Griffon Women Continue Home Stand Against Lindenwood Saturday

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Griffon women return to action on Saturday with another pivotal MIAA match up. They host the Lindenwood Lions at 1:30 pm in the MWSU Fieldhouse. 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 7-2 in the fieldhouse and 3-2 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 as well as the Lincoln Blue Tigers 42-28 on Wednesday evening.
• Edmisson won a NAIA National Championship at Oklahoma State University in 2011-12.
• Wednesday's meeting was the 29th meeting with the Lincoln Blue Tigers. The Griffons are 26-3 overall and 14-0 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 6-8 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 16-5 overall in home games and 9-5 in home MIAA games.
• Since 1988-89 the Griffons are 4-3 on January 29. They are 3-1 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:
Rob Edmisson has played the Blue Tigers three times since being at MWSU. Edmisson is 2-1 overall going 1-0 at home and 1-1 on the road. This also marked the third meeting for former Griffon women's basketball player Nicole Collier. She is 1-2 against Missouri Western and 1-1 in Jefferson City and 0-1 in St. Joseph.

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 26 of the last 28 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 14-0 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 59.1-percent (254-430) on the season. Just two Griffons are shooting better than 70-percent on the season. Against Lincoln the Griffons were just 10-19 from the free throw line. In their victory against Southwest Baptist the Griffons made 16-of-22 free throws all of which were in the second half.

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 four 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. Nine different Griffons scored in their victory over Lincoln.

Rebounding Success
The Griffons have had success rebounding the ball this season averaging nearly 3.7 more rebounds per game than their opponents. They have 82 more offensive rebounds on the season. Tiara Hall and Quenisha Lockett lead the way with 6.3 and 5.9 rebounds per game respectively. Against Lincoln they outrebounded the Blue Tigers 39-32 and had 14 offensive rebounds to Lincoln's 8. 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.

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