Complete Game Notes
Game #2: Lincoln (1-0) at Washburn (1-4)
Date: Monday, Nov. 25, 2024
Time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Site: Topeka, Kan.
Live Stats: https://wusports.com/sidearmstats/wbball
Live Video: https://themiaanetwork.com/washburnichabods/
 
Game #3: Lincoln at Missouri Western (3-3)
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024
Time: 5:30 p.m. CST
Site: St. Joseph, Mo.
Live Stats: https://gogriffons.com/sidearmstats/wbball
Live Video: https://www.themiaanetwork.com/mwsugriffons/
 
Game #4: Lincoln at Southwest Baptist (1-3)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Site: Bolivar, Mo.
Live Stats: https://www.sbubearcats.com/sidearmstats/wbball
Live Video: https://www.glvcsn.com/lincolnbluetigers/
 
Game #5: Lincoln at Missouri S&T (2-1)
Date: Monday, Dec. 2, 2024
Time: 5:30 p.m. CST
Site: Rolla, Mo.
Live Stats: https://minerathletics.com/sidearmstats/wbball
Live Video: https://www.glvcsn.com/lincolnbluetigers/
 
THE TIP OFF:  A busy eight days awaits the Lincoln women's basketball team, which tips off a four-game road trip on Monday evening (Nov. 25). Lincoln faces a familiar opponent that night in Topeka, Kan, as LU and old MIAA rival Washburn square off at 6:00 p.m. CST. On Tuesday (Nov. 26), Lincoln plays another former MIAA opponent, as the Blue Tigers head to St. Joseph, Mo. to play Missouri Western at 5:30 p.m. CST. The first two GLVC contests in program history are next, with the Blue Tigers visiting Bolivar, Mo. to take on Southwest Baptist on Saturday (Nov. 30) at 1:00 p.m. CST. The trip ends in Rolla, Mo. as Lincoln plays Missouri S&T on Monday (Dec. 2) at 5:30 p.m. CST.
 
FAST BREAKS
-  On Monday, Lincoln and Washburn meet for the 37th time, with the Ichabods leading the series, 35-1.
 
- Lincoln and Missouri Western will play each other for the 51st time on Tuesday night, with the Griffons leading the all-time series, 45-5.
 
- The Blue Tigers will play Southwest Baptist for the 42nd time on Saturday afternoon as well as the first time since 2019. SBU leads the series, 31-10.
 
- Lincoln and Missouri S&T meet for the first time since 2017 and the 48th time in history on Dec. 2. The Miners leads the all-time series, 36-11.
 
PREVIEWING THE BLUE TIGERS:  Hanne Nybo recorded a double-double in Lincoln's first game of 2024-25, tallying 13 points and 12 rebounds in LU's win over Harris Stowe. Kiara Cabrera added 12 points while Ayreona Carter, who pulled down six rebounds, was next with seven points. Emma Wolken and Biance Stocks each scored five points.
 
HEAD COACH ADDAE HOUSTON:  A 17-year coaching veteran with strong ties to Missouri, Houston is in his first season as the head coach of the Blue Tigers. Houston helped DI Northwestern State record a .714 home winning percentage in 2023-24 following a successful four-year run as an assistant coach at Northwest Missouri, his alma mater. He was the head coach at Southwestern Community College from 2013-18, leading the team to its first postseason win in over a decade.
 
LAST TIME OUT:  Lincoln out-scored Harris Stowe, 49-28, through the first three quarters and held off a late comeback bid to earn a 58-42 win in its season-opener on Wednesday (Nov. 13). The Blue Tigers forced 18 turnovers and scored 17 on those takeaways to win the match-up of the two HBCUs in the state of Missouri.
 
SCOUTING THE ICHABODS:  Through the first six games of the season, Yiibari Nwidadah leads Washburn with 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Payton Sterk, who leads WU with 3.2 assists per contest, is next on the scoring chart with 15.8 per night, and Gabi Giovannetti is next with a 12.0 scoring average. As a team, the Ichabods shoot .441 from the field but just .296 from three-point land.
 
WU HEAD COACH LORA WESTLING:  In her third season as the head coach at her alma mater, Westling has led the Ichabods to 25 wins and has coached three All-MIAA selections. As a player at Washburn, Westling led the program to its first national championship and is currently 10th in the program's history in career assists (299) as well as 14th in three-point shooting (.363). Before coming to Washburn, she coached at Western Colorado.
 
SCOUTING THE GRIFFONS:  Alyssa Bonilla is leading Missouri Western in both scoring (13.0) and assists (5.5) while averaging 4.2 rebounds and 2.0 steal per game. Matilda Soderlund is next on the scoring list with 10.0 points per contest, and Marie Sepp (9.8 ppg.) and Tiani Ellison (9.5 ppg.) are close to averaging double digits. Jessica Ford leads MWSU with 5.5 rebounds per game.
 
MWSU HEAD COACH ASHTON FELDHAUS:  The first-year head coach of the Griffons joined Missouri Western after a five-year stint as the top assistant at Eckard. Feldhaus helped Eckard go 91-28 in that span and make the NCAA Division II tournament every year. In 2023, she guided the Tritons to a Sweet 16 appearance.
 
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS:  Four players on this year's Southwest Baptist squad average at least 10 points per game, including Amber Storr, who tallies 13.5 points and a team-best 2.3 assists. Odett Schlegl leads SBU with 14.0 points per night and Kristin Edmonds is averaging 11 ppg. Tori Hamilton, who also averages 11.0 points per game, is leading the Bearcats with 8.8 rebounds per contest.
 
SBU HEAD COACH WYKETHA HARRELL:  The second-year head coach of Southwest Baptist is 12-20 with the Bearcats. Harrell spent eight years as the associate head coach at NCAA Division I New Orleans, highlighted by one of the longest home winning streaks in program history. She also worked at DI schools Kent State and UMKC.
 
SCOUTING THE MINERS:  Despite not starting any of Missouri S&T's three games (as of Nov. 22), Morgan Luebbering is leading the team with 11.7 points per contest. She is the only Missouri S&T player averaging double figures, as the next leading scorer, Katelynne Roberts, averages 9.0 points as well as a team-high 5.3 rebounds. Four other Missouri S&T players average just over 7.0 points: Nora Gum, Franchesca Metz, Addyson Kent and Bonnie Lew Ludlow.
 
MST HEAD COACH KIRA CARTER:  In her fifth year as the head coach at Missouri S&T, Carter has helped the team improve every season, including posting a record above .500 for the first time in a decade in 2022-23. Carter spent two seasons on the staff at Sam Houston State and a year at Milwaukee, both of which are NCAA Division I programs.
 
STRONG START:  With a 58-42 win over Harris Stowe, the Blue Tigers won their season-opener for the third-straight year. Following that game, Lincoln is ranked in the top-five in Division II in several stats: fouls per game (eight, 1st in DII); field goal defense (.243, 1st); defensive rebounds (37.0, 3rd); total rebounds (55.0, 2nd); scoring defense (42.0, 5th); and winning percentage (1.000, 1st).
 
ALL-AROUND ALL-STAR:  Hanne Nybo is individually ranked highly in both Division II and the GLVC in several stats. She leads the nation in three-point shooting (100), is 14th nationally in defensive rebounds (8.0) and eighth in the country in rebounds per game (12.0). Nybo leads the GLVC in blocks (2.0, the 27th-best average in the country).
 
GET YOUR TICKETS:  Lincoln is partnering up with Hometown Ticketing once again to sell tickets to all of LU's basketball games online in 2024-25. For more information, or to purchase single game or regular season tickets, visit www.LUBlueTigers.com/Tickets.
 
JOIN THE CLUB:  The Blue Tiger Athletics Club is a great way to engage with other LU fans while supporting Lincoln student-athletes. Every dollar raised by the club goes towards scholarships, improving facilities and purchasing equipment. To join the BTAC, or to learn more, please visit www.LUBlueTigers.com/BTAC.
 
WATCH LIVE:  Fans who are unable to attend a game in person will still be able to cheer on the Blue Tigers to victory via The GLVC Network. Every LU home game will be broadcast through a new multi-camera system and can be seen at https://www.glvcsn.com/lincolnbluetigers.
 
GEAR UP FOR THE GAME:  Lincoln fans can get everything they need for the game at www.BlueTigersStore.com, the official online store for LU athletics. Everything from jerseys to office supplies can be found on the site, with a portion of all sales going to benefit Lincoln athletics.
 
NEXT UP:  Lincoln opens the home portion of its GLVC slate on Thursday, Dec. 5, with a 5:30 p.m. CST game in Jason Gym against Lewis.