Box Score The Lindenwood Lady Lions got 21 points from Marissa Lehnig in a 72-57 win over the McKendree Bearcats on Thursday night at the Hyland Arena.

For the first 10 minutes of the game, the lead bounced back-and-forth between the teams but never got more than four points. Then, in the final four minutes the Lady Lions went on a 7-2 run to close the first half leading by six.

The second half was all Lindenwood. The Lady Lions started the final 20 minutes on a 13-4 run over the first five minutes, and took a 13 point lead. McKendree got as close as eight midway through the final half, but never got any closer.

Lindenwood shot 46 percent from the field and held the Bearcats to just 42 percent shooting. The Lady Lions won the battle on the boards outrebounding McKendree 35-31. Lindenwood also committed a season-low 12 turnovers, and forced the Bearcats into 19.

Lehnig led the team with 21 points while Sarah Schnieders and Julie Hlinak each scored 15. Caroline Bourlioux, Morgan Harrington, Lehnig, and Hlinak all led the team with five rebounds each.

With the win the Lady Lions improve to 15-8. The team will have a few days off until it set sails for its final road trip of the season next week. Lindenwood will travel to Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State next week.