LUBBOCK, Texas (September 28, 2023) – Lubbock Christian University conducts their first Lone Star Conference homestand of the season, as the Lady Chaps host Dallas Baptist (Friday at 6 p.m.) and UT Tyler (Saturday at 2 p.m.) inside Rip Griffin Center.
  

LSC VOLLEYBALL
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
DBU	Lubbock, Texas	Fri, Sept. 29	6 p.m.	Video	Stats
UT Tyler	Lubbock, Texas	Sat, Sept. 30	2 p.m.	Video	Stats

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LOOKING AT DBU
- The Lady Chaps hold a staggering 38-5 all-time record against the Patriots. LCU opened the all-time series winning the first 23 meetings dating back to 1983. DBU ended a sequence of six consecutive LCU wins last season (Sept. 23, 2022) with a 3-1 win in Dallas. The Patriots have not been to Lubbock since Nov. 16, 2019, which was a contest LCU won 3-2 to place their record at 17-0 all-time at home against DBU.  

- DBU is preseason picked fourth in the Lone Star Conference preseason poll and they are second in the total of first-place votes received (two). They went 25-7 overall last season and was second in the LSC with a mark of 14-2 in conference. They qualified for the NCAA Division II South Central Regional last season, where they lost in the opening round to Colorado Mesa.
 
- The Pats' had a great opening weekend of LSC play, as they are off to a 2-0 start in conference (9-4 overall). Their conference opener was their home opener and they pleased their home fans with a 3-2 win over No.2 and defending national title winning West Texas A&M. They come to Lubbock on a three-match win streak and a record of 0-2 on the road. Their prior road matches were against ranked opponents, as they fell to No.2 WT (Sept. 15 in Canyon, Texas) and at No.14 Colorado Mesa on Sept. 9 in Grand Junction, Colo. The AVCA has DBU receiving votes in their Top-25 poll.

- Delaney Fuller is the reigning LSC Offensive Player of the Week. She posted a team-high 52.5 points, 46 kills, and 5.75 kills per set on the week. In the Lady Patriots five-set thriller against WT, the outside hitter led all players with 29 kills and a team-best .358 attack percentage. Against Cameron, Fuller again led DBU in kills (16). Fuller leads the LSC and is fifth nationally with an average of 4.7 kills per set and is fourth nationally with an average of a LSC-leading 5.42 points per set.

- DBU leads the LSC in aces with 104 (30^th nationally) and an average of 2.26 per set (18^th nationally). The Patriots have three players in the top-four in aces per set, with Fuller leading the way with .54 per set (leads the LSC). She has 25 on the season. DBU has 33 aces in their last three matches (11 per match), with Fuller producing 10 of the 33 aces.

LOOKING AT UTT
- The Lady Chaps and UT Tyler opened their all-time series during the 2019 season in Tyler, Texas, where the Patriots topped LCU 3-1 on Oct. 4, 2019. UTT swept the regular season series last season, as LCU fell 3-1 in San Angelo, Texas (LSC Crossover on Sept. 9, 2022) and 3-0 in Tyler on Sept. 24, 2022. LCU is 0-1 all-time in Lubbock against the Patriots, with the previous meeting in Lubbock resulting in a 3-1 loss on Oct. 22, 2021.

- UTT is preseason picked second in the Lone Star Conference preseason poll despite not receiving any first-place votes. They went 20-10 overall last season and was tied for fourth in the LSC with a mark of 12-4 in conference. They qualified for the NCAA Division II South Central Regional last season, where they lost in the opening round to West Texas A&M.
 
- The Pats' have alternated wins and losses in their last seven contests and head into Portales, N.M. Friday following a 3-1 loss to No.2 West Texas A&M Saturday in Tyler. UT Tyler is 7-6 overall and 1-1 in LSC play. They are 0-1 in road play, as they fell at WT 3-0 on Sept.6.

- Freshman Shaye Koski has registered four consecutive double-doubles heading into Friday's match at Eastern New Mexico. She has notched at least 15 kills in three straight matches and has totaled double-digit kill totals in all but two matches in 2023. Koski ranks second in the LSC in kills per set (3.87) and third in points per set (4.12). She also leads the LSC in attacks per set with 11.91, which ranks 11^th nationally.

- UTT ranks second in the LSC in assists per set (12.8, which ranks 16^th nationally) and kills per set (13.8, which ranks 15^th nationally). The Patriots average 15.5 kills per set and 14.3 assists per set in LSC play.
 
LADY CHAP NOTES
- LCU was one of 13 unbeaten teams this season before falling 3-2 Sept.14 to UT Permian Basin. The season start was their best since opening 2010 with an 8-0 record. The loss also ended an eight-match win streak if you include their season-ending win last season (their longest under head coach Keith Giboney and the longest streak since a 12-match win streak in 2018).  The Lady Chaps went into conference play with an 8-2 record on the season and their pre-conference record was their best 10-match start to their season since opening the first 10 matches of the 2014 season with a 9-1 record. They are off to a 1-1 start in LSC play, after opening with a 3-1 loss at Arkansas Fort Smith and rebounding with a 3-1 win at Oklahoma Christian, which has them entering this week 9-3 overall.

- Kayton Genenbacher has five double-doubles this season and enters Friday ranking second in the LSC in assists (434, 48^th nationally), third in assists per set (9.43, 46^th nationally) and eighth in aces with 18. Her assists are fueling a Lady Chaps offense that ranks 59^th nationally (seventh in the LSC) in kills per set (12.9) and is hitting .198 on the season. Genenbacher surpassed 1,500 career assists Saturday at OC, and her 39-assist performance has her with 1,51 assists in her LCU career.

- Kiana Fallaha ranks fourth in the LSC in kills per set (3.7) and fifth in kills (172). She is fourth in the LSC in points per set with 4.0. Fallaha is third in the LSC with a pace of 11.0 attacks per set and has produced over 40 attacks in six matches this season. Friday (at UAFS), she notched her sixth double-double of the season (and of her career) and she has double-double performances in two of her last three matches.

- LCU ranks sixth in the LSC in digs per set (16.5), but it has been a balanced effort, as the Lady Chaps do not have any representation in the top-15 in conference leaders in digs. Chloe Menard is LCU's leader with 3.63 digs per set, as she has 167 total digs on the season. Four Lady Chaps (Menard, Genenbacher, Olivia Elofsson and Fallaha) have at least 2.5 digs per set.

- Lubbock Christian is 4-2 in home matches this season, with a 3-2 win over Oklahoma Christian in their last home match played (Sept. 16). Kiana Fallaha is averaging 3.7 kills and Kayton Genenbacher is on a pace of 8.8 assists per set at home. Fallaha also leads LCU at home with 2.96 digs per set at home. Elofsson has 10 of LCU's 32 serving aces at home (the next closest player is Genenbacher, who has seven).  
 
-LCU's 1-1 conference record has been highlighted by a 99-94 kill advantage and a 135-126 advantage in digs. Fallaha, who leads LCU in kills per set in conference (3.13) is leading LCU with 3.4 points per set in conference matches (15^th in LSC). Chloe Menard leads LCU with 3.5 digs per set and in aces with six (co-leads the LSC and is second in aces per set with 0.8). Lily Bickley ranks fifth (.419) and Kalli Dalland ranks 10^th (.381) in hitting percentage, which places LCU with two players in the top-10 in the conference for conference matches played.
 
- At OC Saturday, Chloe Menard had a match-high career-high six aces in the LCU win. The total ranks tied for the second-most in a match by a Lady Chaps member since 2008 and the most since Bradi Marshall posted eight at Dallas Baptist on Oct. 20, 2018. Menard's mark ranks as the most in a four-set match since Rachel Stuyvesant posted six against Southern Nazarene on Oct. 3, 2008. LCU had 10 aces as a team, which was the most since LCU notched 12 on Oct, 22, 2022 (against Cameron) and the mark is tied for the second-most in a four-set match since 2008.
 
- OC was held to a .066 attack percentage Saturday, which is the lowest mark by an LCU opponent this season and the lowest since Cameron was held to a mark of .057 on Oct. 22, 2022. LCU has held their opponents to a hitting percentage of .174 this season (.173 in LSC matches).