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Truman Women's Basketball Notes (February 15-17)
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Game #22: Truman (11-10; 6-8) vs. Wisconsin Parkside (8-18; 4-10 GLVC)
When: Thursday, February 15, 2018 || 5:30 p.m.
Where: Kirksville, Mo. || Pershing Arena
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Game #23: Truman (11-10; 6-8) vs. Bellarmine (14-10; 9-6 GLVC)
When: Saturday, February 17, 2018 || 1:00 p.m.
Where: Kirksville, Mo. || Pershing Arena
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Media Notes (PDF) UW-Parkside
Media Notes (PDF) Bellarmine

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Bulldogs will look to build upon the momentum gained from Saturday's road win at Quincy when they start a four-game home stand on Thursday night against UW-Parkside.

Truman got off the snide with big performances by Ashley Hartwig and Katie Jaseckas at Quincy on Saturday. Hartwig scored 11 and pulled down 10 rebounds and Jaseckas tallied 16 with 13 boards in the 73-63 win.

The Bulldogs snapped their seven-game losing streak on Saturday. In four of those losses, Truman lost by an average of 18 points while in three losses, the average was only 3.6 points.
Every win is precious down the stretch as Truman is clinging on to one of the final spots for the Great Lakes Valley Conference postseason tournament. In the latest edition of the GLVC Point Ratings System, the Bulldogs are tied for seventh with Rockhurst at 2.86 while McKendree is two-tenths back at 2.68.

Parkside comes to town for the last time under the GLVC banner as they are departing the league after this season for the GLIAC. The Rangers are currently 12^th in the Points Rating system but are ineligible for the tournament due to conference sanctions. UWP is 8-18 overall and 4-10 in the GLVC.

The Rangers are 1-7 away from their home court and 1-5 in the GLVC. They lone win on the road came at Maryville on January 27 60-55. They were in line for a road win at Quincy last Thursday but let a 16-point fourth quarter lead evaporate as the Hawks won 62-59.

On Saturday, UWP played their longtime travel partner Lewis for the final time as conference members. Lewis' Jessica Kelliher was on fire with 17-of-22 field goal makes and scored 37 points in the Flyers' 75-63 win over the Rangers. Asiah Lawson led UWP with 17 points off the bench.

Last year, Ashley Hartwig played 38 minutes and notched a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards in Truman's 63-58 win over the Rangers. Hartwig was 5-of-9 from the field and 8-of-9 at the line and was matched in scoring by Rachel Edmundson. Brittney Fair led UWP with 14 points.

Last Five Games:
Truman is 1-4 in their last five games and have averaged 59.2 points offensively and 64.6 points on the defensive end. The Bulldogs have shot 38% overall, 27% from three with 6.2 three-pointers per game and 55% at the foul line. Opponents have shot 41% overall, 42% from three with 7.6 per game and 76% at the foul line.

Katie Jaseckas (9.6) and Brooke Bailey (9.4) have led the team in scoring with Jaseckas shooting 62% from the field and averaging 8.0 rebounds per game.

Freshman of Year Candidate:
Katie Jaseckas is second in the GLVC in freshman scoring with 230 points, one behind McKendree's Sydney Diekhoff. Jaseckas leads Truman in scoring at 11 points per game and would become the first freshman to lead the team in scoring since Georgia Mueller did so as a freshman at 12.1 ppg in the 2005-06 season. Jaseckas is attempting to become the fifth player to lead the team in scoring as a freshman. The others besides Mueller are Felicia Sutton (13.0/87-88), Hilde Patterson (10.9/85-86) and Carol Jarrard (15.4/78-79). Sutton and Jarrard also led their teams in rebounding as well those seasons.

Jaseckas is fifth in the GLVC in rebounding (8.0/g), third in field goal percentage (57.5%), 11^th in blocked shots (0.9/g), tied with fellow freshman Alex LaPorta (UMSL) in offensive rebounds (3.0/g) and sixth in defensive rebounds (5.0/g).

Jaseckas has started all 21 games, has five double-doubles and has scored in double figures in 11 games this season.

Sophomore Starter:
Sophomore Sloane Totta has started all 49 games in her Bulldog career and averages 5.7 points and 2.6 assists per game. In conference games, Totta scores at 6.1 per night and has 42 assists with seven three-pointers. Totta and Jaseckas are the only two Bulldogs that have started all 21 games this season.

Bulldog Experience:
Junior Rachel Edmundson has started 46 career games and 18 of 21 this season. She scores 7.9 points per game and 9.3 in league games. 19 of Edmundson's 21 triples have come in GLVC games and she shoots 80% from the line.

Senior Ashley Hartwig has started 88 games and is second in scoring at 8.2 points per game and rebounds at 5.0. Hartwig is averaging 6.1 points in conference and has eight steals. She is the Bulldog leader in minutes played this season at 24.4. Hartwig recorded her first double-double of the year at Quincy on Saturday with 11 points and 10 rebounds. It was her fourth career double-double with her last coming against UW-Parkside on February 11, 2017.

Remy Davenport has started 18 games as a Bulldog and 78 of the 110 games she has played in. Davenport is a transfer from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and averages 5.4 points this season and 8.8 for her career. In conference, Davenport averaging 6.3 points per game. Davenport leads the Bulldogs in three-pointers made with 27.

???????Redshirt Junior Rachel Steinhoff has 59 starts in 80 games as a Bulldog. She is the active leader in assists with 170 and has 27 this season. Her career-high in points is 17 against Quincy in 2015 and has seven assists in a game twice with the last coming against Culver-Stockton in 2016. She missed the majority of the 2016-17 season.

Junior Brooke Bailey has started 33 of the 79 games and averages 7.2 points this season with 23 three pointers. Bailey has started the last three games and has a season-high 14 points coming against Rockhurst on February 3.

Senior Sam Andrews has played in 87 games with three starts and is averaging 4.3 points per game this year. Andrews had a career high 14 points against Maryville with four three-pointers early in February.

In 43 games off the bench, transfer senior Jamie Gleeson averages 2.8 points per game and shoots 57% from the field. Gleeson has a season-high 11 points against Missouri S&T on January 11.

Freshman Maya Mouton has played in 19 games with 13 blocks and 2.9 points per game. Mouton topped 11 points at Washburn on November 25 and has season-high eight rebounds against Indianapolis on January 18.

Junior Mackenzie Jerks has 56 games of experience. Jerks has appeared in 19 games and scored a season-high six points at McKendree on December 7.

Tiffany Davenport joins Jaseckas as the only freshman to play in all 21 games and has made one start. Davenport leads the team with 24 steals and has 13 of her 19 made field goals from beyond the arc.

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. Hartwig will be playing in her 104th game tonight, six away from cracking the Truman top 10.

Katie Jaseckas has a season-high 20 points coming against Missouri Western on December 19. She had the highest rebounding game in seven years with 18 against Drury on January 15.

Remy Davenport has the most game experience of any Bulldog at over 109 games played. She has 219 made three-pointers, 216 assists, 109 steals and 55 blocked shots. She has eclipsed 900 career points and sits at 937 points. She would rank in the Truman top 10 for career in threes made (4^th) and blocks (8^th).

Truman Against The GLVC:
Truman is 51-35 in conference games since joining the league in 2013-14. The Bulldogs are 28-13 in GLVC home games and 16-4 in conference home games played on Saturday.

Parkside Plugs:
In conference games, the Rangers are 14^th in scoring defense at 74.7 points allowed per game, -10.3 in scoring margin and overall field goal shooting at 37%…they are third in the GLVC in free throw shooting (77.6%)…they are second to Drury with 8.4 three-pointers made per conference game…Ali Bettencourt, a transfer from California State Dominquez Hills leads the Rangers in scoring at 14.8 points per game…Bettencourt has connected on a team high 64 three-pointers which is second among all GLVC distance shooters, three back of Drury's Alice Heinzler…Bettencourt has a season-high 25 points coming against Ferris State on November 22…Hayley Maystead tops the Rangers in boards at 6.0 per game…this will be the 27^th game of the season for UWP as they got a head start on the season playing the first weekend in November in the Disney Tip-Off Classic in Anaheim…the Rangers went 10-17 last year and 8-10 in the GLVC, they lost in the first round of the GLVC tournament to Rockhurst 82-65.

Bellarmine Bullets:
Bellarmine had a three-game winning streak snapped last Saturday evening to their rival Southern Indiana on the road 68-59…the Knights will play Rockhurst in Kansas City on Thursday prior to making their second straight trip to Kirksville…entering the week, the Knights had won six of their previous eight league games including an 84-70 win at home over Drury…Raven Merriweather leads a trio of Bellarmine players in double figures with 18.3 ppg…Merriweather scored 18.6 in conference games and also leads the team in rebounds (6.5) and assists (56)…Mikayla Berry (11.8) and Beth Bowers (10.2) are also among the team leaders in scoring…in conference games, the Knights are third in scoring (72.7/g), first in free throw shooting (79.8%) and second in steals (10.3/g)…Bellarmine was 22-8 last season and 13-5 in the GLVC…they lost in the quarterfinals of the GLVC tournament to Drury 87-62 then lost in the opening round of the NCAA tournament to the Lady Panthers 75-57.

Last Year vs. Bellarmine:
The Knights came in ranked fourth in Division II and led for over 38 minutes in defeating the Bulldogs 89-77 last season in Pershing Arena. Raven Merriweather led all scorers with 28 points and was 12-of-14 from the field including four of five from distance. Destony Curry and Kelsey Adwell added 16 and Beth Bowers added 11. Truman was led by Cassidy Clark's 20 and Ashley Hartwig's 14.

???????GLVC Ratings System
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 rose from 2.73 to 2.86 after Saturday's win over Quincy. The Bulldogs are still in a precarious situation tied for the last tournament spot with Rockhurst without tiebreakers being applied. McKendree is ninth at 2.68 with Truman holding a victory over the Bearcats back in December as the only meeting between the two schools.

Up Next
Truman will host William Jewell in a return visit from last Thursday's game in Liberty on February 22. The Cardinals held on for a 52-49 win over the Bulldogs in the first match up. Saturday will be Senior Day and the final regular season game of the year when Truman plays Illinois Springfield for the first and only time this season.

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Players Mentioned

#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

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

#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

#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

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

#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