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Storyline
The 2010-11 regular season is coming to an end and the Lady Lions will play their final regular season game on Saturday afternoon against the visiting William Jewell Cardinals.

Lindenwood has clinched second place in the HAAC and will host a first round HAAC Tournament game after the regular season is complete.

The matchup with the Cardinals will be the second time the two teams have matched up. Earlier in the season, the Lady Lions beat the Cardinal by 24 points in Liberty, Mo.

The game between the Cardinals and the Lady Lions could potentially be the final time the two teams will play each other. Both school are making the transition to NCAA Division II.

Last Time Out
Last week the Lady Lions went 1-1 in games against Central Methodist and MidAmerica Nazarene, which were both on the road.
 
The first game was an 82-69 win over the Central Methodist Eagles. The Lady Lions had their best all-around shooting night against the Eagles. Lindenwood shot 56 percent from the field, 63 percent from behind the arc, and 94 percent from the free throw line.

Three Lady Lions scored in double-figures led by Sarah Schnieders who scored 21 points. Kelly Albers recorded her conference leading ninth double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Abby Schultenhenrich pitched in with 15. 

After the win, the Lady Lions fell to MidAmerica Nazarene 92-87 in overtime.

The first half was a back-and-forth affair with the two teams trading the lead on seven different occasions. The game headed to the half with the Pioneers holding a four-point lead.

The second half was much of the same. With seven minutes to go in regulation the two teams would trade the lead back-and-forth along with five ties until the final buzzer of regulation. With the score tied, the game headed into overtime.

MidAmerica outscored Lindenwood 13-8 in overtime to hold on for the win.  The Lady Lions were led offensively by Morgan Harrington and Caroline Bourlioux who each scored 23 points.

Senior Day
On Saturday afternoon, the team will honor four seniors before the game.

Kelly Albers, Megan Lankford, Christina Edwards, and Abby Schultenhenrich will all be playing in their final regular season home game.

Albers, Edwards, and Lankford have all been part of the program for the past two seasons. Albers has been in the top two in scoring rebounds the past two years and has been a double-double threat every night. Edwards led the Lady Lions in scoring and rebounds in 2009-10 and is a key contributor off the bench this season.  Lankford played one game last season before injuring her knee, but has battled back from that injury and is a key reserve for this year's team.

Abby Schultenhenrich has been a four-year member of the Lady Lions and is in Lindenwood's top 10 in three-pointers made and games played.

Winning Games
With a win on Saturday afternoon the Lady Lions will have won the most games in a season since the 2000-01 team won 20 games. This year's team is two wins away from moving into fifth all-time at Lindenwood for wins in a season. The record is 30 wins held by the 1999-2000 team.

Halftime Lead = Win
If the Lady Lions head into the locker room at halftime with a lead, there is a very good chance the team will earn a victory. In the Lady Lions' 19 wins this season the team has held a halftime lead in 18, and is also 18-0 if leading at the half.
 
Charity Stripe
Over the last five games, the Lady Lions have shot 77 percent from the free throw line. The lowest percentage in those five contest was 67 percent.

On the season, the Lady Lions are shooting 66 percent as a team. If the Lady Lions stay on this pace the percentage will rank in the top five in school history.

Scoring Is Tops
The Lady Lions are averaging 70.3  points a game, which is tops in the HAAC. When Lindenwood reaches its scoring average the team is 12-1.

If the team can keep its current scoring average through the end of the year, it will be the highest in the history of the program. The 2004-05 team holds the highest scoring average with 69.9 points.

Dominating The Boards
Rebounding has been one of the strongest parts of the Lady Lions' game this season. Three times the team has compiled more than 60 rebounds in a game and has outrebounded its opponents in all but five games.

The team is 15th in the country with a rebounding margin of +8.2. The Lady Lions are also first in the HAAC in rebounding margin, offensive rebounds a game (14), defensive rebounds a game (26), and total rebounds per game (40).

Home Court Advantage
Lindenwood has compiled a record of 9-3 in twelve games this season at the Hyland Arena. The Lady Lions program has not finished above .500 at home since the 2008-09 season. 
Scouting The Cardinals

The William Jewell Cardinals come into the game against the Lady Lions with an overall record of 15-14 and a HAAC record of 10-9. Jewell is coming off a two-point loss at home to conference regular season champion, Evangel. The Cardinals have now dropped their last two games.
 
The Cardinals bring the second best defense in the HAAC allowing just 59.8 points a game. The offense scores just under 62 points.

Leading the way for the Cardinals on the offensive side of the floor is Katie Bond. She is averaging 12.5 points a game. Bond's supporting cast consists of a trio of Cardinals who are all averaging nine points. Holy Switzer scores 9.7, Chelsea Meeks adds 9.3, and Cassy Nicolay pitches in with 9.1. Nicolay also leads the team in rebounds with 5.6.

Jill Cress is in her 15th season at the helm of the William Jewell program. She has compiled a record of 310-178 during her time in Liberty.   

Last Time
Lindenwood dominated the game from the opening tip against William Jewell the last time the teams played. The Lady Lions won the game in Liberty, Mo. 71-47.

It was all Lindenwood from the opening tip as the Lady Lions held a 33-13 lead at the end of the first half. The 13 points the Cardinals scored was the lowest total for any opponent in a half against the Lady Lions this season.

The second half was much of the same for the visitors, as they outscored the Cardinals 38-34. For the game the Lady Lions shot 54 percent from the field, compared to William Jewell's 28 percent. William Jewell also struggled from behind the three-point line, shooting just one of 15.

Leading the way for the Lady Lions was Kelly Albers, who scored 18 points and also led the team in rebounds with seven. Sarah Schnieders pitched in with 15 on five of six shooting from the field. Christina Edwards scored 11 and Abby Schultenhenrich scored 10. Lindenwood outrebounded the Cardinals by a 39-26 margin.

NAIA National Tourney     
With the regular season coming to an end many teams in the country are positioning themselves for a bid to the NAIA National Tournament. The HAAC will receive two automatic bids. The first comes from the regular season champion and the second comes from the HAAC Tournament champion. If the winner is the same, the team that finished second in the regular season will receive a bid to the national tourney.

HAAC Tourney
For the 15th consecutive year, Lindenwood will play in the HAAC Tournament. The Lady Lions are locked into the second seed in the tournament and will host a first round game.