WOMEN'S BASKETBALL at Northwest Missouri State
Saturday, December 8 | Maryville, Missouri (Bearcat Arena)
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LINDENWOOD NOTES
- Lindenwood takes on Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Mo. The Lions are 6-1 overall and 1-0 in conference games while Northwest Missouri State is 3-5 with a 0-1 ledger in the MIAA. 
- The Lions defeated Missouri Western 74-60 on Thursday in the first game of the MIAA schedule. The Lions shot 10-19 (52.6%) from three in the game, the third-best three-point shooting percentage in program history. The Lindenwood record for three-point field goal percentage is .571 (12-21) against Robert Morris on Nov. 26, 2013.
- Entering the week, Kallie Bildner led all of NCAA DII in field goal percentage at 82.0%. Bildner is 41-50 from the field this season. The Lions, as a team, are fourth in the NCAA with a field goal percentage of 50.5%
- Lindenwood is 21st nationally with a rebounding margin of 10.0.
- The Lions lead the NCAA with a team shooting percentage of 51.3%.
- Last season, the Lions won the MIAA Tournament Championship as the No. 9 seed, the lowest-seeded team to ever win an MIAA Championship. 
- The Lions are led by first-year head coach Katie Falco. She comes to Lindenwood after spending the previous 10 seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA DI South Dakota State. 

NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE NOTES:
- The Bearcats are 3-5 overall this season. On Thursday, they fell to Lincoln 69-66 at home.
- Northwest Missouri State is second in NCAA DII in free throw percentage at 82.8% from the line. They also rank seventh in fewest turnovers per game (12.1).
- The Bearcats are led by the duo of Kendey Eaton (13.9 ppg) and Jaelyn Haggard (13.1 ppg). Eaton is shooting .421 from the field and .429 from three while Haggard shoots .404 from the field and .362 from three. 
- Kaylani Maiava scores 12.0 points per game. She is shooting .613 from the field this season.
- Mallory McConkey is the team's leading rebounder at 6.6 boards per game. 

SERIES NOTES:
- The Lions are 7-4 all-time against Northwest Missouri, including four consecutive wins against the Bearcats. 
- In the last game between the two teams, Lexie Moe scored 15 points on 6-10 shooting and 3-4 from three. Kallie Bildner collected a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. 
- In four career games against Northwest Missouri State, Kallie Bildner has 75 points (18.8 points per game).