Match Information
Score: Lubbock Christian 3, Oklahoma Christian 0 (25-7, 25-20, 25-22)
Records: Lubbock Christian (5-8), OC (8-5)
Location: Rip Griffin Center – Lubbock, Texas

Highlights
Payton Murray had a career-high performance and was one of four Lady Chaparrals with at least seven kills, as her nine kills and three blocks helped LCU claim their first win in Lone Star Conference play this season. LCU improved to 1-1 in LSC play with a straight-set win (3-0) over Oklahoma Christian Saturday afternoon inside Rip Griffin Center. Sage Chain led LCU with 10 kills, with Murray (9), Aaliyah Gray (7) and Lily Bickley (7) providing balance and helping LCU end a four-game losing streak. LCU also received 12.3 assists per set (37 total) from Kayton Genenbacher and a match-high 17 digs from Kendall Mahaney. OC received 10 kills from Peighton Serda.      

How It Happened

Set One:
It was LCU from the start, as trio of OC attack errors allowed LCU to open the set on a 5-0 run. LCU had leads of 8-1 and 11-2 to open play. They closed the set on an 11-1 run for a 25-7 set win. The Lady Chaps had a hitting percentage of .467 in the set and held OC to five kills and a -.086 attack percentage. Murray paced LCU with four kills and five different Lady Chaps had at least two kills. 

Set Two:
LCU had a similar start in the second set, jumping out 4-1, but OC eventually came back and used a 5-0 run to take a 16-13 lead. Trailing 18-15, LCU received a pair of kills from Sage Chain to highlight a 6-0 LCU run to take a 21-18 lead. Murray mixed in a kill to spark a 3-0 run to close the set, which closed a 10-2 run and capped a 25-20 set win. Chain led LCU with four kills in the set.

Set Three:
LCU also had to use a comeback in the third set. They suffered their biggest deficit of the match, trailing 12-7 and 13-8, but a kill by Chain helped them march back. Capped by a kill from Hailey Cournoyer, Chain's kill surged a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to 13-12. OC never relinquished the lead until Mady McCully served back-to-back aces for an 18-17 LCU lead. The set was tied at 21-21 before Chain bookended a 4-1 rally with kills to claim the set 25-22 and the match 3-0. Cournoyer led LCU in the set with four kills, while Chain and Gray each had a trio of kills.
 
Inside the Numbers:

1-1	LCU splits their opening weekend of LSC play, going 1-1. They are 5-8 overall and 4-2 at home.
9	Freshman Payton Murray made her first collegiate start, which led to career-high marks in kills (9) and blocks (3).
25-7	LCU's 25-7 set win in the opening set matched a season-high mark for largest lead in a set victory, matching a 25-7 set win in the second set in Anchorage, Alaska against Emmanuel College (Aug. 27).
3	The two teams combined for three serving errors, as LCU had two serving errors to match a season low.
5-0	LCU improved to 5-0 all-time against Oklahoma Christian, with a 2-0 all-time mark in Lubbock between the two programs.

 
Next
LCU faces a tough test next week, heading to Dallas Baptist Friday and UT Tyler Saturday.