Lindenwood Notes:-The Lady Lions will play their final regular season home game on Wednesday against Central Missouri in Hyland Arena for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff.
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-Lindenwood is coming off of a 72-57 loss to Nebraska-Kearney in Kearney, Neb. on Saturday. The Lady Lions are now 7-19 overall with a 3-17 mark in the MIAA. Lindenwood has won all three conference games at home.
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-The Lions are shooting 42.9 percent from the field, which is 49th in the nation, and fourth-best in the MIAA.Â
Kassidy Gengenbacher leads the team in that category (39.8), which is also 11th in the conference.
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-Lindenwood has a 73.4 free throw percentage that ranks in the top-50 in the nation, and is ninth in the MIAA.Â
Charisse Williams,
Jenny Rocha, and Gengenbacher are all shooting above 74 percent on the year.
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-Gengenbacher stands in second place in the MIAA in three-pointers made (64), three-pointers attempted (189), and three-point field goals per game (2.46). Freshman
CeCe Rapp is third in the MIAA with 29 blocked shots.
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-The Lady Lions are still fighting for the final two spot in the MIAA tournament. Northeastern State (5-15), Lincoln (4-16), Lindenwood (3-17), and Northwest Missouri (3-17) are all in the hunt for the remaining two sports in the post-season tournament.
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Wednesday's Game:-The Lady Lions fell 82-64 to the Jennies earlier this season in Warrensburg, Mo. Gengenbacher scored 24 points with seven rebounds, while
Beth Maenpaa put up 11 points with seven rebounds. Rocha dropped seven points with six assists.
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-Lindenwood upset Central Missouri on January 25, 2014 when the Jennies were ranked No. 8 in the nation. The Lady Lions won on the road by a final of 65-64 for their first win over Central Missouri.
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-Gengenbacher scored 17 points with five steals and two assists in the upset win. Rocha tallied four points, two assists, and one steal in that game.
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-Lindenwood won its second game over Central Missouri in a 92-85 overtime win on January 24, 2015 in Hyland Arena. Five Lindenwood player scored in double-digits, while
Vanessa Zailo grabbed a career-high 27 rebounds.
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-Gengenbacher put up 24 points, as Rocha dropped 15 points with eight assists.Â
Kylie Ferguson scored 13 points with five assists, and
Jonna Raflund tallied 10 points with four rebounds.
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Central Missouri Notes:-Central Missouri will enter Wednesday with a 9-16 record overall, with an 8-12 MIAA record. The Jennies lost their most recent game 76-73 against Missouri Southern, which is their third-straight loss.
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-The Jennies are coached by Dave Slifer who is in his 27th season as a head coach and 11th win Central Missouri. Slifer holds a 609-226 career record, and a 225-127 mark with the Jennies.
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-Central Missouri is led by offensive force Shelby Winkelmann who is averaging 19.6 points per game which is second best in the conference and 18th in the nation.
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-Ashley Jones had grabbed 210 rebounds for the Jennies which is fourth in the MIAA and in the top-125 in the nation.
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-Tayler Weiks is the deep threat for the Jennies with 46 three-pointers made on the season. Weiks has attempted 135 this year for a 34.1 shooting percentage from behind the arc.
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