WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Lions vs. Lincoln
WHEN: Feb. 13 | 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Jefferson City, Mo. (Jason Gym)
LIVE STATS: http://sidearmstats.com/lincolnu/wbball/xlive.htm
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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 (12.1, fifth), defensive rebounds per game (9, sixth) and double-doubles (13, 10th). Bildner also is 33rd in the nation at 18.9 points per game. 
- Bildner is one of 29 players in NCAA DII to average double-digit rebounds this season. The last Lion to record a double-digit rebound average for an entire season was Vanessa Zailo in 2014-15 (13.0 rpg).
- Bildner has scored 416 points so far this season. She is the second Lion to score 400+ points in a season in the NCAA era. No player has ever scored 500 points in the NCAA era. 
- Lindsay Medlen has notched 80 assists for far in 2017-18. Since joining the NCAA, only one Lion has collected 100 assists in a single season (Jenny Rocha with 114 in 2014-15 and 2015-16). 
- The Lions have made great adjustments at halftime this season. The Lions average 22.3 points in the third quarter, Lindenwood's highest scoring quarter. 
-The Lions feature of pair of forwards in Kallie Bildner and Gabby Walker that score 18.9 and 13.3 points per game, respectively. Bildner leads the MIAA in rebounding (12.1 per game) while Walker is second in the conference in field goal percentage (.554).
- 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 17.5 points per game in MIAA action. Bildner is the only player in the conference to average double-digit rebounds (11.8) in conference games. Walker posts 12.1 points per game on .514 shooting. Medlen averages 10.7 points per game. 
- Point guard Lindsay Medlen has kicked into a new gear in MIAA games. In conference games, her scoring average has gone up 1.4 points per game. Sara Ross has also seen an increase, scoring an additional 1.1 points per game. 
- The Lions have been crashing the boards in 2017-18.  Lindenwood is eighth in NCAA DII in rebounding margin at 9.0.
- 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 22nd in NCAA DII with 78.2 points per game, the top mark in the MIAA this season. They are on pace to score 2,190 points this season, which would be third all-time at Lindenwood.
- The Lions are 13th in the NCAA in field goal percentage. Lindenwood shoots 46.4% from the field this season. The Lion record for field goal percentage is 46.8%, recorded in the 1992-93 season. 
- Gabby Walker and Kallie Bildner are two of the top shooters in the MIAA. Bildner leads the conference with a .570 shooting percentage, 17th in the NCAA. Walker is second in the MIAA at .554, 23rd nationally. The only other team in the NCAA with two players in the top 25 is No. 1 Ashland. 
- 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 is in his eighth season at Lindenwood as the program's only coach in the NCAA era. He has a career record of 102-120.

Lincoln Notes:
- The Blue Tigers enter the contest 3-20 with a 0-15 ledger in MIAA games. 
- Lincoln is let by Citlali Lopez who leads the Blue Tigers with 10.4 points per game. 
- Bre Coleman scores 9.7 points per game with a team-leading 24 blocks. 

Series Notes
- Last season, Lindenwood lost both contests to Lincoln. The last contest was 71-67 at Hyland Arena. On Saturday, Lindenwood defeated Lincoln 83-73 at Hyland Arena. 
- Lindenwood is 4-8 all-time against Lincoln.
- In just three career games against Lincoln, Kallie Bildner has scored 61 points, third-most for a Lion against the Blue Tigers. 
- Bildner also has grabbed 48 rebounds against the Blue Tigers, most against Lincoln in program history. Additionally, she has the most offensive rebounds with 12. 
- Kylie Ferguson has gone 6-14 from three in her career against Lincoln (.429).