Women's Basketball on the Road

February 14, 2008
Contact: Evangel University Athletics 865-2815, Ext. 7282

Game 24
Evangel vs. Lindenwood
5:30 p.m. February 14
Hyland Arean: St. Charles, Mo.

Evangel Radio Broadcast and Webcast
ESPN Radio (KGMY, 1400 AM)
www.allinbroadcasting.com
Play-by-play: Ed Beach
Color Commentary: Leslie Callison

Crusader Notes

• Brianna Mingus has made 83 3- pointers in her career, to rank No. 13 on the list.
• Russell Caitlin is No. 3 on the true freshman 3-pointers made list with 37. She trails Camilla Hartzler (199-91), who holds the record
  with 70. Teammate Brianna Mingus, who had 52 treys as a freshman, is No. 2.
• Last week, in just 10.5 minutes of work in each of two games, Whitney Pollard averaged 16.5 points and 4.0 rebounds. She also had five assists, four steals, and two blocks. Pollard made 14 of 20 field goals in the two games (70 pct.) and 5 of 6 free throws (83.3 pct.).
• Tag Morris led EU’s rebounding last week. In two games, she averaged six boards per game.
• Versus MidAmerica Nazarene and Graceland last week, Kelsie Hargus made 6 of 10 field goals, including 4 of 5 treys and both of
  her free throws.
• Evangel head coach Leon Neal recorded his 300th win last week when the Lady Crusaders defeated Graceland 79-52 in Ashcroft Center on Feb. 9. He is now 300-159 as a college coach.
• Melissa Hogan had pulled down three rebounds in nine different games before grabbing five vs. Graceland on Feb. 9.
• Brianna Mingus leads EU’s scoring (9.4. Tag Morris (11 games) leads the rebounding (4.7).
• Natallie Hoos leads LU’s scoring (14.6). Gabriella Green is the rebounding leader (6.6).

Game Capsule

Records

• Evangel: 9-14, 6-9 HAAC
• Lindenwood: 11-14, 7-9 HAAC

Recent Games

• Evangel def. Graceland, 79-52 at home on Feb. 9. (Caitlin Russell 18 pts., Whitney Pollard 15, Brianna Mingus 13)
• Lindenwood lost at William Jewell, 73-57 on Feb. 11. (Gabriella 16 pts., Crystal Castillo
  14, Natalie Hooss 12)

Prior Meeting

Evangel and Lindenwood met in Springfield on Jan. 10 and Lindenwood won 66-62.

EU Coach Gets 300

• Evangel: Leon Neal (Evangel, 1989),14th year, 300-159)
• Lindenwood: Chanda Jackson (Washington, Mo., 1992; 6th year; 66-97)

Series Record

Evangel leads the series 26-8 and had won the last 13 games before dropping a 73-68 decision in St. Charles during the 2006-07 season. On Jan. 10 of this season, Lindenwood won 66- 62 at Evangel.

At Lindenwood, Evangel leads 11-5. EU had a 6-game winning streak at Lindenwood, prior to the Lions’ 73-68 win last season (1-6-07).

WBCA’s “Think Pink” Campaign

Over 900 school have signed up to participate in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) “Think Pink” fight against breast cancer campaign. The next three Lady Crusaders’ games will be part of the “Think Pink” event that runs from Feb. 8-17 (Feb. 9 at home vs. Graceland, Feb. 14 at Lindenwood, and Feb. 16 home vs. Missouri Valley.)

At the home games in EU’s Ashcroft Center, both ticket tables will have place for donations. All donations will be used to aid in the
research for finding a cure for breast cancer.

Most Recent Games

Evangel, Feb. 9

The Lady Crusaders picked up their ninth win of the season - sixth in the conference - as they defeated Lindenwood, 79-52, at home on Feb. 9.

Caitlin Russell and Whitney Pollard came off the bench to lead Evangel with 18 and 15 points, respectively. Pollard also had four rebounds, four assists and a steal. Pollard made 6 of 7 from the field and 3 of 4 from the line. Russell had a pair of steals, three rebounds and made 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Brianna Mingus also scored in double figures with 13 points. Melissa Hogan and Tag Morris each had five rebounds.

Graceland was led by Kristin Osborn’s 14 points. Cassie Butler led the Graceland leapers with five rebounds.

EU had the edge in field goal percentage (50.0 to 37.2), 3-point field goal percentage (50.0, 10-20 to 17.6, 3- 17) and at the line (76.5, 13-17 to 53.1, 17-32). The EU ladies also controlled the boards, 41-23. EU’s bench outscored LU’s bench, 59-14.

Lindenwood, Feb. 9

The Lady Lions traveled to No. 17-ranked William Jewell on Feb. 9 and lost 73-57. Both teams committed 60 turnovers (38 LU, 22 WJ) and Lindenwood led the rebounding 34-25. William Jewell built a 35-22 halftime lead, which helped with the final score and Lindenwood only scored three points less that William Jewell in the second half (38-35). William Jewell’s bench also contributed, outscoring Lindenwood’s bench, 30-7.

Lindenwood’s scoring and rebounding were led by Gabriella Green. She had 16 points and seven rebounds. Crystal Castillo added 14 points and Natalie Hooss had 12.

HAAC Standings thru 1-28-08

Rank	Team	Conference Record	Overall Record
1	Benedictine	11-0	19-2
2	William Jewell	9-2	16-5
3	MidAmerica Nazarene	7-3	12-8
4	Baker	7-5	12-10
5	Graceland	6-6	12-8
	MIssouri Valley	6-6	9-10
7	Evangel	5-5	8-10
8	Lindenwood	5-7	9-11
	Avila	5-7	9-12
10	Central Methodist	2-10	4-17
11	Culver-Stockton	0-12	4-15