OPENING TIP NOTES
- UMSL returns to the hardwood after a 15-day layoff for the holidays, traveling to William Jewell on Sunday in a 3 p.m. contest.
- The Tritons will be making their first trip to Liberty, Mo., since 2016-17.
- The Tritons last played on Friday, Dec. 18, when they lost an 84-72 decision at home to Lindenwood.
- UMSL is receiving votes in the NABC DII Top 25.
- The Tritons are in a three-way tie for second in the GLVC Point Rating System, which is used to determine the field for the league's postseason tournament.
TRITON TIDBITS
- UMSL is 3-2 on the young season.
- The Tritons are 1-0 on the road, having defeated Rockhurst, 82-77, in mid-December.
- UMSL ranks eighth in NCAA DII in assists per game (17.8) and are ninth in total assists (89).
SIZING UP THE TRITONS
- Redshirt junior Steve Webb is fourth in NCAA DII in assist-turnover ratio (9.00), having committed just two miscues all season. Webb also leads UMSL with 11 steals, while also averaging 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.
- Four players average double figures, led by junior transfer Marty Jackson's 13.2 points per game.
- Seniors Yaakema Rose Jr. (11.4 ppg), Shane Wissink (11.4 ppg) and Jose Grubbs (10.2) also average double figures.
ABOUT WILLIAM JEWELL
The Cardinals are 1-3, including 0-2 at home. They are 14
th in the GLVC Point Rating System.
SERIES HISTORY
UMSL is 15-7 all-time against William Jewell and has won three straight, including a 74-60 decision in St. Louis last season.
UP NEXT
UMSL hosts Indianapolis next Saturday.
