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62
Quincy QU 8-1 (2-1 GLVC)
65
Winner Truman State Univers TSU 7-3 (2-1 GLVC)
Quincy QU
8-1 (2-1 GLVC)
62
Final
65
Truman State Univers TSU
7-3 (2-1 GLVC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Quincy QU 15 12 20 15 62
Truman State Univers TSU 14 22 13 16 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Bulldogs Put First Blemish On Quincy's Season

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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Paradise will be a little bit sweeter for the Truman Women's Basketball team. The Bulldogs knocked off No. 23 and previously undefeated Quincy University 65-62 in a key Great Lakes Valley Conference game on Monday night. Truman heads to Hawaii to face Hawaii Pacific on Thursday.

The Bulldogs (7-3, 2-1 GLVC) led by as many as nine and throughout the third quarter but a basket by Selina Barns cut the Truman lead to two at 49-47. The Hawks got the possession arrow to start the fourth and scored the first eight points to take their largest lead at 56-49 with 7:15 left to play.

Kasey Gassensmith stopped the run after making a pair of free throws then Rachel Steinhoff knocked down a free throw and later a three-pointer to cut the Hawks' lead down to one. Steinhoff would finish with a career-high 17 points.

Nikia Edom answered for Quincy (8-1, 2-1 GLVC) at the other end with a triple but Gassensmith and Courtney Strait followed with buckets to tie the game at 59 with 2:28 showing.

Kara Gerbus, buried an open three to jump Quincy back on top at the two minute mark. Gassensmith connected on two more clutch free throws and following a miss from three by Gerbus, Steinhoff gave the Bulldogs the lead with 1:06 left.

Gassensmith picked the pocket of Maggie Cunningham on the ensuing Quincy possession and after a timeout, was fouled with nine seconds remaining. The
Truman senior remained perfect from the line as she extended Truman's lead out to what would be the final score of 65-62.

Quincy missed on two opportunities for game-tying shots. Edom missed a contested three out of a timeout and Truman got whistled for a player-control foul on the ensuing inbounds play with 2.9 seconds left. The Lady Hawks advanced the ball to the offensive end where Carly Beebe's desperation three was off to the right.

Steinhoff's 17 took game high honors and it was her second straight game of setting new career best in a Truman uniform. She had 14 in their victory over William Jewell last Saturday. Gassensmith had a season-high 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 6-of-6 at the line and Michalina Tomczak added 15 of her own with a 7-of-13 performance from the field.

Truman won the boards 36-26 with Cassidy Clark and Strait each pulling down eight apiece. The Bulldogs had 10 offensive rebounds and eight second-chance points.

Cunningham and Anika Webster paced Quincy with 13 points apiece but the Hawks were 7-of-26 from long range (26.9%) after coming into the game at 44.1%.
The Bulldogs and Hawks will next meet in the regular season finale in Quincy on February 25. It was Truman's fifth win out of the last seven games with Quincy.
 
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