This week begins GLVC competition with the first chance to see how league schools stack up against one another. That includes 16 games to start the month of December with eight on Thursday and eight on Saturday. All contests will stream live on the GLVC Sports Network at
GLVCSN.com.
No. 8 Bellarmine is the only league team to make it through the non-conference slate undefeated at 6-0. Five others have lost just one game, including No. 18 Drury (6-1), No. 20 Lewis (5-1), Southern Indiana (5-1), McKendree (4-1) and Illinois Springfield (3-1). Additionally, the Screaming Eagles have been hot on offense, scoring an average of 84.33 points and twice knocking down over 100.
| THURSDAY | 12.1 |
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Southern Indiana |
66 |
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McKendree |
40 |
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Lebanon, Ill. |
Box Score |
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Truman State |
67 |
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Rockhurst |
72 |
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Kansas City, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Quincy |
43 |
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William Jewell |
61 |
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Liberty, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Indianapolis |
70 |
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UW-Parkside |
57 |
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Kenosha, Wis. |
Box Score |
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Maryville |
47 |
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Missouri S&T |
54 |
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Rolla, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Saint Joseph's |
65 |
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No. 18 Lewis |
74 |
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Romeoville, Ill. |
Box Score |
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No. 5 Bellarmine |
66 |
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Illinois Springfield |
63 |
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Springfield, Ill. |
Box Score |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
58 |
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No. 14 Drury |
72 |
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Springfield, Mo. |
Box Score |
Despite four Prairie Stars scoring in double figures, including Shelbi Patterson's 18 and Syerra Cunningham's 11-point, 19-rebound double-double, Illinois Springfield came up just shy of a huge upset over No. 5 Bellarmine. The Knights were able to pull out the three-point win behind Sarah Galvin's double-double (13 pts, 15 rebs). The other two top-25 GLVC teams earned wins with a bit more ease, as Lewis topped Saint Joseph's 74-65 and Drury beat Missouri-St. Louis 72-58. Of note however, was the Pumas hot start with a 21-13 lead after the first period against the Flyers and UMSL's 18-17 advantage in the third quarter vs. Drury. Lewis' Jessica Kelliher eclipsed 30 points, scoring 31 in the win. Along with Bellarmine, Southern Indiana and Indianapolis earned road wins.
| SATURDAY | 12.3 |
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Maryville |
50 |
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No. 14 Drury |
78 |
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Springfield, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Indianapolis |
43 |
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No. 18 Lewis |
61 |
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Romeoville, Ill. |
Box Score |
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Southern Indiana |
89 |
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Illinois Springfield |
62 |
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Springfield, Ill. |
Box Score |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
68 |
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Missouri S&T |
65 |
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Rolla, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Quincy |
54 |
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Rockhurst |
76 |
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Kansas City, Mo. |
Box Score |
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No. 5 Bellarmine |
50 |
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McKendree |
37 |
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Lebanon, Ill. |
Box Score |
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Saint Joseph's |
63 |
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UW-Parkside |
61 |
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Kenosha, Wis. |
Box Score |
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Truman State |
63 |
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William Jewell |
68 |
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Liberty, Mo. |
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No. 5 Bellarmine, No. 14 Drury and No. 18 Lewis all picked up wins again to start GLVC play 2-0. With the wins, Bellarmine and Lewis extend their win streaks to eight and seven, respectively. Others beginning the Conference slate undefeated include Southern Indiana, Rockhurst and William Jewell after each recording wins today. Indianapolis, Saint Joseph's, Missouri S&T and Missouri-St. Louis split the opening league weekend at 1-1. Three players scored 20 or more points Saturday afternoon, including USI's Kaydie Grooms' 22 in an 89-62 road win at Illinois Springfield. Two others scored above the same threshold, and in the same game, as Jewell's Hayden Butler led all scorers with 21 in the Cardinals' 68-63 win and Truman State's Rachel Edmundson led the Bulldogs with an even 20 in the loss.