The Lindenwood women's basketball team will host Northeastern State on Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. in Hyland Arena.
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Lindenwood Notes:
-The Lady Lions are looking to hop back on the winning road after three-straight losses including a 61-54 defeat to Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday.
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-Lindenwood held a 12-point lead at halftime and was leading by 16 at one time in the game, but fell to the Tritons in its second home loss this season.
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-The Lady Lions hit four three-pointers in the game which is the second-most long-range shots made in a game this season.Â
Lindsay Medlen was 2-for-6 from behind the arc, while
Alex Haley and
Megan Foster each made one.
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-Lindenwood was 12-for-14 from the free-throw line while the Tritons made 17-of-28 from the charity stripe.
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Kallie Bildner is leading the squad with 14.2 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per contest, while classmate
Gabby Walker is averaging 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per contest.
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Charisse Williams and
Kallie Bildner have each made six three-pointer on the year and are shooting over 30 percent from long-range.Â
Lindsay Medlen has hit six deep-shots of her own, but his shooting just over 19 percent from three-point distance.
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-Lindenwood is 4-1 on the season when leading at the half and 5-2 when holding a lead with five minutes remaining in the game. The Lady Lions are 3-2 when following a loss and 3-2 in Hyland Arena.
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Thursday's Game:
-Lindenwood enters the game with a 5-6 record overall and a 1-3 mark in the MIAA. Northeastern State has compiled a 5-7 overall record and a 1-3 conference record this season.
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-The RiverHawks hold a 5-2 record over the Lady Lions since the 2011-12 season. Lindenwood earned its first win over Northeastern State four years ago in a 69-50 win in Hyland Arena.
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-Lindenwood and Northeastern State split the season series last year with the home team winning each time. The Lady Lions won the first meeting 57-52 in Hyland Arena, but fell 61-54 in Tahlequah, Okla. two months later.
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-In the two meetings last season,
Charisse Williams scored a total of 19 points with seven rebounds and two steals.
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Northeastern State Notes:
-The RiverHawks have won three of its previous four games, including a 71-59 win over Oklahoma Baptist on New Year's Eve in Shawnee, Okla.
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-Rylie Torrey is leading the team with 17.7 points per game while Cailyn Long is right behind her with 14.9 points per contest. Mary Jane Buschmann is scoring 10.7 points per night and is shooting 50 percent from the field.
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-Buschmann is the rebounding leader with 6.3 boards per game and she has tallied 21 steals on the season for an average of 1.8 per game.
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-The RiverHawks are coached by Randy Gipson who is in his 29th season as a head coach with a 604-268 record, while winning 314 games at Northeastern State. Gipson is 314-191 as the RiverHawks head coach and is in his 18th season in Tahlequah, Okla.
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