LUBBOCK, Texas (April 26, 2025) – Lubbock Christian University snapped No. 1 West Texas A&M's 28-game winning streak and handed the Lady Buffs their first West Division loss of the season, claiming a 4-1 victory to open their Lone Star Conference West Division doubleheader.
 
The win over the nation's top-ranked team in the "Rivalry on the Range" matchup quickly turned into "Waiting on the Range," as lightning forced a delay of nearly six hours during the nightcap. West Texas A&M regrouped after the long pause and avoided a sweep, holding off LCU with a 6-4 win in a second game that ended close to 1 a.m., snapping the Lady Chaps' nine-game winning streak.

Game 1
Kristen Boyd homered and drove in three runs to back a strong pitching effort from Teoni Lamb and Reese Farrar, helping Lubbock Christian knock off top-ranked West Texas A&M 4-1 in Friday's opener.
 
Senior Teoni Lamb (9-7), with her family from Australia in attendance, started in the circle and picked up the win for Lubbock Christian (33-18, 24-17). The right-hander went 5.1 innings, giving up one run on six hits, allowing two walks and striking out six.
 
Reese Farrar also made an impact in the circle for the Chaparrals, throwing 1.2 shutout innings while allowing no hits, with no walks and one strikeout to garner her first save of the season.
 
At the plate, the Chaparrals were led by Kristen Boyd, who went 3-for-3 on the day with a double, a home run and three RBI. Kendra Levesque furnished a noteworthy day at the plate as well, going 1-for-3 with an RBI.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
LCU grabbed an early lead in the first inning after Kawehi Ili walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a two-out RBI single by Boyd. The Lady Chaps threatened again in the second when Piper Garcia singled and moved to second on another wild pitch, but a strikeout and flyout ended the inning. LCU stretched the lead in the fourth when Boyd led off with a solo home run to left field, her third hit of the afternoon, pushing the lead to 2-1.
 
West Texas A&M (48-3, 37-2) briefly tied the game in the top of the fourth on a solo home run by starting pitcher Emilee Boyer, but LCU quickly regained momentum in the fifth. Sophia Reyes reached on an error and was replaced by pinch-runner Cat Prisock, who came around to score on a two-out RBI single from Levesque. Following a Baylea Myers infield single, Boyd delivered again with an RBI-double to left field, bringing home Hayeli Acosta, who had entered as a pinch runner for Levesque, and giving LCU a 4-1 advantage.
 
The Lady Chaps' pitching staff handled the rest. After a single by Cadence Colborn put two on with one out in the sixth, Farrar entered and shut the door, inducing a fielder's choice and a lineout to left to escape the jam. Farrar retired all five batters she faced to pick up her first save and preserving Lamb's ninth win of the season. LCU matched West Texas A&M in hits (six each) but capitalized better on its opportunities.
 
GAME NOTES
» Boyd compiled three base knocks in the game for Lubbock Christian. It is her fifth game of the season with at least three RBI produced. She also increased her team lead in two-out-RBI to 17.

» Lubbock Christian took a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and never trailed for the remainder of the game. LCU improved to 23-7 when scoring first and 8-4 when scoring in the first inning.

» Lubbock Christian went 3-for-8 (.375) with runners in scoring position (Boyd was 2-for-2). Meanwhile, West Texas A&M went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.

» West Texas A&M was led offensively by Boyer, who went 1-for-2 with a home run  and an RBI.
 
» LCU improved to 5-0 when tied with their opponents in hits. They are also 18-1 when holding opponents to two runs or less.
 
Game 2
WT held off a late rally from LCU in the second game to claim a 6-4 win, surviving a 5-hour, 40-minute weather delay in the process, as the game concluded at nearly 1 a.m. The Lady Chaps out-hit the Lady Buffs 7-6 after the delay but left key runners on base in the final innings as WT held on behind a save from Boyer
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
West Texas A&M (49-3, 39-3) opened the scoring in the second inning with a two-run home run from Trinity Kuntz, followed immediately by a solo shot from Avery Cannon to take a 3-0 lead.
 
LCU (33-19, 24-18) answered in the third as Sophia Reyes singled and scored on Kawehi Ili's RBI-triple, trimming the margin to 3-1.
 
Momentum shifted in the top of the fifth when an error allowed Emily Liskai to reach and ultimately score on Abby Howell's RBI groundout after the lengthy lightning delay, pushing WT's lead to 4-1. The Lady Buffs added another run in the sixth when Brianna Stokes, pinch running after a single from Heaven Moreno, stole home to make it 5-1.
 
LCU clawed back in the bottom of the sixth as Reyes singled again and Ili was hit by a pitch. After a wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position, Kendra Levesque doubled to left-center to drive in two runs, cutting the deficit to 5-3. A throwing error later put the tying run aboard, but LCU stranded two runners to end the inning in zany fashion. WT attempted a throw-down (pickoff attempt) to first base, and the throw hit LCU batter, Prisock, in the head (as she was in standard position in the box). Home plate umpired ruled obstruction, ending the LCU rally.
 
Howell extended the WT lead in the seventh with a two-out solo home run to straightaway center. The Lady Chaps made one final push in the bottom of the frame, as Flores and Reyes each singled before Ili doubled in a run. However, after Boyer entered the circle to pitch, LCU's rally stalled with a strikeout and flyout to end the game, leaving the tying runs stranded.
 
Heidi Vortherms earned the win for West Texas A&M, allowing four hits and three runs over six innings, while Natalee Gray took the loss for LCU after allowing four runs (three earned) across four innings of work.

GAME NOTES
» Reyes led the Chaparrals, compiling three base hits in the ballgame to match a season high.

» Lubbock Christian's power output was led by Ili, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame. She became the seventh Lady Chap to triple this season, as her triple marked her first of the season.

» Lubbock Christian pitchers limited West Texas A&M to just 1-for-7 (.143) with runners in scoring position.

» LCU was just 1-of-7 getting the leadoff batter aboard.

» West Texas A&M was led offensively by sophomore Trinity Kuntz, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
 
» Reyes (3-for-5) and Boyd (3-for-6) each combined for three hits in the combined two games, with Boyd and Levesque also producing a trio of RBI.
 
» Levesque extended her hit streak to 12 games, which is the longest streak by a Lady Chaps member this season. She is also LCU's active leader reaching base safely in 13 consecutive games. Riley Flores was LCU's leader until having her streak end at 17 in the opening game of the series.
 
» LCU moved to 4-9 this season against teams either ranked in the top-25 or receiving votes (at the time of competition). The Lady Chaps have had six games this season against an opponent carrying the No.1 tag and LCU is 1-5 in those contests.
 
» The split places LCU with a 19-6 home record this season at Maner Park.
 
HISTORY LESSON
The doubleheader split has WT leading the all-time series 25-12 (LCU is 8-12 against WT in Lubbock). Each of LCU's prior two wins over WT (consecutive seasons) has been with WT nationally ranked No.1. LCU, who claimed their first win at home over a No.1 nationally ranked teams since a March 27, 2022 no-hitter over UT Tyler, also defeated a No.1 WT team at home on Mar. 24, 2015. LCU's first-ever win over a No.1 ranked program occurred in their third game in program history – a win over No.1 Oklahoma City in Lubbock on Feb. 22, 2008, which was also LCU's first conference game and Sooner Athletic Conference game in program history.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
LCU remains home Sunday and will celebrate Senior Day, as they host Midwestern State for the regular season's finale (doubleheader). Senior Day festivities begin at 12:45 p.m., with the first pitch set for 1 p.m.