• Lindenwood continues its road trip with a contest on Saturday afternoon against Emporia State.
• This is the first meeting between the two schools.
• Emporia State is fifth overall in the MIAA. They are currently a game behind Truman for fourth place.
• Emporia State is riding a six-game winning streak after defeating Lincoln on Thursday.
• Lindenwood has six games remaining on its schedule. They will return to Hyland Arena on February 16 for senior day against Southwest Baptist.
Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood will face off against Emporia State on Saturday.
• As of February 4,
Julie Hlinak is 18th in the conference in scoring.
Sarah Schnieders is 25th.
• Lindenwood continues to improve its mark from the free-throw line. The Lady Lions have moved up to eighth in the conference, making 70.5 percent from the charity stripe.
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Marissa Lehnig has recorded the most number of free-throws made in a single game conference-wide after going 15-for-16 from the line against Central Missouri.
• The Lady Lions are tenth in the conference in field-goal percentage. Lindenwood makes 39.9 percent of its shots from the field.
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Sarah Schnieders and
Meagan Hittle have started in every game they have played in for the Lady Lions this season.
• Lehnig is now the fourth Lindenwood player to average double-digits after recording 13 against Northeastern State.
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Julie Hlinak is 35 points away from recording her 500th point.
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Sarah Schnieders has cracked the top-10 list for most points scored in a career. Schnieders is tied for ninth alongside Tracey Dames with 1,104 points. Schnieders needs 73 more points to move into the top-five.
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Meagan Hittle is leading the team from the charity stripe, making 78.9 percent of her free-throws.
• After the 2011-12 season, the Lindenwood women's basketball squad was recognized by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association for its work in the classroom. The team finished with a team GPA of 3.567 which was the seventh-highest GPA in all of NCAA Division II.
• This season marks the inaugural season for the Lady Lions in the MIAA. The MIAA is one of the top basketball conferences in Division II.
• Due to being in NCAA Division II provisional status, the Lady Lions will not have the opportunity to compete at the MIAA conference tournament in March.
• Lindenwood will continue its three-game road streak by traveling to Central Missouri on February 13. Tip-time in Warrensburg is set for 5:30 p.m.
Last Time Out
• Lindenwood fell on the road to Northeastern State by a score of 87-50.
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Julie Hlinak led the Lady Lions with 17 points and six rebounds in the game.
• Lindenwood only recorded five points off of the bench.
• The Lady Lions continued it success from the free-throw line, going 14-for-16 on the evening.
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Marissa Lehnig and
Meagan Hittle each recorded double-digit points in the contest. Lehnig had 13 while Hittle added 12.
• The Lady Lions were outrebounded 42-32 in the game.
Emporia State Notes
• Under the direction of Jory Collins, the Lady Hornets have a 13-6 overall record and an 8-3 mark in the MIAA.
• The Lady Hornets are coming off of an 85-69 victory at home against the Lincoln Blue Tigers.
• Laura Patrick led all players on the floor in the game against Lincoln with 25 points.
• Patrick is averaging 15.3 points per game while Desiree Wylie is averaging 7.2 rebounds per contest.
• Emporia State is a perfect 8-0 at home.
