Women's Basketball 12/10/2020 9:20:00 AM

NOTES: Women Travel To Lindenwood Saturday

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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman State Bulldogs return to the St. Louis metro area with a 1 p.m. road tilt against Lindenwood University. The Bulldogs are winners of their first three games and five straight road games dating back to last season while the Lions enter the week with a 1-2 record before hosting Missouri S&T on Thursday night.

The Bulldogs are one of three GLVC teams that are undefeated with Southern Indiana and Drury both at 4-0. The team also leads Division II in assists per game at 20, ranked third in field goal percentage at 47.6%, third in three-point shooting at 43.1% and third in rebounding margin at +11.3/game.

Individually, senior Tiffany Davenport is second in the nation and first in the GLVC in assists per game with an average of 7.7 Sophomore Hannah Belanger is first in DII in three-pointers made with 15 and three-pointers per game at five. She leads the team in scoring at 22.3 points per game and has knocked down 15-of-28 three-point attempts (.536) and all 14 free throws.

Davenport, in addition to her 23 assists, has only turned the ball over four times, for a GLVC leading 5.75 assist to turnover ratio. She has added three steals and a pair of blocks to go along with her six points per game. She is coming off a game against Missouri-St. Louis in which she matched her career high in scoring with 14 points.

Katie Jaseckas is averaging a double-double with 18.7 points and 10 rebounds per night while adding nine blocks and shooting 53.8% from the field. She crossed over the 600-career rebound threshold in her last game against UMSL and is ninth on the Truman list in career boards with 606. She is third all-time in blocked shots with 110 and nine back from second place.

Katie Klucking led Truman in scoring against UMSL with 17 points and is the third Bulldogs averaging in double-digit scoring with 11.7 points per game.

Ellie Weltha has rounded out the starting five and is the team's leading rebounder at 10.3 per contest. She grabbed a career-best 14 boards in her last game against UMSL and is leading the conference in defensive boards per game at 8.3 and third in overall rebounding. Weltha added a career-best seven points and four assists against the Tritons.

Bri Burns is the leader in bench minutes with over 20 minutes per night and has scored three points per game along with three rebounds per game. Maya Mouton has averaged nearly 15 minutes per game and Allison Thomas has averaged just under nine minutes and is a perfect 7-of-7 from the field this season.

The Bulldogs are looking to become the first Truman team to win six consecutive road games. Last year's squad won five straight to set the school record while this year's team can eclipse it with a win. Truman won the final two road games to end the regular season last year and the first three this season.

Scouting Report: Lindenwood
The Lions finished with a 19-9 record last season and a 14-6 mark in their first year of GLVC action…they were selected to the NCAA Division II tournament and were to face Drury in the first round before things were called off…Lindenwood returns two starters from last year's team in Julia Ruzevich and Devin Fuhring…Ruzevich is the reigning GLVC player of the week after averaging 23 and 13.5 rebounds in two games …Fuhring is averaging 10 points per game and was the team's top three-point shooter last season with 53 makes…the Lions have allowed 76.7 points in their first three games and have shot 31% from beyond the arc.

Last Game w/Lindenwood: The Lions were the only team last season that defeated the Bulldogs twice out of the eight total losses. Lindenwood got 20 points and 16 rebounds from then senior Kallie Bildner in a 72-65 win in Pershing Arena on February 8. Sloane Totta led Truman with 26 points and Maddie Re added 16 and 16. The Bulldogs trailed by a dozen in the first half but rallied to lead by seven early in the fourth quarter before a 13-2 run lifted Lindenwood to the win.

The teams' last meeting was in the quarterfinals of the GLVC Tournament and the Lions blitzed the 'Dogs for a 79-59 win. Bildner again was the offensive leader with 24 points and 15 rebounds while Katie Jaseckas scored 25 points going 11-of-16 from the field for Truman.

Series History: Truman and Lindenwood have split the previous six meetings between the two schools with the Lions taking the last three. Truman is 2-0 in games played in St. Charles with a record 110-17 win back in 1976 and an 86-65 win in their last visit in January 2013.

Up Next:
Truman was suppose to return to St. Louis next Friday to face Maryville but due to COVID protocols, that game will need to be rescheduled for a later date. The next Bulldog game on the docket is the home opener against Quincy University on December 20 at 1 p.m. in Pershing Arena. GLVC guidelines dictate that no spectators will be allowed at the game.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#34 Maya Mouton: F; 6' 3"; Junior

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

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

#4 Sloane Totta: G; 5' 9"; Senior

#32 Ellie Weltha: F; 5' 10"; Redshirt Freshman

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

Players Mentioned

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

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

#34 Maya Mouton
: 6' 3"; Junior
: F

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

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

#4 Sloane Totta
: 5' 9"; Senior
: G

#32 Ellie Weltha
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Freshman
: F

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