Women's Basketball at NCAA DII Central Regional
vs. Central Missouri
Friday, March 15 | 12 p.m. | Hays, Kansas (Gross Memorial)
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Lindenwood Notes:
- Lindenwood takes on Central Missouri in the 2018-19 NCAA Central Regional. The Lions are the sixth seed in the regional and UCM is the third seed. It is the Lions' second consecutive NCAA appearance and the first at-large berth in program history. The contest also is the fourth meeting between the two teams this season and the third in two weeks.
- Kallie Bildner was recently named the first Academic All-American in Lindenwood women's basketball history. 
- Lindenwood had three all-MIAA selections, led by first-team selection Kallie Bildner. It is the first time the Lions have had a player named first-team all-MIAA and the three selections are the most ever selected for Lindenwood in the NCAA era. 
- The Lions have recorded 21 wins this season, surpassing last year's then-program-record 20-win season. Additionally, the Lions 14 wins in conference play also are a program best. 
- In their last games, the Lions defeated Pittsburg State before falling to Central Missouri at the MIAA Championship. Kallie Bildner averaged 14 points and 15 rebounds in two games at the MIAA Championship. Charisse Williams averaged 13 points. 
- The Lions are sixth in NCAA DII in rebounding margin at 9.9 and 10th in field goal percentage at 47.0%, 
- Individually, Kallie Bildner is sixth in the NCAA in field goal percentage at 61.1%. She also is 16th in double-doubles with 16. Bildner leads the MIAA in scoring (17.2 points per game), rebounding (10.4 per game) and field goal percentage (61.1%). 
- 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 Missouri Notes:
- The Jennies are the No. 3 seed in the Regional after posting a 24-6 overall record. They were the No. 2 seed in last week's MIAA Championship with a 15-4 mark in conference games.
- UCM is led by a pair of first-team All-MIAA selections in Paige Redmond and Morgan Fleming. Redmond leads the team with 16.5 points per game and has recorded 130 assists this year. Fleming scores 15.1 points per game with 5.6 rebounds per game. 
- Megan Skaggs forms the third member of UCM's "big three." She scores 15.3 points per game with 6.0 rebounds per game. She was a third-team All-MIAA selection. and an All-Defensive team selection. 

Series Notes:
- Lindenwood is 4-11 all-time against the Jennies. The Lions have lost the three games between the two teams this season, but won the prior outing between the two schools on Mar. 1, 2018. The Lions defeated UCM 75-66 at Municipal Auditorium, knocking the Jennies out of the 2017-18 MIAA Tournament.
- In four career games against UCM, Kallie Bildner has scored 61 points with 38 rebounds.
- Lindsay Medlen shoots .360 from three in her career against Central Missouri.