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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Wednesday  begins a pivotal week for the Griffon Women with a pair of home games as Lincoln is in the fieldhouse at 5:30 PM followed by a Saturday tilt with Lindenwood with tip time set for 1:30 PM.  If you can't make the games, listen live on the Griffon Sports Network, KFEQ 680 AM, on-line at gogriffons.com or on your mobile device via the Griffon Athletics App.

Griffon Notes
• This marks the 38th season of Griffons women's basketball
• The Griffons will be under 2nd year head coach Rob Edmisson who guided the Griffons to a 16-12 overall record and 8-10 in MIAA play. The Griffons went 1-1 in the MIAA tournament a year ago defeating Pittsburg State 71-67 and falling to #13 Central Missouri 54-53.
• The Griffons have struggled away from the fieldhouse this season falling in seven of their eight road games which includes going 0-5 in MIAA play. The Griffons only road win of the season came against the Rockhurst Hawks on November 23 by a score of 63-59.
• On the other hand the Griffons have been pretty good at home going 6-2 in the fieldhouse and 2-2 in MIAA play in the fieldhouse. They beat the UNK Lopers in MIAA play back on January 6 but fell to Fort Hays State and Washburn. They also beat the Southwest Baptist Bearcats 73-63 last Saturday in the fieldhouse.
• Edmisson won a NAIA National Championship at Oklahoma State University in 2011-12.
• Wednesday's meeting will be the 29th meeting with the Lincoln Blue Tigers. The Griffons are 25-3 overall and 13-0 at home and 11-2 on the road. They are 1-1 on a neutral floor.
• Saturday's meeting will mark the 3rd all-time game against the Lindenwood Lions. The Griffons are 2-0 after winning last years meeting in St. Joseph by a score of 65-59 on January 16.
• When the Griffons have at least one player score in double figures they are 5-8 on the season. When they don't have a player score in double figures they are 2-2.
• In two years under Edmisson the Griffons are 8-14 in road games and 2-13 in road MIAA games. They are 15-5 overall in home games and 8-5 in home MIAA games.
• Since 1988-89 the Griffons are 3-3 on January 29. They are 2-1 at home and 1-2 on the road. The last time they played a team on the 29 was in 2011 when they fell on the road 95-74 against #9 Washburn. The last time they played at home on the 29th was in 2005 when they fell 75-63 against Washburn.
• Since 1988-89 the Griffons are 3-2 on February 1. They are 1-2 at home with and 2-0 on the road. The last game on February 1 was in 2010 when the Griffons lost 66-52 against Fort Hays State in St. Joseph, Mo.
• The Griffons were picked to finish 8th in both the Coaches and Media MIAA Preseason polls.

Coaches vs. Each Program - LU:
This marks the third meeting for head coach Rob Edmisson and the Lincoln Blue Tigers. This also marks the third meeting for former Griffon women's basketball player Nicole Collier. The two teams split a pair of games last season both of which were in Jefferson City.

Series vs. the Blue Tigers:
The Griffons and the Blue Tigers first met in 1980 in the NAIA women's basketball national tournament. The Blue Tigers got the best of the Griffons 65-62. The Griffons have controlled the series the rest of the way winning 25 of the last 27 which included going 1-1 last year (both in Jefferson City). MWSU won the first home game in 1987, 55-46 and the first road game 59-55 on January 17, 1990. The Griffons are 13-0 in St. Joseph and 11-2 in Jefferson City. MWSU is 1-1 on a neutral floor.

The Coaches vs. Each Program:
Rob Edmisson is 1-0 against Lindenwood while Tony Francis falls to 0-1 against the Griffons. Edmisson is 1-0 in St. Joseph against the Lions.

Series vs. the Lady Lions:
The Griffons and the Lady Lions have met just twice in history. The Griffons improved to 2-0 all-time with their 65-59 victory on January 16, 2013 in St. Joseph. The Griffons won the first meeting 99-47 in the 1982-83 season in St. Joseph, Mo.

Struggles at the Free Throw Line
The Griffons have struggled at the free throw line  shooting just 59.4-percent (244-411) on the season. Just three Griffons are shooting better than 70-percent on the season. In their last MIAA victory against Southwest Baptist the Griffons made 16-of-22 free throws all of which were in the second half. Against Missouri Valley last Tuesday the Griffons made 15-of-23 field goals for 65.2-percent. Against Missouri Southern they were 59.3-percent (16-27).

Struggles on the Road
The Griffons have made just 53.9-percent (96-178) of their free throws on the road. They are also getting outscored 68.4 to 58.0 but are even in rebounding. They shoot just 28.3-percent (36-127) form long range and 36.6-percent (166-454) from the field. The only player scoring in double figures on the road is Quenisha Locket averaging 10.9 points per game.

Balanced Attack
The Griffons have three active players who average 6.0 points per game or more and have eight active players who play 13 or more minutes a game. The Griffons do not have one player scoring in double figures. Thirteen different Griffons scored in the Griffon victory over Missouri Valley while ten different Griffons scored in the Griffons victory over the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. Ten different Griffons also scored against Missouri Southern.

Rebounding Success
The Griffons have had success rebounding the ball this season averaging nearly 3.6 more rebounds per game than their opponents. They have 76 more offensive rebounds on the season. Tiara Hall and Quenisha Lockett lead the way with 6.6 and 5.9 rebounds per game respectively. Against Missouri Valley the Griffons had 45 rebounds with 23 on the offensive end of the floor. Against SBU they had 41 rebounds to the Bearcats 34. Both teams had 14 offensive rebounds. Against Missouri Southern they outrebounded the Lions 39-27 and 22-1 on the offensive end of the floor.

Up Next
The Griffons return to action next week when they travel to Northwest Missouri State on Wednesday, February 5 to take on the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats in Maryville, Mo. Game time is set for 5:30 pm. They will be at Lindenwood on Saturday, February 8 for an MIAA match up in St. Charles, Mo. Game time is set for 1:00 pm.