Rebounding proved to be the deciding factor as Missouri-St. Louis rallied for a 65-50 victory over Rockhurst Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.

UMSL scored 10 second-chance points while winning the rebounding battle, 44-23. The Tritons outrebounded Rockhurst, 24-11, in the second half.

The Tritons outscored Rockhurst, 12-2, over the final six minutes. The Hawks only had eight turnovers in the game but shot 12.5 percent from three-point range (one-of-eight) in the second half.

Ali Kamies led the Hawks with 13 points, three rebounds and one steal. The freshman guard connected on one-of-two 3-point field goals.

Keegan Sullivan scored 12 points on five-of-16 shooting and collected five rebounds. Rebeca Garcia added eight points and five rebounds. Allison McFarren collected six points and two assists.

Rockhurst hit 19-of-54 shots from the field (35.2 percent ). The Hawks scored seven-of-23 field goals in the first half (30.4 percent).

UMSL (9-12, 7-8 GLVC) shot 44.0 percent from the field (22-of-50). Jalysa Stokes led the Tritons with 17 points.

Inside the Box Score

• Rockhurst shot 83.3 percent on foul shots (10-of-12).  

• The Hawks scored 28 points in the paint.  

• UMSL scored five points off turnovers.

On Deck

Rockhurst (9-13, 4-10 GLVC) hosts Indianapolis on Thursday.