UMSL vs. Rockhurst
Thursday, January 31, 2019
5:30 p.m. | Mark Twain Building
UMSL vs. William Jewell
Saturday, February 2, 2019
1 p.m. | Mark Twain Building

SETTING THE SCENE
Fresh off a 61-59 come from behind win over Maryville last Saturday, the UMSL women's basketball team will look to stay in the win column this week when they welcome Rockhurst on Thursday and William Jewell on Saturday. The Tritons will also be looking to gain some ground in the GLVC standings as they enter the week tied with William Jewell and one-game ahead of Rockhurst.
 
SIZING UP THE TRITONS

• UMSL improved to 9-9 overall with its win over Maryville, including 3-6 in the GLVC.
• The Tritons improved to 7-3 at home.
• Five of UMSL's nine GLVC games have been decided by five points or less. The Tritons are 2-3 in those games.
• UMSL is in a five-way tie for seventh place in the overall GLVC standings and are tied for 10^th in the GLVC Point Rating System, which is used to determine the top eight teams for the league's postseason tournament.
• The Tritons have only been outrebounded by five of their 18 opponents, and have only been outrebounded once in the last 13 games.
• Sophomore Alex LaPorta is the only GLVC player averaging a double-double in all game statistics (11.1 ppg, 10.8 ppg). She has eight double-doubles and is averaging a GLVC-best 11.7 rebounds per game in conference-only games.
• Senior Arielle Jackson is tied for seventh in GLVC-only games with 14.7 points per game.
• LaPorta, Jackson and senior Kaitlynn Henning have all started all 18 games and average a combined 33 minutes per game.
• Redshirt junior Laura Szorenyi is averaging 10.2 points per game in league play and is coming off a season-high 18 in the win over Maryville.

 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Rockhurst is 6-11 overall, including 2-7 in the GLVC and has lost two straight and six of its last seven. They are 2-5 on the road, including 1-3 in league games. Madeline Ronshausen (16.2 ppg) is the lone player in double figures. The Hawks do own a GLVC-games only best three-point field goal shooting percentage of 39.4 and are third with seven long balls per game.
 
William Jewell enters a Thursday game at Maryville with a 9-8 record, including a 3-6 league mark and a 3-5 record on the road, and have lost three straight. Three players average double figures, while the Cardinals have used the same five starters in all 17 games. William Jewell shoots just 28.7 percent from three-point range.
 
SERIES HISTORIES
UMSL is 16-10 all-time against Rockhurst and won last year's meeting, a 78-68 decision in St. Louis.
 
The Tritons are 5-4 against William Jewell and claimed a 57-50 win at home last season.
 
UP NEXT
UMSL will spend the next two weekends on the road. They open the four-game trip at Missouri S&T next Thursday before traveling to No. 1 ranked Drury on Saturday.