Lincoln Announces 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri -- Lincoln fans will have 16 chances to catch the LU women's basketball team at home as more than half of the Blue Tigers' games in 2018-19 will be played in Jason Gym.

Lincoln will tip-off the season at the MIAA/GAC Challenge in Magnolia, Arkansas with games against Southern Arkansas on Nov. 9 and Arkansas-Monticello on Nov. 10. LU will then be home for its next four contests, starting on Nov. 13, when the Blue Tigers host Stephens for a 6:00 p.m. CT contest. The Blue Tigers close the first month of the season by hosting McKendree (Nov. 21) and Blackburn (Nov. 26).

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Complete 2018-19 Lincoln Women's Basketball Schedule

The Blue Tigers will also be at home to open December, as LU welcomes Robert Morris-Springfield on Dec. 1, before opening MIAA play with road games at Northwest Missouri (Dec. 6) and Missouri Western (Dec. 8). Lincoln will also play games against William Jewell (at home, Dec. 15) and Upper Iowa (Dec. 18) before the holiday break, and will close out 2018 with a home game on Dec. 30 vs. the Saint Louis College of Pharmacy.
The remaining 17 games on Lincoln's docket will be MIAA contests, beginning on Jan. 3, when LU hosts Pittsburg State. Following a home game with Missouri Southern (Jan. 5), Lincoln will begin a season-long three-game road trip with stops at Lindenwood (Jan. 12), Central Missouri (Jan. 16) and Southwest Baptist (Jan. 19). The Blue Tigers return home to face Northeastern State (Jan. 24) and Central Oklahoma (Jan. 26) and will end the month with a contest in Topeka, Kan. against Washburn on Jan. 31.

The final month of the season for LU will begin in Kansas as Lincoln plays Emporia State on Feb. 2. Six of Lincoln's remaining eight games will be played at Jason Gym, starting with rematches against Missouri Western on Feb. 7 and vs. Northwest Missouri on Feb. 9. The Blue Tigers will play Nebraska Kearney (Feb. 14) and Fort Hays State (Feb. 16) in their final road games of 2018-19, then will begin a season-ending four-game homestand on Feb. 19 against Lindenwood. The regular season will conclude with games against Washburn (Feb. 23), Southwest Baptist (Feb. 27) and Central Missouri (March 2).

Lincoln is led by head coach Ayana McWilliams, who is in her third year with the Blue Tigers.

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