ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Lindenwood women’s basketball (5-5, 1-0 OVC) defended home court by picking up their first Ohio Valley Conference win of the season over Tennessee Tech (7-4, 1-1 OVC) by a final score of 67-54. It marked the first time since joining the OVC that the Lions have won their OVC opener.
Ellie Brueggemann was the leading scorer for the Lions after dropping 14 points. Despite shooting 2-6 from the floor, Brueggemann went 9-10 at the foul line to lead Lindenwood. As a team, the Lions went 20-23 from the foul line.
Mya Skoff made her first start of the season and did not disappoint. She had 12 points on 4-10 shooting and went a perfect 4-4 at the foul line. She also added five rebounds, including four offensive rebounds, and had a team-high three steals. Gracy Wernli also scored 12 points while shooting 4-8 from the field.
Brooke Coffey and Mykayla Cunningham each had 11 points in the win. Coffey shot 5-9 from the field while Cunningham went a perfect 5-5 from the floor while grabbing five rebounds. Lindenwood shot 44.9% from the field and was even on the glass with the Golden Eagles with 33 rebounds each.
The Lions turned Tennessee Tech over 15 times including nine steals and had six blocked shots including three from Justis Odom. Odom had a team-high seven rebounds while adding seven rebounds. LU also assisted on 12 field-goals including four assists from Brueggemann.
Full recap will come after the conclusion of the men’s game.
