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This Week In Truman State Athletics (Jan. 29 - Feb. 4)

Women'sBasketball
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2324 WBB Maddie Niemeier Action Shot
Maddie Niemeier

Truman Women's basketball returns home after splitting games at Rockhurst and William Jewell. The Bulldogs lost 88-67 to Rockhurst and defeated William Jewell 61-58 to add another conference win. This week, Truman plays 14-5 McKendree and 8-11 Missouri - St. Louis.

Ellie Weltha leads the team in scoring and is sixth in the GLVC with 16.7 per game. Her 9.0 rebounds a game is good for second in the conference as well. She is also third in the league in field goal percentage at .568.

Gracie Neff has a team-high 3.8 assists per game which is good for fifth in the GLVC.

In their win against William Jewell, three Truman players scored double-digits. Weltha led with 16 on 5-6 shooting, along with seven rebounds and two blocks. Emma Bulman was second with 14 points on 3-5 shooting plus going 7-7 on free throws. Maddie Niemeier had a great game, scoring 12 on 5-7 shooting with a game-high 14 rebounds.

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The Men's basketball team looks to get back on track after dropping two games on the road to Rockhurst (92-73) and William Jewell (74-72). This week, Truman plays McKendree and Missouri - St. Louis. McKendree is 10-8 overall and 4-7 in the GLVC. UMSL is 8-11 and 6-5 in conference play.

Kobi Williams and Trey Shearer are still over 10+ points per game scoring, with Williams at 12.3 and 11.6. Shearer is eighth in the GLVC with a .416 three point percentage.

Xavier Hall leads the team and league in assists with 5.2 per game, with the next closest being two players at 4.9.

In the loss to William Jewell, Trey Shearer reached the 500-point club after scoring 18 on 8-14 shooting. Brennan Lovette was the other double-digit scorer with 13 points along with seven rebounds. 

Kobi Williams and Landon Eiland both had nine points, and Xavier Hall had a game-high eight assists.

2324 MBB Trey Shearer Action Shot
Trey Shearer
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Hayden Long

Truman State track & field has another busy weekend, competing in the Bearcat Invite and the Washburn Open.

Hayden Long had a personal best 3,958 points in the Men's heptathlon. He set a PR in the long jump, and took first in the shot put at 12.19 meters.

Vada Moore competed in the pentathlon, finishing fourth in the long jump.

Raina Baker finished 12th and Kendall Dascher placed 15th in the 400 at the University of Iowa. Lydia Lehmbeck was sixth in the mile with a time of 5:26.31. Ryan Gustafson placed 17th in the 800-meter run and Nolan Meara was 12th in the 3000-meter run.