Lindenwood Magazine - Spring 2018: Connecting to Alumni and Friends

Lindenwood University-Belleville SPORTS LADY LYNX BASKETBALL RANKED NO. 20– HIGHEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY by CHARLIE MAGER The Lindenwood University– Belleville women’s basketball team (22-8, 19-5 in conference play) has been ranked No. 20 in the nation by the NAIA, which is the highest that the team has been ranked in program history. The Lady Lynx started American Midwest Conference play on Thursday, Nov. 16, with a home matchup against the Williams Baptist College Eagles and came away with a 73-50 win. Two days later, the Lady Lynx pulled off perhaps their most impressive win of the year over No. 3-ranked Freed-Hardeman University, which was 4-0 at the time, 83-79 in Lynx Arena. After losing to No. 16 Columbia College on Nov. 30, the Lady Lynx went on a five-game winning streak to close out the first half of the season. When the squad returned to Lynx Arena on Dec. 30, it played host to the Missouri Baptist University Spartans and passed two milestones. The Lady Lynx won 111- 91, the first time since Feb. 20 and 24 of 2014 that the team won back-to-back games with more than 100 points. Also, senior guard Torre Kohrmann accomplished something that only her older sister Shelby had achieved with the program, passing the 1,000-point threshold for her collegiate career. Two months later, on Feb. 17 in Hannibal, Mo., Kohrmann passed her sister for most career points recorded in program history when she nailed a three-pointer to put herself at 1,172 points for her four years at Lindenwood. The Lady Lynx then earned their sixth straight victory with an 86-68 win over the William Woods Owls on Jan. 2. The Lady Lynx continued their surge as the second half of the season began, recording two eight-game winning streaks for the first time in program history and earning themselves a No. 4 seed in the AMC tournament and a bid to compete for the national title. “This is the greatest group of individuals that I have coached during my tenure here at Lindenwood,” Head Coach Jeff Reis said. “Not only do we have a great group of student-athletes, but they’re great people as well. Good team chemistry, leadership, and a willingness to help each other out has paved the way for our success this season, but we still have a lot of work to do.” Despite a tough loss to the William Woods Owls in the quarterfinal round of the American Midwest Conference tournament, the Lady Lynx earned a spot in the NAIA championship tournament in Billings, Mont., for the second straight year, where they were slated to play Mid-America Nazarene (25-6) on Thursday, March 15. 20 This is the greatest group of individuals that I have coached during my tenure here at Lindenwood.” Women’s Head Coach Jeff Reis “ Alison Webb