The Lindenwood women's basketball team will look to defend home court against Central Missouri on Saturday afternoon in Hyland Arena at 1:30 p.m.
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Lindenwood Notes:
-The Lady Lions are coming off of an exciting 70-68 win over Southwest Baptist on Thursday night in Hyland Arena. Lindenwood won on a last second shot by
Charisse Williams to help snap a three-game home losing streak.
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Gabby Walker (21) and
CeCe Rapp (15) each tallied career-highs in points while Walker added a career-high 10 rebounds in the two-point victory.
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-Lindenwood shot 53 percent in the game form the field, outrebounded the Bearcats 45-26, and outscored Southwest Baptist in the paint by a 50-34 margin.
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Gabby Walker is averaging 15.3 points per game in her previous three games while shooting 70 percent from the field.Â
Lindsay Medlen has tallied 12.0 points per game in her last three showings, with 6.7 rebounds per night, and 5.3 assists per game.
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Gabby Walker is second in the MIAA by shooting 53.5 percent from the field and
Lindsay Medlen is averaging 3.8 assists per night which is seventh in the conference.
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-The Lady Lions are now 3-0 in games decided by four points or less and 3-0 when shooting higher than 50 percent from the field.
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-Lindenwood has moved up to fifth in the conference with a 7.8 rebounding advantage and is ninth in the MIAA with a field goal percentage of 43 percent.
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Saturday's Game:
-Lindenwood enters Saturday with a 7-9 overall record and a 3-6 mark in the MIAA while Central Missouri visits St. Charles, Mo. with a 14-2 record on the year with a 7-1 conference record.
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-The Jennies hold an 11-2 record over the Lady Lions with the last meeting going in favor of Central Missouri by a 76-59 margin.
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-Lindenwood last defeated the Jennies on Jan. 24, 2015 in Hyland Arena when the Lady Lions won 92-85 in overtime.Â
Kylie Ferguson had 13 points and six rebounds while dishing out five assists.
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Central Missouri Notes:
-The Jennies are on a four-game winning streak and have won six road games in seven played this season. Central Missouri defeated Lincoln on Thursday 66-41 in Jefferson City, Mo.
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-Paige Redmond is leading the team with 15.8 points per game and 3.9 assists pre night while Kayonna Lee is grabbing 8.4 rebounds per contest.
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-Morgan Flemming (11.9) and Ashley Duffy (10.0) are also scoring in double-digits while both players are also leading the team with 1.7 steals per game.
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-The Jennies are coached by Dave Slifer who is 625-230 in his career and 241-131 at Central Missouri.
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