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Home Schedule Opens Hosting Chap Classic Thursday – Lubbock Christian University Athletics
LUBBOCK, Texas (September 1, 2022) – The Lubbock Christian College Woman Chaparrals open their residence schedule and play within the Chap Basic Thursday internet hosting Southwestern Oklahoma State at 2 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Middle. The match is the primary of 4 matches LCU will play within the Chap Basic, which runs via Saturday.
| 2022 Chap Basic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | WATCH | STATS |
| Southwestern Okla. St. | Rip Griffin Middle 🎫 | Thur, Sept. 1 | 2 p.m. | Video | Stats |
LOOKING AT SOUTHWESTERN OKLA. STATE
– LCU and SWOSU are assembly for the seventh time all time and the fifth time since 2016. The Woman Chaps have a 4-2 all-time sequence lead after ending a two-match shedding skid to SWOSU with a 3-0 win in Lubbock on Sept. 12, 2019. Three of the final 4 conferences have been in Lubbock.
– SWOSU is a member of the Nice American Convention (GAC), the place they’re preseason picked tied for second within the convention. They went 20-8 final season, ending in a share of second place within the GAC (13-3). SWOSU has completed throughout the high three of the GAC standings over every of the prior 4 seasons.
– The Bulldogs are 1-3 to open the season, going 1-3 at a basic hosted by Missouri Southern State in Joplin, Mo.
– Macie Morgan is the Bulldogs go-to goal. She ranks 12th nationally via the opening week of the common season with 11.3 assaults per set (her 158 whole assaults ranks 28th nationally). She averages 3.79 kills per set, which is second within the GAC and 45th nationally.
– As a staff, SWOSU ranks 33rd nationally in assists per set (12.57), with setter Terez Chavez rating fifth within the GAC and 34th nationally with a tempo of 10.14 assists per set.
LADY CHAP NOTES
– LCU is 1-3 on the younger season after opening the season on the Seawolf Invitational in Anchorage, Alaska. They concluded their play Saturday with a 3-0 win over Emmanuel Faculty (Ga.), who was coming off an enormous win over Level Loma.
– Freshman Lily Bickley leads the staff in kills following the opening weekend of play, as she has 42 kills (12th within the convention) at a charge of three.5 per set (eighth within the convention). Bickley is liable for 3.92 factors per set (11th within the LSC) and she or he ranks ninth within the LSC in hitting proportion (.322). Saturday in opposition to Alaska Fairbanks had an assault mark of .625 within the match. Since 2008, Bickley’s assault proportion was the fourth highest produced by a Woman Chap and the very best since Jaiden Kennedy posted a .700 mark on October 11, 2018.
– LCU has 16 gamers on the roster and all 16 participated in motion over the opening weekend in Alaska. Included within the combine was Hailey Cournoyer, who produced 4 blocks (two solo) and a kill in a pair of units performed. She suffered a season-ending harm on January 26, 2021 (second recreation of the COVID-shortened season that was moved to the spring), which compelled her to overlook the rest of that season and your entire 2021 season (the conventional fall season). All 4 freshman (Bickley, Olivia Elofsson, Payton Murray and Allie Rice) noticed motion as nicely.
– Setter Kayton Genenbacher was named to the Seawolf Invitational All-Match Staff after contributing 135 assists in 14 units for a charge of 9.6 per set (each whole and assists per set rank fourth within the LSC). She produced new profession excessive marks on the weekend, together with back-to-back 40-assist performances in matches in opposition to Pittsburg State and Alaska Fairbanks. In opposition to Pittsburg State, she produced her second profession double-double, which featured 40 assists and 13 digs to go together with 5 kills. The sophomore had two serving aces in LCU’s win over Emmanuel.
– Sophomore Libero Kendall Mahaney, who was two digs shy of a career-high mark Friday in opposition to Pittsburg State (posting 26 digs), leads the staff with 72 digs (seventh within the LSC and 28th nationally) and is at a tempo of 5.14 per set (third within the LSC and 21st nationally).
– Saturday in opposition to Emmanuel, Zoe Parker notched LCU’s 10th efficiency of 5 or extra aces in a three-set match since 2008, and have become the second Woman Chaps member to do it twice in the identical span. Her manufacturing of 5 aces within the match tied for third (since 2008) for essentially the most aces by a Woman Chaps member in a three-set match. Parker has eight aces on the season, which ranks her fourth within the convention, and she or he additionally ranks sixth with 0.57 aces per set.
– LCU’s high staff class getting into the weekend is rating 56th in whole blocks with a 29.0. Sage Chain leads LCU rating 11th within the LSC with a tempo of 1.0 blocks per set (14 whole on the season, rating ninth within the LSC). In opposition to Alaska Fairbanks, Chain produced 4 solo blocks. With match-by-match document information available since 2008, the 4 solo blocks tied for essentially the most by a Woman Chaps member. There have been six matches since 2008 with the mark and Chain, who additionally accomplished the duty on Feb 2, 2021 (vs. UT Permian Basin), grew to become the primary Woman Chaps member (since 2008) to finish 4 solo blocks in a match twice. As a staff, LCU had 5 solo blocks registered in opposition to UAF and it matched final season’s season-high mark (Sept. 17, 2021).
– Thursday marks LCU’s residence debut. The Woman Chaps, who closed out the house schedule final season with a 3-2 win over No.25 West Texas A&M, went 8-1 at residence final season (closed profitable their final 4 residence matches).
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – All eyes are on Pittsburgh’s iconic Hays bald eagles, and anxiety is high as their biggest fans wait to see if the majestic pair rebuilds their nest that collapsed during a storm last year.
The Hays eagles usually welcome new eggs in their nest in mid-February. Many people are wondering if they will reconstruct their nest in time for the upcoming breeding season.
But with time running out for the birds, the experts are seeing new signs of hope.
“We’ve been seeing a lot of activity with the pair on the hillside within the last couple of weeks, which is a really good sign that there could be potential nesting,” said Bill Powers, president and owner of PixCams Inc.
The eagles have been seen chasing away intruders on the live-streamed nest camera that’s provided by PixCams and the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania.
A few days ago, the eagle pair was seen on camera chasing a young eagle perched on their tree.
“Typically, they wouldn’t have this territorial behavior unless they were thinking about nesting because they wouldn’t put that energy into protecting that site from potential fishing or other birds being in that area,” Powers said.
He said they’re even listening for the majestic birds with a new tool called BirdNET-Pi, which allows them to pick up eagle call detections.
“It lets us actually look at the audio signals and identify what the species are. We’re getting ticks of the eagles’ chatter that we can’t actually see on the camera, which really helps us to know that they’re there,” Powers said.
He said the tool has recorded bald eagles making noise in the evening.
“We’re seeing these nighttime calls, which are a really good sign because we’re seeing the eagles are actually roosting near where this nest tree is and they’re roosting in a pair. So, that shows us there was this pair bonding is actually starting,” said Powers.
Bald eagles have been nesting in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood since 2013, with 20 eaglets taking flight.
It’s the fifth time the birds have had to build a new nest. Rachel Handel with the Audubon Society said they have faith in them.
“When the nest fell back in 2016, they rebuilt in three days. So, they have a history of being able to pull together a nest very quickly if they need to. We could really be seeing something pretty exciting happening very soon. Generally, these birds lay eggs in mid-February,” Handel said.
“We’re going to be looking for mating. We’re going to be looking for bonding rituals. And one of those rituals is nest building,” she added.
The hope is that the beloved eagles don’t soar in another director.
“Our hope is that if they don’t build in that tree, they’ll at least be close,” Handel said.
No matter what happens, it’s too late to move the PixCam camera from its current location.
“We’re just hopeful it’s going to be in the tree or where we can see it. And if not, we move it next year to where the new location would be,” Powers said.
After a brutal start to the 2024-25 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have turned things around and put themselves right back into the thick of the playoff race. Before finding themselves tied for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, it seemed like the Penguins were ready to make quite a few big trades ahead of the deadline.
While obvious names weren’t going anywhere, the Penguins may have to shift their outlook on deals as they keep stacking wins. According to Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts Podcast, the Penguins are open to making moves all over the lineup, but for certain targets.
“I look at Pittsburgh, the GM there, Kyle Dubas, has let everybody know that he still wants to get younger,” Friedman said. “He’s got defensemen, he’s got goalies, he’s got forwards, he’s got a bit of cap room. He’ll take a contract that you want to move, he’ll consider it as long as you give him something he wants.”
It’s not a new thing that Dubas and the Penguins have their eyes on a certain type of player, and it’s been clear since the offseason. The Penguins want to add young players who may just need a change of scenery to really reach their full potential.
Adding Cody Glass in the offseason was the first sign, before signing Anthony Beauvillier, and eventually trading for Phil Tomasino. Low-risk, high-reward pieces that can help the Penguins win now and possibly play a role on a successful team in the future.
“He prefers the Tomasino’s of the world,” Friedman said about Dubas. “Young players who are either in the NHL or ready to play in the NHL who need something a little different.”
Currently out with an injury, but Tomasino has scored four goals and three assists in 16 games with the Penguins this year. Beauvillier has 12 points in 42 games played and has been able to contribute all over the lineup. Glass has also delt with injuries, but has nine points in 30 games.
The Penguins have an 18-17-8 record for 44 standings points, tied with the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild card spot.
Names like Ryan Graves, Tristan Jarry, and Marcus Pettersson are all likely on the Penguins trade block as they look to take swings ahead of the deadline. The Penguins have certain targets in mind, and it sounds like they are open for business.
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Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday night.
The Penguins captain tied Hall of Famer Joe Sakic at 1,641 points with an assist on Bryan Rust’s first-period goal. Crosby then moved past Sakic with an assist on Drew O’Connor’s sixth goal of the season later in the period as the Penguins raced to a 4-1 advantage.
Rust also had a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh, which snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Oilers for the first time since Dec. 20, 2019. Alex Nedeljkovic made 40 stops for the Penguins and Rickard Rakell scored his team-high 21st goal as Pittsburgh won without injured center Evgeni Malkin.
McDavid finished with three assists. Leon Draisaitl scored twice to boost his season total to an NHL-best 31, but the Penguins beat Stuart Skinner four times in the first 14 minutes. Skinner settled down to finish with 21 saves but it wasn’t enough as the Penguins ended Edmonton’s four-game winning streak.
Oilers: Their attention to detail in the first period was shaky. While Skinner wasn’t at his best, the Penguins also had little trouble generating chances.
Penguins: Pittsburgh remains a work in progress at midseason but showed it can compete with the league’s best on a given night.
Crosby’s 12th goal 5:42 into the second put the Penguins up 5-1, some welcome wiggle room for a team that has struggled to hold multiple-goal leads.
80 — The number of points Crosby needs to tie Penguins icon Mario Lemieux for eighth (1,723) on the career list.
Edmonton finishes a four-game trip at Chicago on Saturday. The Penguins continue a five-game homestand on Saturday against Ottawa.
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