DENVER, Colo. – The Lubbock Christian University women's soccer team seeks their first win of the season against Regis University this Wednesday (Sept. 6).
Lubbock Christian (0-1-1) vs Regis (1-1-0)
Wednesday, Sept. 6 – 8:00 PM (CT)
Regis Turf Fields – Denver, Colo.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Lady Chaps drew with CSU Pueblo 1-1 on Sunday night (Sept. 3).
- Evie Rodriguez scored the first goal of the season for LCU and first of her career.
- Kara Murray faced eight shots and made six saves.
LADY CHAPS HEADERS
- LCU will play their first three games of the season in Colorado. The Lady Chaps went 4-2-2 away from home last season.
- Lubbock Christian finished the 2022 season 8-3-8, including a 6-0-5 start to the season. Their first loss came on Oct. 8 to UT Tyler.
- The Lady Chaps are 8-0-4 in their last 12 nonconference matches, their last loss coming to Angelo State on Feb. 27, 2021, in a match ruled a nonconference match. LCU's last loss to a team outside of the Lone Star Conference was to CSU-Pueblo on Sept. 7, 2019.
- LCU returns five starters from last seasons team. Including, LSC First Team All-Conference and D2CCA Second Team All-Region selection Lexi De La Cruz, LSC Third Team All-Conference and LSC All-Freshmen Team member Graycen Rasmussen, and defensive anchor Kenley Blevins.
A LOOK BACK
- The Lady Chaps finished with an 8-3-8 record in their 11th season under Head Coach Alex Denning. They entered the Lone Star Conference Tournament as the four seed, falling to the fifth seed St. Mary's 3-1.
- LCU had eight games finish in draws in 2022, the most in program history.
- Lubbock Christian outscored their opponents 31-17 and recorded eight shutouts. The Lady Chap offense averaged 1.63 goals per game while allowing 0.89.
FURTHER BACK
- The Lubbock Christian women's soccer program began in 2010 with a 5-2 loss to UT Permian Basin. On Sept. 2, 2021, they recorded the 100th win in program history, beating New Mexico Highlands 4-1. The Lady Chap program enters the 2023 season with an overall record of 115-84-28.
PRESEASON PICKINGS
- The LCU women's soccer team was picked to finish fourth in the Lone Star Conference preseason poll. Graycen Rasmussen and Kenley Blevins were named players to watch for the 2023 season.
- Rasmussen picked up a pair of all conference honors in her first season as a Lady Chap. She was named to the LSC All-Conference Third Team and the All-Freshmen team. She ranked top-10 in the LSC in shots, shots on goal, and points. She was tied for the team lead in assists with 3. She appeared in 17 contests, starting in 10 of them. Rasmussen recorded 6 goals in 972 minutes of playing time.
- Blevins started in all 19 games for the Lady Chaps in 2022. Her lone goal of the season came against Oklahoma Christian on Sept. 21. She recorded 8 shots with 3 on goal in a total of 1,710 minutes of playing time.
NEW YEAR, NEW FACES
- LCU will feature 14 new players on the 2023 roster. Of those new players, 10 are true freshmen and four are transfers from other universities. The four transfers include Cooper Cowan (Arkansas State), Olivia Weider (Emmanual), Reagan Easter (UT Tyler), and Duschka Diaz (Oklahoma Baptist).
THE SERIES WITH REGIS
- LCU and Regis have never faced off against one another.
SCOUTING THE RANGERS
- Regis comes into the contest with a 1-1 record. Last time out they defeated San Francisco State 3-0. They lost 2-1 to Chico State in their season opener. Sarah Wynn has been the leading goal scorer so far this season and three different goalkeepers have seen action.
- The Rangers were picked to finish third in the RMAC preseason poll following a 12-7-2 record in 2022. They went on a deep postseason run falling in the RMAC Championship game. They return leading goal scorer Kelby Kuo. Kuo was a All-Region selection in 2022. They do not have a returning goalkeeper who has seen significant playing time.
- The Rangers are bringing in nine new players, with seven freshmen and a pair of transfers. Head Coach Jeff Frykholm enters his second season at the helm.
A WIN WOULD
- Be the first win of the season for the Lady Chaps.
- Give LCU their first win over Regis.
- Give the Lady Chaps their 116th win in program history.
