NOTES: Bulldogs Begin March Through GLVC

Truman Women's Basketball Notes (December 1-3)
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Game #8: Truman (4-3) vs. Rockhurst (4-2)
When: Thursday, December 1, 2016 || 5:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas City, Missouri || Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse
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Game #8: Truman (4-3) vs. William Jewell (2-2)
When: Saturday, December 3, 2016 || 1:00 p.m.
Where: Liberty, Missouri || Mabee Activities Center
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Truman begins their fourth season of Great Lakes Valley Conference play when the team lifts the lid on the conference slate with a pair of road games this weekend. The Bulldogs travel to Rockhurst on Thursday night and William Jewell on Saturday afternoon.

Truman is 4-3 on the season after splitting a pair of games at the Drury Thanksgiving Tournament over the holiday weekend. Rockhurst is 4-2 on the season and William Jewell is 2-2 before hosting Quincy University on Thursday night.

Two first year starters are leading the Bulldogs this season. Sophomore Rachel Edmundson is averaging 13.9 points per game and has scored in double-figures in the last five games. Senior Cassidy Clark (13.0 ppg) also leads the team in rebounds at 8.9 per night and is coming off a week in which she shot over 60% from the field and tallied a season and career high 29 points against #2 Emporia State last Friday night. Edmundson and Clark have two of the top five individual scoring games in the GLVC this season and both are shooting over 50% from the floor. Edmundson scored 28 last week in a loss to Missouri Southern. The Bulldogs did not have a single 20-point game by a player last year.

Truman leads the GLVC in free throw percentage at 77.9% and are third in the league in three-pointers made per game at 7.57. The Bulldogs have made 53 three-pointers this year and are shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc. Edmundson (14), Brooke Bailey (14) and Sloane Totta (11) are the team leaders in three-pointers with Edmundson making 51% of her long range attempts (14-of-27).

On the defensive end, opponents are shooting 38% overall, 25% from three and 69% from the line while averaging 63.6 points per game.

Head Coach Amy Eagan is in her fourth season at Truman and has a record of 62-33. Eagan was an All-American for the Bulldogs in the 1998-99 season and was inducted into the Truman Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. She was a four-time all-MIAA guard for the Bulldogs and is fourth on the Truman all-time scoring list with 1,527 points in 100 games played.

Thanksgiving Classic Post Scripts:
The Bulldogs went 1-1 at the Drury Thanksgiving Classic with an 89-68 loss to now #1 Emporia State and a 94-49 victory over Oklahoma Panhandle State…it was the first time this season that the Lady Hornets were kept under 100 points in a game and the Bulldogs led after the first quarter…Emporia's 37-point third quarter was the most points in a single quarter against Truman since the new system went into place last season…there were six ties and eight lead changes against Emporia State until the third quarter…Cassidy Clark's career high 29-points came on 12-of-19 shooting, including her first three-pointer in a Truman uniform…Clark was named to the All-Tournament team after shooting 69% from the field, averaging 23.5 points and grabbing 7.5 rebounds per game.

#TSUvsRU
Truman has won four of the last five meetings with Rockhurst and lead the all-time series with the Hawks 12-5…the two teams split last year with the Bulldogs winning 65-60 in Kansas City and Rockhurst pulling out at 56-55 win…Rockhurst leads the GLVC in blocked shots with 31 and are second in the league in offensive rebounds at 18.1…All-Conference player Mary Dineen leads the league in scoring at 19.5 points per game while freshman Rachel Holden is second in blocked shots with nine…Dineen has a pair of 30-point games this season, against Lincoln and Northwest Missouri…the Hawks average 73 offensively while giving up 57 points per game…they shoot 39% from the field, 31% from three and 71% from the line…Rockhurst was 15-13 last season and 7-11 in the GLVC…they were picked fourth in the GLVC West, one spot behind the Bulldogs.

#TSUvsWJC
The Bulldogs will be bringing a six-game winning streak into the Mabee Center on Saturday when they face William Jewell…Cassidy Clark's free throw with two seconds left broke a 53-all tie and Courtney Strait blocked a last second three-pointer by Logan Antenen to preserve the win in the team's last meeting in Pershing Arena back in February…Maddie Nelson leads the Cardinals in scoring (16.3), rebounding (7.3) and assists (4.3)…WJC has split their first four games, all against Division II competition and on the road, they defeated Southwest Minnesota State and Northwest Missouri but have lost to Sioux Falls and Missouri Western…Nelson has been the top scorer in three of the four games with the other leader being a 20-point night from Adriaan Rodriguez in the loss to Northwest…The Cardinals have averaged 57 points but have given up 58 points per game…Jewell will host Quincy on Thursday night for their home opener.

Around the GLVC:
Bellarmine, Drury and Lewis University are the three GLVC schools ranked in the latest WBCA/USA Today Division II Coaches Poll…The Knights are fifth and the only undefeated team in the league at 6-0, Drury checks in at #14 and Lewis at #18 are both 6-1 on the season…three players average 19 points per game led by Rockhurst senior guard Mary Dineen at 19.5, Indianapolis junior Sydney Brackemyre is second at 19.4 and Lewis senior Jamie Johnson is third at 19.0…Illinois Springfield senior Syerra Cunningham leads the league in rebounding at 12.8 and has the single-most rebounds in a game this year in the league at 19 against Lake Superior State.

Up Next:
The women will be off until next Saturday afternoon when they travel to Quincy University for the first of two against the Lady Hawks this season. Quincy is 0-5 thus far but was picked second in the GLVC West Division. Tipoff from QU's Pepsi Arena is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#23 Courtney Strait: G; 5' 10"; Senior

#02 Brooke Bailey: G; 5' 6"; Redshirt Sophomore

#34 Cassidy Clark: C; 6' 2"; Senior

#31 Rachel Edmundson: F; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#04 Sloane Totta: G; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#23 Courtney Strait
: 5' 10"; Senior
: G

#02 Brooke Bailey
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G

#34 Cassidy Clark
: 6' 2"; Senior
: C

#31 Rachel Edmundson
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: F

#04 Sloane Totta
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: G