MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (September 5, 2026) – A trio of player in double figures in kills helped Lubbock Christian University snap a three-match skid Saturday morning with a four-set 3-1 victory over Converse (27-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-14) at the Barry (Buccaneer) Invitational inside the Health & Sports Center.
The Lady Chaparrals improved to 4-3, while Converse fell to 1-5. The match was LCU's first of the season to extend beyond three sets after its opening six contests were all decided by sweeps.
Camryn Blair powered the Lady Chaps with 17 kills, four service aces and a career-high 22 points. Blair hit .286 and also added eight digs, recording her fourth double-figure kill performance of the season.
Tatum Fleitman added a career-high 12 kills while hitting .364, and
Leigh Jespersen finished with 11 kills and eight digs.
Camdyn Sears directed the offense with 41 assists and 15 digs for her second double-double of the season and 25th of her LCU career.
LCU survived tight opening sets that featured 16 combined tie scores before Converse forced a fourth set. The Lady Chaps responded emphatically, holding Converse to five kills and a -.121 hitting percentage in the final frame.
LCU finished with 53 kills, nine service aces and eight total blocks.
Ramsey Clark led the Lady Chaps with 17 digs, while
Kayson Reeves contributed seven kills and five block assists.
Game Notes
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Camryn Blair had a huge performance with 17 kills and career-high marks in aces (4) and points (22.0). Her 17 kills (one shy of matching her career-high mark) marked her 10
th career double-figure kill performance and fourth of the season.
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Tatum Fleitman hit .364 with a career-high total of kills (12) for her fourth career game of at least 10 kills (first this season).
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Leigh Jespersen produced her second career double figure performance in kills with 11, which was also her 19
th of her career (she had 17 at Hardin-Simmons).
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Camdyn Sears registered 41 assists and 15 digs for her second double-double of the season and 25
th of her LCU career. She also had two blocks and a kill in the match.
» Freshman
Lauren Hanson made her collegiate debut in the fourth set and served her first ace.
» LCU claimed the win despite 15 serving errors, which is the most since they had 15 on Sept. 4, 2010, which ironically also resulted in a victory (3-2 win at West Texas A&M). One game after LCU and Lynn combined for 17 serving errors (10 by Lynn), the two teams Saturday combined for 21 errors, which is the most since LCU and St. Mary's combined for 21 serving errors on Sept. 18, 2017. 33 points were decided via serves, as the two teams also combined for 12 serving aces, with 9 produced by LCU (second time this season they have had at least 9 aces in a game).
» The neutral site win places LCU with a 4-2 record this season in neutral site matches.
» LCU's seventh match of the season was their first of the season not resulting in a straight-set final, as LCU is now 1-0 in matches ending in four sets.
» The two squads were meeting for the first time all-time, as each of the four opponents LCU is facing at the Barry Invitational are first-time meetings.
How It Happened
SET 1 | LCU 27, CU 25
- Converse moved ahead 6-2 before the Lady Chaps answered with four straight points, including a
Camryn Blair ace and a
Kayson Reeves kill, to tie the set at 6-6.
- The teams traded points through the middle of the set, with the Lady Chaps pulling even at 10-10, 13-13, 14-14 and 16-16.
- After Converse led 18-17, the Lady Chaps scored four straight points behind two
Tatum Fleitman kills and a block by
Aubree Lundberg and Jespersen to move ahead 21-18.
- Converse tied the set at 21-21 and again at 25-25, but the Lady Chaps took the final two points on a service error and an attack error to win the set 27-25.
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Tatum Fleitman had six kills in the opening set.
- LCU produced 17 kills as a team in the frame.
SET 2 | LCU 25, CU 23
- After the teams traded points early, the Lady Chaps used a four-point run capped by a
Aubree Lundberg kill to move ahead 8-4.
- Converse cut the margin to 14-13 with three straight points, but the Lady Chaps answered with a Reeves kill, a Converse attack error and a
Camryn Blair ace to go back up 17-13.
- Converse later scored four straight to pull within 21-20 before Jespersen stopped the run with a kill.
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Tatum Fleitman put the Lady Chaps at set point with a kill, and Sears and Reeves combined on the final block as the Lady Chaps took the set 25-23.
- Fleitman and Jespersen each had four kills in the set for LCU.
SET 3 | CU 25, LCU 18
- The Lady Chaps moved in front 8-6 after a Sears serve led to a Converse attack error, but Converse scored the next five points to go ahead 11-8.
- After trailing 13-10, the Lady Chaps put together five straight points, including
Ramsey Clark's ace, a
Tatum Fleitman kill and a
Camryn Blair kill, to take a 15-13 lead.
- Converse answered by taking six of the next seven points for a 19-16 advantage, and although Reeves and Blair added kills late, Converse scored the final four points to take the set 25-18.
- Bree Lyons had five kills for Converse in the set.
- Blair led LCU with the frame with six kills.
SET 4 | LCU 25, CU 14
- After a 2-2 start,
Camryn Blair, Hanson and Sears contributed consecutive points as the Lady Chaps moved ahead 5-2 (LCU had a 5-1 run).
- The Lady Chaps built the margin to 10-4 with points from a
Camryn Blair-Reeves block sequence and a Jespersen kill, then pushed the advantage to 18-9 behind Jespersen and Blair kills and a Blair ace. LCU had a 7-2 run early during the set.
- Converse scored back-to-back points to make it 19-12, but Jespersen answered with kills at 20-12 and 21-13 and added an ace for a 23-13 lead.
- Blair put the Lady Chaps at set point with a kill, and
Tatum Fleitman and Reeves combined on the final block to close the set 25-14, as LCU closed the match on a 5-1 run.
- Jespersen had a strong set with seven of her kills occurring in the set.
What's Next
LCU closes out their Florida trip Saturday with a 1:30 p.m. match against Barry.
