Skip To Main Content

University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

Corbey R. Dorsey
66
Winner Lindenwood LWU 17-4, 11-4
64
Nebraska-Kearney UNKWBB 14-10, 7-8
Winner
Lindenwood LWU
17-4, 11-4
66
Final
64
Nebraska-Kearney UNKWBB
14-10, 7-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lindenwood LWU 20 16 13 17 66
Nebraska-Kearney UNKWBB 17 19 12 16 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 25 Lindenwood Wins at the Buzzer, 66-64

Kearney, Neb. – Junior guard Lindsay Medlen converted a layup with a tenth of a second remaining to help No. 25 Lindenwood edge Nebraska-Kearney, 66-64, Saturday afternoon at the Health & Sports Center.

The Lions (17-4, 11-4) rebound from a loss at No. 4 Fort Hays State on Thursday night while the Lopers (14-10, 7-8) continued to be tied for seventh place in the MIAA.

In a game with 12 lead changes and eight ties, it fittingly came down to the last minute. Trailing 62-61, UNK went to Iowa freshman Shiloh McCool (season-high 21 points) who had drove past the Lions all afternoon. However, this attempt misfired but Elkhorn freshman Brooke Carlson was there for not only the rebound but a three-point play. That made it 64-62 with 1:04 left.

Twenty seconds later, Medlen tied things up for the final time thanks to two made free throws. UNK called time out and again and went to McCool (Pleasant Hill, Ia.) who saw her driving layup go all away around the rim but come out and into the hands of Medlen. There was now just 18 seconds remaining.

The Lions promptly called a timeout to setup a play for junior post Kallie Bildner (30 points & 12 rebounds). However, UNK clogged the lane and forced reserve guard Jade Giron to drive on the right baseline. Medlen slashed in from the wing and fought threw a couple of Loper defenders to get up the winning shot.

"We battled and it came down to a couple of possessions at the end. We had a layup that rimmed out … it would've put us in the situation that they were in," said Loper head coach Carrie Eighmey. "I thought we defended the (last shot) possession fairly well. They got close to the rim, we helped on the drive and they found the open guy and finished the shot at the rim. We couldn't have guarded it much better than we did."

A three-time All-MIAA pick who averages a double double on the season, Bildner went 12 of 19 from the floor (1 of 4 threes) and 5 of 6 at the line. Nine of her rebounds came at the defensive end and she also had three assists and a steal over 37 minutes.

Lindenwood managed 13 points off 12 Loper miscues with both teams scoring 40 points in the paint. UNK sunk all 13 free throws it attempted but was 3 of 12 from behind the arc to finish at 43 percent (24 of 56) overall.

"We got a good luck at the rim (in the final minute). Shiloh made a great play and it just didn't go down. It was as close as it gets without actually going in," said Eighmey. "Bildner is a really, really good player. She creates a lot of positive things for them and today she finished around the rim well."

Reaching double digits for a third straight game, McCool was 6 of 15 from the field and 9 of 9 at the line. Logging a team-high 35 minutes, she also had five rebounds, a block, assist and steal.

Battling Bildner in the post, Carlson had 13 points with six other Lopers reaching the scoring column. That included Wahoo freshman reserve guard Aspen Jansa (eight) and South Dakota freshman Klaire Kirsch (seven). She also managed nine rebounds and five dimes.

Besides Bildner, LWU got 15 points and seven rebounds from Lexie Moe and 10 points and seven boards from Medlen.

UNK heads to Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State next week.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Print Friendly Version