WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Lions vs. Lincoln
WHEN: Feb. 10 | 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: St. Charles, Mo. (Hyland Arena)
LIVE STATS: http://www.sidearmstats.com/lindenwood/wbball/
LIVE VIDEO: http://www.themiaanetwork.com/lindenwoodlions/
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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 (11.9, seventh), defensive rebounds per game (9, seventh) and double-doubles (12, 10th). Bildner also is 35th 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 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 22.1 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 13.5 points per game, respectively. Bildner leads the MIAA in rebounding (11.9 per game) while Walker leads the conference in field goal percentage (.571).
- 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 (11.4) in conference games. Walker posts 12.4 points per game on .540 shooting. Medlen averages 11.0 points per game. 
- The Lions have been crashing the boards in 2017-18.  Lindenwood is 13th in NCAA DII in rebounding margin at 8.9. 
- 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 78.0 points per game, the top mark in the MIAA this season. They are on pace to score 2,184 points this season, which would be third all-time at Lindenwood.
- The Lions are 14th in the NCAA in field goal percentage. Lindenwood shoots 46.4% 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. Walker leads the MIAA with a .571 shooting percentage, 19th nationally. Bildner is close behind in second with .568 shooting percentage, second nationally. Lindenwood is the only team in the country with two players in the top 20. The only other team with two shooters 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 enters his eighth season at Lindenwood as the program's only coach in the NCAA era. He has a career record of 101-120.

Lincoln Notes:
- The Bearcats enter the weekend 3-19 with a 0-14 ledger in MIAA games. 
- Lincoln is let by Citlali Lopez who leads the Blue Tigers with 10.5 points per game. 
- Bre Coleman scores 9.6 points per game with a team-leading 22 blocks. 

Series Notes:
- Last season, Lindenwood lost both contests to Lincoln. The last contest was 71-67 at Hyland Arena.
- Lindenwood is 3-8 all-time against Lincoln.
- In just two career games against Lincoln, Kallie Bildner has scored 42 points. 
- Bildner also has grabbed 31 rebounds against the Blue Tigers, the third most against Lincoln in program history. Additionally, she has the most offensive rebounds with 12. 
- Kylie Ferguson has gone 6-13 from three in her career against Lincoln (.462).