TYLER, Texas (October 17, 2025) – Lubbock Christian showed resilience and defensive dominance Friday night, battling through tightly contested sets to earn a 3–0 sweep (27–25, 25–22, 26–24) over UT Tyler inside Herrington Patriot Center. The victory gave the Lady Chaps their 12th consecutive win, matching their longest streak since 2018, and improved them to 15–4 overall and 8–0 in the Lone Star Conference, remaining the only unbeaten team in LSC play.
 
LCU's victory was driven by a strong team defensive performance at the net and in the back row. Senior Lily Bickley led the charge with 12 kills and six blocks (four solo), continuing her standout season while recording one of the top blocking performances in the program's rally-scoring era. Her four solo blocks tied for the second-most by an LCU player since 2008, and her six total blocks ranked among the top 10 in a three-set match during that span.
 
Freshman setter Camdyn Sears continued her breakout season, dishing out 45 assists—the fifth-highest total in LCU's rally-scoring era for a three-set match—and producing her 12th double-double of the season with 13 digs. Emilee Sikora, coming off a career-high 18 kills in her previous outing, added 11 kills, marking her 10th double-figure match of the season. Abby Dominguez anchored the defense with 19 digs, going a perfect 17-for-17 on serve receptions, while Olivia Elofsson added 10 digs.
 
The Lady Chaps held the Patriots (9–8, 5–2 LSC) to a .158 attack percentage and dominated the net with 11 total blocks, tying for the fourth-most in a three-set match since 2008. UTT was led by Autumn Perry with 13 kills and Jackie Velzis with 10, while setter Saige Rivera recorded 34 assists and libero Anna Arceneaux finished with 23 digs. Despite finishing with more kills (54–51), the Patriots couldn't overcome LCU's defensive wall and late-set execution.
 
Game Notes
» Lily Bickley had 12 kills and 6 blocks (4 solo). The 4 solo blocks are tied for the second-most since 2008 (when the current rally scoring era began) and the most since Kalli Dalland had 4 solos at Texas A&M Int'l on 10/15/22. Her 6 blocks in a three-set match are tied for the 9th-most since 2008 and the most since Sage Chain had 7 in a three-set match on 9/1/22 against Southwestern Okla. State. The Team had 11 blocks, which was tied for the 4th-most since 2008 most since 11.0 vs. Bentley on 9/4/21, and their 6 (team) solo blocks is tied for the 5th most since 2008 (2nd-most in a three-set match since 2008 and the most in a three-set match since 6 against SWOSU on 9/1/22.
 
» The match was UTT's Pink Out Match.
 
» Camdyn Sears had 45 assists, which ranks as the fifth most in program history in a three-set match, under the current rally scoring era (since 2008). It was the highest total in a three-set match since Erin Fisher had 51 on 10/23/14 against Dallas Baptist.
 
» Freshman Emilee Sikora, who was coming off a career-high 18 kills Saturday against Oklahoma Christian, registered 11 kills for her 10th match with at least 10 kills (has double-figure kill production in six of her last seven matches played).
 
» Freshman Camdyn Sears recorded her 12th double-double of the season (45 assists, 13 digs) and has double-double performances in three consecutive matches.
 
» LCU won their second match this season when losing the kills category (2-3), as they had 51 kills in the match (compared to 54 by UTT).
 
» The opening set featured nine lead changes and the score tied on 21 times. Overall, the match had 16 lead changes and the score was tied for a total of 40 times.
 
» Abby Dominguez led LCU with 19 digs and she was also 17-for-17 in serve receptions.
 
» The win marked the Lady Chaps' 12th consecutive win. The 12-match win streak is their best since a 12-match win streak in 2018.
 
» Improving to 8-0 in LSC play, LCU is off to their best conference start since starting 12-0 in 2009, and they are currently the only unbeaten team (in conference) in the LSC.
 
» LCU improved to 6-1 in road matches and has won six consecutive road matches. The six road wins match their 2023 season total for road matches. The last time LCU had more than six road wins was in 2021 (10-2).
 
» Lily Bickley's 12 kills marked her 11th double-figure night in kills this season, and she has 51 in her career.
 
» LCU moves to 1-6 all-time against the Patriots, as the win was their first in the all-time head-to-head history against UTT. The Lady Chaps are now 1-2 all-time against UTT in Patriot Center.
 
How It Happened
 
SET 1 | LCU 34, UTT 32
Lubbock Christian and UT Tyler engaged in a tightly contested opening set. The teams traded points throughout the set, with notable contributions from the Chaparrals' Jade Workman (4 kills) and Lily Bickley (7 kills), as the two combined for 11 kills in the set. UT Tyler's Kota Hartman (7 kills) and Autumn Perry (4 kills) also combined for 11 kills, helping their team maintain pressure. The set featured nine lead changes and the score was tied on 21 occasions. The Chaps managed to stay resilient, overcoming a 24-20 deficit and fighting off four consecutive set-point serves by the Patriots. UTT would end up with an additional five set-point serves (nine total in the set), but the visitors eventually secured the set 34-32, capitalizing on attack errors from UT Tyler's Kaitlyn Davis and Audrey Brandon, including a decisive block by Payton Murray to end the set on LCU's fourth set-point serve of the set (13 combined set-point serves between the two teams). Sears had 18 assists and five digs in the set.
 
SET 2 | LCU 25, UTT 20
The Lady Chaps secured the second set with a 25-20 victory over UT Tyler, establishing a strong presence through a series of decisive plays. Alyson Robbins initially led UT Tyler with two early kills, contributing to a quick 2-0 advantage. Lubbock Christian responded with a series of four consecutive points, featuring kills by Emilee Sikora and Jade Workman, which shifted the momentum in their favor. Camryn Blair (led LCU with 4 kills in the set) and Bryleigh Schweer (3 kills in the set) were instrumental in the latter stages, each earning multiple kills to extend the lead. Schweer sealed the set with a final kill, assisted by Sears, as the match had 11 ties and it was tied as late as 17-17 before LCU went on a 5-0 run to close out the set on an 8-3 scoring frenzy.
 
SET 3 | LCU 25, UTT 22
In a tightly contested third set, the Lady Chaps claimed a 25-22 victory over UT Tyler. Early on, UT Tyler took a brief lead with a service ace by Emma Vazquez, but Lubbock Christian responded with a series of kills from Sikora and Workman, establishing a 7-4 advantage. Kailey Manes of UT Tyler kept the match close with multiple kills, tying the score at 15-15. However, the Chaparrals regained momentum with decisive plays, including a key block by Schweer and Sikora, and a service ace by Schweer for a 14-11 advantage. There were only two lead changes in the set, as the teams were tied 16-16 before LCU surged with a 6-2 run for a 22-18 lead on a kill from Workman. UTT came back to tie the set at 22-22, but was unable to take the lead, as LCU responded with consecutive kills from Schweer, Sikora and Bickley, clinching the set for Lubbock Christian.
 
What's Next
The Lady Chaps head to Richardson, Texas Saturday for their first-ever meeting with UT Dallas, which is the newest LSC member, as they transition from NCAA Division III. The match gets underway from UT Dallas Activity Center at 2 p.m.