WOMEN'S BASKETBALL at Emporia State
Thursday, January 31 | 5:30 p.m. | Emporia, Kan.
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Lindenwood Notes:
- Lindenwood travels to Kansas for a conference contest against Emporia State. The Lady Hornets won both games last weekend, taking down Pittsburg State and Missouri Southern on the road. The Lions also have won two in a row, defeating Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State at Hyland Arena. 
- In their last game, the Lions beat Northeastern State 76-61 at Hyland Arena on Saturday. Kallie Bildner again led the team in scoring and rebounding with 13 points and seven rebounds in just 21 minutes of play. Megan Foster was 3-4 from beyond the arc, 
- Entering the week, Kallie Bildner was sixth in NCAA DII in field goal percentage at 64.5%. Bildner is 98-152 from the field this season. The Lions, as a team, are fifth in the NCAA with a field goal percentage of 48.6%.
- Bildner leads the conference in rebounding at 9.8 boards per game and is third in points with 16.4 points per game
- The Lions, on average, out-rebound their opponents by 10.3 rebounds per game, the 10th-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. 

Emporia State Notes:
- Emporia State enters the contest 14-5 overall with a 5-4 ledger in MIAA games. The Hornets won both of their games last week, defeting Pittsburg State and Missouri Southern on the road.
- The Hornets are 11th in the NCAA with 93 blocked shots (13th per game with 4.9)
- ESU is led by reigning MIAA Player of the Week, Tyra Jones, who leads the MIAA with 19.5 points per game in conference action. Overall, four different players score in double figures for the Hornets.
- Jessica Wayne is ninth in the country with 61 steals and 11th in steals per game at 3.21.

Series Notes:
- The Hornets are 5-1 all-time against the Lions. However, Lindenwood won the last meeting between the schools, 93-72 on Dec. 18, 2017 in St. Charles.
- In the previous meeting, five Lions scored in double figures. Lindsey Medlen led the way with 21, followed closely by Kallie Bildner with 19. Bildner also had 15 rebounds. 
- Both Charisse Williams (three games) and Lindsay Medlen (two games) have 30 career points against ESU. 
- Kallie Bildner averages 10.0 rebounds per game against Emporia State.