The Lindenwood women's basketball team dominated Robert Morris-Springfield on Thursday night in a 101-35 win in Hyland Arena.
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The Lady Lions played a fast-paced game from start to finish and jumped into the top-10 in the school record books in multiple categories. The 101 points scored by Lindenwood is tied for the fifth-most in programs history while the 41 field goals made ranks sixth all-time in Lindenwood history. The Lady Lions dished out 28 assists to tie the fourth-most assists in one game.
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Kallie Bildner registered fifth double-double this season with her 18 points and 10 rebounds.Â
Charisse Williams scored 12 points and led the team with six assists and five steals while
CeCe Rapp tallied seven points, four rebounds, and three blocks.Â
Megan Foster posted a career-high 12 points and nine rebounds while
Bre Zanders scored a season-high eight points and Hanna Reller tallied seven points.
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Lindenwood opened the game with a 9-3 lead after
Sara Ross hit a three-pointer at the 7:21 mark of the first quarter.Â
Lindsay Medlen made a beautiful pass to Bildner on a fast break to put the Lady Lions up 25-4 nearing the end of the first frame. Lindenwood ended the first quarter up 27-4 with the help of eight points from Bildner while the team shot 69 percent from the field.Â
Jerricah Butler built on the Lindenwood lead with a three-pointer just 1:30 into the second quarter and picked up a steal and the bucket just seconds later. Reller hit a three-pointer at the 4:49 mark to extend the lead to 43-10 and put the Lindenwood fans and the bench on their feet. Foster knocked down a three-ball at the 2:30 mark and the Lady Lions held a 52-21 lead at the end of the first half.
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The Lady Lions got off to a slower start in the third quarter, but a three-pointer by Butler at the 7:03 mark sparked a big run. Lindenwood held a 65-21 lead halfway through the third quarter and Zanders helped the Lady Lions to a 50-point lead after a jumper and the free-throw with three minutes remaining in the third frame. Lindenwood held Robert Morris-Springfield scoreless in the third quarter until the 2:22 mark.Â
Breanna Venson put Lindenwood up 75-23 with 2:10 to go in the third quarter after her first points of the game. The Lady Lions tallied points from every player who played in the game including the fourth-point by Venson to put Lindenwood over the 100-point plateau.
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Lindenwood finished with 62 points in the paint, outrebounded the Eagles 54-23, and scored 41 points off of turnovers including 29 fast-break points. The Lady Lions shot 56 percent from the field, and made 40 percent of their three-pointers. Lindenwood held the Eagles to four points in the first quarter and four points in the third quarter and forced 29 turnovers with 20 steals.
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The Lady Lions improve the 10-12 on the year while Robert Morris-Springfield falls to 0-17 this season. Lindenwood travels to Jefferson City, Mo. on Saturday to take on Lincoln at 1:30 p.m.Â