INDIANAPOLIS – Two more Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) women's basketball teams advanced to the semifinal round of the 2022 GLVC Women's Basketball Championship Tournament in Edwardsville, Illinois, on the campus of SIUE at First Community Arena March 5. Lewis University and University of Missouri-St. Louis filled out the rest of the semifinal field Friday afternoon to take on University of Southern Indiana and Drury University, respectively.
Fans who will be attending March 3-6 can purchase tickets online at GLVCsports.com/HoopsTickets, and those who can't attend can watch on all GLVCSN platforms for $15 per individual game or $35 for an all-tournament pass for either the men's or women's tournament. If you are an iPhone user, be sure to make your purchases on your mobile browser or computer first to avoid Apple app store transaction fees; you will then be able to use the same login associated with your purchase to watch on your phone.
No. 5 LEWIS 83, No. 4 TRUMAN STATE 75
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A closely contested first period was followed by Lewis eventually expanding their lead to 11 heading into the break. It was not until the fourth quarter until the Bulldogs nearly got within one possession, but every time Truman would get close, Lewis had an answer to come away with the win. Ellie Weltha and Hannah Belanger combined for 57 points for the No. 4 Bulldogs, but the Flyers had four players in double figures, including Grace Hilber’s 24 and Kathryn Schmidt 21 to secure their next round game against No. 1 Southern Indiana.
No. 3 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 53, No. 6 ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD 51
BOX SCORE | RECAP: UMSL, UIS
A low scoring game came down to the final minute after UIS erased a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Alex LaPorta had an opportunity at the line under 10 seconds to clinch the game for UMSL but missed both giving the Prairie Stars a chance with eight seconds to go but came up empty just before the buzzer as the Tritons held on to win. Kiara Stewart had a game-high 18 points while also pulling down 13 rebounds to send UMSL to the semifinals tomorrow where they will meet No. 2 Drury.