HARROGATE, Tenn. – LMU closes out a two-game home stand Wednesday evening when nationally ranked Anderson pays a visit to the Tex Turner Arena. The game will also be a Play4Kay game, with fundraising efforts going on to raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

The Lady Railsplitters enter the game on a two-game losing streak following Saturday's loss to Queens. They are now 12-8 overall and 8-5 in South Atlantic Conference play.

This game kicks off the SAC's Play4Kay Initiative, in which all 11 SAC schools will host and play in Play4Kay games. In addition to Wednesday's game vs. Anderson, LMU's game at Wingate Saturday is also a Play4Kay game. Yow, a longtime women's basketball coach, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 and coached the 1988 Olympic Women's Basketball Team to a Gold Medal while undergoing treatment. After the cancer went into remission, she continued her coaching career at North Carolina State, where she picked up over 700 career victories.

In 2004 the cancer returned and she once again fought the disease while spearheading fundraising efforts to raise money for research into the causes and treatment of breast cancer. She died in 2009.

Since 2004, when the games were created as Pink Zone games, the Play4Kay game (re-named following her passing) has raised Millions of dollars for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. LMU has led Division II twice in fundraising since Krystal Evans became the head coach, earning that honor in the 2014-15 and 2017-18 seasons.

Following this game, LMU will hit the road for a SAC contest Saturday afternoon at Wingate.
 
SERIES HISTORY
· LMU trails in the series 14-6. LMU is 2-8 in Anderson with their last win there coming on Jan. 11, 2017. In the Turner Arena, LMU is 4-5.
 
· In their last meeting, on Dec. 19, 2018 in Anderson, the Trojans shot 68.8 percent in the first quarter while LMU was equally as cold from the floor. AU took advantage to build a 44-24 lead at the half. The Lady Railsplitters, as is the case in many games this season, came back in the second half but despite holding the Trojans to seven fourth quarter points were unable to overcome the deficit in a 68-55 loss.

Emily Griffith led LMU with 16 points while her sister Rachel chipped in 10 points. Shermeria Quarles led all players with nine rebounds. LMU won the battle of the boards, out-rebounding AU 45-43.  Ace Easter led AU with fifteen points, while Alexy Mollenhauer chipped in 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Madison Baggett added in 10 points for the Trojans.
 
· The last meeting between the two in Harrogate was on Jan. 3, 2018. Anderson had an eight point lead at the half, but the Lady Railsplitters started the third quarter with an 11-2 run and eventually led by seven at the end of the period. The Trojans then chipped away at the lead and had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but it fell short and LMU held on for the 71-68 comeback win.
 
Emily Griffith and Shea Coker each led LMU with 16 points apiece. Ross Mathis chipped in 12 points while Jordan Brightwell had seven rebounds to lead the team.
 
SCOUTING ANDERSON
· The Trojans are currently sacking the South Atlantic Conference as they are currently 13-0 in conference play. They are 19-2 overall and ranked first in the D2SIDA Southeast Regional Poll. They are 20th in the WBCA Coaches Poll and are 13th in the latest D2SIDA National Poll.

· Alexey Mollenhauer leads the team and the SAC in both points (19.4) and rebounds (11.5) per game. The junior is also third in the SAC in blocks and fifth in field goal percentage and three-point percentage. Ace Easter is close behind, averaging 17.0 points a game, ranking her fourth in the SAC.

· Madison Baggett leads the team with 5.0 assists per game and is tied with Mollenhauer with 1.2 steals a game.

· As a team, the Eagles are outscoring their opponents 76.6 to 58.2 points a game, and out-rebounding their opponents by a +10.7 margin.
 
SCOUTING LMU
· Head Coach Krystal Evans is in her fifth season at LMU. She has an 89-51 overall record.
 
· Emily Griffith and her twin sister Rachel currently lead the team in scoring, with Emily edging out Rachel 16.1 points a game to 14.5. In conference games they flip spots as Rachel is averaging 16.6 points to Emily's 16.4. In the SAC, Emily ranks fifth in scoring while Rachel is tenth. Sydney Newsome has 8.9 points a game, while Dasia Maxwell has 7.4.
 
· Rebounding is a team effort this season as Maggie Jachimczuk and Newsome lead the team in rebounds with identical 5.5 a game averages. Emily Griffith and Dasia Maxwell (both averaging 4.4 a game) are close behind while Addi Kirkpatrick has a 4.1 rebounds a game average.  
 
· Emily Griffith leads the team with 3.7 assists a game, followed closely by Rachel with 3.1. Newsome has 2.3 a game.

· The twins are also identical in steals, with both and Emily averaging 1.8 steals a game. Newsome has 1.5 a game and Maxwell 1.3.
 
· LMU has four of the top 15 three-point shooters in the SAC, as Sydney Duggins (45.2 percent) and Lindsay Proffitt (44.9) have flip-flopped first and second in the conference for most of the season, with Duggins re-claiming first place. Dasia Maxwell ranks 11th and Rachel Griffith is 15th.
 
· As a team, LMU is averaging 75.6 points a game while holding opponents to 72.5. They are out-rebounding opponents by a margin of +6.4 a game.
 
· LMU leads the SAC in made free throws a game and offensive rebounds per game. They are second in three-point percentage, field goal attempts, free throw attempts, and total rebounds per game. They rank third in points, points per game, and made field goals per game; and rank fourth in rebound margin and fifth in assists per game.
 
RECORD WATCH
· POINTS –Emily Griffith currently has 864 points, placing her in 29th place, and trails Melinda Godfrey (1996-98) and Heather Brown (1993-97) by 16 points. Rachel Griffith isn't far behind at 35th with 774 points.
 
· FIELD GOALS – Emily Griffith is 26th with 330 while Rachel Griffith is 37th. Dasia Maxwell is in 71st place.
 
· THREE-POINTERS – Rachel Griffith ranks 13th in made three pointers with 85 and trails Katrina Ottesen (2013-15) by four. Sydney Duggins ranks 22nd, while Dasia Maxwell is in 28th place. Emily Griffith is in 49th place.
 
· FREE THROWS – Emily Griffith is in 26th place with 184 free throws. She needs six to tie Brandy Brown (1994-98) and Heather Brown (1993-97). Rachel Griffith is in 29th place with 175.
 
· REBOUNDS – Emily Griffith ranks 53rd with 264 rebounds. She needs four to tie Sara Wood (1998-02) for 52nd place. Dasia Maxwell is 66th, Cameryn DuBose is in 84th place and Rachel Griffith is close behind at 85th. 

· ASSISTS – Emily Griffith is in 21st place with 213 assists. She needs four to tie former teammate Ross Mathis (2014-18) and Liz McQueen (1980-84) for 19th. Rachel Griffith is 27th with 175. Dasia Maxwell is in 74th place.

· BLOCKS – Emily Griffith ranks 27th with 33 career blocks, two blocks (and two spots) ahead of teammate and fellow senior Dasia Maxwell. Emily is four blocks 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 137 career steals, placing her at 17th. She needs one to tie Hillary Ross (2000-04). Rachel Griffith is in 27th place with 118.