The University of Illinois Springfield women's basketball team fell to the UMSL Tritons on Saturday at TRAC. UIS drops to 5-4 overall, and 3-3 in the GLVC. The Tritons improve to 6-3, and 4-2 in the GLVC.

Game Summary

• It was a defensive contest in the first quarter as UIS led 12-10

• The game picked up in the second quarter with both teams shooting over 50% from the field 

• The Prairie Stars led 33-29 at halftime

• UMSL took control of the game in the third quarter by shooting 7-for-11 from the field

• UMSL took the lead for good with 7:22 left in the third quarter

• The Tritons kept the Prairie Stars at a safe distance in the final frame, winning the game 60-78

From the Box Score

• Jessenia Lawson led the way for the Prairie Stars with 13 points and 4 rebounds

• Jalysa Stokes was the games leading scorer with 24 points

• UMSL outrebounded UIS 32-21

• UIS shot 21-for-57 (36.8%) from the field, compared to UMSL's 25-of-56 (44.6%) from the field

Around the GLVC

• Lewis, Rockhurst, Upper Iowa, McKendree, and Maryville all won their Saturday matchups

• No. 12 ranked Drury suffered their first loss of the season to Southwest Baptist

• McKendree leads the way with a 6-0 record while Lewis is close behind at 5-0

Up Next

The Prairie Stars travel to Lakeland, Florida to compete in the Florida Southern Terrace Hotel Classic