This Week in GLVC Women's Basketball: Nov. 20-26

11/20/2017 11:56:51 AM

Lindsey Williams, Director of Communications

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GLVC women's basketball Week the Thanksgiving week on Monday with three teams facing non-conference opponents, including William Jewell and Rockhurst hosting. Three regional contests are on tap for Wednesday as Indianapolis visits Tiffin, UW-Parkside will be playing at Ferris State and Lewis will host Purdue Northwest all ahead of celebrating the holiday Thursday.

On Friday and Saturday, Drury is hosting a Thanksgiving Classic where Missouri S&T will also play. Rockhurst will be traveling to play in the Missouri Western Classic, Truman is competing in another Thanksgiving Classic hosted by Washburn, and William Jewell will visit Metro State for another holiday classic event. In addition, Bellarmine will host a Saturday-Sunday Thanksgiving Classic that Southern Indiana will be attending, as well.
 

MONDAY 11.20
	Graceland	59		William Jewell	88			Liberty, Mo.	Box Score
	Avila	68		Rockhurst	75			Kansas City, Mo.	Box Score
	Maryville	83		Northwest Missouri State	63			Maryville, Mo.	Box Score

All three teams in action picked up non-conference wins Monday night, as both William Jewell and Maryville surpassed the 80-point mark and Rockhurst tallied 75 in its victory. Jewell's Katie Finn helped the Cardinals to victory with her 20-point performance, while the Hawks got 14 from Madeline Ronshausen and the Saints got 16 from three different players. Kayla Steward, Amanda Ponce and Ali Ringering each accomplished the team-high for points, while Steward also added seven rebounds and  four assists.
 

WEDNESDAY 11.22
	Purdue Northwest	57		Lewis	71			Romeoville, Ill.	Box Score
	Indianapolis	60		Tiffin	58			Tiffin, Ohio	Box Score
	UW-Parkside	69		Ferris State	88			Big Rapids, Mich.	Box Score
Lewis' Rachel Hinders put forth a double-double of 17 points and 15 rebounds in the 71-57 regional win over Purdue Northwest, while UIndy's Martha Burse went for 24 points to complement Ashley Montanez's 16 points and 11 boards. FRIDAY 11.24
	Colorado Christian	66		William Jewell	71			Denver, Co.	Box Score
	Newman	69		Truman State	75			Topeka, Kan.	Box Score
	Northwest Missouri State	47		Rockhurst	62			St. Joseph, Mo.	Box Score
	Arkansas Fort Smith	77		Drury	86			Springfield, Mo.	Box Score
	Union	88		Missouri S&T	60			Springfield, Mo.	Box Score
Four out of the five post-Thanksgiving games were won by GLVC teams, including William Jewell, Truman State, Rockhurst and Drury. Adriana Rodriguez doubled up with her 14 points and 10 boards to lead William Jewell, while Drury's Hailey Diestelkamp went for 14 and 12 in the home victory. SATURDAY 11.25
	Trinity International	65		UW-Parkside	70			Somers, Wis.	Box Score
	Lincoln	47		Missouri-St. Louis	68			St. Louis, Mo.	Box Score
	Illinois Springfield	80		Purdue Northwest	72			Hammond, Ind.	Box Score
	Northern Michigan	63		Bellarmine	55			Louisville, Ky.	Box Score
	Truman State	67		Washburn	68			Topeka, Kan.	Box Score
	Rockhurst	39		Missouri Western	52			St. Joseph, Mo.	Box Score
	Union	79		Drury	87			Springfield, Mo.	Box Score
	William Jewell	35		Metropolitan State	59			Denver, Co.	Box Score
	Arkansas Fort Smith	91		Missouri S&T	62			Springfield, Mo.	Box Score
	Grand Valley State	44		Southern Indiana	53			Louisville, Ky.	Box Score
Five league teams got wins Friday, including UW-Parkside, Missouri-St. Louis, Drury, Southern Indiana and Illinois Springfield. For UIS, Arielle Jackson scored 20 points to lead the way on the road. Drury's Alice Heinzler nearly ecplised the 30-point mark with her 28 in the home win. USI's Kaydie Grooms flirted with a double-double after nine rebounds and 27 points, while reigning GLVC Player of the Week Morgan Dahlstrom achieved the feat with 15 and 13, respectively. SUNDAY 11.26
	Grand Valley State	77		Bellarmine	63			Louisville, Ky.	Box Score
	Lewis	81		Ferris State	77			Big Rapids, Mich.	Box Score
	Northern Michigan	49		Southern Indiana	59			Louisville, Ky.	Box Score

Closing out the holiday week, Lewis and Southern Indiana got wins in the Midwest region. Lewis' Kelliher nearly matched a career-high (38) scoring outing with her 37 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, as well, for her first double-double this season. USI's Kacy Eschweiler stepped up big, too, scoring a career-high 23 points to lead the way in just 26 minutes of action.