AUSTIN, Texas (October 4, 2025) – Riding a seven-match win streak, the red-hot Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaps aim to keep their momentum rolling Saturday with a 2 p.m. first serve against St. Edward's inside the Recreation & Convocation Center. A victory would mark LCU's eighth straight—its longest streak since 2018—while the Hilltoppers look to notch their first Lone Star Conference win of the season.
  

LSC VOLLEYBALL
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
St. Edward's	Austin, Texas	Sat., Oct. 4	2:00 p.m.	Video	Stats

   
LADY CHAP NOTES
» Lubbock Christian University volleyball (11-4, 2-0 LSC) has surged into Saturday riding a seven-match win streak, its longest since a seven-match tear to open the 2023 season. The Lady Chaps opened Lone Star Conference play 3-0 for the first time since 2021 Friday following a 3-1 road win in San Antonio, Texas over St. Mary's. LCU extended their road win streak to three straight (3-1) with the win over the Rattlers. The Lady Chaps are one of four unbeaten teams in conference play in the LSC.
 
» Setter Camdyn Sears earned Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Week for the second time this season (third LSC weekly honor) after leading the Lady Chaps to a 2-0 conference start. The Midland native tallied 92 assists on the week (11.5/set), including a league-best 54 vs. Western New Mexico, while adding 23 digs and seven kills. She posted 15 assists in the fourth set Friday en route to a 46-assist performance.

» The Lady Chaps top the Lone Star Conference in assists with 733 (13.09/set ranks second in LSC) and kills with 771 (13.77/set, 2nd), both ranking among the nation's top 25. They also sit top-10 in the LSC in digs (17.88/set, 2nd) and hitting percentage (.222, 6th).

» Camdyn Sears ranks second in the LSC with 9.72 assists per set and leads the league with 525 total assists. She already owns eight double-doubles this year, including season highs of 54 assists, 23 digs, and seven kills in the win over WNMU.

» Lily Bickley turned in a season-high 17 kills against Western New Mexico and followed with 11 Friday at StMU for her 10th double-digit kill performance this season. She and Bryleigh Schweer both rank top-15 in the LSC in hitting percentage (.330/7th and .299/10th, respectively) and blocks (0.73/15^th and 0.81 / 9^th, respectively). Bickley leads the team with 165 kills (3.00/set), hitting .330 (7th in LSC). She has reached double-digit kills in 10 matches, including nine of the last 10 matches played. Bickley also ranks top-10 in the LSC for total blocks (40, 8th). She is 26 kills away from claiming her 1,000^th career kill. LCU has not had a player with at least 1,000 career kills since Maddie Johnson and Kasey Deterding each reached the mark in the 2015 season. Bickley, who ranks 34^th among active Division II players in career kills, would mark the third 1,000-kill producer for LCU since the current rally scoring format started in 2008.

» Offensively, Emilee Sikora has played a role pacing LCU. The freshman is 12th in the LSC at 2.88 kills per set, with eight double-digit outings.
 
» Libero Abby Dominguez sits fourth in the LSC and 45th nationally in digs per set (4.84). Her 271 digs this season rank second-most in the league (19^th nationally), with five 20+ dig performances this year.

» In their prior match, against StMU, LCU showed balance: Jade Workman (14), Camryn Blair (13), Bickley (11) and Sikora (10) each posted double-digit kills, while Sears added her eighth double-double. Dominguez logged 21 digs, the seventh 20+ dig match of her career. Workman posted a Lady Chaps season high attack percentage of .571 behind a season-high 14 kills, which is the highest single-match high attack percentage since Schweer hit .750 on Oct. 16, 2024. Workman's mark is the 12th-highest mark since 2008, which is when the current rally-scoring format started, in program history.
 
LOOKING AT SEU
 - The Lady Chaps and Hilltoppers are meeting for a 29^th time all-time, as LCU has a 18-10 all-time advantage in the series (dates back to the 1987 season). LCU has won the previous three meetings, including a 3-2 win in the last meeting (Nov. 11, 2024 in Austin). In Austin, LCU has a slim 8-6 edge head-to-head against SEU. Four of the prior five meetings (including the last three) resulted in five-set decisions (all four are LCU wins). Four of the last six meetings have been in Austin (only once in Lubbock over that span).
 
- St. Edward's enters the weekend 3-6 overall and winless in Lone Star Conference play (0-4), sitting near the bottom of the standings on a four-match skid, which was extended with a 3-1 home loss Friday to Midwestern State. St. Edward's showed resilience but came up short against MSU, as Kelli Fording led the Hilltoppers with 13 kills and four aces, while Addy Badley added 11. The Hilltoppers showed early promise with home wins over UT Dallas and Cameron but have stumbled against UTPB, Angelo State, UT Tyler and MSU. SEU had four September matches canceled due to injuries.
 
- SEU welcomed Jeremy Garcia as their new head volleyball coach this season. He previously served at Duke as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, guiding nationally ranked classes and standout middle blockers. Garcia also coached at Penn State, Texas, and Austin Juniors, gaining experience in recruiting, defensive strategy, and player development, with multiple regional and national honors throughout his career.
 
- St. Edward's enters the weekend among the top teams in the Lone Star Conference in several key statistical categories. The Hilltoppers are second in the LSC in aces per set (2.13), top 10 in assists (11.0 per set) and kills (11.97 per set).
 
- Individually, SEU features standout contributions from Kelli Fording, ranked first in LSC aces per set (0.77) and among the top in kills (3.26, 8^th in LSC), points (4.15, 2^th in LSC). Giselle Ojeda provides strong defensive presence 4.65 digs per set (fifth in LSC), while Addy Badley leads the team in hitting efficiency (.235).