LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (6-3, 2-1) at TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE (5-2, 2-1)
December 10, 2022 • 1:00 PM
Kingsville, Texas • Steinke Physical Education Center "The SPEC" (4,000)
 

LONE STAR CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
Texas A&M-Kingsville	Kingsville, Texas	Sat. Dec. 10	1 p.m.	Video	Stats

 
AIMING FOR A REBOUND
Lubbock Christian University suffered defeat in their first Lone Star Conference road contest of the season Thursday in Laredo, Texas, falling 60-47 at Texas A&M International. They aim to rebound Saturday at 1 p.m. inside The SPEC in Kingsville, Texas facing Texas A&M-Kingsville. Thursday's loss was not only LCU's first conference loss of the season, but ended an overall six-game win streak. Saturday's contest is the second of an eventual four games away from home for LCU, who heads to Las Vegas, Nev. next week for a pair of neutral site contests.
 
BAD DAY ON THE BORDER
Texas A&M International received a 21-point 10-rebound double-double from Raiana Brown and the Dustdevils held LCU to a season-low 32.1% shooting mark from the field, as TAMIU defeated LCU 60-47 in the Lady Chaparrals first Lone Star Conference road game of the season Thursday. LCU had their worst offensive quarter since February 27, 2021 (six points at West Texas A&M), as they were held to six points off 3-of-11 (27.3%) in the frame. Also, as they trailed 43-39 with 5:56 remaining, LCU missed their ensuing seven shot attempts and only made one of their next 12 shot attempts, as TAMIU outscored LCU 17-4 over the final 4:08 of the game. LCU received 11 points from Grace Foster and Maci Maddox, who each co-led the Lady Chaps. Reese Schumann led LCU in rebounding with a career-high 10 boards. She was 3-of-3 from the field and also added a trio of blocks. LCU was 18-of-56 from the field for a season-low 32.1% from the field. They were 5-of-21 (23.8%) from outside.
 
WILL AND GRACE
Grace Foster is off to a solid season start for the Lady Chaps. Sprinkled throughout the statistical leaderboard in the LSC, she co-leads the LSC in double-doubles (with three to tie for 34^th nationally) and leads in rebounds (88, which is 15^th nationally) and rebounds per game (9.8, which is 32^nd nationally). On the offensive side, Foster leads the LSC in free-throw percentage (90.0%, 31^st nationally) and is third in the LSC in scoring (16.6 points per game) and second in three-point shooting percentage (51.7%).

SEASON NOTES AND TRENDS
> Grace Foster was a big contributor to LCU's 2-0 conference start last week, posting a +53 plus/minus on the week (posting a +29 in LCU's win over Arkansas Fort Smith). Foster posted eight points in the fourth quarter against UAFS to cap a 14-point performance. She was 3-of-6 in the contest from three-point range and posted eight rebounds. Foster opened the week with four blocks and two steals in LCU's victory over Oklahoma Christian.
> LCU was among the LSC leaders in three-point shooting, but Thursday, their 23.8% shooting mark from long-range placed them with a 32.9% shooting percentage from the perimeter this season (has dropped them from fourth in the LSC to fifth). Opposing teams are shooting 27.6% from three-point range, which defensively places LCU fifth in the LSC in perimeter defense. Opponents have launched 174 three-point attempts, compared to 143 by LCU.   
> Maci Maddox has double-figure point production in six of the prior eight games and enters Saturday's game averaging 11.6 points per contest. She leads the LSC with 40 assists (22^nd nationally) and is second with 4.4 assists per game (47^th nationally). Defensively, Maddox ranks second in the LSC in steals per game (2.8, 42^nd nationally) and in steals (25, 16^th nationally). Last week, Maddox averaged 13.5 points, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals on the week. She had the second-best LSC assist/turnover ratio on the week at 3.3. Her 5.0 assists per game ranked tied for second in the LSC. Maddox opened last week with 13 points in the opening quarter against Oklahoma Christian and finished with a career-high 19 points. She combined for a +44 plus/minus on the week (22 in each game).
>The Lady Chaps are averaging 38.2 rebounds per game, posting a high of 46 against Missouri Southern State (Nov. 5). LCU has not averaged over 40 rebounds in a season since averaging 40.3 during the 2015-16 season. Grace Foster (9.8) and Reese Schumann (5.7) are each averaging 5.0-or-more rebounds per game. LCU is third in the LSC in defensive rebounds per game (29.0, 40^th nationally) and 10th in overall rebounds per game (38.2).
> LCU has a 167-115 scoring advantage from the line this season against their opposition. They have at least 20 points scored from the line in five of their eight prior games. On the campaign, LCU is shooting 73.6% (167/227) from the line, which is fourth in the LSC and ranks 74^th nationally. Friday they dropped from 54^th to 74^th nationally, as they were 6-of-12 from the line (50%) for their worst shooting night at the line since Feb. 2, 2019 (7/14, 50%). The Lady Chaps rank sixth nationally and leads the LSC in free-throws made per game (18.6). Grace Foster is 36-of-40 (90.0%) from the line this season to lead LCU from the line. Audrey Robertson (37-of-47, 78.7%, 11^th in the LSC) and Shaylee Stovall (29-of-37, 78.4%, 13^th in LSC) are each shooting at least 75.0% from the line (of those reaching minimum requirements).
>The Lady Chaps are averaging 72.9 points per contest (averaged 65.9 per game last season), which ranks second in the LSC (58^th nationally), and they have a trio of players averaging double figures in points. Grace Foster (16.6), Maci Maddox (11.6) and Audrey Robertson (10.7) lead the average scoring pace for the Lady Chaps.
>Defensively, Lubbock Christian is second in the LSC in blocks per game (4.1, 31^st nationally) and is seventh in steals per game (8.1). Reese Schumann leads LCU in blocks (15), ranking second in the LSC (16^th nationally), and Grace Foster ranks sixth in the LSC with 11 blocks. Schumann's average of 1.7 blocks per game ranks fourth in the LSC.

CONFERENCE MARKS
LCU is 2-1 this season in LSC play, averaging 70.3 points and holding the opposition to an average of 56.7 points a contest. Maci Maddox leads LCU in LSC scoring, averaging 12.7 points per game. Shaylee Stovall is right behind Maddox in LSC scoring, averaging 12.3 points per game. She is shooting 54.5% from the field (12-of-22), which includes a 5-of-10 (.500) shooting mark from long-range, and is 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. Grace Foster (11.0) join the pair in double figures offensively. Foster leads LCU in rebounding in conference play, averaging 7.3 per game. LCU has a 18-10 advantage in three-pointers and a 63-44 advantage in turnovers forced in LSC play.

ROAD ROCKIN'
The Lady Chaps are 1-1 in true road games this season. LCU, averaging 60.0 points per game on the road, are led with double-double averages of 16.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game from Grace Foster. She is the only Lady Chap averaging double figures in either category. LCU has been outscored 23-14 from the free-throw line and averaging six more turnovers per game on the road.  

SWEET HOME (ON) CHICAGO
LCU, who went 13-0 at home last season, is 5-0 at home this season, which has their active home win streak sitting at 109 games (it is the active and all-time leading mark in NCAA Division II women's basketball). LCU's last home loss came on Jan. 1, 2015 against Oklahoma City University. LCU, who also has a 7-0 mark in NCAA postseason play in Lubbock in the mix (not including a 4-0 mark in LSC postseason play), has also won 84 consecutive home conference games, with their last conference home loss occurring Jan. 10, 2013 (against Oklahoma City). They completed a 49-0 all-time mark in Heartland Conference home games (they are 31-0 in LSC home games).
 
NCAA DIVISION II'S LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS
109 - Lubbock Christian Jan. 1, 2015 -->
87 - Neb.-Kearney Jan. 31, 1995-Nov. 24, 2001
85 - West Tex. A&M Jan. 9, 1987-Dec. 6, 1991
 
NCAA'S ACTIVE-LEADING HOME WIN STREAKS
109 – LCU (Division II)
32 – Christopher Newport (Division III)
31 - Thomas More (Division II)
 
NCAA DIVISION LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS BY DIVISION
Division I – 99 – UConn 2006/07 – 2011/12
Division II - 109 - Lubbock Christian Jan. 1, 2015 -->
Division III – 121 – Amherst Jan. 31, 2009-Feb. 6, 2016
 
FIVE THINGS ABOUT TAMUK
1 > The Javelinas are off to a 5-2 start to the season. They opened their conference schedule splitting a road trip (1-1), falling at Angelo State (72-61) before rebounding for a win (65-55) at Texas Permian Basin. They upset No.2 West Texas A&M Thursday 71-60 behind 21 points from Georgia Ohiaeri.
2 > TAMUK went 17-11 last season, finishing LSC play 10-6 to finish eighth in the conference standings. They came into the season carrying the No.6 ranking in the LSC Preseason Poll.
3 > The three-point defense for the Javelinas is holding the opposition to 21.7% from the arc, which ranks 11th nationally and leads the LSC. Overall, the Javelinas are third in the LSC in holding opponents to an average of 59.7 points a game.
4 > On the offensive side on the perimeter, TAMUK leads the LSC in three-pointers per game (8.3, 30^th nationally). Jayde Tschritter and Janessa Payne are the Javelina threats from outside, as each are tied for sixth in the LSC in three-pointers per game (2.4). Payne leads the LSC in three-point shooting percentage (54.8%, ranking seventh nationally).
5 > Michael Madrid is in his fourth season as head coach of the Javelinas. He served as an assistant coach at LCU under Steve Gomez from 2005-2010. The meeting Saturday marks the third time in a regular season game in which a former LCU assistant under Gomez has gone head-to-head coaching against Gomez (they are 1-1 against each other).

THE SERIES AGAINST TAMUK
The two squads are meeting for the third time ever, with all meetings coming since joining the Lone Star Conference. The teams are 1-1 against each other, with the home team winning each meeting. Last season (Dec. 31, 2021 – NYE) LCU made their first-ever trip to Kingsville, falling 59-42.
 
ACTIVE LADY CHAP LEADERS VS. TAMUK
Here is a look at LCU's top three active leaders career vs. TAMUK:
Audrey Robertson 1gp – 5 points, 1/2 3-pt fg
Grace Foster 1gp – 4 points, 1/3 3-pt fg
Whitney Cox 2gp – 1.0 pts/g, 2.0 reb., 2 blocks

PRIOR MEETING VS. TAMUK
KINGSVILLE, Texas (December 31, 2021) - A cold-shooting Lubbock Christian University ran into a hot-shooting Texas A&M-Kingsville to open Lone Star Conference play inside Steinke P.E. Center, as the No.1 Lady Chaps were held to their lowest scoring performance in nearly 12 years, falling 59-42 to the Javelinas, who shot 53.7% from the field. The loss snapped LCU's 22-game conference win streak and they dropped a conference opener for the first time since opening the 2016-17 conference season with a loss at St. Mary's (ironically also on New Year's Eve).

LCU's 42 points was their lowest offensive output since scoring 40 points at Oklahoma City University on Jan. 2, 2010. In Kingsville, LCU was 15-of-51 from the field for an end result of 29.4% for their worst shooting percentage since shooting 28.9% (13/45) at Eastern New Mexico on Dec. 30, 2017. Included in the mix in LCU's first-ever trip to Kingsville was a 14.3% (4/28) shooting woe from the perimeter (worst mark since 1-of-8 on Mar. 18, 2019 at Colorado Mesa). Even Ashton Duncan, who is currently second all-time in LCU career three-point shooting was unable to dial in on 11 attempts. The Lady Chaps were unable to get bailed out on the free-throw line as well, as they were 8-of-14 (57.1%) from the line, with the 57.1% standing as their lowest mark from the line since shooting 55% (11/20) on Feb. 21, 2019 at Newman.

Aligning the stars to have LCU falling with their largest loss margin (17) since falling by 27 (90-63) at Southwestern Okla. State on Dec. 10, 2016, was a solid shooting performance by the Javelinas. TAMUK shot at least 50% in each of the four quarters and finished the game 53.7% from the field (22/41), which is the best shooting performance by an LCU opponent since Tarleton State shot 58.9% against LCU on Nov. 16, 2013. They were 7-of-15 (46.7%) from long range, with Jayde Tschritter going 4-of-6 from three-point range in her team-leading 16-point performance.

LCU's opening two field goals were three-pointers, but the three-pointers by Allie Schulte and Channing Cunyus were helping LCU play catch-up instead of providing offensive leads, as the Javelinas made two of their first three field goal attempts and six of their opening nine attempts. TAMUK's ninth field goal attempt was a made three-pointer by Tschritter for a 15-8 Javelinas lead with 2:30 left in the opening quarter. Laynee Burr tailored an old fashioned three-point play to close the scoring in the quarter and cut LCU's deficit to 15-11.

The Lady Chaps first field goal of the second quarter was a Grace Foster three-pointer, which had LCU trailing 17-15, but LCU would miss their next five shot attempts (in the final 32 minutes of the game, LCU never made consecutive field goal attempts). TAMUK used a 10-2 run for a 27-17 lead with 4:06 left in the half. LCU trailed 31-23 at the break.

Kryslyn Jones had eight points for the Javelinas in the third quarter, and all were key, as they followed a three-pointer from LCU's Audrey Robertson. The three-pointer by Robertson had cut their deficit to 33-28 midway through the quarter (the two teams combined four points over the first 5:34 of the second half) before TAMUK responded with a 12-2 run to close the quarter for a 45-30 lead.

The run turned into a 20-3 run, as LCU trailed 53-31 2:21 into the fourth quarter. LCU attempted to rally, responding with a 9-0 run to trail 53-40 with 2:11 remaining. The Lady Chaps were unable to rally any further, as they were unsuccessful on their last 11 attempted three-pointers (LCU was 1-of-22 from the time 7:31 remained in the second quarter until the game's end).

Despite the statistics that have proved to be an oddity in the recent history of Lady Chaps basketball, LCU did receive a career high seven steals from Schulte. The mark matches the highest steals mark by an LCU player since LCU transitioned to NCAA Division II and the most since Nicole Hampton had seven on April 3, 2016 in the NCAA Division II Championship Game against Alaska Anchorage. The seven steals by Schulte matches the second-highest in the LSC this season.

Burr led LCU with 9 points. She was 3-of-3 from the field in the first half and finished 4-of-6 from the floor, while also adding three assists and producing two steals.

Tschritter led TAMUK with 16 points and was joined in double figures by Jones, who finished with 10 points.