ST. LOUIS, MO. – Senior Jordan Fletcher recorded her 1,000^th career point on Thursday night as the University of Missouri-St. Louis women's basketball team rolled past crosstown rival Maryville, 83-64, in Great Lakes Valley Conference action.
 
Fletcher, who finished with 19 points, becomes the 15^th player in program history to achieve the feat and brings her career total to 1,017 points.
 
Junior Kaitlynn Henning also scored 19 points, bettering her career-high for the second straight game.
 
Records: UMSL (9-5, 3-4 GLVC), Maryville (4-10, 1-7 GLVC)
 
How it Happened
UMSL made 11-of-12 field goals in the first quarter en route to a 28-14 lead and extended it to 43-27 at the break. The Tritons took their largest lead of the game with 6:49 to play in the third quarter at 54-29 on a pair of Henning free throws and led 58-39 after three full frames.
 
Maryville got within 12 points with 90 seconds to play, but UMSL made all eight free throws to seal the game.
 
Numbers of Note
- Senior Sammie Sproul scored 13 of her career-high 16 points in the first half and was one of five players in double figures for the Tritons, which shot 53.7 percent.
- Junior Arielle Jackson added 13 points and dished out five assists, while senior Shawnta Johnson tallied 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
- UMSL held a 33-32 rebounding advantage despite the Saints owning a 12-7 edge on the offensive end. Fletcher also pulled down eight rebounds.
- UMSL recorded 20 assists on 29 field goals. Sproul added five.
- The Tritons scored 20 points on Maryville's 13 turnovers.
 
Triton Tidbits
UMSL improves to 6-1 at home, including 3-0 in GLVC games.
 
Up Next
UMSL is at Quincy on Saturday in a 1 p.m. game.