SETTING THE SCENE
UMSL looks to add on to its four-game win streak this weekend as the Tritons continue their five-game homestand to close out the regular season. UMSL will welcome Missouri S&T on Thursday before hosting No. 9 Drury on Saturday.

SENIOR SALUTE
Following Saturday's contest, UMSL will honor its five graduating seniors - Sydney Bloch, Jordan Boyce, Chelsey Jacox, Robneisha Lee and Shea O'Brien.

SIZING UP THE TRITONS
UMSL is coming off an impressive weekend in which they defeated a pair of Top 25 ranked teams with wins over No. 20 Southern Indiana, 65-59, last Thursday and No. 17 Bellarmine, last Saturday. The victories improved the Tritons' ledger to 13-10 overall. Senior Robneisha Lee scored a career-high 26 points in the first win, which included netting all six points at the free throw line in the final 40 seconds, while junior Jordan Fletcher scored the offensive put back with five seconds to play in the other win.

The Tritons are 8-7 in the GLVC, sitting in a tie for third place in the West Division standings with William Jewell - one game ahead of Maryville and Truman State. UMSL is in a three-way tie for sixth place overall with three league games to play. The top 12 teams earn a spot in the GLVC Tournament, while finishing in fifth through eighth place would land them a first round home game.

UMSL is 6-3 in home games, including 5-1 in GLVC home games, having won its last five.

The Tritons have limited six opponents to fewer than 55 points this season and nine opponents to fewer than 60 points.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Sophomore transfer Laura Szorenyi averages a team-best 15.0 points per game, which ranks 10th in the GLVC, and has reached double figures in all but two games. She also leads the squad with 29 three-pointers and is second with 41 assists (1.9 apg). In GLVC-only games, Szorenyi averages 15.7 points per game, which ranks ninth.

Junior Jordan Fletcher follows with 13.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, while shooting 58.2 percent from the field, which ranks third in the GLVC and is currently fifth on the program's single season charts. She has led the team in scoring a team-high nine times and has six 20-plus scoring games.

Senior Robneisha Lee adds 10.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Missouri S&T is 10-13 overall, including 5-10 in the GLVC. The Lady Miners come to St. Louis on a two-game win streak, having swept Illinois Springfield and McKendree last weekend at home. Missouri S&T is 2-7 on the road, including 1-6 in GLVC road contests. In league-only games, the Lady Miners rank first in three-point shooting percentage at 39.0.

Drury, which moved up four spots in this week's WBCA NCAA DII Top 25 Coaches Poll, enters a Thursday game at Maryville with a 22-3 overall mark, including a 14-1 GLVC mark. The Panthers, which sit atop the West Division standings, are 8-2 on the road, including 5-1 in GLVC road games. Drury averages a league best 78.6 points per game in GLleague-besttests.

UMSL VS. RANKED TEAMS
Saturday's contest against Drury will be the fifth time UMSL has played a ranked opponent this season. The Tritons are 2-2 in those games, having defeated No. 20 Southern Indiana (65-59) and No. 17 Bellarmine (58-57) last weekend. UMSL lost a 72-58 decision at then No. 14 Drury in the GLVC opener and suffered a 70-68 setback at then No. 19 Lewis.

SERIES RECORDS/EARLIER THIS SEASON
Drury has won 23 of the 24 games played in the series, including the 72-58 win in Springfield, Mo., Dec. 1 in the GLVC opener. Sophomore Laura Szorenyi scored a game-high 23 points, while the Tritons collected a season-high 13 steals, forcing the Panthers into 23 turnovers, but committed 22 of their own miscues.

Missouri S&T owns a 38-21 advantage in the series with UMSL despite the Tritons claiming a 68-65 win in Rolla on Dec. 3. UMSL rallied from a 17-point deficit in the win, shooting 8-of-10 from the field in the final 10 minutes after opening the final quarter with 12 unanswered points. Senior Robneisha Lee scored 18 points, while Szorenyi followed with 17.

UP NEXT
UMSL will host Maryville next Thursday in its final regular season game.