Harrogate, TN - Lincoln Memorial women's basketball looks to remain undefeated at home as they face the Anderson Trojans Saturday afternoon at 2 pm, which is also Alumni Day.
Saturday will be the 33rd all time contest between LMU and Anderson, with Lincoln Memorial falling behind in the series 8-25. This is also the second time that the Lady Railsplitters and Anderson have faced off this season, as they played each other on December 20th at Anderson, which resulted in a 72-62 LMU victory. The last time that Lincoln Memorial defeated the Trojans in Harrogate was in January of 2018, where Lincoln Memorial came out with a three point win 71-68.
Lincoln Memorial is coming off of a 62-51 win over Carson-Newman on February 11th.
Kamil Collier recorded her 15th double double of the season as she led the game with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Currently, Collier is the scoring team-leader with 17.5 points per game.
Alexa Smiddy and
Lexi Patty are behind her, also averaging double digits, with 12 and 12.6 points per game. Collier also leads in rebounding average with 11.1 boards per game.
In the South Atlantic Conference, Collier is leading in double-doubles (15), fourth in field goal percentage (49.5%), second in field goals made (150), sixth in total points (385), fifth in points per game (17.5), leading in total rebounds (245), leading in rebounds per game (11.1), leading in defensive rebounds per game (7.4), and leading in offensive rebounds per game (3.8). Smiddy is fourth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.81), third in total assists (85), leading in assists per game (3.9), fifth in three poijt percentage (31.9%), seventh in three pointers made (44), and sixth in three pointers made per game (2.00). Patty is fourth in the SAC in defensive rebounds per game (4.8), seventh in rebounds per game (6.4), ninth in total steals (45), and fourth in steals per game (2.14).
Nationally, Collier is sixth in double-doubles, seventh in rebounds per game, ninth in total rebounds, and 14th in defensive rebounds per game.
As a team, Lincoln Memorial is second in the SAC in assist/turnover ratio (1.08), second in field goal percentage defense (37%), leading in scoring defense (56.3), leading in scoring margin (15.9), third in scoring offense (72.2), third in three point percentage (32%), leading in three point percentage defense (25.6%), first in three pointers made per game (8.9), and first in winning percentage (86.4%).
Nationally, the team is 15th in scoring margin, 6th in three point attempts per game, and 7th in three pointers made per game.
Anderson is coming off of a 60-66 loss against #14 Coker on February 11th.
Leaders for the Trojans include Ciara Harris (#1), who leads in scoring with 17.5 points per game, and Kyla Cain (#24) who leads in rebounds with 5.5 rebounds per game.
Lincoln Memorial is entering Saturday with a 98-3 overall record, including a 14-3 mark in conference play. LMU tied for second place in the SAC standings with Coker. The Lady Railsplitters was most recently #21 in the WBCA Coaches' Poll.
Anderson is going into Saturday with an 11-12 overall record and conference record of 7-10. The Trojans are in seventh place in the conference standings.
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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