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NOTES: Bulldogs March Into Postseason Tournament Madness

Truman Women's Basketball Notes (March 1-4)
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Game #26: #6 Truman (15-10; 10-8) vs. #3 Lewis (22-6; 15-3 GLVC)
When: Thursday, March 1, 2018 || 2:30 p.m.
Where: Edwardsville, Ill. || Vadalabene Center
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – After matching a season-best five-game winning streak, the Truman ladies head to the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon in Edwardsville, Illinois. Truman will take on third-seeded Lewis at 2:30 p.m.

The last time Truman won five straight this year they were stopped at home by the Flyers 73-58 on January 6. The two-time and reigning GLVC Player of the Year, Jessica Kelliher was 11-of-13 that afternoon with 26 points and 11 boards as Lewis erased an early five-point Truman lead to win going away.

Kelliher will match up against the GLVC Freshman of the Year Katie Jaseckas. The Bulldog frosh tallied 16 points for Truman against Lewis and was joined in double-figures by Brooke Bailey with 11 and Ashley Hartwig with 10.

Jaseckas stole the spotlight on Senior Day on Saturday scoring a season-high 26 points and adding 13 rebounds in the 73-49 rout of Illinois Springfield. Jasekcas leads the Bulldogs in scoring, the first freshman to do so in 10 years, at 11.3 points per game.

Jaseckas was named to the All-Freshman team and second team all-league. Sloane Totta and Rachel Edmundson were both named to the third team all-GLVC squad.

The Flyers have won five of their last six games including a senior day win over second-seed Southern Indiana 72-71. Kelliher scored 28 points over the #14^th-ranked Screaming Eagles with also earned her seventh GLVC Player of the Week honor this season, the most by any other previous conference player, and 13^th career weekly honor. Kelliher leads the Division II in scoring at 25.3 points per game. In addition to her Player of the Year award, she was joined on the all-conference team for Lewis by sophomore forward Rachel Hinders.

This will be the third trip to the quarterfinal round for the Bulldogs since joining the GLVC and the second time Lewis will be the opponent. In 2014, en route to their first postseason tournament title in school history, the Bulldogs knocked off the Flyers 84-70 in Evansville, Indiana.

Last Games:
Truman's five game winning streak to end the regular season is the third best among all league schools. Missouri-St. Louis is riding a 13^th game winning streak when they face #5 Bellarmine in the evening session and top-seeded Drury has won 11 straight games.

The three all-conference players are each averaging double-figures in the final five games of the regular season. Jaseckas is averaging 13.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Totta is at 10.3 points with 10 assists, four steals and shooting 55% from the field and 84% from the line. Edmundson is averaging an even 10 points per last five with a team-high six three-pointers.

The Bulldogs are averaging 70.6 points offensively and 55.0 points on the defensive end. They have dominated the glass with a plus-12.8 per game with three of the five games having double-digit advantage in rebounds.

Freshman of Year ~~Candidate~~ Honoree:
Katie Jaseckas became the third Bulldog and first in the GLVC to earn Freshman of the Year status. She joined Felicia Sutton (1987-88) and Rhonda Soper (1988-89) as Bulldog players to earn the award. She was second in the GLVC in freshman scoring, trailing McKendree's Sydney Diekhoff by 18 points (300-282). She is the first Truman freshman since Georgia Mueller to lead the team in scoring and only third Truman freshman to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding. The last was Sutton in 1988.

In conference only stats, Jaseckas is second in the GLVC in rebounding (9.2/g), sixth in field goal percentage (53.8%), tied for eight in blocked shots (0.9/g), fourth in offensive rebounds (3.1/g) and third in defensive rebounds (6.2/g).

Jaseckas has started all 25 games, has seven double-doubles and has scored in double figures in 13 games this season. Her seven double-doubles ties for fourth among all GLVC players this season.

Sophomore Starter:

Sophomore Sloane Totta has started all 53 games in her Bulldog career and averages 6.6 points and 2.6 assists per game this season. In conference games, Totta scores at 7.2 per night and has 48 assists with 11 three-pointers. Totta and Jaseckas are the only two Bulldogs that have started all 25 games this season.

Bulldog Seniors:
Senior Ashley Hartwig has started 91 games and is third in scoring at 7.8 points per game and rebounds at 4.9. Hartwig is averaging 5.9 points in conference. She is the Bulldog leader in minutes played this season at 24.1. Hartwig has one double-double this year (against Quincy) and four in her career.

Remy Davenport has started 18 games as a Bulldog and 78 of the 114 games she has played in. Davenport is a transfer from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and averages 5.3 points this season and 8.5 for her career. In conference, Davenport averaging 5.9 points per game. Davenport leads the Bulldogs in three-pointers made with 30.

Kennedy Martin has played in 67 career games, making one start this season. In 19 games this year, Martin has averaged 1.7 points per game with a high of seven against Hannibal-LaGrange.

Jamie Gleeson is a two-year player having played in 47 Truman games and 24 this season. Gleeson is shooting 56% from the field and scored a season-high 11 against Missouri S&T.

Montira Mosby has made 48 appearances and six this year all off the bench. She has 14 career steals and three blocked shots. She has scored points in four of the six games played.

Sam Andrews will top 91 career games with three starts as a Bulldog. She is tied for third this season with 23 made three-pointers and scored a career-high 14 points against Maryville on four triples.
Junior Experience:
Junior Rachel Edmundson has started 49 career games and 19 of 25 this season. She has moved to second in team scoring at 8.3 points overall and 9.6 points in conference. She is second in three-pointes made with 26. She is now a two-time all-GLVC honoree after earning third team this season following up her second-team selection her sophomore season.

Redshirt Junior Rachel Steinhoff has 63 starts in 84 games as a Bulldog. She is the active leader in assists with 171 and has 28 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 37 of the 83 games and averages 6.8 points this season with 23 three pointers. Bailey has started the last seven games and has a season-high 14 points coming against Rockhurst on February 3.

Junior Mackenzie Jerks has 58 games of experience. Jerks has appeared in 20 games and scored a season-high six points at McKendree on December 7.

Sophomore Contributors:
Maddie Tharp has scored 25 of her 33 season points in the last five games after coming off the bench at Quincy on Feb. 10. She is 11-of-16 (68.7%) in her last four outings.

Taylor Koper has appeared in eight games this year. She last played in the season finale against UIS and made a pair of free throws with one rebound.

Freshman Faces:
Freshman Maya Mouton has played in 21 games with 13 blocks and 2.7 points per game. Mouton topped 11 points at Washburn on November 25 and has season-high eight rebounds against Indianapolis on January 18.

Tiffany Davenport joins Jaseckas as the only freshman to play in all 25 games and has made one start. Davenport leads the team with 26 steals and has 16 of her 23 made field goals from beyond the arc.

Truman In The Postseason:
This is the 16^th postseason conference tournament for the Bulldogs since 1988 and eighth straight appearance. Truman is 5-3 in conference tournament games since joining the GLVC in 2014 and were the 2014 GLVC Tournament Champions.

Scouting The Flyers:
The Flyers have won 20 or more games the past six seasons and enter the 2018 tournament with a 22-6 overall mark and a 15-3 GLVC record…they were the second seed last season and advanced to the title game before dropping a 67-63 decision to Drury…the Flyers have won five GLVC Tournament titles, the last coming in 2013…Jessica Kelliher's 25.3 points per game average is tied for second among all NCAA players, Kelly Williams of Division III Randolph-Macon leads at 25.9 and Kelliher is tied with Iowa's Megan Gustafson…she is 26th among all active NCAA players in total points scored with 1,904…the national leader, for reference purposes only, is Kelsey Mitchell of Ohio State with 3,268 points scored…Rachel Hinders, a second-team all-GLVC performer, averages 12 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game…the team averages 73.8 points offensively, 64.2 points on the defensive end and shoots 47% overall, 31% from three and 70% at the foul line…in conference games, Lewis was second in points scored at 74.1 and first in overall field goal percentage at 48%...Truman and Lewis were among the top three rebounding teams in conference play, the Flyers were a +7.5, good for first and Truman was a +5.8, good for third…Lewis was last in conference games in three-pointers made per game at 4.4.

Against The Field:
If successful on Thursday, Truman would take on the winner of the Southern Indiana/William Jewell game that will be played at noon on Thursday. The Bulldogs lost to Southern Indiana 70-50 on January 20 and split with William Jewell. The Bulldogs lost in Liberty on February 8 52-49 before beating the Cardinals 61-56 last Thursday in Kirksville.

The other side of the bracket sees top seeded Drury, ranked third in Division II this week, taking on #8 McKendree and #4 Missouri-St. Louis against #5 Bellarmine. The Bulldogs have wins against both McKendree and Missouri-St. Louis.

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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

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

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

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

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

#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

#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

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

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

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

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

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