•The Lady Lions 5-0 start is the best start in the Tony Francis era. Its also the best start since Lindenwood started 3-1 in 2008-09.
• The game against Central Oklahoma will be the first conference game of the season for the Lady Lions.
• Lindenwood has held the lead with five minutes to go in every game this season. The closest a team has been at the point of the game is six points.
• With her four double digit scoring games this season Gengenbacher has now scored in double figures in 16 of her last 18 games dating back to last season.
• Last season, when the Lady Lions held a lead heading into the halftime break the team was 13-2. On the flip side, when the team was trailing its record was just 1-10. So far this season the team is 5-0 when leading at the half.
• Rebounding has been a very successful aspect of the Lady Lions game this season. Lindenwood has won the rebounding battle in every game but one so far.
• To start the season, the Lady Lions defense has been stifling. Lindenwood has held every opponent to under 50 percent shooting so far this season. Against Selma, the Lady Lions held them to just 19 percent shooting.
• In her first season on the court for the Lady Lions Vanessa Zailo has been a beast on the boards. She is averaging 13.6 rebounds a game and has double digit boards in every game but one this season. Her best rebounding game came against Arkansas-Monticello when she grabbed 18 rebounds.
• During the Tony Francis Era the Lady Lions have compiled a 34-22 record at home in front of the Lindenwood faithful.
• In 2013-14, the Lady Lions finished the season with a record of 5-4 against non-conference teams and have started this season 5-0.
• Once again this season, turning the ball over has been an issue in the early season for the Lady Lions. Lindenwood has turned the ball over 83 times in just five games.
• This year's roster will welcome six newcomers to the Lindenwood family. The newcomers will consist of four freshman, a division I transfer, and a walk on.
• The reigning MIAA Freshman of the Year, Kassidy Gengenbacher is back for her sophomore season. Gengenbacher exploded onto the scene last year averaging over 16 points a game in her first year of college basketball. The sophomore scored over 450 points.
• Lindenwood will return 62% of its scoring output from 2013-14. It will return its top scorer in Gengenbacher plus Morgan Johnson and Rocha who both averaged over nine points a game.
• New assistant coach Morgan Harrington is no stranger to Lindenwood. Before becoming a coach she played two seasons at Lindenwood and helped lead the Lady Lions to the brink of the NAIA National Tournament in 2010-11. After graduating from Lindenwood, Harrington went to Murray State where she was a graduate assistant.
• The Lady Lions return four of their five main starters from a season ago. The only starter not back is Caroline Bourlioux.
• Lindenwood was picked as the seventh best team in the MIAA preseason coaches poll. The coaches picked Emporia State as the top team in the conference followed by Pittsburg State, Washburn and Fort Hays as the top four.
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA'S NOTES
• The Central Oklahoma Bronchos welcome the Lady Lions to Edmond, Okla. for both team's first conference game of the season.
• The Bronchos are averaging 72.1 points a game on offense and are surrendering 63.1 points on defense. Central Oklahoma is shooting 44 percent from the field and 39 percent from behind the three-point line.
• Central Oklahoma is led by Haley Weathers who is averaging 11.6 points a game. After Weathers, three Bronchos average over 10 points. Kylie Mayes averages 10.9, Olivia Mason and Julia Mason scores 10.5 and 10.4 respectively.
• Guy Hardaker is the head coach of the Bronchos and is in his ninth season at the helm
