ST. LOUIS, MO. – Senior Shawnta Johnson recorded 13 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to notch the elusive triple-double on Saturday afternoon as the University of Missouri-St. Louis women's basketball team earned a 76-53 win over Missouri S&T in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.
 
The win, coupled with a McKendree loss, also clinched the GLVC Central Division title for the Tritons.
 
Many of Johnson's 12 assists were passes to senior Jordan Fletcher, who scored a game-high 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting. It was her third straight 20-point outing.
 
UMSL has now won nine straight and is 10-0 inside the Mark Twain Building.
 
Records: UMSL (15-5, 9-4 GLVC), Missouri S&T (8-13, 3-10 GLVC)
 
How it Happened
UMSL used an 8-3 run to close out the first half, netting all three field goal attempts during that stretch, to take a 30-29 lead into the break. The Tritons shot just 27.8 percent in the first quarter in which both teams scored 14 points, but connected at a 40 percent clip in the second quarter.
 
UMSL opened the third quarter with a 15-2 start to take a 45-31 lead at the 5:28 mark. The Tritons knocked down 6-of-7 shots during that run, including 2-of-3 three-pointers and finished the frame shooting 75 percent (9-of-12).
 
Six unanswered points early in the fourth quarter by the Lady Miners cut the lead to 10 (57-47) but UMSL would later use a 17-2 run, capped with 11 straight to push the lead into the 20s.
 
Numbers of Note
- Junior Arielle Jackson added 17 points, seven assists and five steals.
- Junior Kaitlynn Henning finished with 13 points and three steals.
- UMSL shot 46.7 percent, while limiting Missouri S&T to 36.5 percent.
- The Lady Miners owned a 37-34 rebounding advantage.
- The Tritons equaled a season-low seven turnovers and took advantage of 19 S&T miscues by scoring 22 points.
- UMSL finished with 13 steals, second-most this season.
 
Up Next
UMSL travels across the river to McKendree on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.