HARROGATE, Tenn. – The LMU women's basketball team will face 21st-ranked Wingate for the second time this season Saturday afternoon in Wingate, North Carolina.

LMU comes into the contest with a 13-9 overall record and a 9-7 record in South Atlantic Conference play. They lost at Anderson Wednesday 70-63 after going cold through the latter minutes of the game, allowing the Trojans to make a late 8-0 run and claim the win.

In that game, Qua Hines led LMU with 16 points and Shea Coker chipped in 11 points. Cameryn DuBose led the team on the boards with six rebounds. Alexy Mollenhauer led the Trojans with 20 points. Alex Easter and Alexis Dillard each added in 12 points apiece. Dillard had a game high nine rebounds.

Links to live stats and video of the game above or on www.lmurailsplitters.com. You can also hear the game on 91.3 WLMU locally or at www.913thegap.com.

SCOUTING WINGATE
· The Bulldogs are sitting solidly in second place in the SAC standings, just one game behind Carson-Newman. They have an 18-3 record and are 12-2 in SAC play, with the two losses both being on the road at Catawba and at Anderson. They are also currently riding an 11 game win streak.

· Ann Hancock is in her sixth season as the head coach at Wingate. Before coming to WU she spent 10 seasons at UNC-Wilmington. Her record at Wingate is 124-50 and her overall record is 262-206.

· Marta Miscenko leads the team with a 17.0 points and 7.3 rebounds a game average. She is also averaging 2.7 blocks a game and ranks fourth in the SAC in points per game. Caroline Averette is averaging 12.7 points a game.

· As a team, WU is averaging 70.2 points a game while giving up 57.4 points per game for a scoring margin of +12.8. Rebounding is a similar story as they have a +6.1 margin in rebounds on the season. They lead the SAC in three-point percentage, free throws made, opponent's 3-pt percentage and points per game allowed.

SERIES HISTORY
· LMU trails in the series 9-17. Wingate has won three of the last five meetings and are 9-3 against LMU in Cuddy Arena. In those last five meetings, three were determined by three-points or less and the other two were 20 point blowouts by each team.

· The last meeting between the two was on Dec. 13 in the Tex Turner Arena. Courtney Robinson hit a three-pointer as time expired as Wingate escaped Harrogate with the 67-64 win.

Qua Hines led the way for the Blue and Gray with 11 points, and Emily Griffith chipped in 10 points. Rachel Griffith and Cameryn DuBose each scored eight points, while Karsen Sims, Shea Coker and Dasia Maxwell notched seven points apiece. Addi Kirkpatrick had four points and Maggie Jachimczuk rounded out the LMU scoring with two points. DuBose had a career night both in scoring and with her game-high seven rebounds.

Marta Miscenko led WU with 18 points, Carolyn Averette had 17 and Danasia Witherspoon chipped in 14 points for the Bulldogs.

· In the last meeting in Wingate on Dec. 14, 2016, Shea Coker hit the clutch jumper with 4.7 seconds left and No. 11/12 LMU held on to escape Cuddy Arena with the 84-83 double overtime win.

Sydnie Anderson led the way for LMU with a career-high 20 points. Megan Pittman had 18 points and 15 rebounds. Karsen Sims added in 11 points while Emily Griffith scored 10 points.

Wingate was led by Caroline Averette's 22 points. Danasia Witherspoon (17 pts-10 reb) and Marta Miscenko (15 pts-10 reb) each had a double-double and Amber Neely added in 12 points.

SCOUTING LMU
· Head Coach Krystal Evans is in her fourth season at LMU. She has a 72-41 overall record.

· Shea Coker leads the team in scoring (both two- and three-point) and rebounding and steals as she has a 13.7 point, 4.7 rebound and a 1.7 steal a game average. She currently leads the SAC in three-point percentage and is eighth in offensive rebounds, ninth in made three-pointers, and eleventh in points per game.

· Rachel Griffith is second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.6 points per game. She also leads the team lead in assists and ranks third in the SAC in three-point percentage.

· Emily Griffith closely trails her sister in scoring, averaging 9.6 points a game, and ranks fifth in the SAC in free throw percentage. She is also averaging 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals a game.

· Qua Hines is averaging 8.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game

· Cameryn DuBose is averaging 4.0 rebounds a game.

· Ross Mathis is the team leader in three-point shooting as both she has hit 41 this season.

· As a team, LMU is averaging 73.0 points a game while holding opponents to 66.8. They are out-rebounding opponents by a +6.0 margin. They lead the SAC in offensive rebounds per game; are third in total points, points per game, made field goals per game, made three-pointers per game, three-point percentage, rebound margin per game, assists per game, and steals per game; and they are fourth in total rebounds per game and free throw percentage.

· LMU also ranks ninth in the NCAA in offensive rebounds per game, 16th in three-point percentage, 58th in turnovers forced, 42nd in rebound margin, 41st in assists per game, 63rd in rebounds per game, 89th in steals per game, 55th in total assists, 64th in scoring offense, and 88th in free throw percentage. Shea Coker is ranked in eight national categories, Ross Mathis and Emily Griffith are listed in two categories, and Qua Hines is ranked in free throw percentage.

RECORD WATCH
· POINTS –Shea Coker currently has 1,103 points and is in 17th place in the all-time scoring list. She trails #16 Bridget Long (1990-94) by three points and Megan Pittman (2014-17) by five. There are several other players hovering around the 450-point mark; Ross Mathis has 481 and ranks 61st. Emily Griffith is 66th with 462 points. Mathis trails Kalasia Green (2012-14) by six points. Rachel Griffith has moved to 68th with 453 career points. Karsen Sims has 416 and is 72nd.
 
· FIELD GOALS – Coker is currently 12th on the made field goals list with 428 field goals. She trails Robin Cox (1992-96) by 30. Coker also ranks 15th in career field goal percentage, hitting 47.8 percent of her field goals.
 
· THREE-POINTERS - Coker is ranked fifth in made treys with 131. Ross Mathis on Jan. 17 became the tenth Lady Railsplitter to hit over 100 career treys (Coker did it against UVa-Wise back in November) and is in sixth place with 123. Coker trails fourth place Karra Jackson (1998-02) by 32 while Mathis trails Coker by eight. In attempts, Mathis is sixth on the list with 351, while Coker is ninth with 296.  Mathis trails fifth-place Heather Brown (352) by one. Coker is first on the 3-pt percentage list with a .443 percentage, while Mathis is tenth with 35.0%. Also ranked in the top 50 on the made three-pointer list are Rachel Griffith (21st), Karsen Sims (24th) and Sydney Duggins (39th).
 
· REBOUNDS – Shea Coker is in 47th place with 291. She needs three to tie Lakeshia Salters (1999-00).
 
· ASSISTS – Ross Mathis is 20th in career assists with 193 and now trails Liz McQueen (1980-84) by 24. Karsen Sims is tied for 38th on the list with 137 assists with Bridget Long (1990-94) and trails Kara Harris (2007-09) by one. Shea Coker is in 43rd place with 131.
 
· STEALS –Rachel Griffith is in 45th place with 78 career steals while Emily is in 46th with 76. Teammate Ross Mathis is in 53rd place. Rachel needs just one steal to pass #44 Sheila Whitehead (1984-86).