{"id":302262,"date":"2025-11-22T22:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/302262\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T22:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:02:10","slug":"womens-basketball-beats-omaha-85-41-for-third-straight-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/302262\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Basketball Beats Omaha 85-41 For Third Straight Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Santa_Clara.png\" alt=\"Santa Clara University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>vs. Santa Clara University<\/p>\n<p>11\/28\/2025 | 12:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. central)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Nov. 28 (Fri) \/ 12:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. central)&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Santa_Clara.png\" alt=\"Santa Clara University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        vs.\u00a0Santa Clara University&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/lindenwoodlions.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/opponent-history\/santa-clara-university\/228\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    The Lindenwood women&#8217;s basketball team (4-1) picked up an 85-41 win over Omaha (1-6) on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.<\/p>\n<p>GAME OVERVIEW<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Lions opened the game on a 16-0 run as the Mavericks did not score until the 5:24 mark of the first quarter. The Black and Gold shot 67 percent from the field across the first 10 minutes and led 27-8 after one. <a href=\"https:\/\/lindenwoodlions.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/gracy-wernli\/28648\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"28648\" target=\"_blank\">Gracy Wernli<\/a> paced the offense with eight points.<\/p>\n<p>The offensive kept clicking on all cylinders in the second quarter as a pair of three pointers from <a href=\"https:\/\/lindenwoodlions.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/gracie-kelsey\/28644\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"28644\" target=\"_blank\">Gracie Kelsey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lindenwoodlions.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/alyssa-nielsen\/28645\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"28645\" target=\"_blank\">Alyssa Nielsen<\/a> grew the lead to 35-11. The Lions maintained a comfortable advantage throughout the middle frame and finished the second on a 7-0 run, including threes from <a href=\"https:\/\/lindenwoodlions.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ellie-brueggemann\/28641\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"28641\" target=\"_blank\">Ellie Brueggemann<\/a> and Wernli. The Lions led 50-22 at the break while shooting 56 percent from the field and drilled eight threes. <a href=\"https:\/\/lindenwoodlions.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/brooke-coffey\/28642\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"28642\" target=\"_blank\">Brooke Coffey<\/a> and Wernli had 11 points apiece.<\/p>\n<p>In the third quarter, the Lions outscored the Mavericks 20-10. An early three by Brueggemann put Lindenwood up 55-24. A few minutes later, <a href=\"https:\/\/lindenwoodlions.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/aleshia-jones\/28744\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"28744\" target=\"_blank\">Aleshia Jones<\/a> took the ball coast to coast after a steal, growing the lead to 65-27. \u00a0Overall, Lindenwood shot 60 percent from the field in the frame and led 70-32 after 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes into the fourth, Coffey drilled a three, making the score 79-38, giving her a game-high 16. On the next offensive possession, Brueggemann knocked down her fourth three of the game as the Lions went up by 44 at 82-38. Lindenwood went on to win 85-41 on Saturday afternoon.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOverall, Lindenwood shot 55 percent from the field and 46 percent from deep after making 12 threes.<\/p>\n<p>GAME LEADERS<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lindenwoodlions.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/brooke-coffey\/28642\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"28642\" target=\"_blank\">Brooke Coffey<\/a> (16 points, 7-9 FG, 11 rebounds)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lindenwoodlions.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ellie-brueggemann\/28641\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"28641\" target=\"_blank\">Ellie Brueggemann<\/a> (14 points, seven assists, two rebounds)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lindenwoodlions.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/gracie-kelsey\/28644\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"28644\" target=\"_blank\">Gracie Kelsey<\/a> (13 points, four rebounds)<\/p>\n<p>UP NEXT<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Lions will head to Hawaii for an MTE and will face Santa Clara on Friday, November 28. 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