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Key Outside Shots and Allie Schulte's Strong Second Half Rings Belles - LCU Athletics

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LUBBOCK, Texas (January 11, 2020) – Angelo State's Sawyer Lloyd (21 points) and De'Anira Moore (17 points) combined for 38 points, but it was not enough to take down No.1 Lubbock Christian University, as Allie Schulte's 12 points in the second half led LCU to a 34-22 scoring advantage in the second half to lead the Lady Chaparrals to a 69-52 Lone Star Conference divisional victory Saturday afternoon inside Rip Griffin Center. The victory improved LCU to 14-0 overall, 8-0 in conference, 4-0 in their division and extended LCU's home win streak to 72 games, which actively leads all levels of NCAA women's basketball.
 
Lloyd and Moore accounted for 73% of ASU's offense and combined for 14 of the Belles 18 field goals. While the tandem was a combined 14-of-26 (53.8%) from the field, while the rest of the Belles were a combined 4-of-35 (11.4%) from the field. Placed together, LCU's defense held ASU to 29.5% (18/61) from the field, marking the fourth consecutive game in which LCU has held their opponent to a shooting mark less than 31%.
 
The Belles struggled from the field out of the gate, going 2-of-16 (12.5%) from the field in the first quarter (opened the game missing their first six shot attempts). Meanwhile, rare three-pointers by Juliana Robertson and Emma Middleton in the opening quarter for LCU helped them out-score ASU 20-8 in the quarter, which included a 12-0 LCU run. Maddi Chitsey and Middleton each had seven points to co-lead LCU in scoring in the quarter.
 
Fouls were a big factor in the game, and a trio of fouls called on Chitsey in the half led to limited minutes. The Belles took advantage of LCU's foul trouble and six turnovers in the second quarter with a 6-0 and 10-0 run off 52.9% shooting, which cut LCU's lead to 32-30 inside the final minute of the half. Schulte, her first field goal of the game, connected on a three-point shot with thirty seconds left in the half to give LCU a 35-30 halftime lead.
 
Lloyd and Moore combined for 23 points in the first half. The Lady Chaps were 48.3% (14/29) from the field in the first half, with a 7-of-12 (58.3%) shooting mark from long distance (three pointers from six different players in the half for LCU).
 
Moore had the opening bucket of the second half to cut LCU's lead to 35-32, but then ASU missed their next five attempts and 12 of their next 13 attempts. LCU responded over the stretch going on a 17-4 run. Six different Lady Chaps had a field goal in the quarter and LCU took a 52-41 lead into the final frame.
 
Chitsey received her fourth foul in the opening minute of the fourth quarter and it opened the door for ASU with her off the floor. ASU went on a 5-0 run and LCU's lead was quickly cut to 52-46. Middleton hit a career-high second three-pointer in the game to interrupt ASU's run and it started an 11-2 LCU run. Schulte had eight of her 15 points in the fourth quarter, and ASU made two of their final 11 field goal attempts, which combined to allow to pull away with their 25th consecutive victory.
 
Schulte had a game-high seven assists and also matched a career high with two blocks. She led a trio of Lady Chaps in double-figures with her 15 points, as Chitsey (13 points) and Middleton (12 points) had solid contributions to the LCU offense. The Lady Chaps connected on 10 three-pointers (10-of-24, 41.7%), with Ashton Duncan hitting a trio of three-pointers.
 
ASU had a 12-5 scoring advantage from the free-throw line, as they had an 18-6 advantage in free-throw attempts off a 16-9 difference in fouls in the Belles favor. The Belles struggled from three-point range, shooting 4-of-24 from long range. Lloyd was 3-of-4, while the rest of the team was a combined 1-of-20. ASU was 0-of-7 from three-pointers from the top of the key.
 
The Belles drop to 8-4 on the season, 5-3 in the LSC and they are 2-2 in the division. The win was LCU's eighth straight victory over ASU all-time and it completes the sweep of the season two-game division home-and-home series. LCU (12-3 all-time against ASU) was hosting ASU for the first time in a regular season meeting since Dec. 29, 2000.
 
TURNING POINT
With Maddi Chitsey receiving her fourth foul of the game early in the fourth quarter, the opportunity was available for ASU to spark a comeback. The Belles 5-0 run was ended by Emma Middleton's second three-pointer of the contest, which was a career high. Middleton had three career three-pointers in 62 career games prior to Saturday's 2-of-2 shooting performance from outside. Middleton's three-pointer put the LCU lead from 52-46 to 55-46 and helped spark the final scoring rally by LCU.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
LCU had six turnovers during a five-minute stretch during the second quarter. Outside of the stretch, LCU committed three turnovers, committing only one in the entire second half. LCU's nine total turnovers in the game marked a season-low (as-in a season-best).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Lady Chaps hit the road for divisional play Thursday, visiting Portales, N.M. to face Eastern New Mexico with a 6:30 p.m. (Central) tip-off inside Greyhound Arena.
 
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