LEBANON, ILL. – Five players scored in double figures Thursday night as the University of Missouri-St. Louis women's basketball team earned a 75-55 victory at McKendree in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.
 
Senior Jordan Fletcher led the Tritons with 20 points and also recorded four blocks. Fletcher scored 18 of her points in the second half and notched her fourth straight 20-point outing, while UMSL ran its win streak to 10 games.  
 
Records: UMSL (17-5, 11-4 GLVC), Mckendree (9-12, 5-9 GLVC)
 
How it Happened
UMSL jumped out to a 12-3 lead and held a 15-7 advantage after the opening quarter, while McKendree was just 2-of-14 from the field in that frame. The Tritons opened the second quarter with a 13-2 start to extend the lead to 28-9 before taking a 38-19 lead into halftime.
 
Fletcher scored eight points for UMSL during a 10-2 run in the third quarter as the lead grew to 50-23 with 5:36 to play. After equaling its largest lead of 27 points at the 5:07 mark on a layup by freshman Alex LaPorta, McKendree went on a 14-3 run, netting all four field goal attempts and going 5-of-7 from the free throw line to pull within 55-39. The Tritons were 0-5 from the field during that stretch before ending the drought on a Fletcher jumper. UMSL led 60-41 at the end of the third.
 
Fletcher then scored eight of the Tritons' first 12 points of the fourth quarter.
 
Numbers of Note
- Senior Sammie Sproul and junior Kaitlynn Henning each added 13 points, while senior Arielle Jackson added 12 points.
- LaPorta notched her ninth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
- UMSL shot 45.2 percent and owned a 41-30 rebounding advantage, including a 15-8 edge on the offensive end and outscored the Bearcats, 13-2, in second chance points.
- Senior Shawnta Johnson added seven rebounds to go with five assists.
- Jackson and Henning had four steals each as UMSL outscored McKendree, 18-8, in points off turnovers.
 
Triton Tidbits
UMSL completes the season sweep of McKendree, while improving to 25-9 all-time against the Bearcats having won the last nine meetings… the Tritons have won four straight road games… their 10-game win streak equals the third longest in program history, tying the 2013-14 team… senior Jordan Fletcher had four blocks and is now five shy of tying the career record of 133 recorded by Jennifer Martin (2005-07).
 
Up Next
UMSL hosts Illinois Springfield on Saturday. Following the game, the Tritons will honor their four seniors, including Shelby Dahl, Jordan Fletcher, Shawnta Johnson and Sammie Sproul.