SETTING THE SCENE
UMSL will play its fourth road game in a five-game stretch on Monday night when the Tritons travel across town to Maryville. It will also be the third game in five days for both teams, who enter the contest with identical 3-3 GLVC records to sit in a tie for fourth place in the West Division standings. UMSL is 7-7 overall and will be looking for its first road victory in eight tries this season.

LAST TIME OUT
Senior Tierra Snow scored a career-high 21 points, but it wasn't enough to help UMSL rally past Quincy last Saturday in an 80-73 loss. The Tritons trailed by just two with 2:32 to play after rallying from a 14-point second half deficit, but came up short in the comeback.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Alexis Lawrence is averaging a team-best 14.9 points per game and has drained 45 three-pointers, an average of 3.23 per game, which leads the GLVC and is eighth in NCAA DII. Her scoring total ranks ninth in the GLVC and she is also 27-of-30 (.900) at the free throw line, ranking fifth. Junior Kelly Kunkel follows with 10.4 points per game and also grabs 6.4 rebounds per contest. Senior Kelly McGovern leads the team with 3.4 assists, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. She ranks fifth in the league in rebounding and steals and seventh in assists.

TRITON TIDBITS
- Junior Kelly Kunkel has reached double figures in the last three games and has shot 77.7 percent (7-of-9) from three-point range during that stretch.  
- Senior Alexis Lawrence has scored in double figures in all but two games this season. She has 10 games of three or more three-pointers made.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Maryville snapped a three-game losing streak with a 72-64 win at Truman State last Saturday. The Saints are 4-1 at home and are led by Shelby Miller's 14.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. She also has a team-best 36 three-pointers, while Alex Hillyer adds 13.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.3 blocks per game.
 
SERIES HISTORY
UMSL is 9-6 all-time against Maryville and won both meetings last year. The Tritons posted a 69-35 victory at home in the GLVC opener before taking a 58-51 decision on the road in the league finale, which gave UMSL a 20-win season for just the second time in program history.

LOOKING AHEAD
UMSL returns home next Thursday and Saturday, hosting Missouri S&T and Drury, respectively.