Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps

Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps
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UniversityLubbock Christian University
ConferenceLSC (primary)
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorScott Larson
LocationLubbock, Texas
Varsity teams17 (7 men's, 8 women's, 2 co-ed)
Basketball arenaRip Griffin Center
Baseball stadiumHays Field
Softball stadiumManer Park
Soccer stadiumLCU Soccer and Track Facility
NicknameChaparrals (men)
Lady Chaps (women)
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
Websitelcuchaps.com

The Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps (also LCU Chaparrals and LCU Chaps) are the athletic teams that represent Lubbock Christian University, located in Lubbock, Texas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Lone Star Conference (LSC) since the 2019–20 academic year.[2] The Chaparrals and Lady Chaps previously had competed in the D-II Heartland Conference from 2013–14 to 2018–19; in the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1994–95 to 2012–13; and in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) of the NCAA Division III ranks from 1979–80 to 1981–82.

Varsity teams

Lubbock Christian competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and eSports.

National championships

Men's Cross Country

Sport Association Division Year Opponent/Runner-up Score
Men's cross country (8) NAIA — 1990 Adams State 33–57
1991 26–42
1992 Hillsdale 33–94
1993 Simon Fraser 24–61
1994 Hillsdale 21–120
1995 Life 17–66
1996 30–79
1997 40–80

Baseball

Sport Association Division Year Opponent/Runner-up Score
Baseball (2) NAIA — 1983 Lewis-Clark 12-4
2009 Point Loma Nazarene University 11-4

Women’s Basketball

Sport Association Division Year Opponent/Runner-up Score
Women’s Basketball (3) NCAA DII 2016 University of Alaska Anchorage 78-73
2019 Southwestern Oklahoma State 95-85
2021 Drury University 69-59

Softball

Sport Association Division Year Opponent/Runner-up Score
Softball (1) NAIA — 2008 University of Mobile 2-1

Individual teams

Baseball

Main article: Lubbock Christian Chaparrals baseball

The Chaparrals baseball team has won the NAIA World Series in 1983 and 2009, and came in second in 2011.

Basketball

Lady Chaparral Basketball competed in the NAIA tournament championship game in 2006, the quarterfinals in 2008 and the Fab Four in 2012.

2016

In their first year eligible for NCAA postseason play, the Lady Chaps advanced to the 2016 NCAA Division II women's basketball championship game. On April 4, 2016, the Lady Chaps defeated the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 78–73 to win their first national championship.

2018

The Lady Chaps have since advanced to the DII Women's Elite Eight in

2019

Lubbock Christian University's Maddi Chitsey nailed a three-pointer with 2.5 seconds left to force the first-ever double overtime contest in the history of the NCAA Division II title game, and the No.5-seed Lady Chaparrals outscored No.2-seed Southwestern Oklahoma State 20–10 in the second overtime to pull off a 95–85 upset win for their third upset-win of the tournament and their second NCAA Division II national championship title in program history.

Steve Gomez

Coach Steve Gomez was named the 2016 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year.[3]

Softball

Lady Chaparral Softball won the NAIA National Championship in 2008, in their first season of competition.

References

  1. ^ Lubbock Christian University Visual Identity Guide (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Don (July 13, 2012). "LCU to move from NAIA to NCAA Division II". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Lubbock Christian's Steve Gomez named 2016 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year". Retrieved June 5, 2018.