LUBBOCK, Texas (December 30, 2022) – Lubbock Christian University, rested from the holiday break, opened their Lone Star Conference West Division contest against Cameron with 34 points in the first quarter and cruised to an 85-34 victory. Behind five Lady Chaparrals finishing in double-figures (in points), LCU garnered their 110^th consecutive home victory inside Rip Griffin Center.
 
LCU opened the game on a 9-0 run, which was part of a 14-2 lead to start the contest. Audrey Robertson (8) and Grace Foster (9), who combined for 17 points in the first quarter, opened the scoring with three-pointers and were part of two-of-three old-fashioned three-point plays occurring in the frame. LCU was 13-of-20 (65%) from the field in the quarter and they held Cameron to a 23.1% (3/13) shooting mark in the quarter. The Lady Chaps led 34-6 after the opening quarter.
 
The 34-point quarter broke the prior record of 33 points, which was achieved on Mar. 1, 2018 in Tulsa, Okla. against Texas A&M International. The NCAA began using quarters in women's basketball during the 2015-16 season. LCU has achieved at least 30 points in a quarter three times this season.
 
Cameron was unable to change the tempo in the second quarter. After closing the final 4:17 of the first quarter without a point, the Aggies were scoreless the opening 4:09 of the second quarter. Meanwhile, LCU put together a 23-0 run during the span to build the advantage to 42-6. LCU received seven points in the second quarter from Maci Maddox and led at the break 54-14.
 
The Lady Chaps mixed in bench play much of the second half. LCU outscored the Aggies 15-12 in the third quarter and 16-8 in the fourth quarter. The Lady Chaps played 11 players in the second half and all played at least 4:25. No starter played more than 7:23 and no player off the bench played less than 8:52. Audrey Spurgin and Rachel Haase each had eight points to lead LCU in the half.
 
Haase led LCU in the contest with 14 points. She hit four three-pointers on a career-high 10 attempts, which is a single-game high by a Lady Chaps member this season. Grace Foster had 12 points, with all scored in the first half. Haase and Foster were joined in double figures by Maci Maddox (11 points), Audrey Robertson (11 points) and Shaylee Stovall (10 points). Robertson also added a game-high eight rebounds and posted four assists. Ten (10) of LCU's 11 participants figured into the scoring. LCU was 47% (31/66) from the field, while holding CU to a 25% (14/56) shooting mark on the night. The Lady Chaps made a season-high 11 three-pointers (11/29).
 
LCU claimed a 48-33 advantage in rebounds. The 48 boards are the most since 48 on Mar. 29, 2019 (vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State in the NCAA Div. II title game in Columbus, Ohio) and the mark led to a season-high +15 rebounding margin. LCU had a 15-3 rebounding advantage in the opening quarter.
 
Cameron (6-6, 3-3) was 3-of-16 (18.8) from three-point range in the contest and they were held to three points (3/5) from the free-throw line. Kiara Lovings led the Aggies with 10 points.
 
The Lady Chaps played their second game in which they never trailed this season and the two games have come in consecutive home games. LCU, improving to 9-4 overall and 4-1 in the LSC, open their West Division schedule with a 1-0 record. The 51-point margin of victory was LCU's highest since defeating Western New Mexico by 57 (80-23) on Feb. 11, 2021.
 
TURNING POINT
LCU's 23-0 run over a span of 8:26 in the first half allowed LCU to put the game away early. Grace Foster had nine of her 12 points in the contest scored during the run. Cameron was 0-of-8 from the field during their dry spell. The Aggies ended the drought with consecutive successful field goal attempts, but then missed their final six shot attempts of the second quarter. CU shot 18.2% (2/11) from the field in the quarter.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Friday's contest marked LCU's final game of the 2022 calendar year. They went 26-9 (74.3%) in games played in the 2022 calendar year. Here is a year-by-year look since 2015 of LCU's calendar-record success:

2022 – 26-9 (74.3%)
2021 - 32-2 (94.1%)
2020 - 19-3 (86.4%)
2019 - 22-1 (95.7%)
2018 - 29-5 (85.3%)
2017 - 26-5 (83.9%)
2016 - 29-10 (74.4%)
2015 - 24-4 (85.7%)
 
WHAT'S NEXT
LCU will host Midwestern State for their third New Year's Day game in program history. The contest is not for novelty reasons, as it is a Lone Star Conference West Division contest inside Rip Griffin Center. The tip-off Sunday is scheduled for 1 p.m.