Anderson, SC - The Lincoln Memorial women's basketball team will play their final game before the holiday break on Saturday, December 20th against the Anderson Trojans in Anderson, SC at 2 pm.
The Saturday contest will be the 33rd overall meeting between the two teams, with LMU falling in the series 7-25. Their most recent match up was last season on February 1st at Anderson, where the Lady Railsplitters fell 53-71. The last victory against the Trojans on the road was in March of the 2020-2021 season, where they defeated Anderson to advance to the SAC Tournament Championship game.
Lincoln Memorial is coming off an 85-61 win over Emory & Henry on December 17th.
Kamil Collier and
Lexi Patty led the team in scoring with 21 points each, while Collier was also the team-leader in rebounds with 15 for her fifth double double of the season.
Currently, Collier is leading the team in scoring average with 15.3 points per game, followed by Patty and
Alexa Smiddy, who are also recording double digits, with 14.4 and 12.7 points per game, respectively. Collier is averaging a double double per game as she is also the team-leader in rebounds per game with 10.4.
In the South Atlantic Conference, Smiddy is third in assist/turnover ratio (2.22), second in total assists (40), leading in assists per game (4.4), seventh in total three point attempts (51), sixth in total three pointers made (17), and sixth in three pointers made per game (1.89). Patty is sixth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.41), sixth in field goal percentage (47.7%), eighth in defensive rebounds per game (5.1), and seventh in rebounds per game (7.3). Collier is leading the SAC in double doubles (5), seventh in field goal percentage (47%), seventh in field goals made (54), fourth in free throw percentage (83.9%), eighth in total points (138), eighth in points per game (15.3), third in total rebounds (94), third in defensive rebounds per game (7.3), second in offensive rebounds per game (3.1), and second in rebounds per game (10.4).
Asia Barr is seventh in the conference in steals (24), fourth in steals per game (2.67), sixth in three pointers made (17), and sixth in three pointers made per game (1.89).
Keiara Anderson is sixth in three pointers made (17) and three pointers made per game (1.89).
Nationally, Smiddy is 24th in assist/turnover ratio, and 30th in assists per game. Collier is 11th in the nation in double doubles, 31st in total rebounds, 17th in defensive rebounds per game, and 19th in rebounds per game.
As a team, Lincoln Memorial is second in the SAC in assist/turnover ratio (1.19), second in assists per game (16.3), third in field goal percentage (40.9%), second in rebound margin (4.4), third in scoring defense (58), first in scoring margin (20.2), second in scoring offense (78.2), first in steals per game (12.2), first in three point percentage (35.2%), second in three point percentage defense (27.4), first in three pointers per game (10.6), second in turnovers forced per game (21.56), and second in winning percentage (88.9%).
Nationally, the team is 11th in assist/turnover ratio, 31st in assists per game, 11th in scoring margin, 18th in scoring offense, 33rd in steals per game, fifth in three point attempts per game, 32nd in three point percentage, third in three pointers made per game, and 17th in winning percentage.
Anderson is coming off of a 49-62 loss against Newberry on December 17th.
Leaders for the Trojans include Clara Harris (#1), who is averaging 14.8 points per game and Rose Gravel (#15) who is leading in rebounding average with 6.8 per game.
Lincoln Memorial is entering Saturday with a 8-1 overall record, including a 4-1 mark in conference play. LMU is tied for second place in the SAC standings with Carson-Newman and UVA Wise.
Anderson is going into the weekend with an 4-5 overall record and a conference record of 1-3. In the conference standings, the Trojans are tied for fifth place with Wingate.
Tip off is set for 2 pm in Anderson, SC. The link to live stream and live stats can be found below.
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