MOREHEAD, Ky. - Lindenwood women's basketball (10-7, 6-2 OVC) went on the road on Saturday and picked up an emphatic 73-51 victory over the Eagles of Morehead State (7-11, 2-6 OVC). The Lions shot a season-best 56.3% from three-point range going 9-16 during the 22-point win. This win also marked the first in LU's history against Morehead State and the first time they have gone over 10 wins in the Division I era.

"A great team effort today from start to finish," said head coach Amy Eagan. "I thought Kayos (Mykayla Cunningham) really lead us with her play, talk and body language today. A good win on the road to keep us in the hunt!"

Everyone got in on the action against the Eagles as five different Lions scored in double-figures including Gracy Wernli who scored a team-high 15 points on 5-8 shooting. The sophomore guard went 2-4 from three point range while adding three steals.

Mykayla Cunningham was active on both ends of the floor leading the Lions in steals with six, the most in a game by a single player since Makayla Wallace had seven a season ago vs. Tennessee State. Cunningham shot made a team-high six field goals while adding three rebounds and four assists.

Ellie Brueggemann also chipped in 13 points in the win going 5-9 from the floor and 3-5 from deep. She has made multiple threes in four straight games. Brueggemann also added a a career-best six assists vs. MSU. Lindenwood assisted on 19 of their 28 made field-goals.

Mya Skoff and Brooke Coffey rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 and 10 points respectively. Skoff only took five shots, but made it to the foul line a team-high six times. Coffey went 4-9 from the floor including two threes. She has scored in double-digits in eight of her last nine games. Coffey also led the team in rebounding with seven while Mariah Stewart added six.

Lindenwood shot 45.2% from the field on Saturday making 28 field-goals, their second most this season. The Lions' defense also forced Morehead State into 20 turnovers and scored 20 off of those. Morehead State did win the rebounding battle 39-36 including 17 offensive boards.

Morehead State held their only lead of the ball game at the 4-2 mark in the first quarter before the Lions stormed on a 10-4 run to go up 12-4. Brueggemann and Coffey both had threes during the run. The Lions started out the game shooting 4-4 from the field and 2-2 from deep.

The Lions led after the first period of play 17-8 after a review took away a basket by the Lions due to a shot clock violation. LU shot 6-14 from the field during the first 10 minutes, but went 3-5 from deep. Lindenwood scored six points off of Morehead State's eight first quarter turnovers.

The lead in the second quarter was cut to as close as three points (22-19) before the Lions ended the second quarter on a 19-3 run. Lindenwood's defense was active forcing MSU to 4-17 shooting from the field as they shot 64.3% from the field. Wernli scored 10 points in the quarter on 3-4 shooting leading the Lions to a 41-22 halftime score.

Brueggemann (10) and Wernli (13) were both in double-figures at the halfway mark of the game. The lions shot over 50.0% from the field in the first half while making six triples on 10 attempts. LU assisted on 11 of their first 15 made field-goals picking up nine steals in the process.

During the third quarter, the Lions were able to extend their lead to a game-high 29 points with 1:56 remaining after a pair of free throws by Skoff. The Lions started the third off shooting 7-8 from the floor including a 6-6 FG stretch. LU had a 63-37 lead heading into the final quarter. Eight different Lions scored in the third period.

It was a low-scoring affair for both teams in the fourth quarter as Morehead State out-scored the Lions 14-10 but it was too little too late as LU picked up their sixth Ohio Valley Conference win of the season by a final score of 73-51. 

Lindenwood will return home to their home court on Thursday, Jan. 23rd to start a stretch of four straight home games as they battle Southeast Missouri State at 5:00 p.m. CT. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.