ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Lindenwood women's basketball (2-1, 0-0 OVC) picked up their second win of the season after defeating Harris-Stowe State University (1-2, 0-0 AMC) by a final score of 87-61 on Education Day. It marked the most points scored since last Education Day against Harris-Stowe when the Lions put up 99.

"Education Day is one of my favorite days!" said head coach Amy Eagan. "It might be the first time some of those kids have ever seen a women's college game and we have great role models on our team! We put together three really good quarters, but have to be able to play complete game."

Four Lindenwood Lions scored in double figures on Friday including 13 from Gracy Wernli and Ellie Brueggemann. Wernli scored in double-digits for the first time this season after shooting 3-7 from the floor while going 6-6 from the foul line. Brueggemann also went 6-11 from the floor while grabbing three rebounds and three assists.

Brooke Coffey also made her way into double-figures after scoring 12 points. Coffey, along with Brueggemann, have scored in double digits in all three games to start the season. She ended her morning shooting 5-9 from the floor while also pulling down five rebounds and a team-high five assists. In her first appearance of the season Aalayah Wilson scored a career-high 11 points going 4-4 from the field.

Post-players Justis Odom and Mariah Stewart scored eight and six points respectively. Odom led the team with six rebounds while Stewart added four boards and a steal. Mykayla Cunningham and Mya Skoff also scored seven points each.

As a team, the Lions shot 53.2% from the field going 33-64. Lindenwood's defense held Harris-Stowe to below 12 points in three quarters while holding them to 31.8% shooting for the entire game. The Lions created 17 turnovers and scored 14 points off of those. LU also out-rebounded the Hornets 40-37 and caused 11 steals.

After the first quarter, Lindenwood led 23-11 shooting 9-20 from the field including 4-4 from the foul line. Coffey scored an early eight points to get the Lions going. LU started out on a 8-2 start including six from Coffey. As a team, Lindenwood shot 7-12 from the field including three steals and 12 points in the paint at the first media timeout. The Hornets had six turnovers in the first.

Harris-Stowe clawed their way back into Friday's game during the second after out-scoring the Lions 29-21. It marked the most points LU has given up in a single quarter this season. The Hornets shot 5-10 from three-point land and 9-17 from the floor. Lindenwood was able to maintain a four-point lead heading into the break.

Lindenwood's defense was active in the third quarter holding the Hornets to 4-14 from the floor and just nine points in the entire quarter. Wernli and Coffey both scored four points in the quarter to give the Lions a comfortable 62-49 advantage.

The Lions' secured their second win of the season and move to 2-1 after closing out the game with a final score of 87-61. Wilson scored a quarter-high nine points as Lindenwood shot 10-13 from the field. Brueggemann also added six points as LU held Harris-Stowe to 23.5% shooting in the fourth.

Lindenwood ends their three-game home stand on Monday, Nov. 18th as they take on the Aces from Evansville at 6:00 p.m. CT. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.