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Truman Women's Basketball Notes (December 7)
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Game #8: Truman (5-2; 1-0) vs. McKendree (1-4; 0-1 GLVC)
When: Thursday, December 7, 2017 || 5:30 p.m.
Where: Lebanon, Ill. || Price Convocation Center
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Truman will put their seven-game winning streak over McKendree University on the line when the two teams meet in a Great Lakes Valley Conference game on Thursday night at the Melvin Price Convocation Center in Lebanon, Illinois.

The Bulldogs have not lost to the Bearcats since joining the GLVC and have won seven straight dating back to 1988. They are 12-1 all-time against McKendree including last year's 73-64 victory. In that game, former Bulldog Cassidy Clark was 9-of-11 from the field for 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds and was joined in double-figures by current players Rachel Edmundson (15) and Brooke Bailey (11).

Truman overcame a sluggish start against McKendree as the Bearcats scored the game's first nine points and led 14-8 at the end of the first quarter. Truman bounced back and doubled up McKendree 20-10 in the second and shot 52% from the field in the second half en route to the victory. Truman also got to the line 21 more times than McKendree and outscored the Bearcats by 13 at the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs won their league opener on Saturday against the University of Missouri-St. Louis 71-66 while McKendree dropped their first conference game to nationally-ranked Drury 75-57 on the road.

Light December Schedule:
Truman is playing only four times in the month of December with three of the games taking place in the first seven days. The Bulldogs will be off for 12 days following Thursday's game at McKendree then off for 16 days when they return from the holiday break to resume conference action against Missouri S&T on January 4.

December has traditionally been the lightest month on the schedule for the Bulldogs between the holidays and finals. The last two years, Truman played five December games while the two years prior to that (2013-14; 2014-15) only three games were scheduled in the month.

The team will make up for it in January and February with eight games scheduled, plus possible postseason games in each of the final two months of the season.

About the Bulldogs:
Truman is 5-2 on the young season and are winners in their last two games. The Bulldogs are coming off a 57-point rout over Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) College on Monday night. The bench scored 50 points in the 80-23 win with Tiffany Davenport and Sam Andrews leading the charge with 11 points apiece. Truman won the glass by a 52-23 margin.

Freshman Katie Jaseckas and senior Ashley Hartwig leads the team in scoring and are the only two players averaging over 10 points per game. Jaseckas (10.9) and Hartwig (10.3) have both scored in double-figures in four of the seven games this season and each are pulling down five rebounds or more per night.

Brooke Bailey and Remy Davenport led the team in three-point shooting with 11 apiece. Both have identical 37% shooting from beyond the arc while Remy's sister Tiffany has the best three-point shooting percentage on the team at 69%, making nine of 13 attempts.

Davenport (Remy) is a transfer from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and has 205 career three-pointers made, 201 career assists, 50 blocks and 99 steals in 96 games played.
Truman is averaging 70.6 points per game while giving up 56.3. They are shooting 40% overall, 33% from three and 79% from the free throw line. Opponents are shooting 37% from the field, 33% from three and 76% from the line.

Jaseckas, Bailey and Davenport have the single-game scoring high this season for Truman with 16 points. Davenport and Jaseckas had 16 against UMSL last Saturday while Bailey had her 16 in the opener against Missouri Valley College. Jaseckas has the top rebounding game with 13 against Augustana (S.D.) while was also the team's only double-double thus far this season.

The Bulldogs are 46-27 all-time in the GLVC and 19-17 in conference road games. Last year, Truman was 5-4 in league games away from Kirksville. On Thursday GLVC road games last season, the Bulldogs were 2-2 with wins at Illinois Springfield and Maryville and losses to Rockhurst and Lewis.

Truman In GLVC Action:
The Bulldogs are 46-27 all-time in the GLVC and 19-17 in conference road games. Last year, Truman was 5-4 in league games away from Kirksville. On Thursday GLVC road games last season, the Bulldogs were 2-2 with wins at Illinois Springfield and Maryville and losses to Rockhurst and Lewis.

Bearcat Bits:
McKendree had dropped four straight since winning their opener against Blackburn (Ill.) 88-44…all four losses have come against Division II teams (70-63 vs. Upper Iowa; 72-54 vs. Winona State; 77-68 vs Lindenwood and 75-57 vs. Drury)…all four losses have come on the road as this will be only the second home game for the Bearcats…Jordan Heberg leads the team in scoring at 11.4 points per game and has a team-high eight steals…three players have started all five games for the Bearcats, Heberg, Madison Hart and Callie Pohlman…McKendree was 10-18 overall last season and 1-17 in the GLVC, their lone conference win came at home against Saint Joseph's 63-54 on January 21…they have lost their last 11 GLVC games.

Series w/McKendree:
Truman is 12-1 all-time against McKendree and have won the last seven meetings. They have played four GLVC games since 2014 with Truman winning each and played two non-conference games prior to the Bulldogs joined the league in 2012.

The series was idle from 1989-2012.

???????McKendree's lone win in the series came on February 22, 1988 in a 71-64 victory in Lebanon. The two teams have played one overtime game with Truman winning 81-80 in Kirksville on December 12, 1988.

Coaches Polls
Truman was picked second in the Great Lakes Valley Conference West Division and had one first-place vote among the five teams. McKendree moved from the East Division to the Central Division and was picked fourth with 35 points.

Around The GLVC
After the first weekend of conference play, the GLVC West Division went 7-1 over the Central Division while the East Division played against each other. The only Central team to win was Illinois Springfield, 72-46 over Missouri S&T on the road.

Southern Indiana is the only unbeaten conference team overall at 8-0 with Drury (7-1) and UIS (6-1) trailing.

Morgan Dahlstrom of Southern Indiana was the GLVC Player of the Week after two wins over Lewis and Indianapolis. Dahlstrom averaged 26 points and 7.5 rebounds in the two wins and earned her second GLVC award of the season.

Returning All-GLVC
Junior forward Rachel Edmundson was a second team all-GLVC player last year and sophomore guard Sloane Totta was named to the All-Freshman team. Edmundson averaged 12.3 points a night and shot 37% from beyond the arc and 76% from the foul line. Totta was the assists' leader for Truman with 81 in 28 games and scored 7.4 points per game.

Academic All-GLVC
Seven Truman players earned the Academic All-GLVC award following last season. They were Rachel Edmundson, Jamie Gleeson, Ashley Hartwig, Taylor Koper, Rachel Steinhoff, Maddie Tharp and Sloane Totta. To earn Academic All-GLVC accolades, a player must have a 3.30 grade-point average over the academic year.

In addition, Koper, Steinhoff and Totta earned the GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar award for posting 4.0 GPAs during the past academic year.

Up Next
The Bulldogs will be off 12 days for finals and will next be in action on December 19 with a road game at Missouri Western State University. The Griffons are currently 7-1 on the year with their only loss coming against Drury 80-53. They have defeated other GLVC schools in William Jewell (67-63) and Rockhurst (52-39). They will have a MIAA conference game against Central Missouri on December 14.

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Players Mentioned

#40 Sam Andrews: F; 5' 11"; Senior

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

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

#25 Jamie Gleeson: F; 6' 0"; Senior

#42 Ashley Hartwig: F; 5' 11"; Senior

#10 Taylor Koper: G; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#32 Rachel Steinhoff: G; 5' 7"; Redshirt Junior

#15 Maddie Tharp: F/C; 6' 3"; Sophomore

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

#33 Remy Davenport: G; 5' 9"; Senior

#24 Tiffany Davenport: G; 5' 6"; Freshman

#54 Katie Jaseckas: F; 6' 2"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#40 Sam Andrews
: 5' 11"; Senior
: F

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

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

#25 Jamie Gleeson
: 6' 0"; Senior
: F

#42 Ashley Hartwig
: 5' 11"; Senior
: F

#10 Taylor Koper
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: G

#32 Rachel Steinhoff
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#15 Maddie Tharp
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: F/C

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

#33 Remy Davenport
: 5' 9"; Senior
: G

#24 Tiffany Davenport
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: G

#54 Katie Jaseckas
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: F