TEXAS PERMIAN BASIN (10-12, 7-9) at LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (15-8, 10-5)
Feb. 4, 2023 • 1 PM
Lubbock, Texas • Rip Griffin Center (1,950)
 

LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
UT Permian Basin	Lubbock, Texas	Sat. Feb. 4	1 p.m.	Video	Stats

 
START SOMETHING NEW
For the first time since January of 2015, the Lady Chaparrals are heading into a home game not focused on extending a home win streak. Thursday, LCU fell 60-57 to No.14 Angelo State at home, which ended the NCAA Division II record breaking home win streak at 113 straight wins. They can now focus on another streak: 27-0 all-time record against Texas Permian Basin. The Lady Chaps hosts UTPB Saturday with a 1 p.m. West Division game inside Rip Griffin Center. LCU can also focus on their West Division record, as they enter Saturday 7-2 in the division and tied for second place with West Texas A&M. The Lady Chaps are also in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Lone Star Conference standings (with WT and Texas A&M-Kingsville).   
 
FIVE THINGS ABOUT UTPB
1 > The Falcons enter Saturday 10-12 on the season. They have a 7-9 record in LSC action (tied for ninth in conference standings) and 3-7 in West Division play (seventh in the division). They have claimed wins in four of their prior seven games.
2 > UTPB, preseason slated at No.13 in the LSC Preseason Poll, has Avalon Munoz leading the Falcons in LSC contests. She is averaging 11.9 points an LSC game (10.9 during the overall season to rank second behind Andreea Mancha's 12.6 average). They also have Morgan Helgesen averaging 11.4 points and Alexus Quaadman averaging 10.1 points a game in LSC play.   
3 > UT Permian Basin is 4-8 in road play this season. They come to Lubbock following a 72-65 loss at West Texas A&M Thursday.
4 > The Falcons rank 14th in NCAA Division II in steals per game, with a conference-leading pace of 12.2 steals per game. Avalon Munoz ranks third the LSC in steals (53, 29^th nationally) and in steals per game (2.4).
5 > Holly Hemmeline leads the nation in three-point attempts with 200 on the season. She ranks 15th nationally in three-point field goals (59) and is 25^th nationally with a pace of 2.7 per game.

THE SERIES AGAINST UTPB
LCU is 27-0 all-time against the Falcons. They are 15-0 against UTPB in Lubbock and 12-0 all-time against the Falcons all-time as conference opponents (1-0 against the Falcons in conference postseason play). Four of the last five meetings have been on the road, including the prior meeting, which resulted in a 73-60 LCU win (Jan. 5). The previous meeting in Lubbock resulted in a 72-48 LCU win on Feb. 21, 2021. The two programs have been conference foes in both the Heartland and Lone Star Conference.
 
ACTIVE LADY CHAP LEADERS VS. UTPB
LCU's active career leaders against UTPB:

Grace Foster 2gp, 11.5 pts p/g, 3/8 3-FG
Audrey Robertson 4gp, 9.5 pts p/g, 14/26 (53.8%) FG
Several tied averaging 6.0 points

PRIOR MEETING VS. UTPB
ODESSA, Texas (January 5, 2023) - Grace Foster posted her third performance of at least 20 points on the road (in Lubbock Christian University's fourth road game of the season), as Foster's performance, joined by an 18-point performance from Audrey Robertson, helped the Lady Chaparrals claim a 73-60 Lone Star Conference West Division win over Texas Permian Basin Thursday night inside Falcon Dome. The contest was LCU's first divisional road game of the season and it extends their win streak to four games.

Despite six lead changes, LCU led for than 30 minutes in the game. A pair of the lead changes came in the opening five minutes of the game, as LCU used three pointers from Foster and Audrey Robertson to turn a one-point deficit into a 9-5 lead. Outside of the game's opening bucket from LCU's Maci Maddox, Foster (6 points) and Robertson (5 points) produced the rest of the scoring in the quarter and LCU had a 13-9 lead after the opening quarter.

That trend continued in the second quarter, as Foster hit back-to-back three-pointers for a 19-9 LCU lead. Foster had LCU's first 10 points of the quarter, including her final two points of the stretch, which helped end UTPB's game-high 8-0 run to give LCU a 23-21 lead. The layup was followed by free-throws from Robertson for a 25-21 LCU lead with 4:50 remaining in the half. The wealth was shared with 1:50 remaining in the half, as Reese Schumann followed a pair of buckets from Maddox with an old-fashioned three-point play for a 32-25 LCU lead. Rachel Haase closed the scoring in the half with a three-pointer with 20 seconds left for a 35-27 halftime lead.

Foster posted 16 points in the first half, with Maddox (6) and Robertson (7) combining for 13 points in the half. LCU's 57.1% (8/14) shooting in the second quarter helped them post a 52.4% (11/21) shooting mark in the half.

The Falcons came out flying in the second half. Avalon Munoz opened the half with a three-pointer 13 seconds into the third quarter and it ignited an 11-2 Falcons run for a 38-37 lead three minutes into the half. Robertson had five straight points for LCU to help them battle back, and a three-pointer with 2:03 left in the quarter started a 5-0 run for a 44-40 LCU lead (44 seconds left in the quarter. Despite five points from Robertson in the quarter, LCU was outscored 17-11 in the quarter, but took a 46-44 lead into the fourth quarter.

Foster was hampered with foul trouble in the fourth quarter, but LCU received production from theior freshman off the bench. Martie McCoy, who finished with a career-high six points, had all six points in the fourth quarter. With the game tied 46-46, Foster squeezed a pair of free-throws in between a pair of McCoy field goals for a 6-0 run, which not only matched their largest run of the game, but gave LCU a 52-46 lead three-minutes into the quarter. Halfway into the quarter, McCoy made a pair of free-throws to spark a 4-0 run and LCU led 60-50 with 4:30 remaining. The teams combined for 23 free-throws in the quarter and LCU did not disappoint, hitting 11-of-13 attempts for an 84.6% shooting mark from the charity stripe. Freshman Taylor Thomas was 4-of-5 from the line and was one of five Lady Chaps to have a successful trip to the line. LCU was also 8-of-10 from the field (80%), as they outscored UTPB 27-16 in the quarter.

Robertson (11) and Maddox (7) combined for 18 points in the second half. Maddox finished with 13 points to join Foster (20) and Robertson (18) in double figures in scoring. Robertson led LCU with nine rebounds. Shaylee Stovall produced a career-high four steals. LCU shot 50% (23/46) in the game for their second game of at least 50% shooting from the field.

UTPB fell for a fourth consecutive game (6-8, 3-5) despite a 41-36 rebounding advantage (received 11 rebounds from Morgan Helgesen, who also had 12 points for a double-double) and a 24-6 scoring advantage in second-chance-scoring. Alexus Quaadman and Munoz each had 17 points to lead UTPB. They were 3-of-25 (12.0%) from three-point range.