Lady Chaps Finish Third in SAC

LUBBOCK, Texas (November 5, 2011) - Bailey Jones had a second consecutive top performance with 18 kills to lead Lubbock Christian University to a 3-1 win (25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 25-16) over Oklahoma City University to conclude the regular season.  With Southern Nazarene defeating Wayland Baptist University, LCU completes the regular season with a third place finish in the Sooner Athletic Conference.

Jones, coming off a career-best 21 kill performance Friday against SNU, had another big match to lead LCU in kills.  She was joined by Brittany Johnson, who had 14 kills.  Senior Jordan Goings, who joined teammate Chelsea Lyons playing in her last home match, produced a double-double with 46 assists and 17 digs.  LCU had 92 digs led by 23 from libero Nikki Ralston. Taylor Rowton led OCU with 11 kills.

LCU concludes the regular season with a 22-7 overall record and a 10-4 SAC record.  OCU finishes with a 12-24 overall mark and a conference record of 5-9.  LCU will serve as the three-seed at the SAC Tournament, which begins Friday at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Okla.