OPENING TIP NOTES

• UMSL continues its season-opening homestand by hosting Quincy on Thursday at 5 p.m. and Truman State on Saturday at 1 p.m.
• The Tritons played one of two scheduled games last weekend, falling to Drury, 84-67. The game against Southwest Baptist was postponed.

 
TRITON TIDBITS

• UMSL had an eight-game home court win streak snapped in the loss to Drury.
• Junior McKenzie Lathrom scored 25 points against the Panthers, two shy of her career-high.
• Senior Alex LaPorta added 14 points and seven rebounds. LaPorta is now 89 points shy of 1,000 for her career.
• Senior Danielle Berry, who was third in the GLVC a year ago with 71 steals, collected three against Drury.

 
ABOUT QUINCY
Quincy, which is playing its third straight road game to open the season, lost games at Illinois Springfield and Lewis last weekend, despite out-shooting its opponents, 42.3 percent to 40.1 percent. Sophomore guard Laney Lantz averaged 27.5 points, shooting 62.1 percent from the floor.
 
SERIES HISTORY
UMSL is 25-33 all-time against Quincy and won last year's meeting, 61-56, in Quincy, Ill. The Tritons last hosted the Hawks in 2017-18, earning a 91-75 victory.
 
ABOUT TRUMAN STATE
Truman State is 2-0 after earning wins at Lewis and Indianapolis last weekend. The Bulldogs, which open the season with a five-game road trip, had two players average 20 or more games, while as a team, Truman State owned a rebound margin of 13.5 in the two wins.

SERIES HISTORY
UMSL is 18-23 all-time against Truman State and has lost the last three, including a 63-58 decision in Kirksville, Mo., last year.
 
UP NEXT
UMSL will conclude its season-opening home stand on Dec. 18 by hosting Lindenwood.