NOTES: Women Return Home To Begin Four Straight

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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – With a chance to do something that has never happened for a Truman Women's Basketball team, the Bulldogs return home to start a four-game home stand. Missouri S&T will be the opponent on Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. followed by Maryville University on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Truman is 3-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference for the second time in three seasons after sweeping the Kansas City trip last weekend. The Bulldogs have been 3-0 in conference only three previous times, 2017-18, 2010-11 and 1999-2000 and have lost their attempt at four straight in each. The team downed William Jewell 89-62 last Thursday and topped 90 in a 91-70 win over Rockhust on Saturday.

The Bulldogs have won six of their last seven conference games dating back to last season and five of them by 20 or more points. Truman has won 18 GLVC games by 20 or more points since joining the league in 2013.

Truman is averaging 84.7 points in three league games and shooting 48.5% from the field. They have grabbed on average nearly 19 more rebounds than their opponents in the first three conference tilts and have 49 assists on 96 made baskets.

Four starters are averaging over 12 points in conference games for Truman led by Maddie Re at 14 points and 10.7 rebounds. Sloane Totta is second at 12.7 points per night, followed by a dozen apiece from Katey Klucking and Hannah Belanger. Overall, Totta is the leading scorer at 11.9 points per game with both Belanger and Klucking leading in three-pointers made with 22 and 20 respectively.

Totta is ninth on the Truman career assist charts with 283 and have Angie Brown's 285 and Angie Gum's 307 on her near sights. She has played and started in 95 career games and is the active leading scorer with 849 points.

Katie Jaseckas has been the fifth member of the starting group with the exception of the last time out against Rockhurst. Jaseckas is averaging 10.1 points this season overall and 7.2 rebounds while also already swatting 18 opponent shots away this season. Her previous season high in blocks was 25 last year in 30 games. Her 65 career blocks through three seasons has moved her to sixth on the career charts at Truman with Sarah Sommers' 82 next on the horizon. She has rocketed past five previous Bulldogs on the list this season thus far.

Allison Thomas and Tiffany Davenport have both appeared in the 10 games this season with Thomas making the start for Jaseckas on Saturday against Rockhurst and scoring a career-high 18 points. Thomas is shooting 71% from the field. Davenport has 23 assists and nine three-pointers while leading the bench players in minutes played at 18.5 per night.

Series with Missouri S&T:
This will be the 60^th meeting between Truman and Missouri S&T with the Bulldogs holding a 35-24 all-time series lead. Truman has won all seven games played under the GLVC banner with five by double-digits. The Bulldogs won by nine, 74-64 last season in Rolla with Jaseckas paving the way with 19 points. Alex Kerr and Marta Durk led the Lady Miners with 14 each. The last Missouri S&T win in the series was a non-conference overtime game in Kirksville in 2006 with S&T winning 57-55.

Scouting the Lady Miners:
Missouri S&T is 5-5 overall and 1-2 in the GLVC after suffering both losses this past weekend during a trip to St. Louis…The Lady Miners fell 73-60 to Lindenwood last Thursday and 67-56 at Missouri-St. Louis…Alex Kerr has averaged 16 points in three GLVC games and is 11.9 points overall. Mykala Baylor is among league leaders in rebounding with over 11 per game and blocks with 25…she averages 12.9 points per game…S&T is third overall in conference stats in defensive field goal percentage at 37.5% and second in rebounding offense at 41.7…they are second in blocked shots with nearly five per game and second in assists with over 17 per night…Missouri S&T was 9-16 last season and 5-13 in the GLVC and was picked 14^th in the preseason coaches poll.

Series with Maryville:
This juicy rivalry will see the teams meet for the 14^th time overall with Truman holding an 8-5 series advantage. In Truman's six GLVC postseason tournament appearances, they have run into the Saints in three of them. The Bulldogs won the 2014 league championship with a 58-45 win in Evansville. The Saints beat the buzzer in a opening round game in Kirksville 80-78 in 2017 and Truman erased a 16-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to win in overtime 88-82 last March. That win broke a three-game skid to the Saints with Maryville winning the regular season match-up 85-78 in St. Louis. Two of the previous seven games have gone to overtime and two points have decided two others.

Scouting the Saints:
Mary Barton is the league leader in scoring at 20.7 points per game and 24 points in conference games…Barton has hit a league-high 31 three-pointers in 10 games and shoots 40.8% from beyond the arc. She is backed by Abby Monis at 13.3 points and Jayda Jansen at 12.9 points per game…as a team, the Saints lead the conference in three-point shooting at 36.2% and hit 7.2 threes per game…the Saints are 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference and will be at Quincy on Thursday night…Maryville has won five of their last six outings entering the week…they were picked along with Truman sixth in the GLVC coaches' poll with each receiving 159 points…the Saints got the lone first-place vote from Drury and were 18-10 overall and 12-6 last season.

Up Next:
Truman will remain home for the next conference weekend with Illinois Springfield and Lewis visiting Pershing Arena on Thursday and Saturday respectfully. Following that, Truman will embark on a three-city, three-game, one-week road trip to Quincy, Southern Indiana and McKendree.

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Players Mentioned

#24 Tiffany Davenport: G; 5' 6"; Sophomore

#54 Katie Jaseckas: F; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#23 Maddie Re: F; 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman

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

#33 Katey Klucking: G; 5' 9"; Freshman

#42 Allison Thomas: C; 6' 2"; Freshman

#13 Hannah Belanger: G; 5' 8"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#24 Tiffany Davenport
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: G

#54 Katie Jaseckas
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: F

#23 Maddie Re
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman
: F

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

#33 Katey Klucking
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: G

#42 Allison Thomas
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: C

#13 Hannah Belanger
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: G