ST. LOUIS, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's basketball team had five players in double figures on Saturday as the Tritons recorded a 96-83 Great Lakes Valley Conference win over Rockhurst.
 
The Tritons shot over 50 percent from the field for the second straight game, connecting at a 55.4 percent as they won their fifth straight at home.
 
Sophomore McKenzie Lathrom scored a season-high 25 points off the bench, two shy of her career-high, while redshirt senior Laura Szorenyi (17 points, career-high 10 assists) and junior Alex LaPorta (15 points, 11 rebounds) each had a double-double.
 
RECORDS
UMSL (14-13, 9-9 GLVC), Rockhurst (10-16, 4-14 GLVC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UMSL owned leads of 22-13 at the end of the first quarter and 37-33 at halftime before a 16-0 run in the third quarter extended the advantage to 55-39. Rockhurst got within 90-82 with just under a minute to go after seven straight Hawks points in a span of 1:39. However, UMSL reeled off the next six.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Sophomore Faye Meissner added 14 points, while sophomore Kiara Stewart followed with 10 points and seven rebounds.
• UMSL held a 39-22 rebounding advantage.
• Rockhurst shot 46.7 percent and went 13-of-24 from three-point range.
• Lathrom and Szorenyi had three steals each.

 
UP NEXT
UMSL hosts Lewis on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. on Pack the Stands Night.