WOMEN'S BASKETBALL vs. Central Oklahoma
Thursday, Jan. 24 | 5:30 p.m. | St. Charles, Mo. (Hyland Arena)
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Lindenwood Notes
- Lindenwood hosts Central Oklahoma at Hyland Arena. The Lions are 11-3 overall with a 5-2 mark in MIAA games. Central Oklahoma is 12-6 overall with a 3-5 ledger in conference games.
- In their last game, the Lions lost to Central MIssouri 76-68 in Warrensburg, Mo.
Charisse Williams was the Lions' leading scorer, dropping 15 points on 6-9 shooting.
Lindsay Medlen was 3-6 from deep for 13 points, while
Lexie Moe chipped in 14 points and seven rebounds.
- Entering the week,
Kallie Bildner was fourth in NCAA DII in field goal percentage at 65.4%. Bildner is 89-136 from the field this season. The Lions, as a team, are sixth in the NCAA with a field goal percentage of 48.4%.
- Bildner leads the conference in rebounding at 9.9 boards per game and is third in points with 16.8 points per game
- Lindenwood women's basketball has lost back-to-back games from the first time since January 2018.
- The Lions, on average, out-rebound their opponents by 11.0 rebounds per game, the seventh largest disparity in the NCAA.
- 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.
Central Oklahoma Notes
- The Bronchos enter Hyland Arena with a 12-6 overall record and a 3-5 mark in MIAA games. In their last game, they defeated Missouri Southern 88-60 in Edmond, Okla.
- Central Oklahoma is 20th in the NCAA in three-pointers made at 147. They are 32nd in threes attempted at 419. Central Oklahoma shoots 35.1% from three.
- UCO is led by Micayla Haynes who scores 11.8 points per game. Close behind is Ireon Smith with 11.4 points per game. Shatoya Bryson also scores in double figures with 10.7 points per game.
- Smith leads the team in rebounding with 7.9 points per game while recording 27 blocks (1.5 per game).
Series Notes
- Central Oklahoma leads the all-time series 11-2. The Bronchos won the only meeting last season, 86-76 in Edmond, Oklahoma.
- In six career games against UCO,
Charisse Williams has scored 54 points (9.0 per game).
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Kallie Bildner has 24 career rebounds against the Bronchos, six offensive and 18 defensive.