Rockhurst will open the week for GLVC women's basketball on Monday night, facing non-conference opponent Avila, on the road. After that, teams resume cross-divisional play on Thursday and Saturday. East leader Southern Indiana (20-3, 12-1 GLVC) and co-second-place Bellarmine (18-4, 10-3 GLVC) will both visit the third- and fourth-place teams in the West with Maryville (11-9, 7-6 GLVC) and Missouri-St. Louis (11-10, 6-7 GLVC), respectively. The Saints have been on a hot streak with five consecutive wins to move their way up in the standings, while UMSL is tied with Truman State (11-11, 9-7 GLVC) for the fourth spot. The second team in the West, Rockhurst (13-7, 8-5 GLVC), will travel to Indianapolis (14-9, 8-5 GLVC), which is fourth in the East, while Lewis (18-5, 10-3 GLVC) is tied with Bellarmine for second in the East and will face Truman Thursday and Quincy (5-18, 2-11 GLVC) Saturday. The Hawks are coming off a huge win against UIndy last Saturday that featured a #8 SportsCenter Top 10 play in the waining seconds that tied the game and forced overtime.
| MONDAY | 2.6 |
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Rockhurst |
67 |
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Avila |
57 |
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6:00 pm |
Kansas City, Mo. |
Box Score |
THURSDAY | 2.9 |
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Rockhurst |
77 |
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Saint Joseph's |
71 |
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5:30 PM |
Rensselaer, Ind. |
Box Score |
 |
Quincy |
61 |
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UW-Parkside |
75 |
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5:30 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Box Score |
 |
Southern Indiana |
59 |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
65 |
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5:30 p.m. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
Box Score |
 |
Illinois Springfield |
49 |
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Missouri S&T |
59 |
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5:30 p.m. |
Rolla, Mo. |
Box Score |
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William Jewell |
68 |
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Indianapolis |
60 |
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5:30 PM |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Box Score |
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Truman State |
66 |
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Lewis |
73 |
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5:30 PM |
Romeoville, Ill. |
Box Score |
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No. 15 Bellarmine |
74 |
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Maryville |
61 |
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5:30 p.m. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
Box Score |
 |
McKendree |
46 |
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No. 9 Drury |
64 |
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5:45 p.m. |
Springfield, Mo. |
Box Score |
With four games left in the regular season No. 9 Drury clinched a share of the GLVC West Divison crown Thursday with a 64-46 win over McKendree. The Lady Panthers move to 21-3 on the season and 13-1 in league play, four games ahead of second-place Rockhurst (15-7, 9-5), which beat Saint Joseph's 77-71 in overtime. In the East, division leader Southern Indiana (20-4, 12-2) was denied its seventh straight win as Missouri-St. Louis posted a 65-59 victory over the Screaming Eagles. The loss kept USI in first place, but brought No. 15 Bellarmine and Lewis one game closer at 11-3. The Knights defeated Maryville 74-61, while the Flyers scored a 73-66 victory over Truman State. Other winners Thursday included Missouri S&T, UW-Parkside, and William Jewell.
| SATURDAY | 2.11 |
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Rockhurst |
74 |
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Indianapolis |
68 |
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Indianapolis, Ind. |
Box Score |
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Quincy |
55 |
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Lewis |
77 |
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Romeoville, Ill. |
Box Score |
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William Jewell |
61 |
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Saint Joseph's |
59 |
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Rensselaer, Ind. |
Box Score |
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No. 20 Southern Indiana |
74 |
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Maryville |
50 |
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St. Louis, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Truman State |
63 |
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UW-Parkside |
58 |
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Kenosha, Wis. |
Box Score |
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Illinois Springfield |
62 |
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No. 13 Drury |
80 |
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Springfield, Mo. |
Box Score |
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McKendree |
66 |
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Missouri S&T |
74 |
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Rolla, Mo. |
Box Score |
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No. 17 Bellarmine |
57 |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
58 |
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St. Louis, Mo. |
Box Score |
Missouri-St. Louis came up with its fourth win in a row and second straight upset over a ranked opponent, beating No. 17 Bellarmine, 58-57, on a buzzer-beater basket from Jordan Fletcher. With its loss and Lewis' win over Quincy, Bellarmine (19-5, 11-4 GLVC) fell to third in the East while the Flyers (20-5, 12-3) rose to second. No. 20 USI (21-4, 13-2) was able to bounce back from Thursday's loss to defeat Maryville on the road and maintain its first position atop the East. Drury, the other ranked league team was able to come away with a win Saturday, while Rockhurst picked up a big win over Indianapolis on the road to keep a comfortable second-place position in the West (16-7, 10-5). Both William Jewell and Truman State aso posted road wins that afternoon. Lewis and Missouri S&T were the other two teams collecting victories to close out the week. Individually, UIndy's Nicole Anderson scored 30 points and added 13 rebounds, Lewis' Jessica Kelliher also nearly reached the 30-point plateau with her 29, and, though not quite 30 points, USI's Hannah Wascher scored 26 and made a killing on the boards with 16 rebounds.