ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Davenport played their second game in the last 24 hours and played host UMSL to a two-possession game. The Panthers held a 10-point lead after the first half of play, but were outscored 38-23 in the second half of the game. Toni Grace and Elise Scaggs led the scoring for Davenport in the game.
 
THE BASICS
Final Score: Davenport-62 | Missouri-St. Louis-67
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
 
POINTS PER HALF
First Half: DU-39 | UMSL-29
Second Half: DU-23 | UMSL-38
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Davenport came out lighting it up from the floor to start the game, jumping out to a 14-4 lead following a three by Courtney McInerney. The Tritons got their feet underneath them and quickly tied up the game with 4:33 to play in the quarter 14-14. After a couple of buckets were traded, Davenport held a 21-19 lead heading into the second quarter.
 
The second quarter saw the Panthers pull away from the Tritons. Davenport outscored UMSL 18-10 in the quarter. Madison Jones hit a pair of free throws in the final minute of the half to give Davenport their largest lead yet.
 
Davenport was hanging on to their lead late in the third quarter, but a big run by the Tritons vanquished the Panthers lead. With 4:43 to go in the third quarter Emily Lange drilled two free throws, putting DU up 47-38. The Tritons went on a 15-2 run after that and held a 53-49 advantage heading into the final 10 minutes of regulation.
 
The fourth quarter started off with a plethora of offensive miscues by both teams. It took two minutes and 24 seconds before the first points were scored. Unfortunately, UMSL scored the opening seven points of the quarter and took a 60-49 lead with 6:11 to play. Davenport didn't go away quietly, quickly cutting the lead down to a one-possession game. Scaggs scored seven straight points for the Panthers, from 3:15 until 1:47 on the clock, to cut the lead down to two points. After the three by Scaggs with 1:47 to go in the game, the Panthers would be held scoreless down the stretch. The Tritons hit 3/6 free throws in the final two minutes to help secure the win.

STAT LEADERS
Points: Grace (21)
Rebounds: Scaggs (7)
Assists: Scout Nelson (2)
Steals: Grace (4)
Blocks: McInerney/Taylor Opolka (1)

PLAYER OF THE GAME

 
UP NEXT
The Panthers have one more road contest before playing their home-opener. Davenport travels to Indianapolis on Friday, November 15 for a non-conference contest.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Tyler Triemstra