LUBBOCK, Texas (October 15, 2024) – Riding a two-game win streak to open the 2024 home slate, the Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals continue their four-match homestand with a midweek Lone Star Conference tilt Wednesday hosting UT Permian Basin at 6 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center. The homestand ends Saturday at 2 p.m., as LCU hosts LSC newcomer Sul Ross State.
  

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OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
UT Permian Basin	Rip Griffin Center	Wed., Oct. 16	6:00 p.m.	Video	Stats

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LOOKING AT UTPB
- The Lady Chaps and Falcons first squared off in 1995 and have met 52 times since (53 total meetings), with LCU owning a 42-11 series advantage over the Falcons. LCU, winners of two of the prior three meetings, had won 15 consecutive matches prior to 2019, but UTPB has won seven of the last 11 meetings. The Lady Chaps and UTPB met Sept 19 in their first neutral site setting (in Laredo, Texas) since Sept. 9, 2016 (in Stephenville, Texas), with UTPB claiming a 3-0 win. LCU is 18-6 all-time in Lubbock in the series, which includes a 3-1 LCU win on Oct.14, 2023. The two programs are former Heartland Conference foes and LCU was 6-0 all-time in Heartland action against the Falcons.

- UT Permian Basin finished 10th in the LSC last season with an 8-8 mark. They dropped their final three matches to miss the LSC Championships and finished with a 17-10 overall record. They are tied for ninth in the LSC Preseason Poll. UT Permian Basin enters Wednesday's matchup against Lubbock Christian with a 10-5 overall record and a 3-3 mark in Lone Star Conference play. The Falcons are coming off a 3-0 home win against Midwestern State, which snapped a brief losing streak. Their season includes a strong showing at neutral sites, where they've gone 3-2, including a notable 3-0 sweep of Lubbock Christian on Sept. 20. UTPB has been solid at home, boasting a 5-2 record in Odessa, and has performed well on the road, posting a 2-1 away record. While their early season was marked by two close losses in neutral matches, they rebounded quickly with consecutive wins, including victories over Sul Ross State and Southeastern Oklahoma.

- CJ Allard is in his first season as head coach of the Falcons. He has been a head coach at the collegiate beach volleyball level, but his history indoors includes assistant coaching gigs at Northeastern, Coastal Carolina, and UNC Greensboro,

- UT Permian Basin's defense continues to shine, holding opponents to a .136 hitting percentage, the best in the Lone Star Conference. This season, they've forced multiple teams into negative or low hitting percentages, including a season-low of -.046 against New Mexico Highlands and a strong .020 against Eastern New Mexico. Their toughest defensive test came against West Texas A&M, where they allowed a season-high .352.

- UT Permian Basin is led by Gabby Gregorski, who ranks 23rd nationally and second in the Lone Star Conference in digs per set, averaging 5.28. Her consistent defensive efforts have made her a crucial part of UTPB's back row, collecting a total of 285 digs, which ranks sixth in the conference. Gregorski's ability to keep rallies alive and manage the opposition's attacks plays a vital role in UTPB's defensive strategy.
 
LADY CHAP NOTES
- Lubbock Christian enters Wednesday's match with an 8-8 overall record and a 4-2 mark in Lone Star Conference play, currently ranked tied for fifth among LSC teams (with St. Mary's and Texas Woman's). While the Lady Chaps have excelled on neutral courts with a 4-3 record, they have faced challenges on the road, going 2-5. They played their first 14 matches of the season away from home, where they are 2-0 on the season.
 
- The Lone Star Conference announced its weekly awards, and Lubbock Christian University's Bryleigh Schweer earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for her standout performances in matches played from Oct. 7-13.
 
After opening the season with 14 matches away from home, LCU returned home and secured significant victories against Texas A&M-Kingsville (3-1) and Texas A&M International (3-2). Both matches held extra weight as LCU and their opponents entered the contests tied in the Lone Star Conference standings. Schweer was a force defensively, recording a staggering nine blocks in the win over Texas A&M International, tying the highest solo block mark in LCU's NCAA-era. Her ninth block was of importance, as it was the match-point in the fifth set, as she combo-blocked with Kayton Genenbacher. The Greeley, Colo native also added 14 kills and three blocks against Texas A&M-Kingsville. Schweer's consistent presence at the net was a game-changer, as her efforts helped LCU reach 32 block assists against TAMIU. She was instrumental in a couple of historic marks in the two matches. Against TAMUK, LCU recorded 67 kills, their highest total in a four-set match since 2013, and 61 assists, their most in a four-set match since the same 2013 McMurry game (Nov. 15, 2013). Against TAMIU, LCU's 32 block assists were the most in their NCAA-era (dating back to 2013) and their highest mark of game-by-game files recorded since 2008. Their 16 total blocks tied the LSC season-high mark for this season.
 
Schweer became the second LCU player this season to earn an LSC weekly honor, following Leddy Rae Guinn's Freshman of the Week recognition on Sept. 30. This marks Schweer's first career accolade and the first time an LCU player has won Defensive Player of the Week since Hannah Froeschl in September 2021.
 
The weekly marks have Schweer leading the team in hitting percentage (.316, 11^th in LSC), blocks (39) and blocks per set (0.62). She ranks 10^th in the LSC in conference play with 20 blocks and 0.82 blocks per set in LSC contests.

- LCU stands out in the attacks per set category, entering Wednesday averaging 37.5 attacks (per set), which ranks fifth in the Lone Star Conference and 50th nationally. Kiana Fallaha and Lily Bickley are at the forefront, contributing significantly to this statistic. Fallaha ranks second in the conference with 11.1 attacks per set (22nd nationally) and has 568 total attacks (seventh in the conference) despite missing the prior three matches. Overall, LCU's total attacks amount to 2,363, which is fifth in the conference and 53^rd nationally.

- This season marks LCU's fourth season under coach Giboney. The Lady Chaps seventh head coach in program history has jumped into his 20th year of NCAA coaching. Giboney, who has four NCAA Tournament appearances and seven conference titles on his resume, surpassed 400 coaching victories in his first season with LCU and has a career coaching mark of 440-212. The Chaps head coach entered the season as the 29th best-active head coach in win percentage (.679) and as the 27th best-active head coach in victories (432). He has the third-highest win total of head coaches with less than 20 years of head coaching experience.

- Setter Kayton Genenbacher currently sits ninth all-time in LCU's career record books for assists with 2,753. Sept. 27 in Denton, Texas, she became the ninth Lady Chaps member in program history to reach 2,500 assists. She is nine assists away from passing Tiana Hergert (2,761 from 1989-92) and 15 assists away from moving past Erin Fisher (2,767 from 2011-14) and into seventh all-time in program history. Genenbacher ranks 22^nd nationally in assists per set with an average of 10.7, which places her third in the Lone Star Conference. She has amassed a total of 675 assists this season (third in LSC and 32^nd nationally).
 
-The Lady Chaps have shown potential in several key statistical categories within the Lone Star Conference and at the national level. Notably, the team's digs per set average of 15.7 ranks eighth in the conference, highlighting a solid defensive effort, led by Leddy Rae Guinn (14^th in LSC with 3.8 digs per set). On the offensive side, the team's kills per set average of 13.4 is respectable, placing sixth in the conference, with Kiana Fallaha (sixth in points per set and 94^th nationally, 3.87) and Lily Bickley (11th in LSC, 3.7) leading the way in scoring (points). Payton Murray has also been on display with double-figure kill efforts in six of the prior seven matches and is averaging 3.32 kills per set over the seven-match span.
 
- LCU has made notable strides in conference play. Kayton Genenbacher has been a standout, averaging 12.0 assists per set (leads the LSC), contributing a total of 276 assists in six matches. Payton Murray supports the offense with 81 kills (tied for eighth in LSC), with Lily Bickley (76) and Bryleigh Schweer (60) providing a balance attack (14.1 kills per set for LCU to ranking fourth in the LSC, and ranking fifth in hitting with a mark of .246). Bickley leads in hitting (.289) and in points per set (4.26, sixth in LSC). Defensively, Leddy Rae Guinn shines with an average of 4.39 digs per set.
 
- LCU has had strong performances at home, leading to a perfect 2-0 record at the Rip Griffin Center this season. Offensively, Lily Bickley has been a standout, leading the Lady Chaps with 30 kills across two matches (3.33 kills per set) and a .270 hitting percentage, adding 7 service aces and 8 block assists. Payton Murray has been just as impactful, tallying 29 kills (3.22 kills per set) while hitting .271. Kayton Genenbacher has been the team's setter leader with 102 assists (11.33 per set), also contributing 5 blocks and 3 service aces. Defensively, Leddy Rae Guinn leads the team in digs, with 31 total and a 3.44 digs per set average. Bryleigh Schweer has been a force at the net with 12 block assists and 23 kills (2.56 kills per set), while Jade Workman has added 24 kills and 5 blocks.

- All remaining regular season scheduled matches can be watched via live streaming on FloSports. FloSports has recently partnered with the Lone Star Conference to offer a subscription-based service that provides live video coverage. A subscription to FloSports gives you access to all content on their platform. For more details, visit www.lcuchaps.com/live.