GAME OVERVIEW
Lindenwood women's basketball scored over 100 points for the first time since 2017 en route to a 103-74 win over McKendree. In the game, senior forward
Kallie Bildner grabbed her 1,000th career rebound. She is one of only two active players in NCAA DII with 1,000 rebounds. With the win, the Lions move to 11-6 overall and 7-4 in GLVC games.
NOTABLE
- Bildner led the Lions with 19 points and 17 rebounds. Her 17 boards are a season-high.
- Bildner did not miss a shot in the game. She was 6-6 from the field, 2-2 from three and 5-5 from the free throw line.
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Julia Ruzevich tallied 17 points with four rebounds and three assists.
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Devin Fuhring also had 17 points, gathering two rebounds with four assists.
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McKenna Montgomery was a spark plug off the bench, shooting 5-10 from beyond the arc for a personal-best 15 points.
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Ellen McCorkle was the fifth Lion in double-figures with 12 points on 5-8 shooting from the field.
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Lindsay Medlen contributed across the board, dishing out a team-high five assists while grabbing five rebounds. She also had a team-high two steals.
- Medlen now has 369 career assists, just 11 shy of Jenny Rocha's 380 career assists. Rocha has the most assists by a Lion in the NCAA era.
- Lindenwood shot 12-27 from three, the most threes made by the Lions this season and the best shooting percentage from three (44.4%).
- As a team, the Lions out-rebounded McKendree 51-27, the best rebounding margin for Lindenwood since out-rebounding Washburn 52-27 on Feb. 2, 2019.
- The Lions scored 100 points for the first time since Dec. 19, 2017 when they defeated Robert Morris-Springfield 112-32. Lindenwood has never scored 100 points against an NCAA opponent.
- The Lions 29-point margin of victory is the largest margin of victory against an NCAA opponent since Lindenwood topped Southern Arkansas 90-54 on Nov. 10, 2017.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
The Lions are 7-4 in the GLVC and rank fifth in the GLVC Point Rating System (3.50 points on average). Lindenwood is currently tied with Southern Indiana in the Point Rating System and trail UIndy (3.86). The top eight teams in the Point Rating System advance to the GLVC Championship. There are nine games remaining in the 2019-20 GLVC slate.
UP NEXT
The Lions are back in action on Saturday, February 1, when they host Southern Indiana at Hyland Arena. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
