KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The Missouri-St. Louis Tritons handled the Truman State women on Saturday afternoon 80-61 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference game in Pershing Arena. Claire Rake led Truman with 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting and four three-pointers.
The Bulldogs scored the final eight points of the first quarter to grab a 15-11 lead but UMSL responded with a 13-2 run in the second quarter. The Bulldogs were 5-of-7 from the floor in the second quarter but 11 costly turnovers coupled with the Tritons have 10 more field goal attempts led to a 41-31 lead at the break.
UMSL poured it on in the third quarter outscoring the Bulldogs 22-11.
Amaya Blake led all scorers with 20 for the Tritons.
The Bulldogs will play at Lewis and Indianapolis next weekend on the road.