WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Lions vs. Pittsburg State
WHEN: Jan. 13| 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: St. Charles, Mo. (Hyland Arena)
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Lindenwood Notes:
- Kallie Bildner is one of the top performing players in the NCAA this season. The sophomore forward is ranked in the top 10 nationally in rebounds per game (12.5, third), defensive rebounds per game (8, seventh) and double-doubles (11, third). Bildner also is 25th in the nation at 19.7 points per game. 
- Gabby Walker picked up her first start of the season on Thursday against Missouri Southern. She responded with a 10 point-10 rebound double-double. In MIAA games, Walker averages 13.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. 
- The Lions come out of the gates strong, averaging 20.3 points in the first quarter. Lindenwood averages a 7.4 point scoring margin in first quarters this season. 
-The Lions feature of pair of forwards in Kallie Bildner and Gabby Walker that score 19.7 and 14.3 points per game, respectively. Bildner leads the MIAA in rebounding (12.5 per game) while Walker is fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (.562).
- In home games this season, Gabby Walker is scoring 13.7 points with 7.7 rebounds per game. As a team, the Lions shoot .484 from the field at home.
- The sophomore trio of Kallie Bildner, Lindsay Medlen and Gabby Walker are thriving in MIAA games. Bildner (who has won three MIAA Athlete of the Week honors) leads the team with 17.8 points per game in MIAA action. Bildner is one of two players in the conference to average double-digit rebounds (12.7) in conference games. Walker scores 13.0 ppg while Medlen has 11.7 ppg. 
- The Lions have been crashing the boards in 2017-18.  Lindenwood is second in NCAA DII in rebounding margin at 12.8. As a team, the Lions are 22nd in rebounds per game (44.1).
- The Lions have scored 100 points in a game twice this season. Lindenwood defeated Central Christian College of the Bible 113-30 on Dec. 1, setting program records for points in a game and margin of victory. The Lions then scored 112 points against Robert Morris-Springfield on Dec. 19, the second-most points in a single game in Lion history.
- Lindenwood is sixth in NCAA DII with 81.4 points per game. They are on pace to score 2,279 points this season, which would be third all-time at Lindenwood.
- Opponents have been held to 26.2% shooting from three against the Lions this season, the 26th-best mark in the NCAA.
- The Lions are 13th in the NCAA in field goal percentage. Lindenwood shoots 46.6% from the field this season. The Lion record for field goal percentage is 46.8%, recorded in the 1992-93 season. 
- Against Southern Arkansas on Nov. 10, Bildner was 16-16 from the free throw line, the best such performance by a Lion in the NCAA era. She is the second Lion to ever record the feat (Jamie Bonney on 1/29/2000). The LWU record for free throws made is 19 by Jamie Bonney on March. 10, 2000.
- Head coach Tony Francis enters his eighth season at Lindenwood as the program's only coach in the NCAA era. He has a career record of 99-115, one win shy of 100 career victories.

PSU Notes:
- The Gorillas are 12-4 overall this season witha 5-2 mark in MIAA games. 
- PSU is led by Mikaela Burgess who averages 15.6 points per game. 
- Additionally, the Gorilas rely on Shelby Lopez (10.4 ppg) and Paige Imhoff (9.9 ppg). Imhoff is the conference leader with 89 assists this season.
- As a team, PSU protects the ball, ranking ninth in the NCAA with 12.3 turnovers per game. 

Series Notes:
- On Dec. 7, PSU defeated Lindenwood 87-75 in Pittsburg. 
- All-time, Lindenwood is 1-7 against PSU.
- Charisse Williams averages 11.0 points per game against Pitt State in five career games against the Gorillas.