WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2019) - The end of the 2018-19 regular season is upon us. Just two games remain which the No. 24 Jennies will play on the road this week.

Opponents
Lindenwood Lions (19-5, 13-4 MIAA)
Lincoln Blue Tigers (10-16, 2-15 MIAA)

When
Wednesday, Feb. 27 at Lindenwood - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2 at Lincoln - 12 p.m.

Where
at Lindenwood - St. Charles, Mo. - Robert F. Hyland Arena
at Lincoln - Jefferson City, Mo. - Jason Gym

How to Watch
• This week's games will be broadcast live on 1450 KOKO and 98.5 The Bar with Greg Hassler on the call. Online audio stream can be found at www.warrensburgradio.com There will also be a webstream available on the Jennies Blueframe portal page at www.themiaanetwork.com/ucmmules. Live stats will also be available.

Tip Off
• It's the final week of the regular season. Central Missouri will be on the road to take on Lindenwood and Lincoln this week. 
• With their win last Saturday, the Jennies have reached 20 wins for the third straight season.
• There is a lot still to be determined in the MIAA in terms of tournament seeding. Heading into the final week, the 2nd through 6th places are all within one game of each other. 

Story Lines
• All-time the Jennies are 16-4 against Lindenwood and 56-3 against Lincoln. 
• Central Missouri is currently riding a four game winning streak. 

Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Jennies finished up the home portion of their schedule with two big wins last weekend over Northwest Missouri and Missouri Western. The Jennies took care of the Bearcats, 71-53 before throttling the Griffons 86-66. 

Previously vs. LWU/LU
• The Jennies defeated both teams at home back in January. UCM beat up on the Lions, 77-58 with Megan Skaggs earning a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Paige Redmond added 15 points.
• Redmond then went off against Lindenwood scoring 27 and Morgan Fleming added 17 in a 75-68 win over the then-24th ranked Lions. 

Jennies vs. LWU/LU
• Megan Skaggs is the Jennie with the most success against Lincoln. She's scoring 15.4 points per game while shooting better than 60% from the floor and over 50% from three. 
• Sydney Crockett has also found success against the Blue Tigers going 10-31 from three and scoring 8.6 points per game.
• In four games and 38 minutes against Lincoln, Peyton Taylor has 21 points and 10 rebounds. 
• Paige Redmond is averaging 15.6 points per game against Lincoln in seven contests despite shooting just 28.6% from three. 
• Morgan Fleming likes to see the Lion uniforms. She's scoring 15.2 points per game and shooting better than 50% overall and over 60% from three.

Jennies in the Rankings
• Central Missouri remains ranked 24th in the WBCA poll for the third straight week.
• The Jennies have been ranked by the WBCA in 38 of the last 39 polls dating back to the 2016-17 season.
• UCM was ranked third in the first NCAA Regional poll released last week. 
• The Jens were picked first in the MIAA preseason coaches poll, following their 18-1 regular season championship last season.

Jennies on the Road
• This season UCM 7-3 in road games
• All-time the Jennies are 103-69 when playing on the road under Coach Slifer.

The MIAA Universe (As of Feb. 20, 2019)
• Not one, not two, but three Jennies still rank in the MIAA top-10 in scoring. Paige Redmond moved up to No. 5 overall with 16.2 points per game. Morgan Fleming and Megan Skaggs are tied for eighth with 14.8. All three are also in the top-10 in FG%. Skaggs is second at 54%, Fleming sixth at 44.3% and Redmond seventh at 43%. 
• Redmond is still leading the MIAA in minutes per game at 36.8, almost two full minutes ahead of second place. She's also fourth in assists with 4.1 and Fleming is fifth with 3.6. 
• In MIAA only games this season, the Jennies defense is second in points allowed with 61.6. 

Individual Milestones 
• Paige Redmond became the sixth Jennie to score more than 1600 career points, doing so against Northwest Missouri. She is currently at 1,625 and needs 8 more to crack the top-five. Redmond is also climbing the all-time 3FGM and assist list. She has 202 threes for her career which is to fourth all-time, 10 behind 3rd place and is 7th with 398 assists, tied for sixth. 
• Sydney Crockett is also moving up the all-time three-point list and is currently eighth with 139, 6 shy of 7th place and 7 shy of 6th.
• Megan Skaggs is one steal away from 100 and needs four points to move into the UCM top-25. 

10 Below
• For the last three seasons the Jennies have made a habit of holding teams to fewer than 10 points in at least one quarter. It's happened in 45 games dating back to the 2016-17 season and in those games, UCM is 41-4. The Jens were 15-1 when doing so in 2016-17 and 18-1 last year including four of the six NCAA postseason games. The Jens are at it again this year. In nine games, they've held an opponent to single-digits in one quarter of play. UCM held the Bearcats to less than 10 in 2 quarters and are 8-2 this season. 

Who's Hot?
• Megan Skaggs had a dominant week last week averaging 21 points and was 17-for-26 from the field. She also pulled down 10 rebounds. She's scoring almost 20 points per game in her last 9.
• Morgan Fleming recorded her third double-double of the season against Northwest Missouri. She's scored in double-figures in five straight games.
• Paige Redmond went over 20 points for the fifth time against Missouri Western and was 9-9 at the free throw line. 

Scouting the Opposition
Lindenwood Lions (19-5, 13-4 MIAA)
• Just like the Jennies, Lindenwood is 13-4 in the MIAA this season and tied for second place in the league standings. 
• They enter Wednesday winners of three straight and are undefeated at home this season at 11-0.
• Lindenwood averages 73.1 points per game, fifth in the MIAA but have only one double-digit scorer - Kallie Bildner the MIAA leader with 17.5 points per game. 
• Behind Bildner, Lexie Moe is scoring 9.8 and Charisse Williams 9.3. Lindsay Medlen averages 8.3 points and leads the team with 76 assists.
• At +10.5, Lindenwood is the top rebounding team in the MIAA. Thanks in part to MIAA leader Kallie Bildner who pulls down 10.3 boards.
• The Lions are also leading the league in field goal percentage at 47.4%. Bildner is connecting at a 62% clip and Williams is also over 50% at 51.2%. 
• The Lions can be turnover prone, their -3.83 turnover margin is next to last in the MIAA. 
Player to Watch
#25 Kallie Bildner (6-3, F, Jr., Waynesville, Mo.) - Leads MIAA in points & rebounds - Scored 4 at UCM

Lincoln Blue Tigers (10-16, 2-15 MIAA)
• Just like the Jennies, Lindenwood is 13-4 in the MIAA this season and tied for second place in the league standings. 
• They enter Wednesday winners of three straight and are undefeated at home this season at 11-0.
• Lindenwood averages 73.1 points per game, fifth in the MIAA but have only one double-digit scorer - Kallie Bildner the MIAA leader with 17.5 points per game. 
• Behind Bildner, Lexie Moe is scoring 9.8 and Charisse Williams 9.3. Lindsay Medlen averages 8.3 points and leads the team with 76 assists.
• At +10.5, Lindenwood is the top rebounding team in the MIAA. Thanks in part to MIAA leader Kallie Bildner who pulls down 10.3 boards.
• The Lions are also leading the league in field goal percentage at 47.4%. Bildner is connecting at a 62% clip and Williams is also over 50% at 51.2%. 
• The Lions can be turnover prone, their -3.83 turnover margin is next to last in the MIAA. 
Player to Watch
#25 Kallie Bildner (6-3, F, Jr., Waynesville, Mo.) - Leads MIAA in points & rebounds - Scored 4 at UCM