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Truman Women's Basketball Notes (January 18-20)
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Game #15: Truman (10-4; 5-2) vs. Indianapolis (5-12; 2-5 GLVC)
When: Thursday, January 18, 2018 || 5:30 p.m. (EST)
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. || Nicoson Hall
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Game #16: Truman (10-4; 5-2) vs. Southern Indiana (13-2; 5-1 GLVC)
When: Saturday, January 20, 2018 || 1:00 p.m.
Where: Evansville, Ind. || Physical Activities Center
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Media Notes (PDF) – Indianapolis
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Bulldog Women will be looking to rebound after suffering a tough loss at home on Monday night when they travel east to face the University of Indianapolis on Thursday night and the University of Southern Indiana on Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs have taken the last two meetings with the Greyhounds and three of the last four including last year's 71-61 win in Pershing Arena. Truman's last visit to Nicoson Hall saw the Bulldogs escape with a 53-46 win back in 2016.

After leading the conference and being one of the top teams in Division II in ball security, Truman was stymied by the Drury Lady Panther defense and turned the ball over a season high 27 times in their 57-46 loss to the eighth ranked Lady Panthers on Monday. The 46 points were the lowest output by a Truman team in a GLVC game.

The bright spot on the night for Truman was freshman Katie Jaseckas pulling down 18 rebounds, which tied for 10^th most in a Truman single game with Jennifer Perkins (at Northwest Missouri in 2002) and Natalie Schupbach against Southwest Baptist in 2007. It was the most rebounds by a Bulldog since Megan Sharpe pulled down 15 against Northwest Missouri in 2011.

Despite the loss, Truman remained a solid fourth in the updated GLVC Points Ratings System. The Bulldogs have an average of 3.79 while third place Southern Indiana is at 4.33 and fifth place Illinois Springfield is at 3.07.

Indianapolis had the luxury of not playing on Monday night and enters Thursday's tilt with a 5-12 overall record and 2-5 in the GLVC. The Greyhounds suffered a pair of double-digit losses to the two heavyweights in their division, Southern Indiana 71-58 and Lewis 88-63 this past week. UINDY is 3-5 at home this season and led by one of the top individual scorers in the conference in senior Martha Burse. She is averaging 21.7 points per game this year with 29 three-pointers and has a team-high 68 steals.

Series History with UINDY:
Truman looks to pull even with Indianapolis in the all-time series between the two schools. This will be the 12^th overall meeting with UINDY winning six games to Truman's five. The Bulldogs have won the last two and three of the last four. In conference games, the Bulldogs lead the series 3-1. They met in 2015 in the GLVC postseason tournament with UNIDY winning in Kirksville 72-51.

Last year, four Truman starters topped double-figures with Rachel Edmundson and Brooke Bailey connected on 11 total three-pointers in the 71-61 win over UINDY. Edmundson hit five treys and tallied 20 points while Bailey knocked down six triples for 18 points. Cassidy Clark (12) and Ashley Hartwig (11) joined the duo in scoring. Martha Burse was 13-of 26 from the field to lead the 'Hounds with 31 points and Nicole Anderson scored a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Bulldogs outscored the Greyhounds by nine at the foul line.

Game vs. Southern Indiana:
Truman will face their second ranked opponent in less than a week when they visit Southern Indiana on Saturday afternoon in Evansville. The Screaming Eagles enter the week ranked 21^st in the latest WBCA Coaches poll and they are 5-1 in league and 13-2 overall with a home date with Missouri S&T on Thursday night.

Series History With Southern Indiana:
Game number eight between the Screaming Eagles and Truman will be played on Saturday. Southern Indiana, having won the last two games, leads the overall series 4-3. The series is split in Evansville with Truman winning 60-42 on the PAC court in their last visit in 2016.

Last year's game in Pershing saw 10 ties and 10 lead changes with the last occurring with 1:48 left to play. A couple of missed shots by the Bulldogs and some made free throws by the visitors led to USI winning 72-67. The Screaming Eagles hit seven of eight free throws in the final minute and a half to win. Guards Tanner Marcum (22 points) and Kaydie Grooms (19 points) led USI while Rachel Edmundson (19) and Cassidy Clark (17) paced the Bulldogs.

About the Bulldogs:
Truman is second in the GLVC in scoring defense at allowing 58.2 points per game. Southern Indiana is first at 54.9 points and Missouri-St. Louis is third at 59.0 points allowed. The Bulldogs are third in scoring margin at +11.9.

Truman averages 70.1 points while shooting 42% overall and 34% from distance. The Bulldogs are also shooting 70.8% from the free throw line and have won the glass in their last three games. Truman has had double-digit leads in rebounding in four games this season, including a plus-12 advantage in two of the last three games.

Head Coach Amy Eagan has used the same starting lineup for all 14 games this season. Freshman Katie Jaseckas leads the team in scoring at 11.7 points per game and rebounding at 7.8 per night. Sophomore Sloane Totta has started all 42 games in her Bulldog career and averages 5.6 points and 2.5 assists per game. Junior Rachel Edmundson has started the last 42 games and scores 7.6 points per game. Seniors Ashley Hartwig has started the last 30 games and is second in scoring at 9.9 points per game and rebounds at 5.1 and Remy Davenport has started all 14 games as a Bulldog and the past 74 games she has played in. Davenport is a transfer from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and averages 5.7 points this season and 9.0 for her career.

Off the bench, the Bulldogs bring a plethora of experience. Junior Brooke Bailey has started 30 of the 72 games and averages 6.5 points this season with 15 three pointers. Junior Rachel Steinhoff has 56 starts in 74 games as a Bulldog and has 51 career steals while averaging 4.9 points per game. Senior Sam Andrews has played in 80 games with three starts and is averaging 5.1 points per game this year. In 37 games off the bench, transfer senior Jamie Gleeson averages 3.4 points per game and shoots 59% from the field. Freshman Maya Mouton has played in 13 games with eight blocks and 2.9 points per game. Junior Mackenzie Jerks has 51 games of experience and is shooting 40% from beyond the arc this season.

More Truman Tidbits:
Ashley Hartwig has the highest single-game point total this season with against Missouri Western. Hartwig has 33 double-figure scoring nights as a Bulldog and a career high 23 coming against Maryville last season.

Freshman Katie Jaseckas is shooting 62.4% from the field through the first 14 games. She has moved up to fifth in the GLVC in rebounding and is second in field goal percentage. In conference only games, Jaseckas is first in boards at 9.9 per league night.

Jaseckas has a season-high 20 points coming against Missouri Western on December 19 and has been in double-figures in nine of 14 games. She had the highest rebounding game in seven years with 18 against Drury on January 15.

In other notable GLVC only stats, Sam Andrews is tied for fifth in three-point percentage at 50% and Rachel Edmundson is seventh at 47%.

Remy Davenport has the most game experience of any Bulldog at over 100 games played. She has 215 made three-pointers, 211 assists, 106 steals and 54 blocked shots. She has eclipsed 900 career points and sits at 918 points.

Truman averages nearly 13 players per game and 10 of the 16 on the active roster have played all 14 games. Two others have been in 13 of 14 games this season. Nine of the 10 that have been in all 14 games have averaged over 10 minutes per night with Ashley Hartwig leading the team at 24.6 minutes per game.

Truman Against The GLVC:
Truman is 50-29 in conference games since joining the league in 2013-14. They have won their last five GLVC games played on Thursday nights and will be looking to even their road Thursday record at 10 and 10 with a win this week.

'Hound Hits:
The Greyhounds are averaging 62.2 points per game with the bulk of the scoring coming by Martha Burse at 21.7 points per game…Ashley Montanez is second on the team in scoring at 12.2 per night but has missed the last five games…Burse leads the team in triples with 29 but shoots 27% from long range…she is also the team rebounder with the absence of Montanez (7.6/g) at 5.2 per night…as a team, UINDY shoots 39% overall, 25% from three and 71% at the line…they have been outscored by 60 points in the first quarter of games (328-264)…last year, Burse scored 16.4 per game as UINDY went 17-14 and 9-9 in the GLVC…they advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament with wins over William Jewell and Southern Indiana before bowing out to Lewis 69-50.

Screaming Eagle Eye Raisers:
Southern Indiana has picked up where they left off last year with a #21 national ranking and a 13-2 overall record…after not being selected for the NCAA Tournament last year with a 24-5 mark, USI raced out of the gates to win their first nine games before falling to Lincoln Memorial 81-73…their only other loss was at Drury 71-55…USI is 9-0 at home after going 13-3 last season in the Physical Activities Center…Kaydie Grooms leads the team in scoring at 18.4 points per game…Morgan Dahlstrom is second at 15.4 and first in boards at 9.9…USI is the top defensive team in the GLVC allowing 54.9 points per game and holds opponents to 35% shooting from the floor, has 172 steals and forces over 20 turnovers per game…Grooms enters the week having scored 20 points in her last four games.

Coaches Polls
Truman was picked second in the Great Lakes Valley Conference West Division and had one first-place vote among the five teams. The top four teams in the GLVC East were separated by only six points with Southern Indiana leading the group with 54 points and five first place votes. Indianapolis garnered 48 points and two first place nods.

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The conference unveiled its points rating system to determine the top eight teams for the league postseason tournament. The system is designed to award points based on opponents winning percentages throughout the year. The most points a team can earn would be seven points for a road win against an opponent with a .750 or above winning percentage while a team could not get any points for a home loss to an opponent with an under .250 winning percentage.

Currently, Truman's rating jumped up from 3.67 to 3.79 after Monday's night's contest and is still in fourth place. Drury leapfrogged to the top spot with their win at Truman and has a rating of 4.83. Lewis is second at 4.38 and Southern Indiana third at 4.33. Illinois Springfield holds down the fifth spot and would be the Bulldogs opponent if the season ended today at 3.07.

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
Truman will play once next week when they travel to Maryville University for a road game on Thursday.

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Players Mentioned

#21 Megan Sharpe: F; 5' 11"; Sophomore

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

#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

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

#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

Players Mentioned

#21 Megan Sharpe
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: F

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

#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

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

#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