WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Lions vs. Southwest Baptist
WHEN: Jan. 18 | 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Bolivar, Mo.
LIVE STATS: http://www.sidearmstats.com/sbuniv/wbball/
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Lindenwood Notes:
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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, fifth), defensive rebounds per game (8, ninth) and double-doubles (11, fourth). Bildner also is 24th in the nation at 19.7 points per game.
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Gabby Walker picked up her first start of the season last Thursday against Missouri Southern. She responded with a 10 point-10 rebound double-double. In MIAA games,
- The Lions have made great adjustments at halftime this season. The Lions average 22.9 points in the third quarter this season. Additionally, Lindenwood, on average, outscores opponents by 6.9 points in the third quarter.
-The Lions feature of pair of forwards in
Kallie Bildner and
Gabby Walker that score 19.7 and 13.4 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 (.558).
- On the road this season,
Kallie Bildner is averaging 16.8 points per game. Fellow forward
Gabby Walker is posting 15.3 points per game on the road.
- 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 the only player in the conference to average double-digit rebounds (12.7) in conference games. Walker scores 11.4 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 11.9. As a team, the Lions are 27th nationally in rebounds (731).
- 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.
- The Lions are 39th in the NCAA with 167 total steals.
Jerricah Butler is 10th in the MIAA with 27 steals this season.
- The Lions are 13th in the NCAA in field goal percentage. Lindenwood shoots 46.8% from the field this season. The Lion record for field goal percentage is 46.8%, recorded in the 1992-93 season.
- Lindenwood has had success at the free throw line this year. The Lions are 37th in the NCAA with 367 FT attempts and 31st with 262 FT made.
- 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 99-116, one win shy of 100 career victories.
SBU Notes:
- The Bearcats are 10-6 overall with a 2-5 mark in MIAA games. They have won their past two games: at Northwest Missouri (75-70) and at Misouri Western (86-82).
- SBU is led by Megan Rosenbohm, who leads the MIAA in scoring at 20.1 points per game. She also leads the conference with 2.6 steals per game. Rosenbohm is third in the conference with 3.8 assists per game.
- Caylee Richardson is fifth in the MIAA in scoring at 16.3 points per game. She is third in the conference with a .605 field goal percentage.
- As a team, SBU is second in the NCAA with an 83.4% free throw percentage.
Series Notes:
- Last season, the Lions defeated Southwest Baptist at Hyland Arena, 70-68.
Charisse Williams hit a layup with three seconds left to win the game for Lindenwood.
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Gabby Walker has only one career meeting against the Bearcats, but she scored 21 points on 10-13 shooting. She also compiled 10 rebounds for a double-double.
