Hickory, NC - Lincoln Memorial women's basketball seeks to sweep the series against Lenoir-Rhyne as they face each other for the second time this season, this time in Hickory, NC on Friday, January 23rd at 3 pm. 

The end of week meeting will be the 37th all-time contest between LMU and L-R, with the Lady Railsplitters falling in the series 13-23. The in the most recent face off between the two teams, which was earlier this season in November of 2025, LMU defeated the Bears 88-77. The last time that Lincoln Memorial was victorious over Lenoir-Rhyne in Hickory was January of 2025, and Lincoln Memorial came victorious 63-50.

Lincoln Memorial is coming off a 67-50 win over UVA Wise. Kamil Collier led the team in both scoring and rebounds, with a career-high 27 points and eight rebounds. 

Currently, Collier is leading the team in points with 17.4 points per game, with Alexa Smiddy and Lexi Patty following with 13.7 points and 12.4 points per game, respectively. Collier is also the team-leader in rebounds with 10.8 rebounds per game. 

In the South Atlantic Conference, Collier is leading in double-doubles (10), third in field goal percentage (49.8%), second in field goals made (106), seventh in free throw percentage (78.8%), fifth in total points (279), fourth in points per game (17.4), leading in total rebounds (172), leading in rebounds per game (10.8), leading in defensive rebounds per game (7.5), and second in offensive rebounds per game (3.3). Smiddy is fourth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.73), fifth in total assists (57), second in assists per game (3.6),  seventh in three pointers made (28), and sixth in three pointers made per game (1.75). Patty is eighth in the SAC in blocks per game (0.87), and seventh in defensive rebounds per game (4.7). Asia Barr is eighth in the conference in total steals (36), and fourth in steals per game (2.25).

Nationally, Collier is seventh in double-doubles, 13th in rebounds per game, and 11th in defensive rebounds per game. 

As a team, Lincoln Memorial is second in the SAC in assist/turnover ratio (0.97), third in field goal percentage (41.5%), fourth in field goal percentage defense (37.8%), fifth in free throws made per game (13.89), fifth in rebound margin (3), leading in scoring defense (57.3), leading in scoring margin (16.3), third in scoring offense (73.5), fourth in steals per game (10.3), fourth in three point percentage (31.6%), second in three point percentage defense (26.4%), second in three pointers made per game (8.2), and leading in winning percentage (87.5%).

Nationally, the team is 14th in scoring margin, 17th in three point attempts per game, 17th in three pointers made per game, and 14th in winning percentage. 

Lenoir-Rhyne is coming off of a 81-72 win against Anderson. 

Leaders for the Bears include Aaliyah El (#2), who is averaging 18.2 points per game. Abigail Brown (#11) is the leader on the boards with 6.5 rebounds per game. 

Lincoln Memorial is entering Friday with a 14-2 overall record, including a 9-2 mark in conference play. LMU is tied for first place in the SAC standings with Coker, Carson-Newman, and Lenoir-Rhyne. LMU was most recently ranked #23 in the WBCA Coaches' Poll. 

Lenoir-Rhyne is going into the midweek with an 13-4 overall record and conference record of 9-2. The Bears are tied for first place with LMU, Carson-Newman, and Coker. 

Tip off is set for 3 pm in Hickory, NC. The link to live stream and live stats can be found below. 

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