The Rockhurst Hawks (11-5, 6-3 GLVC) host the Missouri-St. Louis Tritons (9-8, 4-5 GLVC) at 5:30 p.m. today in a Great Lakes Valley Conference West Division matchup.
The Hawks won their last meeting at UMSL, 66-63, on Jan. 30, 2016. The Tritons have won nine of the last 10 meetings and lead the all-time series, 15-9.
The Hawks are currently in second place in the GLVC West Division. Senior guard
Mary Dineen ranks second in scoring (18.6), 13th in 3-point field goals made (1.8) and eighth in free throw percentage (83.3) in the GLVC. The preseason All-American has scored 1,560 points in her career at Rockhurst.
Junior guard
Jillian Myers is fourth in steals (2.7), 10th in assists (3.2) and 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.2) in the GLVC. Sophomore forward
Marisa Lowe ranks 17th in scoring (12.3), third in 3-point field goals made (2.4) and 13th in 3-point field percentage (39.6) in the GLVC. Freshman guard
Madeline Ronshausen is ninth in 3-point field goal percentage (41.7) in the GLVC. Freshman center
Rachel Holden ranks fifth in blocked shots (1.4) in the GLVC.
Rockhurst ranks second in 3-point field goals made (7.9), second in 3-point field goal percentage defense (28.0), third in field goal percentage defense (36.8), fourth in blocked shots (4.4), fourth in free throw percentage (74.1), fourth in scoring offense (73.1) and fourth in scoring margin (7.9) in the GLVC.
Rockhurst saw its three-game winning streak end Saturday at Drury, falling to the 13th-ranked Lady Panthers 94-43. Drury hit 21 of 36 field goals in the second half and finished with a 45.6 shooting percentage. The Hawks shot 27.8 percent from the field and 80.0 at the free-throw line.
Mary Dineen led the Hawks with 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Maddy Grennes collected six points and three rebounds.Â
Kaci German posted a team-high 10 rebounds.
The Tritons are coming off a 67-58 victory over Truman State last Saturday. Junior center Jordan Fletcher led UMSL with 27 points, 20 rebounds and three blocked shots. Sophomore forward Laura Szorenyi ranks 11th in scoring (14.8) in the GLVC. Junior forward Shawnta Johnston ranks 11th in rebounding (6.9) in the GLVC. Fletcher ranks 14th in scoring (13.5), 15th in rebounding (5.9) and third in blocked shots (1.4) in the GLVC. Katie Vaughn is in her fifth season as the head coach at UMSL and has a record of 70-58.
