BOLIVAR, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's basketball team came up short in an 80-68 overtime loss at Southwest Baptist on Saturday afternoon in Great Lakes Valley Conference action.
The host Bearcats made all three three-point attempts and sank 8-of-10 free throws in the extra period en route to the win.
Freshman
Breanna Diestelkamp nailed a three-pointer from well beyond the three-point arc as time expired in regulation to send the game to overtime.
Diestelkamp finished with a season-best 14 points, while redshirt senior
Laura Szorenyi, coming off 22 points at Drury on Thursday night, bettered that with 23 points today to mark back-to-back 20-point games for the first time in her UMSL career.
RECORDS
UMSL (6-8, 1-4 GLVC), Southwest Baptist (8-5, 2-3 GLVC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Szorenyi (8) and junior
Alex LaPorta (7) combined for 15 points in the first quarter as UMSL held a 19-14 lead after that opening frame behind 53.3 percent shooting before the Tritons took a 35-30 lead into halftime.
A 6-2 SBU spurt to end the third quarter allowed the hosts to pull ahead 49-48 heading into the final 10 minutes.
UMSL scored eight straight to open the fourth quarter for a 56-49 lead, but a 9-2 run by the Bearcats knotted the game at 58-58 with 2:21 to go. The Tritons were plagued by a pair of turnovers in the final 44 seconds, while SBU, which was also aided by a late foul call, made 3-of-4 free throws for a 63-60 advantage before Diesteklamp's heroics.
UMSL finished the game shooting 39.4 percent and held a 36-34 rebounding advantage, including a 14-6 edge on the offensive end. SBU connected at a 51.9 percent clip.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Diestelkamp pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.
- LaPorta added nine points, seven boards, four assists and two steals.
- Junior Alexa Chairs tallied a career-best seven points off the bench.
- All eight Triton players in the game scored.
UP NEXT
UMSL travels to Bellarmine on Thursday before hosting Indianapolis on Saturday.
