By: Everett Corder (everett.corder@lcu.edu)
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LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (6-6-2) at
WEST TEXAS A&M (6-7-2)
Wednesday, Oct. 29 – 7 p.m.
The Pitch – Canyon, Texas
LADY CHAP HEADERS
Lubbock Christian faces its final road test of the regular season, heading to Canyon, Texas for a rivalry matchup with West Texas A&M at 7 p.m. on Wednesday
Trinity Doom netted her first goal of the season in Saturday’s game against St. Edward’s breaking a two-game scoreless streak for the Lady Chaps
West Texas A&M averages 14.47 fouls and 1.47 yellow cards per game this season, both of which are the most in the Lone Star Conference
Junior Casey Storer has anchored the Lady Chap back line that is allowing 1.07 goals per game. She leads the team with 1236 minutes played
Sophomore LCU forward Ella Spiller is third the conference in both points (24) and goals (10) while ranking in the top 10 in both shots and shots on goal
RIVALRY ON THE RANGE
The LCU/WT matchup will be the latest in the 2025-26 school year’s Rivalry on the Range series. Announced on August 6, 2019, the Rivalry on the Range is a year-long competition including 15 sports in which the two schools will compete against one another. The Rivalry on the Range series scoring components includes head-to-head battles in men’s soccer, women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball and softball, with additional points available in postseason play. Lubbock Christian lost last year’s series by just two points and trails 4-1 this year. Fans can review the scoring system at rivalryontherange.com.
LOOKING AT THE LONE STAR
There’s just one week left in the regular season and the Lady Chaps have work to do if they want to be one of the eight teams at the end of the regular season to advance to the postseason tournament. Due to canceled games for weather, the league has now switched from sorting by points to points per match. The Lady Chaps currently have 1.40 conference points per match, which has them ninth in the league. Their next two matches are against the two teams right behind them in the standings. DBU leads the league with a perfect 10-0 record and is undefeated on the season.
OFFENSIVE OUTPUT
When Trinity Doom scored in the 53rd minute against St. Edward’s she broke a Lubbock Christian scoreless streak of 291 minutes and 46 seconds, dating back to the Oct. 8 game against Texas A&M International. Overall, the Lady Chaps have been one of the better offensive teams in the LSC this season, averaging 1.71 goals per game, which ranks sixth among league teams. hey are averaging 14.9 shots per game and have put 45.7 percent of those shots on goal. Ten different LCU players have scored at least one goal this season, including Ella Spiller, Sydney Smith, Mia Chambliss and Lexi De La Cruz with multiple goals.
ELLA ENCHANTED
Spiller is not only leading the Lady Chap offense, but has been one of the best offensive players in the conference so far this year. The Coppell, Texas, native is third in the LSC in both goals (10) and points (24). She also ranks eighth in shots and ninth in shots on goal. On Oct. 4 against Eastern New Mexico, she scored a hat trick, becoming the first LSC player with a three-goal game this season. She has already surpassed her goal (5) and point (17) totals from her freshman season, when she was named to both the All-Region and All-Conference Second Teams. Four of her goals have been game-winners.
THE DEFENSE DOESN’T REST
Lubbock Christian’s defense has continued its strong play in the three-game losing streak. The Lady Chaps are still limiting opponents to 1.07 goals per game this season, which ranks sixth in the LSC. Opposing teams are averaging just 11.4 shots per game and have put only 39.6 percent of those (63) on goal. LCU has not allowed more than nine shots on goal in any single game this season, and earlier this year kept Sul Ross State without a single attempt on frame in a game.
IN THE WRIGHT PLACE
Junior goalkeeper Emma Wright has been a big key to the Lady Chap defensive success, playing all 1260 minutes in goal so far this season. The Longview, Texas, native has allowed just 15 goals against 159 shots faced. She has 47 saves, which is the ninth-most in the LSC, and a save percentage of .758. Her five shutouts are tied for the second-most in the league. She has an all-time record of 6-6-2 collegiately.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Lubbock Christian is 3-3-1 on the road on the young season after going 4-4-1 in games away from home last year. The last time the Lady Chaps were better than .500 in road contests was 2019, when they went 5-3-1. Including Wednesday’s contest in Laredo, they have four more road contests this season. Saturday was their first multi-goal game of the season on the road. As part of the Buffalo Sports Park, The Pitch was completed in 2010 and is the home of the West Texas A&M men’s and women’s soccer teams, featuring a synthetic playing surface.
SCOUTING THE LADY BUFFS
West Texas A&M is coming off a loss at home against UT Dallas, who beat them 3-1 on Saturday
Lawrencia Yeboah leads the Lady Buff offense with six goals and one assist this season
Head coach Turk Ozturk is in his first season leading the Lady Buff program, coming to Canyon from Iowa State, where he was on staff
Franciezca Blanncaflo has handled the majority of the goalkeeping duties for WT, posting a .700 save percentage and a 1.62 goals against average
West Texas A&M is allowing an average of 1.53 goals per game, which ranks in the bottom third of the LSC
A WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD
– Be the 137th in Lubbock Christian program history (136-104-36)
– Be the 15th under head coach Alistair Caldwell (14-13-5)
– Be the Lady Chaps’ third win against West Texas A&M since the all-time series began in 2013 (2-3-2)