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LUBBOCK, Texas (November 21, 2025) \u2013 No. 7 Lubbock Christian University returns home riding a 4\u20130 start as the Lady Chaparrals open the Fairfield Inn Classic on Friday at 6 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center, hosting perennial Great American Conference contender Southern Nazarene in their 2025\u201326 home debut. Fresh off a dominant Colorado sweep highlighted by elite second-half surges, balanced scoring, and standout performances from Kennedy Chappell<\/a> and Martie McCoy<\/a>, LCU looks to keep its early-season momentum against an SNU squad picked to finish atop the GAC and coming off its third straight NCAA Regional berth.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SWEET HOME (ON) CHICAGO NCAA DIVISION II’S LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS \u00a0
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\nSUCCESS IN THE CENTENNIAL STATE
\nLubbock Christian University returned from Colorado with its unbeaten record intact, sweeping both games at the South Central Region Crossover in Pueblo to move to 4\u20130 and extend its road winning streak to 11 straight. The Lady Chaps opened the weekend with a 63\u201353 win over Colorado Christian, fueled by a historic all-around performance from Kennedy Chappell<\/a>, who posted 20 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals\u2014becoming just the second player in LCU’s NCAA era to reach that versatile stat line. LCU outscored CCU 35\u201325 after halftime and overcame its third straight 9-plus-point deficit thanks to a decisive 17\u201312 third quarter and contributions from freshmen Meg Meekins<\/a> and Raegan Lee<\/a>.
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\nTwo days later, LCU clamped down defensively in a 61\u201342 victory over CSU Pueblo, holding the ThunderWolves to 28% shooting and 0-for-11 in a suffocating third quarter that swung the game. Martie McCoy<\/a> matched her career high with 16 points after dishing a career-best eight assists Friday, while Chappell added her fourth straight double-figure effort. Fifteen players saw action as LCU shot a season-best 50% and controlled the game wire-to-wire, completing a dominant Colorado sweep behind overwhelming second-half surges and balanced depth across the rotation.
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\nCHAP-TIVATING STATS: 5 LADY CHAP FACTS
\n1 > Elites in ball security.
\nLCU leads the Lone Star Conference and ranks 23rd nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.11), powered by two of the league’s top four individual A\/T performers: Martie McCoy<\/a> (LSC No.1, 2.29) and Kennedy Chappell<\/a> (LSC No.4, 1.40). The Lady Chaps also commit the fewest turnovers per game in the conference (13.8), helping them control pace and close out second-half surges in all four wins.
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\n2 > Balanced, efficient scoring.
\nBehind a 44.0% field-goal mark\u2014third in the LSC and top-50 nationally\u2014the Chaps have posted back-to-back games above 50% inside the arc. Chappell (56.8%) and Kimber Mathews<\/a> (62.5%) both rank top-3 in the league in shooting efficiency, fueling an offense hitting 8.3 threes per game (LSC No.3).
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\n3 > Second-half knockout team.
\nLCU has outscored opponents by +40 after halftime across its four wins, including dominant third quarters (+38 total). In Pueblo, the Lady Chaps held CSU Pueblo 0-for-11 in the third and outscored Colorado Christian 35\u201325 in the second half.
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\n4 > Chappell’s all-around dominance.
\nChappell ranks top-5 in the LSC in scoring (17.0 ppg), assists (5.3 apg), steals (2.0 spg) and minutes (36.5 mpg), while also sitting third in the league in FG%. She is one of only two players in LCU’s NCAA era to post a line consisting of 20+points, 7+rebounds, 6+assists, and 3+steals, as she produced that line in Pueblo against CCU.
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\n5 > Three-point threats everywhere.
\nFreshman Meg Meekins<\/a> is already one of the league’s top perimeter weapons, ranking LSC No.2 in attempts (25) and No.3 in makes (9) while shooting 36%. LCU sits third in the conference in threes per game (8.3) and second in attempts, giving the Chaps elite spacing around their high-efficiency interior attack.<\/p>\n
\nThe Lady Chaps had won 11 straight home openers before falling 87-78 to No. 17 Union in their 2023-24 season opener, marking their first home-opening loss since a 61-44 defeat to Metro State on Nov. 5, 2011. LCU is 20-2 in home openers under\u00a0Steve Gomez<\/a>\u00a0following a 78-56 win over Colo. Colorado Springs last season (Nov. 16, 2024). Of their last five home openers, four have featured opponents either nationally ranked or receiving votes, including a 76-72 win over No. 1 Lander in 2021-22.\u00a0
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\nLCU went 14-0 at home last season and they have won 19 consecutive games on their home hardwood.
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\nOn Feb. 2, 2023, LCU’s NCAA Division II record home win streak ended at 113 games with a loss to Angelo State. The defeat marked the Lady Chaps’ first home loss since Jan. 1, 2015, against Oklahoma City University. During the streak, LCU also posted a 7-0 record in NCAA postseason play in Lubbock (excluding a 4-0 mark in LSC postseason play) and won 88 consecutive home conference games, with their last conference home loss occurring on Jan. 10, 2013, also against Oklahoma City. LCU achieved a perfect 49-0 record in Heartland Conference home games and went 11-0 against nationally ranked opponents during the streak.<\/p>\n
\n113 – Lubbock Christian Jan. 1, 2015 – Feb. 2, 2023
\n87 – Neb. Kearney Jan. 31, 1995-Nov. 24, 2001
\n85 – West Tex. A&M Jan. 9, 1987-Dec. 6, 1991<\/p>\n
\nFIVE FACTS ABOUT SNU
\n1 > Southern Nazarene was picked to finish tied for first in the 2025\u201326 Great American Conference preseason coaches poll, earning 111 points alongside Harding. The Crimson Storm enter the season coming off their third straight NCAA Regional berth. They return four players who combined for 67 starts last season\u2014Jena Bay, Jordan Hoffman, Hannah Duncan and Jillian Crawford\u2014after losing 2024\u201325 GAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year Hannah Giddey.
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\n2 > SNU opened the 2025\u201326 season with a 78\u201344 road loss at No. 6 Texas Woman’s. The Crimson Storm trailed 22\u20139 after the first quarter and 44\u201324 at halftime as TWU used multiple scoring runs to pull away. SNU shot 31.4% from the field, 23.3% from three, and 41.7% at the line, while allowing TWU to shoot 56.5%.
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\n3 > Junior guard Jillian Crawford led SNU with 12 points, going 5-of-12 from the floor and 2-of-7 from deep. Boston Berry added 11 points, including three three-pointers, while Shannon Burton scored 6 points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting night. Hannah Duncan played 30 minutes and added 2 points, 2 rebounds, and a block. SNU totaled 20 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 steals.
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\n4 > SNU’s roster features a mix of returning production and new depth. Key contributors include junior guards Crawford and Berry, senior forward Hannah Duncan, and senior guard Shannon Burton. The Crimson Storm also used 13 players in their opener, including freshmen Halyn Browning and Hannah Weston and redshirt sophomore forward Nessa Begay, who scored 1 point with a rebound in six minutes. Junior wing Lexi Mackey added 3 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists off the bench.
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\n5 > Each of the GAC schools attending the Fairfield Inn Classic (SNU and Southern Arkansas) will have their eyes on each other, as the two programs open GAC play Dec. 4 in Magnolia, Arkansas.
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\nTHE SERIES AGAINST SNU
\nSNU\u00a0leads the all-time series 36-14, which dates back to the 1993 season. The two squads last met on Nov. 25, 2023, with LCU falling 67-64 in Bethany, Okla. \u00a0Prior to that meeting, LCU had met SNU once since Mar. 2, 2012, which was their last season in which the two squads were conference foes in the NAIA’s Sooner Athletic Conference. Nov. 16, 2018 was the prior meeting in Lubbock, where LCU won 65-40. LCU has won eight of the prior 11 meetings against SNU and are 12-12 all-time under Gomez against SNU.
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\nPRIOR MEETING AGAINST SNU
\nBethany, Okla. (Nov. 25, 2023) \u2013 SNU 67 \u2013 LCU 64
\nLubbock Christian mounted a furious second-half rally but came up short in a 67\u201364 loss at No. 12 Southern Nazarene. Trailing by 17 late in the third quarter, the Lady Chaps surged back behind Grace Foster<\/a>, Shaylee Stovall<\/a> and Maci Maddox<\/a>, who combined for 48 of LCU’s points. Foster scored 22, including 17 in the second half, while Stovall added 14 and Maddox chipped in 12 with five assists and three steals.
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\nLCU trailed 30\u201324 at halftime after SNU’s Lauryn Reither hit three first-half threes and scored 10 of her 21 before the break. SNU stretched the lead to 54\u201337 in the third, but LCU answered with an 18-point quarter, fueled by Foster and Stovall. The Lady Chaps continued the push in the fourth, stringing together a 13\u20130 run to pull within 60\u201357. Twice in the final minute LCU cut the margin to one, the last on a Maddox layup with eight seconds remaining. LCU forced a turnover on the ensuing possession but lost the ball on the inbounds with three seconds left, ending the comeback bid.
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\nLCU forced 20 turnovers and scored 17 points off them, marking their seventh straight game forcing at least 17 takeaways. Foster and Stovall combined to go 7-for-7 at the free-throw line as LCU finished perfect from the stripe. Martie McCoy<\/a> and Audrey Robertson<\/a> led the Lady Chaps with five rebounds each. The loss dropped LCU to 0\u20132 against ranked opponents and to 1\u20131 on the road, while SNU improved to 6\u20130 behind 21 from Reither, 16 from Hannah Giddey and 14 from Emily Monaghan.
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