WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Lions vs. Fort Hays State
WHEN: Jan. 27 | 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 (12.7, second), defensive rebounds per game (9, fifth) and double-doubles (11, seventh). Bildner also is 31st in the nation at 19.2 points per game. 
- Bildner is one of 30 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 22.2 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 19.2 and 13.0 points per game, respectively. Bildner leads the MIAA in rebounding (12.7 per game) while Walker is fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (.556).
- At Hyland Arena this season, Kallie Bildner averages 21.8 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. As a team, the Lions average 43.2 rebounds at home, 13.3 rebounds more than the opposition (29.9). 
- 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 17.3 points per game in MIAA action. Bildner is the only player in the conference to average double-digit rebounds (12.9) in conference games. Walker posts 11.2 points per game on .500 shooting. Medlen averages 10.8 points per game. 
- The Lions have been crashing the boards in 2017-18.  Lindenwood is eighth in NCAA DII in rebounding margin at 10.1. As a team, the Lions are 20th nationally in rebounds (837).
- 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 14th in the NCAA in field goal percentage. Lindenwood shoots 46.3% from the field this season. The Lion record for field goal percentage is 46.8%, recorded in the 1992-93 season. 
- Kallie Bildner is 22nd nationally, and third in the MIAA with a .564 shooting percentage. Gabby Walker is 26th nationally and fourth in the conference at .556.
- 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 99-119, one win shy of 100 career victories.

FHS Notes:
- The Tigers are 15-4 overall and 6-4 in MIAA games. 
- As a team, Fort Hays is fifth in the nation in blocked shots with 104. Additionally, the Tigers rank eighth in scoring defense with 54.1 points allowed per game. 
- Individually, the Tigers are led by Tatyana Legette. She is the conference leader in FG percentage at 62.0%, fifth in the NCAA. Legette averages 13.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. 
- Emma Stroyan is third in the MIAA with 28 blocks this season.

Series Notes
- Last season, the Lions defeated the Tigers 76-70 at Fort Hays State. The defeat snapped a 25-game home winning streak for FHS. Lindsay Medlen led the was with 16 points and five rebounds. Additionally, Jerricah Butler and Gabby Walker each scored 14 points. Walker added 10 rebounds for a double-double. 
- The Lions are 1-5 all-time against Fort Hays.