LCU Eyes West Division in Road Test in Sul Ross State – LCU ATHLETICS

Alpine, Texas (February 8, 2025) – Lady Chaparaly No. 14 have a chance to provide at least a share of the Western Division title – and with it, an automatic port of the Lone Star Conference Championship – when they face Sul Ross on Saturday at 13: 00 in the center of Galego. LCU enters the winning series of 11 games, striving for its fourth LSC Divisional title when they finish their home and home series with Lobos.

West

Lubbock Christian dominates Western New Mexico 77-46 on Thursday, extending its winning series to 11 and remains unbeaten (10-0) in the LSC West Division. Maki Madox He led with 17 points and nine career fights, while the LCU bench contributed to the top 38 points. The lady Chaps (21-3, 15-1) drained 12 triplets with Madi Moers hitting three. Audrey Sphergin (11 points) and Grace Foster (10 points) Added key contributions. Foster passed Beth Caps for a second in the LCU career assessment and is 16 records of the record of all time. LCU led 42-20 at the half and never looked back, marking his ninth game with 10+ three-made threes. Winning with 31 points coincided with his biggest margin in Silver City, improving to 8-3 there and 20-10 for all time against WNMU. Mustangs (2-20, 2-14) were conducted up to 33.3% firing, with Jaelyn Morrison led them with 11 points

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Grace Foster He continues to cement his place in the history of the Christian University of Lubbock, exceeding 1500 career points – an important point that was last reached by Ali Schulte on February 3, 2022. 1.781 points for Foster’s career moved to eighth place among active players At the NCAA Division, and on Thursday, she moved along Bet Capps Bet (1.773, 1995-97) and second in the history of the program. Nicole Hampton is the LCU leader of all time with 1796 points (2011-16), and Foster is 16 points from the first place in the history of the program. In addition, Foster has 798 career struggles, which is ranked fifth in the history of the program. It needs 41 fights to cross Darla Lynch (838, 1979-83) to move to fourth place in the history of the program. Audrey Robertson (Sitting with 1.275 points in the career) joined Foster at the club of 1000 points in career points on November 3 and Maki Madox He reached Mark January 9, becoming the third active LCU player with 1000 career points (there are 1116). He noted the first time in the 2015-16 season that LCU has a trio of 1000 points goal scorers, following the legendary Haley Fowler group, Nicole Hampton and Kelsey Hopel.

Opening

The 2024-25 season marks the 12th LCU since leaving NAIA and LCU has been 308-60 records (83.7%) during this period. In the NCAA post-season, Lady Chaps are 24-4 for all time (85.7%).

Back in the ranking

The Lubbock Christian University Basketball Team entered the 2024-25 season, ranked No. 17 in the D2CSC Presidential Survey for Women’s Basketball Division II in the Top 25, a remarkable return to national fame after unusual pre-sized absence last year. They receive votes in the pre -season WBCA poll (Division II).

In recent studies, for both national election organizations of department II, LCU has been ranked # 14 in each D2CSC and WBCA controlled surveys. LCU is 1-3 against nationally ranked programs this season and each is against programs at the top 10 at national level.

Five things about srsu
1> Sul Ross State lasts a challenging season, sitting on the 2-17 as a whole and 1-15 in the Lone Star Conference game while riding at 16 games. Lady Lobos secured both wins at the beginning of the season at home, beating Western New Mexico and Northern New Mexico, but since then they have been fighting, having dropped all nine of their road races. Offensively, Sul Ross is an average of just under 60 points per game, but showed flashes of competitiveness, including a narrow loss of 56-50 from Texas A & M-Kingsville on January 25 and high-grade efforts at 98-78 loss in Eastern New Mexico. Defense, Lady Lobos fights, allowing at least 70 points for 11 of their losses. They fell 88-70 on Thursday against Midwestern State.

2> Despite their struggles, Sul Ross State participates in defense, entering an average of 9.7 thefts per week. Cheyanne Bonilla and Tamaiya Mims were the largest participants, each of whom recorded 38 thefts this season. Their ability to generate turnover gives Lady Lobos the ability to remain competitive in games.

3> Sul Ross State has multiple evaluation options, with four players an average of over nine points per game. Mardi Martinez (11.2 PPG), Cheyanne Bonilla (11.6 PPG), MIMS (11.1 PPG) and Victoria Aguyo (9.8 PPG) are a well -distributed crime. As they struggle with the effectiveness of the shooting, their ability to spread the load on the points have kept them in several competitions, including in the season with 83 points in their victory over Western New Mexico.

4> Even in the LSC game, Lady Lobos have a well -rounded effort to score in a conference game, with four players an average of over nine points per game. Bonilla (11.9 PPG), Melody Martinez (10.6 PPG), Tamaiya Mims (11.2 PPG) and Aguayo (9.7 PPG) provide multiple offensive options.

5> Mardi Martinez, who had 11 points in the previous LCU match, played a prominent role in the team of Sul Ross State Team in the 2024-2025 season. As a starter in all 17 games, she is an average of 27.8 minutes per game, contributing significantly by 11.2 points per game. Martinez has scored 71 field goals at 206 attempts, boasting a goal percentage of 34.5%and being particularly active beyond the arc, with 23 of the 76 triphoners an average of 30.3%. On the free throw line, it is reliable, making 25 of 32 attempts for 78.1% percent of free throw. Together with her assessment, Martinez has recorded 15 thefts and 4 blocks in the defense.


The SRSU series
LCU leads the regular series for a regular season 40-12 in the regular game of the season. Lady Chaps 78-41’s victory in Lubbock earlier this season (January 9) was their first match of November 21, 2006 (LCU to win 70-46). Lady Chaps won the previous 28 matches. Sul Ross’s last victory was on January 6, 1989. The two teams were never enemies more recently an athletic conference, but competed against each other as enemies of the TIAA Conference (Texas Inter -Collection Association) and served in the same area Naia ( Naia is used to use areas for the after -season). The two teams met in an exhibition game on November 5, 2016, with Bailey Haist registering 15 points on the way to winning 73-45 in Alpin, Texas.


Active Lady Chap Vs. Leaders. Srsu
Active LCU career leaders against SRSU:

Kimber Matthews 1GP, 21 points, 5/6 3fg

Grace Foster 1GP, 15 points, 6/8 FG

Audrey Robertson 1GP, 15 points, 6/9 FG


Previous meeting against SRSU
Lubbock, Texas (January 9, 2025) – LCU 78 – SRSU 41

Kimber Matthews They scored the highest 21 points leading 18 Christian University in Lubbock to a dominant 78-41 victory over Sul Ross State in their Lone Star Conference West Division match.


Matthews struck five triphoners and was a key part of LCU’s offensive success, with four players ending in double numbers. Audrey Robertson and Grace Foster Each added 15 points while Maki Madox He contributed 10 points and exceeded 1000 career points. Lubbock Christian demonstrates an exceptional ball movement by recording 21 assists on 29 goals on the field, with Kennedy Chapel., Marty McCoyand Maddox, each contributing four assists.


Defense, the Chaps lady limited Sul Ross to only 25% firing from the pitch and overtook them 44-32. The LCU firing was effective and reached 52.7% of the terrain, including 12 triangers. After the first half, led by Matthew and Robertson, LCU pulled away 11-0 mileage in the third quarter and 5-0 in the fourth to close the game. Lubbock Christian maintained control all the time, with balanced offensive efforts and strong protection, providing 28th consecutive victory over Sul Ross State. Victory also improved LCU to 6-0 at home this season