It came during part of a stretch in which UAFS missed six consecutive field goal attempts and went 5:21 without a made field goal. UAFS, shooting 29.6% in the second half (8/27), went the final three quarters without made field goals on consecutive attempts.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
LCU was 20-of-27 from the line in the contest. The 20 free throws marked the fifth game this season in which LCU had at least 20 free-throws made in a game this season (five of their last seven games). LCU averages 20.1 points per game from the line (LCU averaged 12.8 points per game from the line last season in comparison).
 
WHATS NEXT
LCU hits the road for the first time in LSC play next week, as they open a South Texas swing Thursday in Laredo, Texas facing Texas A&M International.