HARROGATE, Tenn. – LMU hits the road following their 102-74 win over North Greenville Thursday evening to make the 42 hour turnaround to play at Newberry in a South Atlantic Conference matchup Saturday afternoon.

LMU is currently 13-10 overall and 8-7 in SAC play. They improved to 13-10 following their best offensive output of the Krystal Evans era as they hit 81.3 percent in the first quarter and 59.0 percent overall en-route to the 102-74 win over North Greenville. It marked the first time this season LMU has surpassed the century mark.

Lindsay Proffitt led the way for the Blue and Gray as she had a career-high 23 points off of 7-10 shooting from the field and 4-7 shooting from three-point range. Emily Griffith chipped in 18 points and seven assists. Jordan Maney and Rachel Griffith each had 12 points and four rebounds while Sydney Duggins scored 10 points. Dasia Maxwell led all players with five rebounds.

The loss spoils a nice outing by NGU's Karen Donehew as the Knoxville native had 26 points to lead the Crusaders. Tyana Saunders scored 11 points while Savannah Hughes and Bree Stoddard each chipped in 10 points.

Following this game, LMU will return home for the penultimate regular season game as they host Mars Hill Wednesday evening.
 
SERIES HISTORY
· LMU trails in the series 20-9 and they are 4-6 against Newberry in the Krystal Evans era.

· In their last meeting, on Jan. 5 in Harrogate, Newberry started strong out of the gate and rushed out to a big lead. LMU battled back over the second half and cut the lead to two with less than five minutes remaining, but Newberry hit free throws down the stretch to escape the Turner Arena with the 95-88 win. Emily Griffith led the way with a career-high 33 points, becoming only the third player in the Krystal Evans era to score 30 or more points in a game. Rachel Griffith chipped in 17 points, Lindsay Proffitt added in 15 points and Maggie Jachimczuk had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

· The last meeting in Newberry, on Dec. 16, 2017, the Lady Railsplitters had a cold shooting day, hitting a season low 26.9 percent. The host Wolves didn't fare much better and eked out the six point win in the final seconds. Rachel Griffith led LMU with 11 points while Qua Hines chipped in nine points. Shermeria Quarles had seven rebounds to lead the team.
 
SCOUTING NEWBERRY
· After getting off to their best start in program history this season (11-1), the Wolves have hit a few bumps in the road and are now 13-9 overall and 7-8 in the SAC standings. After LMU, they also face Wingate, Anderson and Carson-Newman before the end of the regular season.

· Meg Essex leads the Wolves in both points and rebounds, averaging 16.7 points and 9.5 rebounds a game. Shelby Britten is second in scoring with 14.8 points a game while Regan McCarty is third in scoring and second in rebounding with her 12.2 points and 6.7 rebounds average.

· Essex ranks fourth in the SAC in scoring (just above Emily Griffith), second in blocks and third in rebounds.

· Britten is third in the SAC in assists, averaging 4.6 a game.

· As a team, the Wolves are narrowly outscoring their opponents by a 69.7-69.1 margin and are out-rebounding other teams by +5.8 a game. They are prone to turnovers, having a -7.6 margin in that statistic.

· They lead the SAC in assists per game; are second in 3-point attempts and made 3-pointers a game; and rank third in rebounds per game and blocks per game.
 
SCOUTING LMU
· Head Coach Krystal Evans is in her fifth season at LMU. She has a 90-53 overall record.
 
· Emily Griffith and her twin sister Rachel currently lead the team in scoring, with Emily edging out Rachel 16.4 points a game to 14.2. In the SAC, Emily ranks fifth in scoring, fourth in assists, and third in made field goals while Rachel is eighth in scoring, sixth in assists and third in made free throws. Sydney Newsome has 8.3 points a game, while Lindsay Proffitt has 7.3 and Dasia Maxwell 7.1.
 
· Rebounding is a team effort this season as Maggie Jachimczuk leads the team in rebounds with 5.5 a game, followed closely by Newsome's 5.3 per game average. Dasia Maxwell (4.3 a game) and Emily Griffith (4.0) are not far behind while Addi Kirkpatrick has a 3.7 rebounds a game average.  
 
· Emily Griffith leads the team with 3.7 assists a game, followed closely by Rachel with 3.2.

· The twins are also practically identical in steals, with Emily averaging 1.7 steals a game and Rachel 1.6. Newsome has 1.3 a game and Maxwell 1.2.
 
· LMU has three of the top 18 three-point shooters in the SAC, as Lindsay Proffitt (46.9 percent) and Sydney Duggins (45.8 percent) have flip-flopped first and second in the conference for most of the season, with Proffitt re-claiming first place. Rachel Griffith is 18th.
 
· As a team, LMU is averaging 75.8 points a game while holding opponents to 72.4. They are out-rebounding opponents by a margin of +5.4 a game.
 
· LMU leads the SAC in three-point percentage, made free throws a game and offensive rebounds per game. They are second in points per game, field goal attempts, free throw attempts and total rebounds per game. They rank third in points and made field goals per game; and rank fourth in rebound margin and fifth in assists and steals per game.
 
RECORD WATCH
· POINTS –Emily Griffith at Wingate last Saturday became the 27th player in LMU history to surpass the 900-point mark as she currently has 920 points, and trails Brandy Brown (1994-98) by 25 points. Rachel Griffith isn't far behind at 32nd with 810 points.
 
· FIELD GOALS – Emily Griffith is 24th with 352 while Rachel Griffith is 35th. Dasia Maxwell is in 69th place.
 
· THREE-POINTERS – Rachel Griffith ranks 12th in made three pointers with 90 and trails Chasity Williams (2002-06) by five. Sydney Duggins ranks 22nd, while Dasia Maxwell is in 28th place. Emily Griffith is in 49th place.
 
· FREE THROWS – Emily Griffith is in 22nd place with 195 free throws. She needs one to tie Nickie Snow (1984-88). Rachel Griffith is in 29th place with 180.
 
· REBOUNDS – Emily Griffith ranks 52nd with 270 rebounds. She needs seven to tie Rachel Peach (1981-85) for 51st place. Dasia Maxwell is 61st, Rachel Griffith has edged out teammate Cameryn DuBose to claim 83rd place with 196, while DuBose has 195. 

· ASSISTS – Emily Griffith is in 18th place with 225 assists. She needs three to tie Marcie Stout (1981-85) for 17th. Rachel Griffith is 24th with 186. Dasia Maxwell is in 73rd place and Sydney Newsome is 97th.

· BLOCKS – Emily Griffith ranks 27th with 36 career blocks, three blocks (and one spot) ahead of teammate and fellow senior Dasia Maxwell. Emily is one block behind 25th place Nickie Snow (1984-88) and April Hutsell (1995-99). Cameryn DuBose is in 34th place and Rachel Griffith ranks 58th.
 
· STEALS – Emily Griffith has 141 career steals, placing her at 16th. She needs seven to tie Sherry Chapman (1986-88). Rachel Griffith is in 25th place with 119.