COLUMBUS, Ga. – No. 6 Seed Clayton State (24-6, 15-4 PBC) will take on one of the top teams in the nation as they face No. 3 Seed Lincoln Memorial (26-4, 19-3 SAC) in an NCAA Division II Southeast Region Tournament Quarterfinal on Friday, March 10. Game time is set for 12 noon as the first game of the day at Columbus State's Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center in Columbus, Georgia.
 
The Lakers make their 12^th NCAA Tournament appearance, all of which have come in the last 13 years, and second straight under head coach Kaleena Coleman. Additionally, she is the only individual to be part of every one of those trips as either a player, assistant coach or head coach since joining the program in 2003-04.
 
LMU comes into the game having opened the season winning their first 20 games before a last second 71-69 loss to Wingate on February 4 sent them into a 6-4 slide. That stretch was capped by an 81-61 loss to Wingate in the South Atlantic Conference Championship Game on March 5. They enter the tournament ranked No. 13 in the USA Today Sports/WBCA Coaches Poll and No. 20 in the final D2SIDA Media Poll and have been highly ranked throughout the season.
 
All-time, the Lakers are 2-1 against the Railsplitters dating back to the first meeting on November 20, 1994. LMU won that game 73-56 before the teams took a 13-year hiatus. When the series resumed, it was Clayton State earning a 74-63 win on November 16, 2007 and a 64-55 decision on December 29, 2010. They have never met in the postseason.

The Lakers are 21-10 all-time in the NCAA Tournament since making their first appearance in the 2004-05 season. That has included four trips to the Elite Eight and the only women's basketball national championship in the history of the Southeast Region.
 
The game will be available on both live stats and live video on www.ClaytonStateSports.com. Fans can follow all the action throughout the Regional on the Southeast Region Central page. This includes live stat and streaming links as well as schedule of games, team information, brackets and the championship program.
 
Tickets
General admission is $10 for an adult and $5 for senior citizens, children under 18 and military with valid ID.

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Scouting The Clayton State University Lakers
Record: 24-6, 15-4 PBC
Last Time Out: L, 97-60 vs. Lander on March 4
Streak: One Loss
 
Quick Links
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Schedule
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Statistics

2016-17 Individual Statistical Leaders
Scoring: Tierra Johnson – 16.8 ppg.
Rebounding: Andrea Benford – 7.2 rpg.
Assists: Tierra Johnson – 2.5 apg.
Steals: Tierra Johnson – 2.7 spg.
Blocks: Andrea Benford – 1.8 bpg.
Field Goal Percentage: Tierra Johnson - .504
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: Abreyln Rackley - .294
Free Throw Percentage: Abreyln Rackley - .776
 
Team Statistics
Scoring: 69.9
Rebounding: 42.5
Assists: 11.7
Steals: 12.0
Blocks: 4.3
Field Goal Percentage: .391
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: .242
Free Throw Percentage: .629
 
Scouting The No. 13/20 Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters
Record: 26-4, 19-3 PBC
Last Time Out: L, 81-61 vs. Wingate on March 5
Streak: One Loss
 
Quick Links
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Schedule
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Statistics

2016-17 Individual Statistical Leaders
Scoring: Megan Pittman – 15.0
Rebounding: Josey Harding – 11.1
Assists: Karsen Sims – 2.7
Steals: Megan Pittman – 1.6
Blocks: Megan Pittman, Gerda Paulauskaite – 0.8
Field Goal Percentage: Josey Harding - .500
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: Shea Coker - .475
Free Throw Percentage: Megan Pittman - .807
 
Team Statistics
Scoring: 78.1
Rebounding: 44.3
Assists: 14.2
Steals: 8.7
Blocks: 3.7
Field Goal Percentage: .416
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: .395
Free Throw Percentage: .717
 
 
Clayton State Women's Basketball NCAA Division II Tournament History
2016 (Gaffney, S.C. - Limestone)
March 11 - No. 5S Anderson def. No. 4S Clayton State, 80-56
 
2014 (Hickory, N.C. - Lenoir-Rhyne)
March 14 - No. 7S Limestone def. No. 2S Clayton State, 75-65
 
2013 (Morrow, Ga. - Clayton State)
March 15 - No. 1S Clayton State def. No. 8S Mount Olive, 91-58
March 16 - No. 1S Clayton State def. No. 5S USC Aiken, 83-66
March 18 - No. 1S Clayton State def. No. 2S Limestone, 87-65#
March 26 - No. 7S Augustana def. No. 1S Clayton State, 81-68
 
2012
March 9 - No. 2S Clayton State def. No. 7S Tusculum, 51-26
March 10 - Wingate def. No. 2S Clayton State 64-63
 
2011
March 11 - No. 1S Clayton State def. No. 8S Francis Marion, 79-54
March 12 - No. 1S Clayton State def. Barton, 97-71
March 14 - No. 1S Clayton State def. Lander, 76-60#
March 22 - No. 1S Clayton State def.  Bentley, 84-61
March 23 - No. 1S Clayton State def. Shaw, 63-46
March 25 - No. 1S Clayton State def. Michigan Tech, 69-50%
 
2010
March 12 - Tusculum def. Clayton State, 69-63
 
2009
March 13 - Clayton State def. Carson-Newman, 68-66
March 14 - Clayton State def. Tusculum, 79-68
March 16 - Clayton State def. Francis Marion, 89-73#
March 24 - Alaska Anchorage def. Clayton State, 66-59
 
2008
March 14 - No. 3S Clayton State def. No. 6S Francis Marion, 88-69
March 15 - No. 3S Clayton State def. Lander, 82-73
March 17 - Wingate def. No. 3S Clayton State, 82-72
 
2007
March 9 - No. 1S Clayton State def. No. 8S Carson-Newman, 60-36
March 10 - No. 1S Clayton State def. No. 5S Columbus State, 63-60
March 12 - No. 1S Clayton State def. No. 6S Georgia College, 87-67#
March 21 - No. 1S Clayton State def. Texas A&M Commerce, 60-55
March 22 - Florida Gulf Coast def. No. 1S Clayton State, 61-57
 
2006
March 10 - Clayton State def. Johnson C. Smith, 76-52
March 11 - Wingate def. Clayton State, 67-64
 
2005
March 11 - Clayton State def. Newberry, 79-54
March 12 - Carson-Newman def. Clayton State, 75-61
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#NCAA Division II Southeast Region Champions