WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Lions vs. Nebraska-Kearney
WHEN: Jan. 25 | 5:30 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 (12.9, second), defensive rebounds per game (9, fourth) and double-doubles (11, fifth). Bildner also is 32nd in the nation at 18.9 points per game. 
- Bildner is one of 25 players in NCAA DII to average double-digit rebounds this season. The last Lion to record double-digit rebounds for an entire season was Vanessa Zailo in 2014-15 (13.0 rpg).
- The Lions have made great adjustments at halftime this season. The Lions average 22.0 points in the third quarter this season, Lindenwood's highest scoring quarter. 
-The Lions feature of pair of forwards in Kallie Bildner and Gabby Walker that score 18.9 and 13.2 points per game, respectively. Bildner leads the MIAA in rebounding (12.9 per game) while Walker is fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (.555).
- At Hyland Arena this season, Kallie Bildner averages 21.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game. As a team, the Lions average 44.6 rebounds at home, 15.1 rebounds more than the opposition (29.5). 
- 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 16.6 points per game in MIAA action. Bildner is the only player in the conference to average double-digit rebounds (13.4) in conference games. Walker posts 11.3 points per game on .494 shooting. Medlen averages 11.1 points per game. 
- The Lions have been crashing the boards in 2017-18.  Lindenwood is third in NCAA DII in rebounding margin at 10.9. As a team, the Lions are 19th nationally in rebounds (810).
- 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 18th in NCAA DII with 78.7 points per game. They are on pace to score 2,214 points this season, which would be third all-time at Lindenwood.
- The Lions are 15th in the NCAA in field goal percentage. Lindenwood shoots 46.2% from the field this season. The Lion record for field goal percentage is 46.8%, recorded in the 1992-93 season. 
- Kallie Bildner is 25th nationally, and fourth in the MIAA with a .561 shooting percentage. Gabby Walker is 29th nationally and fifth in the conference at .555.
- 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 99-118, one win shy of 100 career victories.

UNK Notes:
- The Lopers are sixth in the MIAA with a 6-3 mark in conference games. UNK is 14-3 overall this season.
- UNK is led by Michaela Berry and Mckenzie Brown. Berry is fifth in the MIAA with 17.0 points per game while Brown is ninth in three-pointers made with 33.
- As a team, the Lopers have the third-fewest fouls called per game in the NCAA at 13.2. Additionally, UNK is 41st nationally in assist to turnover ration at 1.07.

Series Notes
- Last season, the Lions eliminated UNK from the MIAA tournament with an 85-68 win in Kearney, Neb. Previously that season, the Lopers defeated Lindenwood 69-55 also in Kearney.
- All-time, the Lopers hold the series edge 1-6.
- In two career games against UNK, Lindsay Medlen has scored 36 points.
- Junior Sara Ross has played in two contests against UNK, grabbing 18 rebounds, the second-highest total by a Lion against UNK in program history.