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SETTING THE SCENE
The UMSL women's basketball team hits the road for the first time in GLVC play this weekend, traveling to a pair of East Division foes. The Tritons are at No. 2 ranked and undefeated Lewis on Thursday before traveling further north on Saturday to Wisconsin-Parkside. The Tritons are off to a 2-0 start in league play, sweeping Illinois Springfield and McKendree at home last weekend.

LAST TIME OUT
UMSL is coming off a 66-57 win over McKendree last Sunday and also defeated Illinois Springfield, 54-34, last Friday. Senior Amber Daly led the Tritons with 18.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game and scored a career-best 24 points in the win over McKendree. Redshirt freshman Jordan Fletcher followed with 13.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, while shooting 63.2 percent from the field. Defensively, the Tritons limited both opponents to a combined 35.4 percent shooting and an average of 45.5 points per game. UMSL collected a season-best 18 steals against Illinois Springfield.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Alexis Lawrence is averaging a team-best 15.4 points per game and has drained 31 three-pointers, an average of 3.10 per game, which ranks second in the GLVC and 16th in NCAA DII. Senior Tierra Snow follows with 9.7 points per game and adds 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 54.5 percent from the field. Junior Kelly Kunkel follows with 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while senior Kelly McGovern leads the team with 3.8 assists and 7.4 rebounds per game and has a team-high 19 steals.

TRITON NOTABLES
- Alexis Lawrence is 25-of-27 (.926) at the free throw line, ranking ninth in NCAA DII in percentage.
- Amber Daly is shooting 55.2 percent from the field in the last three contests, including 50.0 percent (7-of-14) from three-point range.
- Redshirt freshman Jordan Fletcher has started the last three games, and recorded her first career double-double in the win over McKendree, snagging a career-best 13 rebounds, and scoring a career-best 14 points against Illinois Springfield.  

ON THE CAREER CHARTS
- Kelly McGovern ranks seventh all-time in assists (253)
- Alexis Lawrence is tied for fourth all-time in career three-pointers made (163), fourth in career three-pointers attempted (469) and 10th in career three-point percentage (.347).

REBOUND THAT BASKETBALL
UMSL leads the GLVC and ranks 11th in NCAA DII in rebounding margin at +9.9. The Tritons are averaging 41.4 rebounds per game, while allowing 31.1 by their opponents. UMSL is averaging 15.0 rebounds on the offensive end.  

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
UMSL ranks third in the GLVC and 33rd in NCAA DII in scoring defense, surrendering 58.7 points per game. The Tritons have held three opponents to fewer than 50 points, including Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (30), Trevecca Nazarene (47) and Illinois Springfield (34).

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Lewis, ranked No. 2 nationally, is one of six unbeaten teams in NCAA DII with a 13-0 mark, including a 3-0 record in GLVC play. The Flyers average a league-best 83.8 points per game and are led by reigning GLVC Player of the Year Mariyah Brawner-Henley's 18.8 points and 13.7 rebounds per game, while Jamie Johnson scores a team-best 19.9 points per game.

Wisconsin-Parkside enters a Thursday home contest against Maryville - its first home game of the season - with a 5-4 record, including a 1-2 GLVC mark, with its lone win coming in a 55-54 decision at Quincy in its last outing. Gabby Bronson paces the Rangers with 12.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. UW-Parkside leads the GLVC in scoring defense, allowing 57.7 points per game.

SERIES HISTORIES
Lewis leads the all-time series, 21-7, and won both meetings last season, including a 67-60 decision in St. Louis during the regular season and a 69-64 verdict in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional.

The Tritons are 10-16 all-time against UW-Parkside, but snapped a six-game losing streak to the Rangers last year, posting a 74-50 win in St. Louis.  

UP NEXT
UMSL returns home next Thursday to host Truman State before traveling to Quincy that Saturday.