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NOTES: Truman Host William Jewell On Thursday Night

Truman Women's Basketball Notes (February 16)
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Game #25: Truman (12-12; 7-8 GLVC) vs. William Jewell (12-11; 8-7 GLVC)
When: Thursday, February 16, 2017 || 5:30 p.m.
Where: Kirksville, Mo. || Pershing Arena
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman Women will be looking to avenge a pair of early season conference losses when they begin their three-game regular season homestand on Thursday night against William Jewell College at 5:30 p.m.

The Bulldogs and Cardinals are separated by one game in the conference standings and it is the difference between going on the road for the first round of the GLVC Postseason Tournament or playing at home. Jewell is 8-7 following a Monday night 55-38 home win over McKendree. It was the fourth straight win for the Cardinals to vault up the league standings.

Truman picked up a big road victory on Saturday when they fended off Wisconsin Parkside 63-58 to keep the Rangers behind the Bulldogs in the standings. Ashley Hartwig matched career highs in points and rebounds (18 & 11) for her third double-double of the season in the win.

The Cardinals outscored the Bulldogs 23-11 in the third quarter and defeated Truman 68-63 on December 3 in Liberty. Hayden Butler was 8-of-12 from the field with five three-pointers to score 21 points to lead Jewell. Rachel Edmundson tallied 20 for the Bulldogs and played all 40 minutes but Truman was 3-of-18 from beyond the arc while the Cardinals were 10-of-24.

Truman will be going against one of the top defenses in the GLVC. The Bulldogs average 70 points per game while the Cardinals allow 61. In conference games, Jewell is second in scoring defense at 59.6. The Cardinals have not allowed an opponent to score 70 in six straight games while Truman 8-3 this season when getting about the 70-point plateau.

When looking at the overall league standings, regardless of division, there are seven teams separated by two games from sixth through 12. The Bulldogs can clinch a spot in the 12-team field with a victory or a loss by Missouri S&T (5-10). Truman is two games up on the Miners with a victory in hand. Indianapolis, Missouri-St. Louis and William Jewell (8-7), along with Rockhurst (10-5), currently hold down the four spots that would host a first-round game on February 26 with Truman, Maryville (7-8) along with Saint Joseph's and UW-Parkside (6-9) being the travelers on that date. The Bulldogs own victories over every team tied or below them in the conference standings.

The Bulldogs are 3-4 in conference Thursday night games with three games, one win and two losses decided by five points. Cassidy Clark has averaged 18.4 points in the Thursday night league games.

The Starting Five:
The Bulldogs have used the same starting five for all 15 conference games and 23 of the 24 games this season. Senior Cassidy Clark, junior Ashley Hartwig, sophomores Rachel Edmundson and Brooke Bailey and freshman Sloane Totta.

Clark is the lone senior on the Bulldogs and will be recognized Saturday prior to tip off with Rockhurst. She is the Bulldogs leading scorer this season at 14.5 points per game and is shooting 53% from the field and 75% from the foul line. She also leads Truman in rebounds at 7.2 per game and in both steals and blocks with 22 and 35 respectively. Clark is averaging 15.3 points in conference games. She has a pair of double-doubles this season and has Truman's single-game high in points with 29 against Emporia State.

Edmundson is second in scoring and is the only other Bulldogs with over 100 field goals made this season with 103. Edmundson averages 12.6 points a night and 4.8 rebounds. She is second in three-pointers made with 43 with 28 (35%) coming in league games this season. Edmundson set a career-high with 27 points on eight three-pointers against Missouri Southern back in November. She matched Ashley Hartwig with 18 points on Saturday at UW-Parkside.

Hartwig pushed her season average to double-digits with her 18-point performance on Saturday against the Rangers. She matched career highs in both points and rebounds (11) to record her third double-double of the season. She averages right at 10 points per game while shooting 42% from the field and 80% from the line. She has been to the line the most of any Bulldog this season and has knocked down 71 of her 88 free throw attempts. In conference games, Hartwig is averaging 10.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per night.

Sophomore Brooke Bailey is Truman's leading three-point shooter in terms of baskets made from distance with 47 this season. Bailey averages 9.4 points per game and is second in assists with 61 and in steals with 29. She set her career high of 18 points on six three-pointers in a victory over Indianapolis on February 2 and pulled down nine rebounds in the season opener against Northern Michigan. She scored six points and matched her career-high six assists on Saturday against UW-Parkside.

Freshman Sloane Totta leads the Bulldogs in assists with 65 and has 21 steals and five blocks to go with her 6.8 points per night average. She has knocked down 13 three-pointers in league games this season and has scored over 10 points in five games including a season-high 16 in a victory over nationally-ranked Grand Valley State on November 13. She has Truman's season high of nine assists in a win over Maryville on January 19.

Off The Bench:
Freshman Eleanor Lueke has come off the bench in all 24 games and made one start. She has knocked down 22 three-pointers and averages 4.5 points per game. Lueke has been in double-figures four times this season with 11 points in games against Central Christian and Upper Iowa. Lueke averages 17.3 minutes per game.

Junior Jamie Gleeson has appeared in 23 games and 11.4 minutes per. She has averaged 3.3 points per game and has pulled down 36% (28 of 76) of her rebounds in the last five games. Gleeson had six rebounds in 14 minutes against UW-Parkside on Saturday.

Junior Sam Andrews has played in 21 games this season and averages 8.6 minutes and 3.2 points.

Juniors Kennedy Martin and Montira Mosby have both appeared in 19 games off the bench. Martin has notched 6.4 minutes per game and had a career-high 19 points last season at Rockhurst. Mosby has not played in the last two games but has averaged 11 minutes and 3.3 points in the games she has been in.

Maddie Tharp has made appearances in 15 games as a freshman this season. Her single-game high is six points against Central Christian College.

Sophmore Mackenzie Jerks missed the first 11 games this season but has scored points in the last five games. In her last nine, she has averaged 9.7 minutes while shooting 41% from the field.

Freshman Taylor Koper has played in six games this season with her last action coming on January 28 with two rebounds in the Bulldogs victory over Missouri S&T.

About William Jewell:
The Cardinals have won four straight with wins over UW-Parkside (89-65), at Indianapolis (68-60), at Saint Joseph's (61-59) and at home over McKendree (55-38)…senior Maddie Nelson leads the GLVC in minutes played per game at over 37 per night…Nelson averages 15.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game to lead the Cardinals in each category…Jewell is second in GLVC scoring defense at 59.6 points allowed per game and second in defending the three and in three-pointers made at 7.3 per night…they are next-to-last in field goal percentage and blocks…Katie Finn is among the conference leaders in three-pointers with 50 made.

UW-Parkside Recap:
Playing near her hometown, junior Ashley Hartwig notched her third double-double of the season and lifted the Truman Women's Basketball team to a 63-58 road win over the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Saturday afternoon.

Hartwig, from nearby Janesville, Wisconsin, was 5-of-9 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw line to tie Rachel Edmundson for game-high honors with 18 points apiece. Hartwig added 11 rebounds with five coming on the offensive end.

Truman raced out to a 12-point lead in the first quarter but watched as the Rangers scratched their was back on Brittney Fair's three-point play early in the second. UWP tied it one other time in the quarter on a three-pointer by Blair Arthur at 25 each.

The Bulldogs led by as many as seven in the third and fourth quarters. The Rangers closed to within three at 61-58 with 1:08 to play however freshman Sloane Totta knocked down two big free throws after a video review to check the game clock with 27 seconds showing. Hartwig, Edmundson and Brooke Bailey knocked down free throws in the final 15 seconds to preserve the win.

Edmunsdon was 7-of-13 from the field and added eight boards. Cassidy Clark scored 10 points in limited minutes due to foul troubles in the first half. Truman shot 36% overall and made 5-of-16 threes.

Fair was the only Ranger in double-figures with 14 points.

Around the GLVC:
The two division champions followed by the next two best conference winning percentages get first round byes in the GLVC Tournament. The next four teams (5-8) will host 9-12 in on-campus games on Sunday, February 26.

Drury has clinched the GLVC West title and secured one of the four byes to Evansville. Southern Indiana, Lewis and Bellarmine hold down the three other spots with USI leading the East Division by one game over the Flyers and two over the Knights.
Rockhurst is trying to join that group as they sit a game behind Bellarmine at 10-5. The Hawks are three up with three to play over Truman and Maryville to secure at least a home game in the first round.

Up Next:
Truman will host the Hawks on Saturday afternoon in Pershing Arena for Senior Day. Rockhurst downed the Bulldogs 72-67 in the conference opener back on December 1. Tip off is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

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

#01 Mackenzie Jerks: G; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#20 Kennedy Martin: F; 5' 10"; Junior

#35 Montira Mosby: F; 5' 10"; Junior

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

#05 Eleanor Lueke: G; 5' 10"; Freshman

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

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

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

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

#01 Mackenzie Jerks
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: G

#20 Kennedy Martin
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F

#35 Montira Mosby
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F

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

#05 Eleanor Lueke
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: G

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

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