LUBBOCK, Texas -- Midwestern State completes its two-game road trip on New Year's Day at Rip Griffin Center and faces Lubbock Christian. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 

MIDWESTERN STATE (3-9, 1-5) vs. LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (9-4, 4-1)

Sunday, Jan. 1 | 1 p.m.
Rip Griffin Center | Lubbock, Texas

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 23-9

LAST MEETING | Lubbock Christian's NCAA Division II record-breaking home win streak in women's basketball hit a milestone, as the No.13 Lady Chaparrals defeated Midwestern State 75-64 last season to extend the win streak to 100 games inside Rip Griffin Center, which passes the NCAA Division I record of 99 held by UConn. Lubbock Christian closed out the first half with a 10-2 run to take 38-30 lead at intermission. The Lady Chaps extended their lead to 16 points in the fourth quarter. Laynee Burr scored 17 points and Ashton Duncan added 14 for Lubbock Christian, which had four players score in double figures. Burr set a Rip Griffin Center record in the contest by going 12-of-12 from the free-throw line, and Allie Schulte surpassed 1,500 career points. Midwestern State shot 51 percent from the floor and was 6 of 10 from beyond the arc, but the Lady Chaps hit 27 of 31 free throws, while the Mustangs were 10 of 16 at the foul line. Morgan Lenahan led MSU with 16 points, Frances King poured in 15 points, and Hannah Reynolds finished with 10 points and six rebounds for the Mustangs. Lubbock Christian only had eight turnovers and scored 21 points off 18 MSU turnovers.

LAST TIME OUT | Freshman Dyamon Griggs matched a career high with 26 points, but it wasn't enough to undo a hot shooting night by the No. 5-ranked West Texas A&M. The Lady Buffs buried 12 3-pointers to roll to an 87-71 win Friday night at First United Bank Center. Griggs connected on 9-of-15 from the floor and went 8-of-10 from the charity stripe match a season and career high with 26 points. The Waco native also scored 26 points against St. Mary's last month and is averaging 21.3 points over her last four games. MSU sophomore Yasmine Sifaoui was 4-of-5 from the field scoring in double figures for the second time this season with 10 points. Redshirt-freshman Maya Kendall scored seven points, grabbed three rebounds, and had two steals in the fourth period as the Mustangs outscored WT, 27-16. Seniors Eternity Jackson and Sheridan Bostic bombed in two 3-pointers each for the Mustangs. Midwestern State shot a season-best 47.4 as a team from the field.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 1-5 on the road this season…Mustangs have lost their last four road games…Christopher Reay is in his third full season as the head coach at MSU and is 32-35 (.478), including the final 10 games of the 2019-20 season… Mustangs are 10-26 on the road under Reay… Midwestern is 0-2 against Lubbock Christian in the Reay era…MSU is 7-7 when visiting LCU… Mustangs are 0-3 at Rip Griffin Center…Entering the two-game road trip: MSU is fourth in the league, scoring 70.9 points per game — and 16th in the LSC, surrendering 75.9 points per game…-5.0 scoring margin is 14th in the LSC…Stice leads the Mustangs and is 13th in the league with 13.4 points per game…Midwestern State leads the LSC and is sixth in the nation with 5.5 blocks per game…Withey is third in the league and 22nd in the nation with 18 blocks…Yasmine Sifaoui is ninth in the LSC with 12 blocks…MSU is fifth in the LSC with 42.45 rebounds per game…+3.3 is ninth-best rebounding margin in the conference…Withey is second in the LSC with 103 total rebounds (37th in the nation) and leads the league with 9.4 rebounds per game (42nd in the nation)…MSU is second in the conference and 21st in the nation with 15.6 offensive rebounds per game…Midwestern is shooting 37.7 percent from the field, which is 13th in the LSC…Natalie Stice is 54 of 146 from floor (.370)…Stice is ninth in the conference for made field goals and fourth in attempts among LSC shooters…MSU is 58 of 203 (.286) from 3-point range…MSU is seventh in the LSC with 18.5 3-point attempts per game and 13th in 3-point percentage…Mustangs are making 5.3 3-pointers per game, which is 11th in the league… Stice is 21 of 61 (.344) from 3-point range… Stice is sixth in the conference for total 3-pointers made and seventh in the LSC in 3-point attempts… Stice is eighth in the conference with 1.91 3-pointers made per game… Sheridan Bostic is 19 of 50 (.380) from 3-point range…Bostic is 14th in the LSC with 1.78 3-pointers made per game, and she is 12th in the league with 19 shots made from beyond the arc…Opponents are shooting 31.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc, the 14th 3-point percentage defense in the LSC… MSU is 202 of 281 from the free-throw line (.719)…Mustangs are second in the LSC and fifth in the nation with 25.55 free-throw attempts per game… MSU is sixth in free-throw percentage among conference teams…Dyamon Griggs is 37 of 55 from the free-throw line (.673)…Griggs is seventh in the LSC in made free throws and fourth in free-throw attempts…Kennedi Green is 29 of 49 (.592) from the free-throw line and is 10th in free-throw attempts in the LSC…MSU is seventh in the conference with 12.6 assists per game… Eternity Jackson leads the Mustangs and is 15th in the conference with 28 total assists and 19th with 2.9 assists per game … Midwestern State is averaging 20.8 turnovers per game, which is 14th in the conference, and the Mustangs are 11th in the LSC, forcing 16.27 turnovers per game…-4.55 is 14th among conference teams in turnover margin…MSU has been called for 24.0 fouls per game, which is 16th in the LSC…

SCOUTING LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN | Lubbock Christian is 6-0 at home this season, extending its home winning streak to 110 games… LCU is 7-7 when hosting the Mustangs, who have lost their last three visits, including a 75-64 loss last season… Lady Chaps have won their last five meetings with the Mustangs… Oklahoma City University was the last visiting team to prevail at Rip Griffin Center…Stars won 85-81 on Jan. 1, 2015… Steve Gomez is 469-122 in 19 seasons as a head coach at Lubbock Christian…Lady Chaps have finished .800 or better in each of the last five seasons… Gomez has never finished worse than .533… Entering the two-game set with Cameron and MSU: Lubbock Christian was third in the conference with 70.9 points per game… LCU is ninth in the LSC, allowing 62.7 points per game…+8.2 scoring margin is fifth best in the conference… Grace Foster is the leading scorer for the Lady Chaps and is fifth in the conference with 14.9 points per game… Foster leads the conference with 112 rebounds (20th in the nation) and 7.8 rebounds per game (13th in the nation)…LCU is averaging 38 rebounds per game, which is ninth in the LSC… 8.8 offensive rebounds per game is 15th in the conference… LCU shoots 43.3 percent from the field, which is second-best in the LSC… Lady Chaps hold opponents to 37.1 percent shooting, which is the sixth-best field-goal percentage defense in the country…Lubbock Christian is 204 of 271 (.753) from the free-throw line, which is the best free-throw percentage in the conference and 48th in the nation… Lady Chaps are third in the conference and 11th in the nation with 17 made free throws per game… Audrey Robertson is 45 of 55 from the free-throw line (.818), and has made the second-most free throws in the LSC and she has the fourth-most attempts in the conference… Foster is 44 of 48 from the free-throw line (.917), which is the best free-throw shooting percentage in the LSC… Lady Chaps are 63 of 189 from 3-point range (.333), which is the fourth-best percentage in the conference and 73rd in the nation… LCU is making 5.2 3-pointers per game, which 12th in the LSC… Foster is 21 of 46 from 3-point range (.457) and is 14th in the LSC with 1.8 3-pointers made per game… Opponents shoot 28.9 percent from beyond the arc —the eighth-best 3-point percentage defense in the conference… LCU averages 13.7 assists per game, which is fifth in the conference… Lady Chaps are fourth in the league with 14.9 turnovers per game… LCU forces 14.58 turnovers per game — 14th in the conference…-0.33 turnover margin is eighth in the conference… LCU is fifth in the league and 51st in the nation with 3.6 blocks per game…. Reese Schumann is second in the LSC and 21st in the nation with 19 blocks, and Foster is 11th in the conference with 11 blocks….Maci Maddox leads the LSC and is 15th in the nation with 36.64 minutes played per game… Maddox is third in the league with 28 steals, and 2.33 steals per game ranks fifth in the LSC…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State returns to D.L. Ligon Coliseum to meet the Western New Mexico Mustangs in a Lone Star Conference clash on Thursday. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.