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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Trailing by as many as 12 and nearly most of the game, the Truman Women's Basketball team shook off a sluggish start and downed Illinois Springfield 81-75 on Thursday night to run their conference winning streak to six games.
 
The Bulldogs (10-3; 6-0 GLVC) fell behind 18-8 early before Hannah Belanger started to find her range. Belanger kept Truman in the game by scoring 17 of the 31 first half points as Truman trailed 41-31 at half.
 
Belanger kept it rolling early in the third and had 27 of Truman's 42 points as the Bulldogs clawed back to within three 45-42.
 
From there, UIS (6-8; 1-5 GLVC) kept Truman at arm's length with the lead bouncing between five and seven points for the next quarter and a half.  
 
Katie Jaseckas and Maddie Re strung together consecutive baskets for the Bulldogs to pull Truman to within one at 67-66 and following two empty possessions, Sloane Totta gave the Bulldogs the lead with a conventional three-point play at the 3:41 mark.
 
Totta would score six of her season-high 23 points in the final 2:18 and UIS would go just 2-of-15 from the field down the stretch.  Totta was 8-of-14 from the field and 7-of-9 from the line. Belanger was 9-of-12 with five three-pointers and all six from the stripe for 29 points.  Maddie Re grabbed 12 rebounds.
 
UIS had four players in double-figures led by 17 from Jasmine Sangster and 16 from Malea Jackson.
 
Truman will face one of the other unbeaten teams in the league on Saturday when 6-0 Lewis University visits for a 1 p.m. tip. The Flyers defeated Quincy 70-54.