LUBBOCK, Texas (September 17, 2022) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals complete their opening weekend of Lone Star Conference play aiming to end a four-match losing streak Saturday at 1 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center, as they host Oklahoma Christian.
 

Lone Star Conference Volleyball
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
Oklahoma Christian	Rip Griffin Center	Sat, Sept. 17	6 p.m.	Video	Stats

LOOKING AT OC
- LCU and the Eagles met twice last season, with LCU nabbing a pair of 3-0 wins to take a 4-0 lead in the all-time series. Prior to last season, LCU and OC had not faced each other in volleyball since October 16, 1980 (Lady Chaps claimed a 3-0 win in Oklahoma City at "The Barn," which is now known as the Dave Smith Athletic Center). Three of the prior four meetings were played in Oklahoma City.  

- OC is in their third season of having volleyball since their reinstatement of the program. Last season, OC went 12-18, which followed a 6-12 record in their 2020 season (their first season of play since fall 1983).

- The Eagles are preseason picked No.11 in the Lone Star Conference Preseason Poll. They are 8-4 this season (opened the season 6-1) and 1-0 after a 3-1 win Friday night in Portales, N.M. over Eastern New Mexico. OC, which played 8 of their 12 matches at home, received 10 kills and four blocks from Sydney Collins, as they moved to 1-1 in road games.

- OC has heavy numbers, ranking fourth nationally (second in the LSC) in digs per set (18.7), sixth in blocks per set (LSC-best 118.5) and eighth nationally in blocks per set (LSC-best 2.58).

- Morgan Demuth leads the LSC and is 16^th nationally in blocks with 52. She is 28^th overall on the season with 1.2 per set (sixth in the LSC).
 
LADY CHAP NOTES
- LCU is 4-8 on the season (0-1 in conference) and seeking to end a four-match losing streak (their longest since the 2020 season). They are coming off a 3-2 loss at home Friday to Arkansas Fort Smith, in a match they led 2-0.  They are 3-2 at home this season. Kayton Genenbacher is averaging 10.6 assists per set on the homecourt. Sage Chain leads LCU with 52 kills at home (2.6 kills per set) and averaging 1.5 blocks per set (29 blocks at home).
 
- LCU's loss Friday night was a rarity, as it placed them 24-4 all-time in program history in conference openers and 3-1 in Lone Star Conference. It was their first conference-opening loss since 2017, which was also against UAFS.
 
- Lubbock Christian opened the season 4-0 when winning the opening set of matches this season, but they have dropped their last two matches when winning the opening set (it has occurred over the prior two matches). They are 0-6 when losing the opening set of matches this season. In the third set, LCU is 4-0 when they win the set and 0-8 when they lose the set.

- Sophomore Kiana Fallaha heads into Saturday's match as the Lady Chaps team leader in kills (101). Lily Bickley leads LCU in kills per set (2.62) and Chain Sage is their leader in points per set (3.14).   

- Setter Kayton Genenbacher completed her fourth career double-double (third of the season) on Sept. 9 against No.13 West Texas A&M with 34 assists and 11 digs. On the season, she is averaging 10.00 assists per set (fourth in the LSC and 30^th nationally), .33 aces per set and 2.11 digs per set. The sophomore is third in the LSC in total assists (450), which is 22^nd nationally.
 
- Sophomore Libero Kendall Mahaney had 21 digs Friday against WT to reach 20 or more digs for a fifth time this season and she matched a career high with a third consecutive match with at least 20 digs. Mahaney leads the team with 188 digs (sixth in the LSC and 44^th nationally) and is at a pace of 4.7 per set (sixth in the LSC and 52^nd nationally).                                                     
 
- LCU points leader Sage Chain also leads LCU ranking eighth in the LSC with a pace of 1.13 blocks per set (51 total on the season, ranking fifth in the LSC). She has at least seven blocks in a match four times this season, with a high of 8.0 on Sept. 3 vs. UCCS.
 
-Kalli Dalland had a career night Friday against UAFS, as she posted career-high marks in kills (13) and blocks (9). Her nine blocks matched the third-highest single-match total by a Lady Chap since 2008 (tied for the highest for a five-set match over the same span for LCU). The block total is LCU's highest since Sage Chain had nine on Oct. 23, 2021.
 
-Aaliyah Gray is also LCU's active career leader against OC, averaging 2.83 kills per set and has 17 in two career matches against the Lady Eagles. She joined Chain on Sept.3, 2021, as each had 10 kills in a match against OC. Zoe Parker averages 1.25 aces served per set against OC and has five through two matches played. Kendall Mahaney averages 5.3 digs per set (32 total in two matches) and Kaitlyn Mayo has seven blocks in five sets played (1.4 blocks per set) against OC.