ST. LOUIS, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's basketball team rallied from a 17-point deficit,  but couldn't pull out the win as Maryville took a 67-62 victory over the Tritons on Thursday night in regular season finale.
 
The loss also spoiled Senior Night for UMSL, which honored its three graduating players Alexis Lawrence, Tierra Snow and Kelly McGovern after the contest.
 
UMSL ends the regular season with a 13-13 mark, including a 9-9 GLVC mark and opens GLVC Tournament play on Sunday as the No. 8 seed and will host No. 9 seed Bellarmine at 1 p.m. The Tritons defeated the Knights, 80-59, on February 14 in St. Louis.
 
The Tritons suffered through 23.1 percent shooting in the first half, while Maryville connected at a 57.7 percent clip and took a 41-24 lead into halftime, outscoring UMSL, 16-3, over the final five minutes, including nine straight to close out the opening stanza.
 
UMSL then opened the second half with a 14-3 advantage in the first five minutes and pulled within 44-38 on senior Kelly McGovern's three-pointer. Maryville pushed the lead back to 48-39 before another UMSL spurt, this one an 11-3 run over a four-minute, 18-second span, cutting the deficit to 51-50 on the second of two free throws by senior Tierra Snow. Three minutes later, junior Logan Sims put back an offensive rebound for UMSL's first lead of the game at 54-53 with 5:49 to play. A Snow layup at the 4:01 mark put the Tritons ahead 58-56, but six straight points by Maryville gave the Saints a 62-58 lead it would not relinquish.
 
Junior Amber Daly's layup with 44 seconds on the clock made it a 63-62 game and McGovern blocked Ali Ringering's shot on the ensuing possession, but missed a layup on the Tritons end for the go-ahead bucket. Ringering then sealed the game with four free throws in the final five seconds.
 
Daly led the Tritons with 14 points, six assists and seven rebounds, while Snow also finished with 14 points and grabbed six rebounds. Lawrence added 12 points, while McGovern chipped in eight points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals.
 
UMSL shot 32.9 percent, including 45.2 percent in the second half, while Maryville connected at a 44.9 percent clip. Both teams pulled down 39 rebounds, but the Tritons held a 15-5 edge on the offensive end and outscored the Saints, 19-3, in second chance points. UMSL also held an 18-5 advantage in points off turnovers with Maryville committing 20 turnovers and UMSL 11.
 
The Tritons made just two of their first 13 shot attempts, while Maryville hit seven of its first 10 to open with an early 17-5 lead. The Tritons then scored eight unanswered to ignite a 15-2 run, pulling within 20-19 on redshirt freshman Jordan Fletcher's layup with 8:06 on the clock.
 
TRITON TIDBITS: UMSL fell to 8-3 at home this season… the Tritons are now 9-8 all-time against Maryville... UMSL also lost at Maryville (57-48) earlier this season… senior Alexis Lawrence moved her career point total to 981.