Game Notes

Date: January 9, 2020
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Bolivar, Mo.

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist (7-4, 1-2 GLVC) returns home for the first time in 2020. They will play host to former MIAA opponent, Lindenwood.

SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
The Bearcats return just 1 starter from the 2018-19 season in Bailey Rezabek. SBU also returns their forward transfer duo from last season, Tyra Kidd and Zahria White. Returning for their junior seasons are Taliayah Wilson, Regan Tibbits, and Sydney Bandy. Sophomores Brylee Graddy and Megan Worthington also return. The Bearcats also add quite a few new faces, including NCAA DI transfer Alexus Johnson.

In their last competition, the Bearcats fell to Southern Indiana 63-70. Bailey Rezabek led the team in scoring once again, dropping 19 points with 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Kyleigh Vaught and Piper Francis also hit double digits, scoring 16 and 11 points respectively. Taliayah Wilson was solid on the boards, collecting 10 rebounds in the loss.

SCOUTING THE LIONS
The Lindenwood Lions (St. Charles, MO) head into Thursday's matchup with a 6-3 (2-1 GLVC) record. They began the season 5-0 including a GLVC win against Missouri-St. Louis, but they have fallen to 1-3 over their past four played. Last week, the Lions hosted Missouri S&T and Maryville. LWU defeated the Miners 73-60, but fell to the Saints 83- 87. Kallie Bildner has not played in the previous two games, but she is averaging a double-double with 20.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Three players on the LWU roster have started all 9 games, Devin Fuhrig, Hennessey Handy, and Julia Ruzevich. Fuhrig is second in scoring for Lindenwood, averaging 16.0 points per contest. The Lions currently hold the third best scoring offense in the GLVC.
 
THE COACHES
SBU head coach Kelsey Keizer begins her sixth season on the SBU bench after compiling a 66-76 (35-63 MIAA) record while at SBU. Coach Keizer led two Bearcats to All-MIAA honors last season, and fell just short of the conference tournament as SBU lost the head-to-head against the #10 seeded MSSU earlier in the season.

Katie Falco is entering her 2nd season on the Lindenwood bench. Last year, Falco led the Lions to a 21-8 (14-5 MIAA) record, LWU's most in the NCAA. Prior to LWU, Falco spent 10 seasons as an assistant at NCAA Division I South Dakota State.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series 8-5, 4-3 in Coach Keizer's time. Last season, SBU upset the #25 ranked Lions 87-73 and later fell 66-70 in the final game of the season.