QUINCY, ILL. – Senior Jordan Fletcher scored a season-high 23 points and added eight rebounds and four blocks to help the University of Missouri-St. Louis women's basketball team pick up its third straight win on Saturday with an 80-60 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory at Quincy.
 
Fletcher, who was playing in her hometown of Quincy, Ill., finished 9-of-13 from the field and 5-of-6 at the free throw line, while also collecting a pair of steals.
 
Records: UMSL (10-5, 4-4 GLVC), Quincy (4-11, 1-8 GLVC)
 
How it Happened
UMSL took a 40-30 lead into halftime after owning a 23-9 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Both teams combined to start 0-of-10 from the field with the first field goal coming at 7:29 on a three-pointer from freshman Alex LaPorta. The Tritons ended the opening frame with an 11-3 run and had their largest lead of the half at 23-6 on junior Kaitlynn Henning's layup at the 59 second mark.
 
Quincy started the second quarter with a 10-2 run to get within 25-19.
 
UMSL ended the third quarter on a 14-2 run for a 61-42 lead after the Hawks had gotten within 47-40.
 
Numbers of Note
- Junior Arielle Jackson added 13 points, while senior Sammie Sproul and junior Kaitlynn Henning tossed in 12 points each.
- UMSL shot 44.3 percent, including 42.9 percent (9-of-21) from three-point range, and held a 38-33 rebounding advantage.
- Freshman Alex LaPorta finished with eight points, seven rebounds and six assists.
- Senior Shawnta Johnson grabbed eight rebounds and tallied four assists, while Henning pulled down seven boards and collected three steals.
- Quincy was limited to 31.7 percent shooting.
 
Triton Tidbits
Fletcher moved into eighth place all-time in career scoring with 1,040 points… she is averaging 18.8 points per game in five games played in 2018… Henning notched her third straight double-figure game and is averaging 15 points and 3.5 steals per game during that stretch.
 
Up Next
UMSL returns home on Thursday to host Rockhurst at 5:30 p.m.