MSSU women to wrap up road trip at Lincoln

(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)

The Missouri Southern women's basketball team wraps up its two-game road trip tomorrow against Lincoln at 1:00 pm.

Game Information
Date: Saturday January 5, 2018
Tip-Off: 5:30 pm
Location: Jefferson City, Mo.
Site: Jason Gym
Series Record: MSSU, leads 33-5

Media Coverage
MSSU Radio: Fox Sports Joplin 101.3, AM 1560; 88.7 FM KXMS
Audio: http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WMBH
Webcast: http://themiaanetwork.com/mssulions/
Live Stats: https://lubluetigers.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary

Picking Up the Scent: Five Components on Opponents
Lincoln
Picked to finish last in the MIAA preseason poll
National Rankings (301schools):
15th in rebound margin 10.6)
21st in scoring defense (56.0)
23rd in in scoring margin (16.6)
29th in field-goal percentage (.450)

Return four players from last year's squad, including senior Bre Coleman who led the Blue in Tigers in scoring (10.7) and rebounding (7.7) while sophomore Faith Brintle finished second on the team in scoring (10.4)

Began the season on a seven-game winning streak, but has compiled a 2-3 record sense that time with two losses against MIAA opponents (Missouri Western/Pittsburg State)
Searching for the program's first winning season since 2011-12 when the Blue Tigers recorded a 15-13 overall record

Welcome to the Club
Henry soared over the 1,000 career-point barrier against Illinois-Springfield and now stands in 13th on the MSSU All-Time scoring list with 1, 038 after posting two 22-point performances and a 14-point performance in between and passing Sonya Harlin (1,022). She is now 75 points away from catching up to Caryn Shumaker (1,113) and then 102 off Becky Fly (1,140).

It's not how high, but how you position yourself to possess the basketball
The Lions have quietly outrebounded every single opponent but one through 11 games. Southern ranks in the NCAA Division II top-20 in two categories. They rank 13th in total rebounds (571) and 17th in rebound margin (10.4). A front court presence of 5'10 Chasidee Owens (95), 6'2 Jordan Schoenberger (89), and 6'3 Zoe Campbell (72) have thought for 256 of the team's 571 rebounds with seven double-digit stretches between the trio. Owens (7.3) and Schoenberger (6.8) stand in the top-ten in rebounds per game in ninth and 11th respectively.

Up Next
The Lions return home for a battle with defending NCAA champions Central Missouri on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 5:30 pm.