ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Women's Basketball Championship game is set, as Missouri-St. Louis and Maryville will meet Sunday, March 8. The conference title will be decided at the Mark Twain Building on the campus of Missouri-St. Louis, with tip-off set for 1:00 p.m. CT. Tomorrow’s matchup marks the first time these two teams have squared off in the title game.
Fans who will be attending the Championship game can purchase tickets online at
GLVCsports.com/tickets, and those who can't attend can watch on all GLVCSN platforms for $15 per individual game or $40 for the full tournament.
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
#1 Missouri-St. Louis 66, #5 Lewis 59
BOX | RECAPS:
UMSL |
LEWIS
- LEWIS opened up the game well, leading 19-10 after the first intermission
- UMSL found its groove and took the lead after three quarters and held from there
- UMSL shot 62.1% (18-of-29) from the field, in the second and third quarters to help grab the lead.
- GLVC Player of the Year Mara Rieder led the Tritons in scoring with 22 points and adding nine rebounds
- GLVC Freshman of the Year Jayden Kuper (17), Morgan Ramthun (11), and Jaeda Wilson (10) added double-digit scoring.
- LEWIS’ Ally Cesarini, GLVC Defensive Player of the Year, led the team with 21 points and added two steals which put her on 100 on the year.
- She is the eighth GLVC women’s basketball player to record 100+ steals in a season, with the last coming in 2019.
- This is the Tritons’ first title game appearance.
#2 Maryville 70, #3 Drury 64
BOX | RECAPS:
MU |
DU
- MU shot 41.4% (24-of-58) from the field, compared to DU’s 33.9% (21-62)
- MU won the battle in the paint, outscoring DU (34-14).
- Claire Lueken led the way for MU, scoring 18 points
- Gracie Gopalan and Annika Pluemer added 13 and 10 points respectively.
- DU’s Rhi Gibbons registered a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds .
- This is the Saints’ fifth title game appearance and second in a row.