LUBBOCK, Texas (September 27, 2025) – Lone Star Conference play rolls on inside Rip Griffin Center, where red-hot Lubbock Christian University looks to keep its momentum blazing. The Lady Chaps, winners of five straight (the league's longest active streak), close their opening weekend of LSC play Saturday at 2 p.m. against Western New Mexico, aiming to stretch their run while sending the Mustangs to a third consecutive defeat.
  

LSC VOLLEYBALL
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
WNMU	Rip Griffin Center	Sat., Sept. 27	2:00 p.m.	Video	Stats

 
LADY CHAP NOTES
» Lubbock Christian sits at 9–4 overall, as they conclude their opening week of LSC play. They opened the season with a grueling stretch of 10 matches in nine days before winning each of their two games of the Lone Star Conference Crossover (first time ever). They head into Saturday's action on a season-best five-match win streak, which actively leads the LSC.
 
» Setter Camdyn Sears earned Lone Star Conference Setter of the Week after handing out 88 assists in seven sets at the Crossover. Her 43 assists vs. OC were the most by a Lady Chap in a three-set match since 2014. She ranks No. 15 nationally (No. 1 in the LSC) in total assists (425).

» Lubbock Christian opened Lone Star Conference play with a sweep of Sul Ross State (25-21, 25-11, 25-15) Friday to extend its win streak to five. The Lady Chaps (9-4, 1-0 LSC) hit .371, led by Lily Bickley's 13 kills and Emilee Sikora's nine kills with a career-high four blocks. Setter Camdyn Sears dished 38 assists, while Abby Dominguez tallied 17 digs. The victory marked LCU's 20th straight over SRSU and improved their all-time series lead to 39-11.

» LCU has hit .300-or-better in three consecutive matches and helping the mark is Emilee Sikora, who is one of four players hitting at least .500 in conference play (.500). Overall on the season, she ranks second on the team at 2.95 kills/set.

» Lily Bickley turned in 13 kills against Sul Ross for her eighth double-digit kill performance this season. She and Bryleigh Schweer both rank top-15 in the LSC in hitting percentage (.326 and .332, respectively). Bickley leads the team with 137 kills (2.88/set), hitting .326 (12th in LSC). She has reached double-digit kills in eight matches, including seven of the last eight matches played. Bickley also ranks top-10 in the LSC for total blocks (35, 6th). She is 54 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 35^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.

» Depth continues to be a strength for LCU, with multiple contributors chipping in behind the top scoring trio. Payton Murray is averaging 2.68 kills/set and ranks third on the team in total kills (107), while also adding 16 blocks. Jade Workman has provided balance as a setter/hitter hybrid with 71 kills, 98 assists, and 57 digs. Camryn Blair has been an efficient spark, averaging 2.67 kills/set in limited action, highlighted by seven kills in two sets against SRSU Friday. LCU's balanced offense has already seen six different players record double-digit kills in a match (Bickley, Tatum Fleitman, Murray, Sikora, Camryn Blair, Schweer) this season.

» Abby Dominguez leads the LSC and ranks 14th nationally with 221 total digs. Her 4.70 digs/set are fifth-best in the LSC. Her season has been highlighted by three 20+ dig performances, including 24 against Eastern New Mexico.

» LCU ranks No. 2 in the LSC in both kills per set (13.81) and assists per set (13.11). Nationally, the Lady Chaps sit 18th in assists/set and 29th in kills/set. Defensively, LCU ranks No. 4 in the LSC in digs per set (17.6) and limits opponents to .174 hitting, eighth-best in the league. In team totals, LCU leads the Lone Star in both kills (649) and digs (827). Their 1,804 total attacks are also most in the conference.
 
» LCU is seeking a 2-0 conference start for the first time since 2021 and second time since 2018 (would be their second 2-0 start in their LSC era).
 
LOOKING AT WNMU
 - LCU and Western New Mexico are meeting for the 17th time all-time, marking the seventh meeting as conference foes. LCU has won the prior eight meetings, which have been since 1996 (last six meetings have been since 2009). LCU's eight-match win streak in the series has them leading the series 9-7 (the series goes back to 1986). LCU is 2-2 all-time in Lubbock against WNMU, winning their previous meeting in Lubbock 3-1 (Nov. 5, 2022). The Mustangs have only made two trips to Lubbock since 1993.
 
- Western New Mexico sits at 5–6 overall after Friday's 3-0 loss at Midwestern State in their LSC opener. The Mustangs have shown flashes of strong play, winning three of their last six matches, including sweeps of Western Colorado and Millersville, but have dropped two straight. In their preconference play, their lineup navigated 10 matches in three weeks, splitting tournaments in Colorado Springs and at home in Silver City (hosted two tournaments).
 
- Statistically, the Mustangs sit near the middle of the pack in most offensive categories, averaging 11.0 kills per set and hitting .187 (10th in the LSC). Where they stand out is at the net, ranking third in the conference and 30th nationally in blocks per set (2.4), while holding opponents to a .149 attack percentage, the second-best mark in the LSC.
 
- Senior middle blocker Daphne Posthumus headlines the attack with 102 kills while ranking sixth in the LSC in hitting percentage (.321) and second in blocks per set (1.15). Fellow middle Brynlee Barris adds 43 total blocks and a .286 hitting clip. Setter Hannah Haggard directs the offense with 240 assists (5.85/set), ranking 10th in the conference, while libero Mikelle McAfee anchors the back row at 4.54 digs per set (seventh in the LSC).
 
- While serving has been a challenge at times (1.11 aces per set, 15th in the LSC), WNMU has found success through balance and defensive depth. McAfee leads the team in total digs (186), while Posthumus contributes 3.28 points per set, good for 16th in the league.