Harrogate, TN - Lincoln Memorial women's basketball hosts the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears on Friday, November 28th at 2 pm for their conference opener in Tex Turner Arena. 

Friday's contest will be the 35th overall meeting between L-R and LMU, with the Lady Railsplitters falling in the series 12-23. Their most recent match up was in the 2024-2025 season on February 15, 2025 at home, where Lincoln Memorial defeated the Bears 68-61. 

Lincoln Memorial is coming off of two victories in the UNG Nighthawk Classic this past weekend with a 51-50 win over #14 North Georgia and a 73-60 win over Clayton State. 

Kamil Collier led the team in scoring with 15 points against North Georgia, and four players led in rebounding: Collier, Lexi Patty, Keiara Anderson, and Alexa Smiddy with six each. 

In the game against Clayton State, Juicespot Railspitter of the Week and SAC Player of the Week Lexi Patty was the team-leader in points and rebounds with 24 points and 12 rebounds, which are also new career-highs in both categories for her. Alexa Smiddy also became the all-time leader in career three pointers made with 215, which surpasses Amberly O'Dell, who played from 2008-2012, with 214 threes made. 

Currently, Patty is leading the team in scoring as she is averaging almost 20 points a game with 19.7 points per game. Collier and Asia Barr also are averaging double-digits, as Collier lies at 15 points per game and Barr is sitting at 10 points per game. On the boards, Collier is the team-leader with 9.8 rebounds per game, followed by Patty with 8.3 rebounds per game. 

In the South Atlantic Conference, Smiddy third in total assists (17) and second in assists per game (4.3). Patty is seventh in assists per game (3.3), sixth in field goal percentage (49%), secenth in field goals (24), sixth in points per game (19.7), sixth in defensive rebounds per game (6.3), and sixed in rebounds per game (8.3). Collier is second in double doubles (2), 4th in field goals percentage (50%), sixth in field goals (25), fourth in defensive rebounds per game (6.5), fourth in offensive rebounds per game (3.3), and fourth in rebounds per game (9.8). Barr is second in three point percentage (47.4%), sixth in three pointers made (9), and seventh in three pointers per game (2.25). Anderson is fourth in three point persentage (40%), secenth in three pointers made (8), and 8th in three pointers made (2). 

Nationally, Collier is 19th in double doubles, Patty is 36th in points per game, and Barr is 33rd in three point percentage. 

As a team, Lincoln Memorial is leading the conference in assists per game (17), field goal percentage defense (31.7%), scoring defense (49), scoring margin (26.5), three point percentage defanse (17.3%), three pointers per game (10), and winning percentage (100%). They are also third in the SAC in rebound margin (3.8), fourth in scoring offense (75.5), second in steals per came (13), third in three point percentage (33.9), and third in turnovers forced per game (23.5). 

Nationally, the Lady Railsplitters are 15th in field goal percentage defense, fifth in scoring defense, seventh in scoring margin, 11th in three point attempts per game, eighth in three point percentage defense, and eighth in three pointers per game. 

The Bears are coming off of a 71-67 win over USC Beaufort on November 25th. 

Leaders on the team for Lenoir-Rhyne are Aaliyah El (#2), who is leading in scoring average with 17.8 points per game, and Abigail Brown (#11), who is leading in rebounds per game with 7.8. 

Lincoln Memorial is coming into Friday  with a undefeated 4-0 record, and they are sitting in first place in the SAC standings based on overall record since no SAC games have been played by any team. LMU most recently landed in the WBCA Coaches' Poll as receiving votes. 

Lenoir-Rhyne is entering Friday with a 3-2 overall record and is tied for sixth in the conference staandings with Carson-Newman with a 3-2 record. 

Tip off is set for 2 pm in Tex Turner Arena. The link to live stream and live stats can be found below. 

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