ST. LOUIS, MO. – The No. 6 ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis posted a 5-1 victory over visiting Maryville on Wednesday afternoon in the first of two games of the Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader. The Saints took the nightcap, 3-0.
 
UMSL is now 34-3 overall, including 12-2 in the GLVC, while Maryville is now 23-6 and 11-3 in the league.
 
The Tritons were limited to just seven hits on the day, but tallied a pair of two-run homers in the opener to help garner the win.
 
UMSL wraps up its current eight-game homestand on Saturday, hosting Quincy at 12 p.m.
 
GAME 1: UMSL 5, Maryville 1
A pair of two-run homers helped the Tritons to the win with the first coming off the bat of freshman Serena Olson in the third inning, which also scored sophomore Jennah Perryman, who draw a lead-off walk. Perryman then delivered a two-run blast in the fifth inning, her eighth of the season, while freshman Reagan Osborn's sac fly scored senior Erin Walker for the final score. Walker reached on an error before stealing second and third.
 
Maryville took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on a solo home run and finished with five hits to UMSL's three.
 
Senior Hannah Perryman picked up the complete game victory, striking out nine without issuing a walk.
 
All three Triton hits came from the bottom of the lineup as junior Ryan Logan added a single.
 
GAME 2: Maryville 3, UMSL 0
The Saints scored twice in the second inning and plated a third run in the fifth inning.
 
Freshman Carly Kingery allowed all three Saints runs, scattering five hits and walking one, while striking out two in four and one-thirds of an inning.
 
H. Perryman tossed the final two and two-thirds scoreless innings, striking out two and allowing two hits.
 
Junior Alex Stupek had one of four UMSL hits and also drew a walk.