The Lindenwood women's basketball team will head to Topeka, Kan. on Saturday to take on Washburn at 5 p.m. in Lee Arena.
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Lindenwood Notes:
-After a loss to No. 4 Pittsburg State, the Lady Lions bounced back with an 86-80 win over Missouri Southern on Saturday in Hyland Arena. The six-point win was the first win for Lindenwood over Missouri Southern in program history.
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Kallie Bildner tallied her fourth double-double of the year with her 24 points and 15 rebounds.Â
Gabby Walker scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half and grabbed five rebounds and tallied one steal.Â
Sara Ross chipped in 10 points with an assists while
Alex Haley dished out seven assists with seven points.
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-Lindenwood shot 52.2 percent from the field and outrebounded Missouri Southern 41-28. The Lady Lions scored 56 points in the paint while shooting 1-for-12 from three-point range.
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Kallie Bildner is shooting 59.8 percent from the field which ranks 11th in the nation and leads the conference. Lindenwood is second in the MIAA and 14th in the nation by shooting 46.4 percent as a team including 53.6 percent from inside the arc.
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-Lindenwood has three players scoring in double-digits this year;
Kallie Bildner (16.5),
Gabby Walker (11.6), and
CeCe Rapp (10.0).
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-The Lady Lions are seventh in the country with a 12.1 rebounding margin and
Kallie Bildner is tied for first in the MIAA with four double-doubles.
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Saturday's Notes:
-Washburn will carry a 7-3 into Saturday as well as a 1-1 record in conference play. The Ichabods have won five of their last six games including a 57-48 win over Nebraska-Kearney last Saturday.
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-Lindenwood is now 5-3 on the season after a win over Missouri Southern also improved the conference record to 1-1. The Lady Lions are 2-2 on the road including a 23-point win over Arkansas-Monticello earlier this month.
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-Since the 2012-13 season, Washburn holds a 3-2 record in the series including two wins last year. Washburn defeated Lindenwood 81-74 in the first meeting and 70-60 in the second game.
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-In the two meeting last year,
Charisse Williams tallied 19 points, nine rebounds, and three steals against the Ichabods. In the first meeting Lindenwood shot 49 percent, but was outrebounded 43-24 in the seven-point loss. The Lady Lions flipped the rebounding margin, but shot 10 percent less than Washburn in the second game.
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Washburn Notes:
-The Ichabods are led by Erika Lane who is posting 11.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game with 30 total assists on the year. Jharian Bowen is scoring 10.5 points per game with 3.7 rebounds per contest.
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-Washburn has five players averaging four rebounds or more per game and hold a 7.9 rebounding margin advantage. The Ichabods are shooting 44.5 percent from the field and 31.0 percent from behind the arc.
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-Ron McHenry is in his 17th season with the Ichabods and holds a career mark of 396-111.
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