NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL - QUARTERFINALS No.3-seed No.9 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (26-6) vs. N0.6-seed COLORADO STATE PUEBLO (23-8) March 11, 2022 • Noon Canyon, Texas • First United Bank Center (4,700) TICKETS: Click Here LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast WATCH ONLINE: LSC Digital Network (Online or via OTT apps including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Roku devices by searching "LSC Digital Network.") Talent: Lucas Kinsey (Play-by-Play) LCU Social Media:
	COLORADO STATE PUEBLO THUNDERWOLVES (23-8) Location: Pueblo, Colo. Conference: Rocky Mountain Athletic (RMAC) Head Coach: Tommie Johnson (Colo. Colorado Springs, 2002) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF)
	LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN LADY CHAPS (4-0) Location: Lubbock, Texas Conference: Lone Star Head Coach: Steve Gomez (LCU, 1988) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF)

NCAA POSTSEASON PLAY BEGINS
Postseason eligible for a seventh season in program history, No.9 Lubbock Christian University qualifies for NCAA postseason play for a sixth time, as they are the No.3-seed at the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball South Central Regional in Canyon, Texas. LCU opens the Quarterfinals Friday at noon facing No.6-seed Colorado State Pueblo. The Lady Chaps appeared in the regional last season, also hosted by West Texas A&M, but last season featured COVID adjustments, with a six-team field and the Lone Star Conference mixed with the Great America Conference. This season is back to normal, with an eight-team field and the LSC mixed with qualifiers from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).
 
THE "IF's"
IF LCU WINS: If the Lady Chaps defeat CSUP, they will improve to 27-6 on the season, 12-0 all-time in NCAA regional play, and will advance to the Semifinals to face either No.2-seed Texas A&M-Commerce or No.7-seed Colorado School of Mines Saturday at 5 p.m. in Canyon.

IF LCU LOSES: If the Lady Chaps fall to the ThunderWolves, they will suffer their first NCAA regional loss in program history and will have their season end with a 26-7 record.

CHAP NOTES

• > Allie Schulte, who actively ranks fourth in NCAA Division II in career games played (152 games played in her career), leads the squad in scoring with an average of 11.8 points per game. She also leads the team is assists (94) and steals (87). Her 94 assists ranks eighth in the conference, with a pace of 3.2 per game (14th in the LSC), and her 87 steals is fourth in the nation (ranks 11th nationally in steals per game at 3.0). She had 51 steals in conference play (had her with 3.6 steals per conference game), with a career-high eight steals on Jan. 2 at Texas A&M International. The 87 steals also has her with 316 career steals, which is the second active leading mark in career steals in NCAA Division II (second highest mark in program history and 15 away from the program's all-time career mark). Feb. 3 (against Midwestern State), Schulte became the 32^nd active Division II player to reach 1,500 career points and became the first Lady Chap to hit the plateau since Tess Bruffey (2014-2018).
• > Ashton Duncan leads LCU with 81 three-pointers, averaging 2.53 per game (fourth in the conference). The 81 three-pointers ranks 11th in the nation and leads the LSC (she is 10 three-pointers away from the LCU single-season record owned by Kelsey Hoppel with 90 during the 2015-16 season). Her 81 "threes" is the second-highest single-season mark in program history.  Duncan, who became the second active 1,000-point member on the LCU roster, is second on the team averaging 10.6 points per game. She matched a program single-game record with eight three-pointers on Jan. 22 against St. Mary's (second time in her career). She has 267 three-pointers, which ranks her second in program history, and is six away from LCU's career three-point record.  Duncan's 267 career three-pointers ranks ninth actively in NCAA Division II for career three-pointers.
• > The Lady Chaps had individuals claim the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor six times this season. Juliana Robertson and Allie Schulte received the honor twice, with teammate Grace Foster also receiving the award. Overall for Offensive and Defensive, LCU claimed six LSC honors issued this season (five defensive and one offensive).
• > LCU opened the season making their first 14 free-throw attempts and are 79.4% (400/504) from the free-throw line, which ranks 10^th nationally. From their game against Tampa (Nov. 7) to their game at Colorado Christian (Nov.12), in which they made 13 consecutive free-throws to start the game, LCU made a sequence of 17 consecutive free-throws. They topped that mark in their opening homestand of the season, making 43 consecutive free-throws (They made 28 straight free-throws in their game against Lander as part of the sequence). Schulte, who is 31-of-32 on the season from the line in the fourth quarter of games, is 68-of-77 (88.3%) from the free-throw line on the season.
• > Grace Foster and Juliana Robertson have provided LCU strong defensive play inside the perimeter. Robertson ranks fourth in the LSC in rebounds (240) and sixth in defensive rebounds per game (5.7). She joins Foster co-leading LCU in blocks with 25 (10th in the LSC).
• > LCU is sixth nationally in turnovers…or lack thereof, as they average 11.9 per game. The stat has Allie Schulte second in the LSC in assist/turnover ratio at 2.35. As a team, LCU ranks 19^th nationally and leading the LSC for team assist/turnover ratio (1.14). They are also 18^th in turnover margin (5.34 advantage per game).

 
D-UP!
LCU defensively has held opponents to an average of 52.4 points a game, which ranks fourth nationally. Lady Chap opponents have been held to under 50 points in 15 of their 32 games this season.
 
TOURNEY TALK
LCU is 20-1 all-time in NCAA postseason play, all since becoming NCAA postseason eligible in 2015-16, and they are 11-0 in South Central Regional play all-time. Friday's tip will mark LCU's fifth game in a regional to not be played at home. LCU played the first two rounds of the 2018-19 South Central Regional in Grand Junction, Colo. and played last season's regional in Canyon. The Lady Chaps are 4-0 in those games, which include a 56-53 win in 2019 at Colorado Mesa for their lone road game in the mix of regional games.

Lubbock Christian is shooting 51.9% all-time in NCAA South Central Regional games, while holding opponents to a 38.0% shooting mark from the field and a 27.3% shooting woe from long range. Former Lady Chaps Maddi Chitsey is LCU's all-time leading scorer in regional action, averaging 17.2 points per game (she played in six career NCAA regional contests) and compiling 103 points. Chitsey is also LCU's all-time leader in NCAA postseason scoring with 176 points, with Allie Schulte behind her with 172 points.

Schulte is LCU's active postseason scoring leader. The point guard from Nazareth, Texas is LCU's all-time leader in NCAA postseason games played (15) and Friday's game will place her as LCU's all-time leader in NCAA regional tournament games played (currently tied with Olivia Robertson with eight games played). Schulte averages 11.5 points a game in NCAA postseason contests and is shooting 53.6% (15-of-28) from three-point range. She is averaging 9.5 points per game in NCAA regional contests, while also shooting 70% (7-of-10) from long range and 96.2% (25-of-26) from the free-throw line.

Ashton Duncan averages 5.8 points a game in regional contests and averages 7.3 overall in NCAA postseason contests (nine total games). She has eight three-pointers in five NCAA regional tournament contests and is two away from becoming LCU's all-time leader in three-pointers in regional contests (Maddi Chitsey, Kelsey Hoppel and Caitlyn Cunyus each have nine). Duncan is LCU's all-time leader in NCAA postseason three-pointers with 18 three-pointers.

Juliana Robertson is approaching all-time LCU marks in postseason rebounding. The Kerrville, Texas native averages 5.3 rebounds in NCAA regional tournament competition and 5.5 rebounds overall in NCAA postseason play. Her totals of 32 rebounds in regional play is fourth all-time (Tess Bruffey leads all-time with 51), and her overall NCAA postseason total of 66 rebounds is second on LCU's all-time rebounding marks in NCAA postseason play and is one behind all-time leader Tess Bruffey (67).
 
LCU's ALL-TIME REGINAL'S ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
 
2015-2016
Tess Bruffey (MOP)
Nicole Hampton
Haley Fowler
 
2017-2018
Tess Bruffey (MOP)
Maddi Chitsey
 
2018-2019
Olivia Robertson (MoP)
Maddi Chitsey
 
2020-2021
Emma Middleton (MOP)
Allie Schulte
Juliana Robertson
 
SPEAKING OF HONORS
The Lone Star Conference recognized six Lady Chaparrals with conference honors for this season:
 
Allie Schulte – First Team All-LSC, LSC All-Academic Team
Ashton Duncan – Second Team All-LSC, LSC All-Academic Team
Channing Cunyus – Third Team All-LSC
Laynee Burr – Honorable Mention All-LSC
Juliana Robertson – Honorable Mention All-LSC, All Defensive Team
Grace Foster – All-Freshman Team
 
NEUTRALITY
LCU is 4-2 this season on a neutral floor. Allie Schulte leads LCU on a neutral court, averaging 11.8 points a game. Laynee Burr (10.3 points) is also averaging double figures in neutral site contests. LCU is holding opponents to a 37.2% shooting percentage in the category (28.7% from three-point range). Schulte is averaging 4.7 assists per game in six neutral site games.
 
SWEET HOME (ON) CHICAGO
LCU went 13-0 at home last season, culminating with the LSC Championships and becoming the first team since 2007 to win the LSC Championship tournament on a campus venue. They are 13-0 at home this season, which has their active home win streak sitting at 104 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 82 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 29-0 in LSC home games).
 
NCAA DIVISION II'S LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS
104 - 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
104 – LCU (Division II)
30 – BYU (Division I)
29 – Two programs tied
 
NCAA DIVISION LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS
BY DIVISION
Division I – 99 – UConn 2006/07 – 2011/12
Division II - 104 - Lubbock Christian Jan. 1, 2015 -->
Division III – 121 – Amherst Jan. 31, 2009-Feb. 6, 2016

EYE-OPENING
The 2021-22 season marks LCU's ninth since leaving the NAIA, and heading into Friday's action, LCU is 240-35 in that span (87.3%). In NCAA postseason play, the Lady Chaps are 20-1 all-time.

NATIONALLY KNOWN
The Lady Chaps claimed the No.1 spot in the WBCA's National Top-25 Preseason Poll for the first time in program history this year, and also for the first time they were the favorites in both the WBCA and D2SIDA preseason polls. LCU fell to CSU Pueblo in Lakewood, Colo., which ended their 39-game win streak and knocked them out of the No.1 spot. For three consecutive polls, LCU was not in the No.1 spot, but they worked their way back to the top spot in the WBCA poll. Their return to No.1 status lasted through two WBCA and one D2SIDA poll before their loss at Texas A&M-Kingsville resulted in them showing up at No.6 (WBCA) and No.7 (D2SIDA) in the following week's polls. They worked back up to No.2 (D2SIDA) and No.4 (WBCA),but have since fallen and are currently No.9 in D2SIDA and No.19 in WBCA. Overall this season, LCU has been No.1 in three WBCA polls and two D2SIDA polls.
 
On Dec.14, both LCU women's and men's basketball programs were each No.1 in their respective polls, marking the first time in LCU history in which LCU's men's and women's basketball programs were each ranked No.1 at the same time.
 
SO ARE SOME OTHERS
On Jan. 13, LCU fell at No.6 Texas A&M-Commerce, which was their first loss of the season against a Top-25 nationally ranked opponent (it has been their only road game against a nationally ranked opponent this season). LCU went 6-0 against nationally ranked programs last season and 4-2 in 2019-20 against the nations ranked foes. This season, LCU is 3-1 against ranked opponents, as they have defeated No.11 Tampa (Nov. 7 in Billings, Mont.), No.1 Lander (Nov. 19 in Lubbock) and No.20 Daemen (Nov. 20 in Lubbock).
 
OFF THE COURT SMARTS
Lubbock Christian University's Allie Schulte was selected as an Academic All-District Six (NCAA Div. II) recipient by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).  Schulte, a graduate guard from Nazareth, Texas, holds a 3.87 GPA, as she completed a degree in Humanities and is currently completing a second degree with a bachelors in Exercise Science. In order to be selected to an academic all-district team, a student-athlete must demonstrate success on the playing field and in the classroom, with academic and athletic achievements taken into consideration. The student-athlete must possess a minimum 3.30 cumulative GPA and be at least a sophomore in academic standing. The honor is the second All-District academic honor for Schulte, and it gives LCU eight Academic All-District selections in women's basketball at the NCAA Div. II level in program history. LCU has received an All-District selection in all but one season in which they have been eligible to receive recognition. Schulte is nominated for Academic All-America accolades.
 
ON THE COURT TOO
Thursday, Allie Schulte claimed a First Team designation on the 2021-2022 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-South Central Region Women's Basketball Team. Voting for the award was conducted by NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA). Schulte claims her first All-South Central Region selection by D2CCA. There were no D2CCA All-Region Teams last season, due to COVID, but an All-America Team was produced by D2CCA and Schulte claimed Second Team All-America honors. The accolade for Schulte is the first All-Region selection, by D2CCA, since Maddi Chitsey received All-Region and Most Outstanding Player in the region in 2020. Due to COVID, the D2CCA did not recognize an All-Region Team last season (only All-America Team, which Schulte and Emma Middleton were a part of). Sports information directors from NCAA Division II South Central Region schools and conferences selected the all-region teams. The process concludes with All-American selections announced later in the month.
 
SENORITY
LCU celebrated Senior Night Feb. 24 during halftime of the men's basketball contest against Western New Mexico by recognizing Laynee Burr and Channing Cunyus. Both members, in their fourth season with the Lady Chaps, will not exercise their additional season of eligibility made available via COVID. Burr, who surpassed 600 career points (629), has appeared in 111 career contests. Cunyus, who also has over 550 career points (562), has played in 106 career games as a Lady Chap.
 
FIVE THINGS ABOUT CSU-P
1 > The ThunderWolves are coming off a 3-13 campaign in 2020-21 (all were conference games), finishing 13^th (out of 14 teams that competed) in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC). They have turned it around to a 23-8 season this season, which included a 17-5 mark in conference play.
2 > Colorado State - Pueblo was preseason picked sixth in the RMAC Preseason Poll. Their 17-5 finish this season in RMAC play had them entering the RMAC Tournament as a No.4-seed. They fell in the RMAC Tournament Championship Game to Metro State 76-68. Ro Dominguez and Alisha Davis claimed All-Tournament honors.
3 > CSU-Pueblo has a trio of Texans on the roster, including some West Texas flare, as Denver City, Texas native Morgan Dial is a member of the T'Wolves. She is transferring from West Texas College.
4 > Head coach Tommie Johnson made his ThunderWolves head coaching debut against LCU. The debut marked the third consecutive coaching debut against LCU by a CSU-Pueblo women's basketball head coach. Jim Turgeon (2015) and Curtis Loyd (2017) were prior CSU-Pueblo head coaches who faced LCU in their ThunderWolves coaching debut.
5 > The Pack rank fifth nationally in blocks with 161, for a pace of 5.2 per game (seventh nationally). Alisha Davis is 14^th nationally in blocks (71) and is fourth nationally with an average of 2.96 per game.

THE SERIES AGAINST CSU-P
LCU leads the all-time series at 6-5 against CSU-P (formerly known as Southern Colorado). The home team won the first five meetings, with LCU bucking that trend with a 2015-16 season-opening win in Pueblo. The prior meeting came this season in Lakewood, Colo., as LCU fell 64-56 to the ThunderWolves. The first two all-time meetings came down to the final buzzer. On Dec. 9, 1989 in Lubbock, Burgandy Bass hit the game winning shot at the horn for a 58-56 LCU win. Nearly a year later on Dec. 8, 1989 in Pueblo, LCU rallied back from a 63-55 deficit with 24 points from Sherry Blackwell, but a three-pointer at the buzzer didn't fall and LCU fell 73-72. Six of the prior eight meetings have been in Colorado (four in Pueblo) and under Steve Gomez's watch. CSU-P has a 2-1 series advantage in neutral site contests.
 
ACTIVE LADY CHAP LEADERS VS. CSU-P
Here is a look at LCU's top three active leaders career vs. CSU-P:

Juliana Robertson 4 GP, 7.8 pts/g, 6.0 reb/g,  
Ashton Duncan 4 GP, 11.0 pts/g, 4.0 reb/g, 12/23 (52.2%) 3FG
Allie Schulte 5 GP, 9.0 pts/g, 6.4 assists/g

PRIOR MEETING VS. CSU-P
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (November 13, 2021) – No.1 Lubbock Christian University overcame a 16-point deficit, but despite 20 points from Ashton Duncan, LCU was unable to hold a marginal lead and suffered a 64-56 loss to Colorado State Pueblo Saturday afternoon at CCU Event Center on the campus of Colorado Christian. The loss snapped a 39-game win streak and was LCU's first loss since January 30, 2020 (at Texas A&M-Commerce).
 
LCU fell behind early, as they missed their first six field goal attempts and did not connect on a field goal until Grace Fosters shot from underneath the basket was tallied with 3:52 to go in the first quarter. Meanwhile, CSU Pueblo opened the game with Tomia Johnson and JaNaiya Davis hitting consecutive three-point shots, followed by an old-fashioned three-point play by Davis. The Thunderwolves opened the game on a 12-0 run and by the time Foster's shot went through the net, LCU trailed 18-4. Duncan provided an LCU spark to end the quarter, converting a drive and popping a three-pointer in the final 43 seconds of the quarter for a 5-0 LCU run to cut CSU Pueblo's lead to 22-11.
 
As LCU had another slow start to a quarter, CSU Pueblo built the lead back to 26-11 with a 4-0 start to the quarter. Duncan finally got LCU on the scoreboard in the quarter with a long three-ball 2:06 into the frame. Her three-pointer was followed by a long-range connection from Channing Cunyus and it sparked an eventual 16-3 LCU run over a span of 6:45 to cut the Lady Chaps deficit to 29-27 with 1:09 left in the half. Duncan led LCU with 11 points at the half, but CSU Pueblo's 64.3% (9-of-14) first quarter shooting helped them to a 31-28 halftime lead.
 
Johnson, like the opening quarter, opened the second half draining a three-pointer 17 seconds into the half. This time, LCU responded early, and with a 7-0 run capped by a three-pointer from Duncan. The three-pointer gave LCU a 35-34 lead and it was the first of eventual six lead changes in the game. Duncan had seven points in the quarter, including a layup with 4:12 remaining in the frame to give LCU a 41-36 lead. Amaya Lewis responded for the T'Wolves with consecutive field goals and CSU Pueblo regained the lead, 42-41, with 1:26 left in the quarter. Allie Schulte helped LCU match the run with a layup for a 45-42 LCU lead to end the quarter.
 
A busted play resulted in a loose ball into the hands of Alisha Davis, who flung a three-point attempt and drained it to tie the game 45-45 two minutes into the quarter. Duncan led off the LCU scoring in the fourth quarter with a layup to regain the lead at 47-45. That would turn out to be the final time LCU would lead. From circus shots, as the shot clock was expiring, to contested three-pointers made, CSU Pueblo went on a 10-0 run over a span of five minutes and led LCU 55-47 with 3:16 left. With 1:22 remaining, CSU Pueblo led 59-49 and LCU was able to cut the deficit to 59-54 40 seconds later. They had some outside chances at a comeback, with an intentional foul called on Johnson, but LCU had a trio of missed shots and a turnover inside the final minute and was unable to keep their win streak alive.
 
LCU (4-1) finished the game 35.3% (18/51) from the field, with Duncan finishing with 20 points off an 8-of-14 shooting performance. Schulte (12) and Cunyus (11) each finished in double figures in points. Outside of Duncan, LCU's starters produced 48% of their scoring (13 of 27 points) from the free-throw line, where LCU was 14-of-16 (87.5%) in the game.
 
CSU Pueblo (1-1) out-rebounded LCU 41-23 and did not allow LCU to have an offensive rebound. It led to CSU Pueblo outscoring LCU 18-6 in second-chance scoring. Alisha Davis led CSU Pueblo with an 18-point, 12-rebound double-double. Johnson (14) and JaNaiya Davis (13) also combined for 27 points. The T'Wolves were 37.1% (23/62) from the field in the game, with 11 more shot attempts than LCU.