• Lindenwood will host Central Missouri in the second to last home game of the season on Saturday.
• Central Missouri moved up five spots this past week to No. 11 in the WBCA USA Today Sports Division II Top-25 Coaches' Poll. This matches the highest the Jennies have been ranked this season.
• This is the first meeting between the two schools.
• This is Lindenwood's first meeting this season against Central Missouri. The Lady Lions will travel to Warrensburg on February 13 to take on the Jennies.
Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood will host No. 11 Central Missouri in its second to last home game of the season on Saturday.
• As of January 28,
Julie Hlinak is 17th in the conference in scoring average at 11.2 points per game.
• Lindenwood has moved up to eighth in the conference in free-throw percentage. The Lady Lions shoot 68.8 percent from the line.
• Three Lady Lions average double-digit points.
Julie Hlinak leads the team with 11.2 per game, followed by
Sarah Schnieders with 10.78 and freshman
Tori Kuhn with 10.4.
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Jenny Rocha recorded her career-high in points against Southwest Baptist with 10. She has also led the team in assists on six occasions this season.
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Sarah Schnieders and
Meagan Hittle have started in every game they have played in for the Lady Lions this season.
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Tori Kuhn has gone perfect from the free-throw line in six games this season. For the year, she is averaging .750 percent from the line.
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Marissa Lehnig recorded her 100th career asisst in the game against Southwest Baptist.
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Sarah Schnieders has cracked the top-10 list for most points scored in a career. Schnieders is tied for ninth alongside Tracey Dames with 1,104 points. Schnieders needs 83 more points to move into the top-five.
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Meagan Hittle is leading the team from the charity stripe, making 80.6 percent of her free-throws.
• After the 2011-12 season, the Lindenwood women's basketball squad was recognized by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association for its work in the classroom. The team finished with a team GPA of 3.567 which was the seventh-highest GPA in all of NCAA Division II.
• This season marks the inaugural season for the Lady Lions in the MIAA. The MIAA is one of the top basketball conferences in Division II.
• Due to being in NCAA Division II provisional status, the Lady Lions will not have the opportunity to compete at the MIAA conference tournament in March.
• Lindenwood will travel to Northeastern State on February 7 for a conference match-up against the River Hawks. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Last Time Out
• Lindenwood fell to Southwest Baptist on the road by a score of 69-62.
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Tori Kuhn led the offense with 13 points.
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Jenny Rocha went 3-for-5 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the line to score a career-high 10 points.
• The Lady Lions recorded a season-low 12 turnovers against the Bearcats.
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Marissa Lehnig led the Lady Lions with six rebounds.
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Sarah Schnieders owned all three of the team's steals in the contest.
Central Missouri Notes
• Under the direction of head coach Dave Slifer, the No. 11 Jennies are coming off of a 77-67 victory over Lincoln last Wednesday.
• Central Missouri picked up 12 steals against Lincoln while scoring 17 points off of turnovers.
• Keuna Flax recorded a double-double against Lincoln, scoring 22 points and snagging 11 rebounds. This season, Flax is averaging 20.6 points per game.
• Nicole Caddell is averaging a double-double for the Jennies, scoring 13.3 points per game and bringing down 10.3 rebounds per game.
• Both of Central Missouri's losses this season have come on the road during conference play.
