LUBBOCK, Texas (September 16, 2023) -- Lubbock Christian University closed the fourth set on a 10-1 run and overcame a 14-13 deficit in the fifth set to close the Lone Star Conference Crossover with a 3-2 win over Oklahoma Christian Saturday afternoon inside Rip Griffin Center. The non-conference victory has LCU heading into LSC play with an 8-2 overall record.
The Lady Chaps were led by a double-doubles from Kiana Fallaha, who registered 16 kills and 17 digs on the day, and from Kayton Genenbacher, who notched 39 assists and 15 double-doubles . Lily Bickley also added 10 kills and Lacie Schooley posted six kills and two blocks in the final two sets to help the offense. Olivia Elofsson served a career-high five aces. On the defensive end, Chloe Menard chipped in 16 digs and Bickley and Kalli Dalland each contributed six blocks (Dalland added nine kills as well).
Game Notes
» Lubbock Christian had three players in double figures in digs, led by a career-high mark of 17 from Fallaha.
» Olivia Elofsson had a match-high five aces in the win, which is the most by a Lady Chaps member since Chloe Menard had five on Oct. 22, 2022 at Cameron. Since 2008, Elofsson's five aces rank tied for the second-most in a five-set match and the most (in a five-set match) since Hannah Thomas had five against Texas A&M - Kingsville on Oct. 1, 2019.
» Kiana Fallaha's double-double was the fifth of the season and of her career.
» Lubbock Christian never trailed on the way to winning the fourth set 25-15.
» Lacie Schooley's stats in the final two sets combined to reflect 6 kills (led team in combined final two sets), 2 blocks, hit .454 and was responsible for 8 points.
» LCU had a 25-16 advantage in kills over the final combined two sets. Through the opening three sets, LCU had a combined attack percentage of .069 with 21 attack errors. In the final two sets (combined), LCU hit .360 with seven attack errors.
» The Lady Chaps had a season-high 22 block assists and 11.0 team blocks. Bickley provided LCU a career-high mark of six blocks.
» LCU improved to 2-1 this season in matches decided in the fifth set.
» Lubbock Christian attackers were helped by a team-high 39 assists from Kayton Genenbacher, who completed her 16th career double-double (fifth of the season) with 15 digs.
» LCU improved to 6-0 all-time against Oklahoma Christian. The last three all-time matchups have been in Lubbock, where LCU is 3-0 against OC all-time. The two teams meet next Saturday in Oklahoma City in a LSC meeting.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Lady Chaps fell in a back-and-forth first set, losing 25-21 in a game that featured five lead changes and was tied eight times. Neither team led by more than four points in the match. OC closed the set on a 6-2 run. Kiana Fallaha led LCU with five kills in the set, as her total represented half of LCU's kills (10) in the set.
SET 2 | Lubbock Christian fought back after dropping the first set to take the second set 25-23, tying the match at 1-1. The Lady Chaps took the lead for good at 24-23 in a set that showcased five lead changes before the Lady Chaps took over in the second half of the stanza. Trailing 22-20, LCU closed on a 5-1 run capped by consecutive aces by Elofsson to end the set. Elofsson's aces were two of four aces in the stanza by LCU. Lubbock Christian's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking four Oklahoma Christian attacks in the set. Madyson Eberle and Bickley each had three blocks. Bickley led LCU in the set with four kills.
SET 3 | Oklahoma Christian responded to win set number three, putting Lubbock Christian in a 2-1 hole. The Lady Chaps lost the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way before losing the set 25-13, as OC opened the set with a 9-1 run. Annie Davis had six kills in the set for OC.
SET 4 | Lubbock Christian then responded to win the fourth set 25-15 to force a fifth set. The Lady Chaps led from the first point on in the set to earn the victory. Lubbock Christian finished up the stanza on a strong note, claiming its biggest lead, 10 points, to close out the set. They led 15-14 and went on a run in which Schooley served nine straight times. Lubbock Christian got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Oklahoma Christian attacks in the stanza (Kalli Dalland had a trio of blocks in the frame).
SET 5 | Down 2-1 in the match, Lubbock Christian powered back to win sets four and five, culminating in a 16-14 fifth-set victory, to take the match 3-2. The Lady Chaps earned a set-five victory thanks to a strong showing on the attacking side. Lubbock Christian registered a .500 attack percentage with 11 kills in the set win. After the lead changed hands two times, the Lady Chaps took control for good at 15-14 and rode that advantage to victory. Trailing 15-14, Schooley produced a kill to tie the set 14-14, and teamed with a combo-block, with Bickley to go up 15-14. The match ended with an attack error by Annie Davis.
What's Next
LCU opens LSC play Friday at 6 p.m. in Fort Smith, Ark. facing Arkansas Fort Smith (UAFS).
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