• Lindenwood welcomes Southwest Baptist on Saturday for senior day at the Hyland Arena. This is the final home game of the 2012-13 season for the Lady Lions.
• This is the second meeting this season between the two schools. The Lady Lions went to Southwest Baptist on January 31 and fell by a score of 69-62.
• These two teams have met three times in program history. Southwest Baptist holds the 3-0 advantage over Lindenwood.
• Lindenwood is coming off of a 58-44 loss to No. 7 Central Missouri.
• The Bearcats most recently fell to Truman by a score of 78-69 in Kirksville, Mo.
Lindenwood Game Notes
• Lindenwood looks for its second conference victory on Saturday afternoon for senior day.
• The Lady Lions are graduating two seniors in
Sonya Milford and
Sarah Schnieders.
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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 73 more points to move into the top-five.
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Sonya Milford has played in 32 games for the Lady Lions and has started in the last four. She has recorded a career-high 11 points against South Dakota School of Mines last season.
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Sarah Schnieders has played in 105 games for Lindenwood and has started in 96 of them, including all 17 in which she played in this season.
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Sonya Milford has snagged 104 rebounds in her career and 127 total points for the Lady Lions.
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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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Julie Hlinak is 11 points away from recording her 500th point.
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Marissa Lehnig continues to bump her scoring average each game. After the last game, Lehnig has moved into the top-30 in the conference, averaging 10.4 points per game.
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Sarah Schnieders is 11th in the conference in field-goal percentage. The senior has made 48.6 percent of her shots from the floor.
• 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 is gearing up for its final road stretch of the 2012-13 season. In the first of the final three games, the Lady Lions will travel to Kirksville, Mo. on February 21 to take on Truman. Tip time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Last Time Out
• Lindenwood fell to No. 7 Central Missouri by a score of 58-44.
• The Lady Lions were leading at the half, 22-20.
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Julie Hlinak led Lindenwood with 12 points.
Meagan Hittle and
Marissa Lehnig each recorded 10 points.
• The Lady Lions shot 38.5 percent from the floor while holding Central Missouri to 38.2 percent.
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Cassie Bluemner led Lindenwood with nine rebounds, seven of those coming in the first half.
• Lindenwood committed just 12 turnovers in the contest, over eight turnovers less than its season average.
Southwest Baptist Game Notes
• Southwest Baptist's last victory came against Lindenwood at home on January 31.
• Under the direction of second-year head coach Todd Voss, the Bearcats have an overall record of 9-13 with a 4-10 mark in the MIAA.
• Three members of the Southwest Baptist squad average double-digit points. Jacqui Zelenka leads the pack with 13.2 points per game, Chasity Prince averages 12.1, and Brittney Dukes contributes 10.8 points per game.
• Jacqui Zelenka led the Bearcats in their contest against Truman, recording a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Chasity Prince added 18 points in the game.
