UAFS will look to make up some ground on Heartland Conference leader and nationally-ranked Lubbock Christian on Thursday evening when the Lady Lions host the No. 22 Lady Chaps at the Stubblefield Center.
Tipoff will be 5:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on KHGG-FM 101.1 FM and KHGG-AM 1580.
Live statistics and
live stream will be available.
It will the first of three final home games for the Lady Lions, who will host the Texas A&M International Dustdevils at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 and the St. Mary's Rattlers at 1 p.m. on Feb. 23.
UAFS will look to force a split in the regular-season series with Lubbock Christian (19-4, 9-0), which won the first game 86-46 on Jan. 19 at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas. The Lady Lions (7-14, 4-4) are in a three-way tie for second with St. Mary's (15-6, 5-4) and Newman (14-9, 5-4).
UAFS is coming off a heart-breaking 62-61 overtime loss to Newman on Feb. 7 at the Stubblefield Center.
The Lady Lions average 64 points per game with two players averaging double-figures in scoring – senior forward
Ellie Lehne (11.4 ppg) and senior guard
Mariah Green (10.6 ppg). Green also leads the team in assists (3.8 apg).
UAFS out-rebounds its opponents by almost three rebounds (36-33.1), and junior forward
Tamera Gulley leads the team in rebounds (6.3 rpg). The Lady Lions allow 67 points per game and force 15 turnovers per game. Senior guard
Daijah Brown leads the team in steals (2 spg), and Gulley leads the team in blocked shots (1.6 bpg).
Lubbock Christian has won 12 games in a row and is coming off an 88-19 win against winless Texas A&M International on Saturday at the Rip Griffin Center.
The Lady Chaps average 73 points per game with four players averaging double-figures in scoring – senior guard/forward Olivia Robertson (14.3 ppg), sophomore guard Allie Schulte (11 ppg), junior forward Maddi Chitsey (10.8 ppg) and senior forward Bobbi Chitsey (10.3 ppg). Schulte leads the team in assists (3.1 apg).
Lubbock Christian out-rebounds its opponents by more than six rebounds per game (34-27.8), and Robertson leads the team in rebounds (6.1 rpg). The Lady Chaps allow 54 points per game and force 16 turnovers per game. Schulte leads the team in steals (2 spg), and Maddi Chitsey leads the team in blocked shots (1.4 bpg).
