DENTON, Texas (October 23, 2026) –
Camdyn Sears delivered another triple-double and Lubbock Christian University stormed back from two match points down in the fifth set Friday, rallying past Texas Woman's 3-2 (20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 16-25, 17-15) in Lone Star Conference play inside Kitty Magee Arena.
LCU improved to 11-12 overall and 7-6 in LSC play, while Texas Woman's fell to 7-15 and 4-8.
Sears posted 21 digs, 21 assists and a career-high 13 kills for her third triple-double in four matches. She also matched a career high with three aces and added two blocks.
The Lady Chaps trailed 13-10 in the decisive set and later faced match point at 15-14 before Sears delivered a tying kill. Consecutive TWU attack errors followed, completing LCU's first five-set victory of the season.
Freshman
Shaylee Stevens erupted for a career-high 15 kills on a .500 hitting percentage, while
Hope Gonsioroski added 11 kills.
Lauren Hanson recorded her first collegiate double-double with career highs of 28 assists and 14 digs.
LCU finished with season highs of 60 kills and 90 digs.
Texas Woman's received 18 kills from Charlise Smith and 16 from Gracie Erichsen, while Alyssa Rojo collected a match-high 27 digs.
The victory opened LCU's season-ending five-match road trip and extended its winning streak in five-set matches to four dating to last season.
Game Notes
» LCU went 36 years without a triple-double until
Camdyn Sears registered one Oct. 16 against Texas A&M International. It has resulted in three triple-doubles in a four-game span, as Friday, Sears posted 21 digs, 21 assists and a career-high 13 kills. The triple-double also marks her 13
th double-double this season (and 36th of her career), as she has double-doubles in four straight matches and five of the last six matches. Sears, who never had a double-digit performance in kills prior to Oct. 16, hit double-digits for a fourth consecutive match topping her prior career-high of 12 kills from Tuesday against West Texas A&M. The sophomore also had a pair of blocks and matched a career-high with three aces for a second straight match.
» Freshman middle blocker
Kayson Reeves produced five blocks, marking her fourth consecutive match with at least five blocks.
» In an obscure stat, LCU had 10 serving errors, marking their fourth match this season with at least 10 serving errors, and they now have three wins when serving at least 10 serving errors.
» LCU produced a season-high 60 kills in the match and they claimed their second win of the season (2-12) when their opponent has more kills (TWU had a 62-60 advantage in kills). LCU also improved to 2-12 when their opponent has a better attack percentage (.172 to .165). Three Lady Chaps reached double-figures in kills, with
Shaylee Stevens (a career-high 15 kills for her first double-figure performance of the freshman's collegiate career), Sears (13) and
Hope Gonsioroski (11) reaching the mark. Gonsioroski matched a career high for a fourth time this season, and her sixth match of double figures in kills have all come over an eight-match stretch. Stevens hit .500 in her 15-kill performance, which represents the second-best attack percentage by a Lady Chaps member this season (with at least 12 kills).
» Joining Sears with a double-double was freshman
Lauren Hanson, who had career highs in digs (14) and assists (28) for her first collegiate double-double. She becomes the fifth Lady Chaps member to achieve a double-double this season, joining
Camryn Blair,
Hope Gonsioroski,
Leigh Jespersen and
Camdyn Sears.
» The Lady Chaps totaled a season-high in digs (90), with four players reaching double figures. Sears had a season-high 21 digs (her fifth match of her LCU career with at least 20 digs), followed by 14 from
Lauren Hanson, 12 from
Sienna Cavalier and 10 from
Leigh Jespersen. LCU had a 90-77 advantage in digs, improving to 7-0 this season when leading in the category.
» The match was LCU's first match of the season to go five sets, placing LCU with a 1-0 record in matches decided in a fifth set. Dating back to last season, LCU has won four consecutive matches decided in five sets. Their last road win in five sets was Nov. 2, 2024 at St. Edward's.
» The Lady Chaps, playing in their first road match since Oct.3, improved to 3-5 in road matches this season.
» The win marked the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs to go the distance, and LCU has won three straight matches in the head-to-head series that have ended in five sets. Overall, LCU's win evens the all-time series at 8-8, and they are now 3-2 all-time in Denton against TWU.
How It Happened
SET 1 | TWU 25, LCU 18
- After the Pioneers moved in front 5-2, the Lady Chaps worked back to a 7-7 tie with kills from
Shaylee Stevens and
Tatum Fleitman and a
Ramsey Clark ace.
- From a 9-9 tie, TWU created separation and reached 16-11 behind a Cat Millsap ace, kills from Charlise Smith and Teagan Hill and a Gracie Erichsen block.
- The Lady Chaps cut the deficit to 19-17 (used a 4-1 run) on a
Kayson Reeves kill and a block by Reeves and
Camdyn Sears, but the Pioneers won the next three points and closed the set 25-20 on a Smith kill.
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Kayson Reeves had a trio of kills and blocks in the set for 4.5 points.
- TWU's Charlise Smith led all players with seven kills in the set.
SET 2 | LCU 25, TWU 18
- The Lady Chaps scored the first six points, with Reeves serving five straight points that included back-to-back aces and a
Camryn Blair kill from
Lauren Hanson.
- TWU cut the margin to 6-3, but the Lady Chaps pushed back ahead 10-3 after a Sears ace and two Pioneers attack errors.
- The Lady Chaps kept the lead through the middle of the set, moving ahead 19-10 on kills from Sears and Stevens.
- The Pioneers trimmed the gap to 20-16 on a 6-1 run, but kills from Stevens,
Tatum Fleitman,
Hope Gonsioroski and Reeves helped the Lady Chaps close out the set 25-18.
- Fleitman and Gonsioroski each had a trio of kills in the set.
SET 3 | LCU 25, TWU 21
- TWU scored the first three points before the Lady Chaps answered with kills from
Camryn Blair and Reeves to tie the set at 3-3.
- After an 8-8 tie, Gonsioroski kills and a Reeves-
Camryn Blair block helped the Lady Chaps move in front, and Sears followed with a kill and back-to-back aces as the Lady Chaps pushed the lead to 17-11.
- The Pioneers cut the gap to 21-18 and later 23-21, but Blair put the Lady Chaps on set point before Stevens and Sears combined on the block that closed the 25-21 set win.
- Gonsioroski was part of the reason LCU finished with 15 kills in the set, as she had five kills in the frame.
SET 4 | TWU 25, LCU 16
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Camryn Blair put the Lady Chaps on the board first, and the teams traded points through a 6-6 tie.
- TWU moved ahead 9-6, but the Lady Chaps answered with a 5-2 run highlighted by kills from Sears, Stevens and
Tatum Fleitman to tie the set at 11-11.
- Sears added kills as the Lady Chaps stayed within 19-16, before the Pioneers scored the final six points, including a Lorena Gomez ace and a Gracie Erichsen kill, to take the set 25-16.
- Sears (5) and Stevens (4) combined for 9 kills in the frame.
SET 5 | LCU 17, TWU 16
- The Lady Chaps stayed in front early with kills from Reeves, Gonsioroski and Stevens, but TWU tied the set at 7-7 and later moved ahead 9-8.
- The Pioneers had a 6-2 run and pushed the margin to 13-10 behind kills from Trinity Blackwood and Teagan Hill before the Lady Chaps answered with a TWU attack error and kills from Sears and Stevens to tie it at 13-13.
- After TWU went back ahead 15-14 and had their second match-point-serve, Sears tied the set with a kill, and the Lady Chaps took the final two points on Pioneers attack errors to win the set 17-15.
- Sears and Stevens each had three kills in the set to co-lead LCU in the set.
- no points in the decisive set were registered off serves or blocks.
What's Next
LCU remains in the Metroplex Saturday and heads to Dallas to face Dallas Baptist at 2 p.m. inside Burg Center.
