Harrogate, TN - The Lincoln Memorial Lady Railsplitters seek their seventh conference win of the season as they face the Wasps of Emory & Henry Wednesday evening.
This will be the first out of two times that the two teams will face each other this season; the next time being on February 12th in Emory, VA. Lincoln Memorial and Emory & Henry have only faced each other 5 times in series history, with Lincoln Memorial winning the series 4-1. Their most recent match up was last season in February of 2024 in which LMU came out victorious 76-53. The last time the two teams faced each other in Harrogate was also last season; LMU also came out on top in that match up 82-72.
Lincoln Meemorial is coming off of a 56-48 loss against Catawba.
Alexa Smiddy was the game-leader in points with 12 with
Matty Tanner right behind her with 11.
Kamil Collier led the team in rebounds on the game with 12.
Currently, Smiddy is leading the team in points, as she is averaging 14.4 points per game. Collier and Tanner are behind her, with 13.3 points per game and 9.8 points per game, respectively. Collier is the leader of the pack in rebounds, as she is averaging double-digits per game, 10.2 rebounds per game.
Collier's 1.2 rebounds places her in second in the conference in rebounds per game, just .2 rebounds away from first. Collier is leading the conference in defensive rebounds per game, 6.8. Smiddy is sitting in second in assists per game in the SAC with 4.3 assists per game.
As a team, Lincoln Memorial is fourth in the conference in free-throw percentage at 78.2%.
Emory & Henry are currently on a 7-game losing streak, with their most recent game being a 68-87 loss against Lenoir-Rhyne.
Lincoln Memorial's record is 7-9 overall and 6-7 in the SAC, and LMU is currently sitting in 7th in the SAC standings. Emory & Henry's record is 5-14 overall and 0-13 in the SAC, and the Wasps are sitting in 13th in the SAC standings.
Tip-off is set for 5:30 pm in Tex Turner Arena.
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