LUBBOCK, Texas - After winning back-to-back matches for the first time this season, the Lady Chaps renew The Rivalry on the Range this Wednesday, Sept. 28 against no. 10 West Texas A&M.

No. 10 West Texas A&M (7-1) at Lubbock Christian (6-0-4)
Wednesday, Sept. 28 - 7:30 PM
Lubbock, Texas - LCU Soccer & Track Facility

LADY CHAP HEADERS
• Lubbock Christian knocked off Texas A&M International 1-0 on Saturday, Sept. 24, thanks to a penalty kick goal from Graycen Rasmussen in the 5th minute.

• LCU is 6th in Division-II and first in the LSC in assists with 23 this season. Maddie Hoel and Arely Jimenez lead the Lady Chaps with four each, tied for second in the Lone Star Conference. 

• Jimenez became the eighth LCU Lady Chap all-time to record at least 5,000 minutes of playing time. Jimenez now sits eighth overall with 5,067 minutes played. She needs just 24 minutes of playing time to pass Priscilla Brannon for seventh most minutes played. Jimenez is also tied with Brannon for fifth most matches played in school history with 72.

- Kenley Blevins and Abby Kone have both played all 90 minutes in every single match this season. Blevins has not left the pitch since 18th minute against St. Mary's on Nov. 6, 2021.

- Makenna Pate needs two shot attempts to pass Haley Knesek for fifth most all-time. Pate has attempted 154 shots in her career. 

DISHING IT OUT
The Lady Chaps have been sharing the ball at will this season, with eleven players recording at least one assist. Hoel and Jimenez lead the team with four assists each. The Lady Chaps 2.30 assists per game ranks ninth in all of Division-II soccer.

RA RA RASMUSSEN
Graycen Rasmussen has been one of the standout freshmen for the Lady Chaps this season, scoring five goals and tallying two assists so far ths year. Rasmussen picked up five points in two matches last week, tallying an assist and a goal against Oklahoma Christian. Her penalty kick goal against Texas A&M International was enough for the Lady Chaps to knock off the Dust Devils 1-0. Rasmussen ranks third in the LSC in shots with 30.

KONE YOU DIG IT?
After recording two shutouts in her first two matches, Abby Kone was named Goalkeeper of the Week by the Lone Star Conference on Monday, Aug. 29.
It was the first time a Lady Chap has been named Lone Star Conference Goalkeeper of the Week since Oct. 4, 2021, when Hannah Wise earned the honor. It is also the first time an LCU has earned a weekly conference honor after their first week of the season since Sarah Palmer won the Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week award as a freshman goalkeeper for week one of the 2015 season.
Kone became the first LCU keeper to record 10 saves in a match since 2018, with 13 saves against Colorado Mesa, the second most in a match in program history.
The freshman's 39 saves rank fourth in the Lone Star Conference and already eighth most in program history for any Lady Chap goalkeeper. Kone's four career shutouts already tie her with Kayla Wilkinson and Lacy Burress for fifth most shutouts in a career. 

WELCOME BACK LEXI
Lexi De La Cruz is a sophomore transfer from Howard Payne University. De La Cruz was the American Southwest Conference Freshman of the Year in 2021, leading the conference in points (34), assists (8) and goals (8). The Lubbock native was also named Third-Team All-Region by the United Soccer Coaches Association. De La Cruz did not waste long in her return to Lubbock, scoring a pair of goals and recording an assist in LCU's 3-0 shutout of Western Colorado in their first match of the season. She currently ranks fourth in the Lone Star Conference in points (17) and second in goals (8), and second in the conference in shots on goal (22) and in total shots (34).

SHUT IT DOWN
Since the program's inception in 2010, the Lady Chaps have recorded at least four shutouts in every single season. LCU picked up their fourth shutout of the season against Texas A&M International, moving to 3-0-1 in shutouts this year. The Lady Chaps hold a 74-0-5 record in shutouts all-time

PRESEASON PICKINGS
The Lubbock Christian University women's soccer team was picked to finish eighth in the 2022 Lone Star Conference preseason poll. Celia Duarte, Madison Mayben and Megan Mirabal were named players to watch by the conference for the 2022 season.  
- Duarte played in 11 matches last season for the Lady Chaps, scoring a pair of goals and tallying one assist. Her goal against Texas A&M International on Sept. 25 was the game winner over the Dust Devils and gave LCU their first conference win of the season. 
 - Mayben played in and started 15 matches for the Lady Chaps last season. Mayben was a key part of the Lubbock Christian defense that recorded six shutouts, including four in their first eight matches on the way to a 6-0-2 start. 
 - Mirabal started five games in net for LCU last season, finishing the year with a 3-1-1 record. Mirabal earned the win for the Lady Chaps in her first three matches, allowing two goals and recording 11 total saves. She earned her lone shutout of the season against Adams State on Sept. 9, tallying six saves on the way to the 3-0 victory.

THIS IS HOME
In their second year at the new LCU soccer and track & field complex, the Lady Chaps went 4-4-1 at home, opening the season with a 4-1 thrashing of New Mexico Highlands. LCU is now 59-27-15 in home games all-time, and 9-5-4 all-time at the LCU soccer and track & field complex. Lubbock Christian has never had a losing record at home under head coach Alex Denning. The home schedule for 2022 features nine home games in total.

IT'S HOW YOU FINISH
Like last season, the Lady Chaps were undefeated after their first eight matches at 4-0-4. Also like last season, the Lady Chaps eighth match was a positive result against a ranked DBU, beating the no. 12 Patriots 1-0 in 2021, and tying the no. 1 Pats 1-1 this season. Last season, LCU was 6-0-2 after eight matches, but finished the season just 2-7 and missed the Lone Star Conference Tournament. LCU stayed unbeaten with a 3-1 win over Oklahoma Christian. The 5-0-4 start is the best for the Lady Chaps since starting the 2012 season 12-0. LCU fizzled out at the end of that season, going 0-5-2 in their final seven matches

SCOUTING THE LADY BUFFS
- West Texas A&M comes into the match 7-1 after falling 2-0 to no. 1 DBU. The Lady Buffs are ranked no. 10 in the United Soccer Coaches national poll.
- Maria-Frances Serrant leads the LSC and ranks fifth in D-II with 11 goals this season. She also leads the conference in shots (42), shots on goal (27) and points (24). 
- Reagan Heelan ranks first in the LSC and seventh in the nation in save percentage at .925. Her 58 saves are fourth in the conference.The Buffs are giving up just 0.375 goals per game, seventh best in the country.
 - Chad Webb enters his 13th season at the helm of the WT women's soccer program having led the Lady Buffs to five Lone Star Conference Championships, three NCAA Tournament appearances and one regional title. 

THE SERIES WITH THE LADY BUFFS
West Texas A&M leads the all-time series 3-1. LCU won the only match played in Lubbock 3-2 in double overtime on Nov. 7, 2019. Hailey Phipps scored the game winning goal with 91 seconds left in the contest. The Lady Buffs won last season's meeting in Canyon 4-0 thanks to a hat trick by Hannah Kelley-Lusk.

A WIN WOULD
- Be the Lady Chaps second straight win over West Texas A&M in Lubbock
- Be the 100th win at LCU for head women's soccer coach Alex Denning

UP NEXT
The Lady Chaps will have 10 days off before making the trip to Tyler, Texas to face the UT Tyler Patriots on Saturday, Oct. 8