GLVC Tournament Central
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SETTING THE SCENE
UMSL travels to Kirksville, Mo., on Sunday to open GLVC Tournament play. The Tritons, seeded No. 12, will face the No. 5 seed Truman State with the winner advancing to the tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, March 3 in St. Charles, Mo. UMSL claimed the final spot in the tournament filed by knocking off Maryville, 62-60, Thursday night in the regular season finale. This will be the third meeting between the Tritons and Bulldogs this season, with the previous two going to double overtime and overtime.

UMSL IN THE GLVC TOURNAMENT
UMSL is 5-10 in GLVC Tournament games... the Tritons have won their last two first round games... UMSL and Truman State have never met in the GLVC Tournament.

SIZING UP THE TRITONS
UMSL is 11-14 overall and closed out GLVC play with a 6-12 record... the Tritons will be playing their sixth straight road game at Truman after closing out the regular season with five straight road games... of UMSL's 12 league losses, nine have come by nine or fewer points, while five were by six or fewer points and two came in overtime... the Tritons are 4-9 on the road this season.

STAT LEADERS
Senior Kelly Kunkel averages team-bests of 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while redshirt sophomore Jordan Fletcher adds 11.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Fletcher leads the team with a 56.8 shooting percentage and 30 blocked shots.

Junior Shea O'Brien is averaging 7.8 points per game, but in her last three outings is averaging 18.7 points per game, while shooting 50 percent (9-of-18) from three-point range.

Junior Sydney Bloch averages team-bests of 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Truman State is 19-9 overall and finished GLVC play with a 13-5 record. The Bulldogs are coming off a 65-53 loss at No.23 Quincy Thursday night in their regular season finale. Truman State is 10-3 at home and is led by Courtney Strait's 10.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. The Bulldogs lead the GLVC in scoring defense, surrending just 55.2 points per game.

SERIES HISTORIES
UMSL is 16-19 all-time against Truman State. The two teams split during the regular season, each winning at home. The Tritons posted a 61-60 double overtime in on January 2 at home in non-conference play, while the Bulldogs earned a 78-73 home win in league play on January 21.

EARLIER THIS SEASON
UMSL 61, Truman State 60 (2OT) | January 2, 2016 | St. Louis, Mo.
The Tritons took their largest lead of the game at 37-25 on a pair of Amber Daly free throws with 3:06 to play in the third quarter before Truman closed out the frame with an 13-4 run, pulling within 41-38. The Bulldogs knotted the score at 47-47 midway through the fourth quarter and then again at 50-50 with 2:16 to score. Neither team was able to score again, forcing the first overtime. Both teams scored just four points in the first extra frame, while UMSL outscored the Bulldogs, 7-6, in the final extra five minutes. Redshirt sophomore Jordan Fletcher hit the first of two free throws with 1:37 to play in the second overtime for the lead and the final score. Junior Shea O'Brien led the Tritons with 14 points and six rebounds off the bench, scoring four of those points in the second overtime.

Truman State 78, UMSL 73 (OT) | January 21, 2016 | Kirksville, Mo.
UMSL rallied from a 10-point first half deficit and helped force overtime by ending regulation with a 12-3 run. The Bulldogs went to the free throw line with 1.9 seconds on the clock, but missed both attempts. However, Truman State scored the first four and final four points of the extra period to get the win. The Bulldogs went to the free throw line 40 times, making 27 as UMSL was flagged with 33 fouls. Truman was charged with 20 fouls and the Tritons were 15-of-23 at the charity stripe. Fletcher finished with 21 points and nine rebounds, while senior Kelly Kunkel followed with 18 points and six rebounds.