The Lindenwood women's basketball team will look get back on the winning track at home with a 1:30 p.m. game against Northwest Missouri on Saturday in Hyland Arena.
Lindenwood Notes:
-The Lady Lions are on a two-game losing skid in St. Charles, Mo. after a 66-60 loss to Missouri Western on Thursday night in Hyland Arena. Lindenwood will honor its seniors after the conclusion of the game.
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Gabby Walker recorder her second-career double-double as she tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Lindsay Medlen dropped 12 points while dishing out two assists and snagged five boards.
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Jerricah Butler grabbed eight rebounds and pitched in five points while
CeCe Rapp registered nine points with five rebounds and two blocks.
-Lindenwood outrebounded the Griffons 45-35 while both teams scored 28 points in the paint and shot 38 percent from the field.
-The Lady Lions lost just their second game of the season when leading at the half and now move to 4-5 on their home floor.
-Lindenwood is 7-2 when leading with five minutes to go in the game and is 3-0 when shooting over 50 percent from the field. The Lady Lions have committed more turnovers than their counterpart in 17 of the 20 games played this season.
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Gabby Walker has scored 10 points or more in 10 games this season as she is leading the team with a 52.4 field goal percentage.
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Kallie Bildner is still leading the team with 12.9 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game as she made her first appearance since missing the previous nine games.
Saturday's Game:
-Lindenwood will enter Saturday with an 8-12 overall record and a 4-9 mark in the MIAA while Northwest Missouri will visit St. Charles, Mo. with an 8-11 record on the season and a 3-9 conference record.
-Northwest Missouri holds the series advantage by a 4-3 margin since the 2012-13 season. Northwest Missouri defeated the Lady Lions 66-60 in the second meeting last season in Maryville, Mo.
-In the first meeting between the two schools, the Bearcats won handily by a 69-40 margin, but every game since then has been a competitive and exciting game.
-In the road loss last year,
Kylie Ferguson dropped 14 points with two steals and three rebounds while
Charisse Williams scored seven points and added two steals, two assists, and two rebounds.
Northwest Missouri Notes:
-Tanya Meyer is leading the team and the MIAA with her 21.2 points per game as she is shooting 50.2 percent from the field which is third-best in the conference. Meyer is also bringing down a conference-leading 9.5 rebounds per game.
-Arbrie Benson is third in the conference with her 4.2 assists per game and Macy Williams is right behind her with 4.1 assists per contest.
-Northwest Missouri is leading the conference by shooting 40 percent from three-point range and ranks second with a 44.3 field goal percentage. The Bearcats are posting 66.5 points per game and holding teams to 68.5 points per night.
-Buck Scheel is the head coach of the Bearcats and is in his first full season after finishing the 2015-16 season as the interim head coach. Scheel is 11-26 as the head man of the women's program.