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ST. JOSEPH – The Griffons return home this week as they welcome Lindenwood to the MWSU Fieldhouse for a Thursday night game starting at 5:30.

The Series
The Griffons are currently 5-1 against the Lions in the Rob Edmisson era. Missouri Western earned a 79-77 win against the Lions earlier this season. The Griffons went 2-0 against the Lions in the 2014-15 season. The Lions only victory came in the 2013-14 season as they beat the Griffons in St. Charles 72-60.

The Coaches
Rob Edmisson is now 60-42 at MWSU in his fourth year and has an overall coaching record of 449-150 in his career. Prior to Missouri Western, Edmisson spent seven seasons at Oklahoma City and won a national championship in 2011-12.
 
Tony Francis is at the helm for the Lions and is now in his sixth season as the head coach. He entered the season with a 75-86 overall record.
 
Missouri Western

• The Griffons are now 19-2 overall and 13-2 in MIAA play
• Missouri Western currently sits alone at 13-2 in the MIAA standings in front of Fort Hays State
• The Griffons have clinched a spot in the MIAA tournament
• MWSU is 10-1 at home this season
• Missouri  Western's offense continue to put up an average of 84 points per game (5^th in the NCAA)
• The Griffons are making 49 percent of their field goals (3^rd in the NCAA)
• Missouri Western's three-point field goal percentage is 38 percent (1^st in the MIAA)
• As a team, MWSU is averaging 15 assist per game (1^st in the MIAA)
• Defensively, the Griffons are averaging 10.9 steals per game (2^nd in the MIAA)
• Missouri Western gets an average of 22.5 point per game from their first four off the bench
• Laquinta Jefferson averages 22.6 points per game (2^nd in the NCAA)
• Jefferson has 157 made field goals and shoots 56 percent from the field (2^nd in the NCAA)
• Sarafina Handy averages 14.6 points per game, converting on 39 percent of her three-point field goals and 86 percent of her free throws
• Point guard Chelsey Dewey averages 3.8 assist per game and has an assist-turnover ratio of 2.35
• Miliakere Koyamainavure averages 1.79 steals per game (6^th in the MIAA)

 
Lindenwood

• The Lions are 7-14 overall and 3-12 in the MIAA
• LWU is currently sitting 12^th in the MIAA conference
• Lindenwood have lost 10 straight games
• The Lions have a record of 1-8 on the road
• As a team, the Lions are scoring an average of 70 points per game and allow opponents 69.3 points per game
• The Lions shoot 44.2 percent from the field (2^nd in the MIAA)
• Lindenwood from three-point range hits 34 percent of their shots (4^th in the MIAA)
• Kassidy Gengenbacher leads the Lions with 18.8 points per game (3^rd in the MIAA)
• Gengenbacher has made 59 three-pointers (1^st in the MIAA) and makes 2.81 per game (2^nd in the MIAA)
• Forward Vanessa Zailo grabs an average of 8.4 rebounds per game (4^th in the MIAA)
• Jenny Rocha averages 4.5 assist per game (3^rd in the MIAA)
• Defensively, Charisse Williams averages 1.7 steals per game (7^th in the MIAA)