ROLLA, MO- The S&T women's basketball team will hit the floor once again this week, welcoming the Lady Lynx of Lindenwood University-Belleville on Tuesday night and the Eagles of Avila University on Saturday afternoon.

The Miners are coming off a historic win over Westminster College that saw the team put up 113 points, a new program record, and shoot an outstanding 57% from the field. Laura Rodriguez (Gran Canaria, Spain/Baloncesto Torrelodones) had a career day with 26 points and nine assists off the bench while five other Miner players scored in double figures.

Four different S&T people are averaging double-digits in scoring this season; Rodriguez leads the team with 14.7 points/contest while Maddie Raley (Haubstadt, Ind./Gibson Southern) is right behind her with 11.3. Both Marta Durk (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon Township) and Mykala Baylor (South Bend, Ind./Clay) are averaging 10.0 points a game while Baylor is adding in 11 rebounds.

About Lindenwood-Belleville:
The Lady Lynx are off to a 2-1 start this season after going 15-16 last season and 15-10 in American Midwest Conference play. Lindenwood-Belleville's season came to an end in the opening round of the AMC Tournament to the Scots of Lyon College.

After back-to-back wins to start the season, the Lady Lynx suffered a big loss to a tough Central Methodist University team that outscored LU-B 35-15 in the fourth quarter.

CMU's Laney Rodney drained a three-pointer with 31 seconds left in the third quarter to give the Eagles a small four point lead heading into the final 10 minutes of the game. Lindenwood-Belleville started the final quarter on a four minute dry spell that allowed CMU to extend their lead out to 12. From there, the Lady Lynx would find themselves down by as much as 24 points before the final buzzer.

Senior Brianna Mueller has been the heart of the team, averaging 23.3 points/game, third best in the NAIA, and a team second best 5.7 rebounds. Kyndra Morgan is the only other LU-B player averaging double-digits with 11.7/contest.

The last time the two teams met was in the beginning of the 2014-2015 season when the Lady Lynx offense caught fire, shooting 46% from the field and forcing 11 Miner turnovers in the first half.

About Avila:
The Eagles are coming off a 13-13 season that saw them go .500 in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Avila's season came to an end in the first round of the KCAC Tournament when 11^th ranked Tabor outlasted the Eagles for the 62-56 win.

Avila is off to a 2-0 start this year after taking down York College and Friends University in their opening week.

It was all AU in their game against Friends, looking at a 40-25 lead going into the half. The Eagles never let up, connecting for 24 points off Friends 29 turnovers.

Senior Paige Bunn leads the team, with 23.5 points/game while Taylor Faulkner and Matti Morgan are chipping in 19.5 and 13.5, respectively.

This will be the first time in over three decades that the Miners and Eagles are meeting.