ST. LOUIS, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's basketball team used stingy defense and solid rebounding to down crosstown foe Maryville in the regular season finale Thursday night. The Tritons won, 79-45, to secure a home game for Sunday's GLVC Tournament first round.
 
UMSL will be the league's No. 7 seed and will host No. 10 Seed Saint Joseph's at 1 p.m. The Tritons defeated the Pumas, 54-53, in St. Louis on January 7.
 
The Tritons owned a 51-21 rebounding advantage in tonight's contest, including a 17-6 edge on the offensive end. Defensively, UMSL limited its eighth opponent to fewer than 55 points this season.
 
UMSL ends the regular season with a 15-11 overall record, including a 10-8 mark in the GLVC, while Maryville is 12-13, 8-10 in the league.
 
Numbers of Note
-Junior Jordan Fletcher scored a game-high 20 points to go with 11 rebounds and three blocks. It was Fletcher's eighth 20-plus scoring game of the year and her fourth double-double. Fletcher's three blocks also gave her 99 for her career, needing just one more to become only the third player in program history to reach 100.
 
-Senior Robneisha Lee followed with 12 points, six rebounds and six assists, while senior Chelsey Jacox also finished with 12 points.
 
-Junior Shawnta Johnson pulled down 11 rebounds.
 
-UMSL shot 43.4 percent, while Maryville shot 31.6 percent. From the free-throw line, the Tritons were 26-of-29 (89.7 percent), while the Saints were 5-of-6.
 
-The Tritons held a 23-7 scoring advantage in second chance points.
 
How it Happened
UMSL took a 32-19 lead into halftime thanks in part to a 13-0 scoring advantage in second chance points as the Tritons held a 30-10 rebounding advantage, including an 11-1 edge on the offensive end. UMSL scored the final seven points of the first half.
 
The Tritons outscored the Saints, 28-14, in the third quarter and took their largest lead of 39 points late in the fourth quarter.