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19WBBSeniors
Kara Mackenzie
67
Lewis LEWIS 25-3, 16-2 GLVC
89
Winner Truman TSU 22-6, 13-5 GLVC
Lewis LEWIS
25-3, 16-2 GLVC
67
Final
89
Truman TSU
22-6, 13-5 GLVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lewis LEWIS 13 19 18 17 67
Truman TSU 23 22 22 22 89

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

BANG! Bulldogs Bounce #15 Lewis On Memorable Senior Day

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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Like a good fireworks show, the Truman Women's Basketball team had a grand finale sendoff on the final regular season game of in Pershing Arena on Saturday. The Bulldogs throttled #15 Lewis 89-67 to tie for the most wins in a season and most conference wins in a year.
 
Six players scored in double figures with senior Rachel Edmundson leading the way with 19 points on five three-pointers. Katie Jaseckas notched her second double-double of the year with 13 points and 11 rebounds as the Bulldogs (22-6/13-5 GLVC) bounced back from a disappointing loss on Thursday to down the nationally-ranked Flyers (25-3/16-2 GLVC).
 
The teams exchanged the lead three times in the first two minutes of the game but an 8-0 run by the Bulldogs set the tone for the rest of the contest. Truman scored 38 points in the paint and grabbed 14 more rebounds during the course of the game and took their first 10-point lead after a fastbreak hoop from Allison Thomas with 3:06 to play in the first quarter.
 
Jaseckas' free throws early in the third pushed the lead to 20 and forced Lewis to clear their bench. The wake-up called initially worked with Lewis going on a 12-4 and grabbing some momentum.  Jaseckas snatched the momentum back with a big hoop then grabbed a defensive rebound and quickly sent Maddie Re in for a fastbreak basket to restore order.
 
The Bulldog finished the third quarter up 15 at 65-50.
 
After having a double-digit lead lost on Thursday in the fourth, the Bulldogs closed the door on any Lewis comeback. Truman outscored the Flyers 22-17 in the quarter and in addition frustrated Lewis' leading scorer Jessica Kelliher in the process.
 
Kelliher came into the game with 89 straight double-figure scoring games and was leading the conference at 24.4 points per game. She had been in double figures in 120 of 122 career games entering her final regular season tilt on Saturday. The Lewis scoring was picked up by Tierney Lockett's 26 points. The loss stopped the Flyers' 12-game winning streak and was only their second loss in conference this year.
 
In addition to Edmundson and Jaseckas, Makenzie Bray scored 13, Brooke Bailey, Sloane Totta and Allison Thomas each had 10. Truman shot 51% from the floor, was 9-of-20 from three and made 20-of-22 free throws.
 
The win tied the Bulldogs with the 1998-99 and 2013-14 teams with 22 overall wins and 2015-16 team with 13 conference wins.
 
Truman heads into the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament on Friday. They will be either the third or fourth seed in the tournament. The bracket will be available on GLVCSports.com and @TrumanAthletics on Twitter later on Saturday.
 
 
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