OVERVIEW
Lindenwood women's basketball, winners of their past six games, defeated fourth-seeded Truman State 79-59 to advance to the GLVC Semifinal Round. The fifth-seed Lions will face top-seed and defending conference champion Drury tomorrow, March. 7. The win moves Lindenwood to 19-8 overall this season.

NOTABLE
- Kallie Bildner led the way for Lindenwood with 24 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. The unanimous first-team All-GLVC honoree shot 9-15 from the field and 5-5 from the line. 
- Bildner's 24 points give her 555 points this season, topping her own Lindenwood NCAA record for single-season points scored. 
- Lindenwood point guard Lindsay Medlen scored 10 points in 19 minutes of play while picking up three steals and three assists.
- Jamie Bain entered off the bench to provide 11 points on 4-7 shooting with four rebounds and four assists. 
- Ellen McCorkle played 21 minutes, hitting two threes and scoring 11 points with five rebounds. 
- Julia Ruzevich continued to contribute across the board, scoring eight points and pulling down seven rebounds. 
- The Lions put pressure on the Bulldogs defensively, scoring 23 points off turnovers. The Lions committed just seven turnovers while forcing Truman State into 13.
- Lindenwood scored 48 points in the paint and 15 second-chance points. 
- This win will help solidify Lindenwood's post-season bid for at at-large spot in the Midwest Regional. The Lions entered today, seventh in the regional rankings and Truman State ranked ninth. Southern Indiana entered the tournament sixth in the regional rankings, but fell yesterday to Bellarmine 66-59.

UP NEXT
The Lions take on top-seeded and No. 1 nationally Drury tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the GLVC Championship Semifinals.