UMSL at Lewis
Thursday, February 14, 2019
5:30 p.m. | Romeoville, Ill.
UMSL at Indianapolis
Saturday, February 16, 2019
1 p.m. (EST) | Indianapolis, Ind.

SETTING THE SCENE
The UMSL women's basketball team closes out a four-game road trip this weekend, traveling north to No. 16 ranked Lewis on Thursday before continuing on to Indianapolis on Saturday. Thursday's game will mark the second straight against a nationally ranked opponent.   
 
SIZING UP THE TRITONS

• UMSL fell to 11-11 overall, including 5-8 in the GLVC, after suffering road losses at Missouri S&T (60-49) and No. 1 ranked Drury (77-44) last week.
• The Tritons are 2-8 on the road, including 1-5 in GLVC games.
• UMSL is in a three-way tie for eighth place in the overall league standings and is 10^th in the GLVC Point Rating System, which is used to determine the top eight teams for the league's postseason tournament. The Tritons are 0.08 points outside of the top eight.
• Senior Arielle Jackson averaged 14.7 points per game and has a team-high 40 three-pointers.
• Sophomore Alex LaPorta is the only player in the GLVC to average a double-double (11.1 ppg, 10.4 rpg).
• LaPorta leads the league in rebounds per game, while freshman teammate Kiara Stewart is second with 9.8 boards per game.
• Jackson and LaPorta, along with senior Kaitlynn Henning have all started all 22 games and average more than 33 minutes per game combined.
• Sophomore Alex LaPorta leads the GLVC in rebounding (11.1 in GLVC-only games and 10.6 in all games). She ranks 25^th in NCAA DII.

 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Lewis is 20-2 overall, including 11-1 in the GLVC, have won seven straight and are 12-0 at home. The Flyers' Jessica Kelliher leads the GLVC in scoring (23.9 ppg) and last weekend became the conference's all-time leading scorer.
 
Indianapolis enters a Thursday game against Maryville at 8-14 overall, including 2-10 in the GLVC. The Greyhounds have lost four straight and are 5-8 at home.
 
SERIES HISTORIES
UMSL is 8-25 all-time against Lewis. The Tritons snapped a six-game losing streak to the Flyers last season, winning 66-63 in Romeoville.
 
UMSL is 11-20 all-time against Indianapolis and posted a 79-63 win at home last season.
 
UP NEXT
UMSL closes out the home portion of its schedule next week, hosting No. 1 Drury on Thursday and Missouri S&T on Saturday. Thursday is the annual Pack the Stands, while Saturday is Senior Day.