GAME OVERVIEW
Lindenwood women's basketball picked up its 10th conference win of the season with a 90-85 victory over McKendree. In the game, point guard
Lindsay Medlen tallied eight assists, setting the Lindenwood single-season record for the NCAA era with 117 assists. Lindenwood is now 14-8 overall and 10-6 in conference games.
NOTABLE
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Lindsay Medlen led the Lions with 23 points, eight assists and three steals while grabbing eight rebounds. She topped Jenny Rocha's record of 114 assists set in 2014-15 and again in 2015-16.
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Kallie Bildner tallied 13 points with 11 rebounds. She scored 11 of her 13 points and had eight of her 11 rebounds in the fourth quarter.
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Devin Fuhring finished the game with 16 points on 5-10 shooting, including 3-5 from three.
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Ellen McCorkle came off the bench and made four threes against the Bearcats. She had 16 points.
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Jamie Bain was 5-10 from the field and 2-3 from three for 16 points. She also had four assists and three rebounds. Defensively, she tacked on three steals.
- As a team, the Lions were 12-29 (41.4%) from three, the fifth time this season Lindenwood has shot over 40% from deep this season.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
With today's win, the Lions are 10-6 in GLVC action, tied with UIndy for fifth in the standings. However, in the GLVC Point Rating System the Lions are in sixth at 3.66, trailing UIndy's 3.72. Bellarmine sits in seventh at 3.53.
UP NEXT
The Lions wrap up the regular season with four games at Hyland Arena. First up is Rockhurst on Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m.