William Jewell (11-13, 7-9) vs. Missouri-St. Louis (12-13, 7-9)
Thursday, February 20 • 5:30 p.m.
St. Louis, Mo.
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William Jewell (11-13, 7-9) vs. Lindenwood (14-8, 10-6)
Saturday, February 22 • 1 p.m.
St. Charles, Mo.
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ON TAP
The William Jewell women's basketball team heads east this weekend for two GLVC matchups. The Cardinals will take on Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday before heading just down the road to St. Charles for a challenge against new league foe Lindenwood on Saturday.    Â
LAST TIME OUT
Jewell is coming off a weekend that saw them earn a big 83-64 win over Southwest Baptist before falling to No. 1 Drury.Â
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Kiara Bradley shined on the weekend, averaging 24 points and 6.5 rebounds during the two games.Â
THE SERIES
UMSL holds a 6-4 lead over the Cardinals since 2012 but the teams have split the last four, with the Tritons winning the most recent two and the Cardinals the previous two. Three out of the last four have been decided by less than nine points.Â
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Lindenwood and Jewell have met only twice during the Cardinal's NCAA era, with the Lions taking both meetings during the 2010-2011 season. Since 2004 however, Jewell owns a 14-5 advantage, including winning nine straight between February 2005-2008. Â
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LAST GAME
William Jewell: L, 67-98 vs. #1 Drury
Missouri-St. Louis: L, 54-64 vs. Southern Indiana
Lindenwood: W, 90-85 vs. McKendreeÂ
HEAD COACHES
William Jewell:
Jill Slominski, 24
th season (444-306)
Missouri-St. Louis: Katie Vaughn, 8
th season (122-96)
Lindenwood: Katie Falco, 2
nd season (35-16)
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STATISTICAL LEADERS
William JewellÂ
Scoring:
Kiara Bradley (15.9)
Rebounding:
Kiara Bradley (7.1)
Assists:
Ainsley Tolson (2.6)
Steals:
Rhyann Fisher (2.2)
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Missouri-St. LouisÂ
Scoring: Alex LaPorta (12.4)
Rebounding: Alex LaPorta (6.5)
Assists: Alex LaPorta (3.1)
Steals: Danielle Berry (2.3)
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Lindenwood Â
Scoring: Kallie Bildner (21.4)
Rebounding: Kallie Bildner (11.9)
Assists: Lindsay Medlen (5.7)
Steals: Julia Ruzevich (2.2)
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