ST. LOUIS – Senior Alex LaPorta scored a game-high 29 points, while junior Kiara Stewart pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds as the the University of Missouri-St. Louis women's basketball team rolled past Missouri S&T, 77-54, on Thursday night.
 
Both players also had a double-double as LaPorta added 10 rebounds and seven assists to her stat line, while Stewart scored 15 points.
 
RECORDS
UMSL (10-6, 10-6 GLVC), Missouri S&T (3-14, 3-14 GLVC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UMSL led 18-11 after the first quarter and widened the margin to 37-26 at the half. LaPorta scored 18 of her points in the first 20 minutes.
 
The Tritons owned a 60-43 advantage after three quarters.
  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• UMSL shot 43.8 percent and owned a 43-35 rebounding advantage.
• The Tritons outscored Missouri S&T, 16-1, in points off turnovers, taking advantage of 18 turnovers.
• Missouri S&T shot 39.7 percent.
• Junior Faye Meissner added nine points, while senior Danielle Berry finished with eight points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals.

 
UP NEXT
UMSL closes out the home portion of its schedule on Saturday, hosting Maryville at 1 p.m.