LUBBOCK, Texas (September 30, 2022) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals continue a busy week of Lone Star Conference matches at home, as their three-match week and four-match homestand resumes Friday with a 6 p.m. opening serve against St. Edward's inside Rip Griffin Center.
 

LONE STAR CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
St. Edward's	Rip Griffin Center	Fri, Sept. 30	6 p.m.	Video	Stats
St. Mary's	Rip Griffin Center	Sat, Oct. 1	1 p.m.	Video	Stats

 LOOKING AT SEU
- The Lady Chaps and Hilltoppers are meeting for a 26^th time all-time, as LCU has a 15-10 all-time advantage in the series (dates back to the 1987 season). SEU has won three of the past four meetings, including a pair of conference tournament victories. The Hiltoppers upset LCU 3-0 in San Angelo, Texas last season (Nov. 19) at the LSC Championships in their prior meeting and topped the Lady Chaps 3-2 at the 2018 Heartland Conference Championships, which was SEU's previous visit to Lubbock (Nov. 9, 2018).

- SEU is preseason picked to finish seventh in the Lone Star Conference for a second consecutive season. They went 16-12 overall last season, finishing tied for ninth in the LSC with a 16-12 conference record. SEU is 5-10 this season and tied for ninth in the LSC with a 2-2 record. SEU comes to Lubbock with a 1-2 road record this season.

- The Hilltoppers are fourth in the LSC in blocks per set (2.31, 31^st nationally) and sixth in total blocks (134, 22^nd nationally). Ajani Hodges leads the 'toppers in blocks with 1.12, which ranks fifth in the LSC (48^th nationally).

- Esther Grussing leads SEU in assists with 474, which is fifth in total assists in the LSC. She ranks sixth in the conference with an average of 8.17 per set.   

- The Hilltoppers are fourth in the conference in digs per set (16.9), ranking 34^th nationally in the category. Sarah Konovodoff leads SEU with 263 digs (eighth in the LSC) with an average of 4.5 per set (sixth in the LSC).
 
LADY CHAP NOTES
- LCU is 5-11 on the season (2-3 in conference and tied for 12th) and coming off a 3-0 win Wednesday over Midwestern State. They are 5-2 in home matches this season. Sage Chain leads LCU in kills at home with 67 on the season. Chain is averaging 2.58 kills per set at home, and also leads LCU in blocks at home with 33 (pace of 1.27 per set). Additional leaders at home include Kendall Mahaney averaging 4.38 digs per set and Kayton Genenbacher averaging 10.9 assists and .46 aces per set.
 
-The Lady Chaps will tell you their schedule has been tough. Now there is proof, as the NCAA strength of schedule numbers reveal LCU having played the 23^rd toughest schedule among all Division II programs. Heading into the week, LCU opponents have calculated a win percentage of 60.8%, which also ranks second among LSC programs.
 
- Lubbock Christian, 0-7 when losing the opening set of matches this season, is 6-0 when they win the third set and 0-10 when they lose the set. Sticking to record trends, LCU is 6-0 when either leading in kills or leading in attack percentage and 0-10 when trailing each of the categories. Bizarrely, LCU is 1-5 when leading in blocks in a match, collecting their first win Wednesday (when producing more blocks than their opponent).

- Lily Bickley heads into Friday's match as the Lady Chaps team leader in kills (129), with Sage Chain with 128 kills. Bickley leads LCU in kills per set (2.58) and Chain is LCU's leader in points per set (3.06). In five conference matches, Bickley ranks third in the LSC hitting .419 and has an attack percentage over .500 in three consecutive matches. She has an attack percentage of .298 on the season, ranking eighth in the LSC.   

- Setter Kayton Genenbacher has three double-doubles on the season (leads LCU). Genenbacher averages 9.8 assists per set (third in the LSC and 49^th nationally), .29 aces per set and 2.00 digs per set. The sophomore is fourth in the LSC in total assists (566), which is 22^nd nationally.
 
- Sophomore libero Kendall Mahaney has six matches of at least 20 digs this season. Mahaney leads the team with 261 digs (ninth in the LSC and 49^th nationally) and is at a pace of 4.5 per set (seventh in the LSC and 70^th nationally).                                                     
 
- LCU points leader Sage Chain also leads LCU ranking ninth in the LSC with a pace of 1.05 blocks per set (61 total on the season, ranking fourth in the LSC). She has posted at least seven blocks in a match four times this season, with a high of 8.0 on Sept. 3 vs. UCCS.
 
-LCU had five solo blocks Friday against DBU. They have posted at least five solo blocks in a match three times this season, which is the most in a single season since 2019. The Lady Chaps rank fifth in LSC matches with 2.3 blocks per set. Kalli Dalland ranks second in the LSC in blocks per set in conference matches (1.36).
 
- Lily Bickly (40), Sage Chain (39) and Aaliyah Gray (31) all have at least 30 kills in LSC contests. Bickley leads LCU with 2.2 per set. LCU is hitting .193 in conference matches, but holding the opposition to a 1.83 attack percentage. LCU has a 42.0 – 35.0 advantage in blocks in conference matches, with Kalli Dalland (1.36) and Hailey Cournoyer (1.2) averaging over a block per set played in LSC matches.
 
-Sage Chain (Nov. 19, 2021) and Aaliyah Gray (Nov. 12, 2021) have each had 11-kill performances against St. Edward's. In three career matches, Sage Chain has 27.5 points against SEU, with a pace of 3.0 per set. She leads LCU's active players all-time time against SEU with 21 kills (2.33 per set) and 11 total blocks (1.2 per set). Chloe Menard has two serving aces against SEU and Kendall Mahaney has 31 digs and a 3.8 average of digs per set in two career matches (eight sets).