• Maryville 59, Davenport 52 (Nov. 10)
  Junior center Lillee Gustafson had her 14th career double-double but it wasn’t enough as the Panthers fell 59-52 in the season opener against Maryville. Gustafson scored 18 points and also had 14 rebounds and a career-high five steals in 34 minutes of action. She shot 8-of-16 from the floor and added two free throws. The Panthers kept the game close despite cold shooting from behind the arc (2-of-11) and at the free throw stripe (6-of-16).
• The teams traded points in the first quarter and the score was knotted up at 11 with 1:30 left in the quarter. Maryville would score the last five points of the quarter to lead 16-11. The lead grew to seven points in the second quarter and at the end of the quarter it was 25-17 in favor of the Saints. Davenport saw the deficit grow to 35-21 at the 6:36 mark of the third quarter. The Panthers trailed 46-35 at the end of the third quarter. Davenport made a run in the fourth quarter and trailed 51-48 after a triple by Alexa Kolnitys that banked in as the shot clock expired. The Panthers got a turnover but missed a layup and would not get closer than three points. Maryville missed a few free throws in the final two minutes but DU could not score in the final minute after a basket by Gustafson.
• Davenport held an 18-8 edge in points off turnovers. The Panthers also outscored the Saints’ bench 20-10. In addition, the Panthers ended with 40 points in the paint compared to 18 for Maryville. Antoinette Mussorici led the Saints with 22 points and went 8-of-10 at the free throw line. Karlee Feldman added a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Kolnitys added nine points for the Panthers. Nevaeh Williams came off the bench to score eight points. She also had five rebounds, three steals and two assists in 24 minutes of action.
• UMSL 67, Davenport 47 (Nov. 11)
  The Davenport women’s basketball team got off to a slow start in the first quarter and could not recover in a 67-47 loss to Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. The Panthers fall to 0-2 overall this season and could not find an offensive rhythm going 3-of-14 in the first quarter. UMSL did their part to distance themselves in the opening 10 minutes by shooting 8-of-11 in the quarter including 3-of-3 from behind the arc. The Panthers were staring down a 23-9 deficit heading into the second quarter.
• The Tritons increased their lead in the second quarter and led 40-20 at halftime. The Triton lead remained at double figures in the third quarter going into the fourth quarter with a 51-33 advantage. The lead would grow to 62-33 at the 4:52 mark of the final quarter. The teams played even in the second half with each scoring 27 points. Davenport would shoot better each quarter and finished 18-of-53 for 34 percent. The Tritons finished 24-of-52 for 46.2 percent. Both teams canned five triples for the game. Davenport had more points off turnovers for the second straight game with a 12-9 edge. Both teams would finish with 24 points in the paint. Lillee Gustafson finished with 11 points and eight rebounds, to lead the team in both categories. Alexa Kolnitys finished with eight points, three assists, and three steals in 35 minutes and did not commit a turnover. Isabel Lindo also scored eight points and made two of her four three-point attempts.

• Walsh will be playing their first game of the season against the Panthers after going 12-17 overall and 10-10 in the GMAC last season. The Cavaliers were bounced 67-61 in the quarterfinals of the GMAC Tournament by Trevecca Nazarene in Nashville. A year ago, Walsh went 0-4 against GLIAC teams during the non-conference. Abby Hickey returns after being the team’s second-leading scorer last season (10.4). Kiley Dyrlund also returns after averaging 8.9 points and 5.0 rebounds as a freshman.\
• This will be the second meeting between the teams and the first meeting since they both are members of NCAA Division II. The only previous matchup was March 14, 2011 in the NAIA National Semifinals in Sioux City, Iowa with DU winning 68-55.

• Findlay is off to a 2-0 start this season with wins over Lake Superior State (83-73) and Saginaw Valley State (73-66). They will also play GVSU on Friday at home before the game against DU on Saturday at home. Kate Ellis is leading the team with 21.5 points per game. Addisyn Freeman is leading the team with 7.5 rebounds per game. The Oilers have more assists (28) than turnovers (23) through two victories.
• The Oilers have won the last two meetings in the series including last year’s 62-46 triumph in Grand Rapids on Nov. 18, 2022. Ellie Toney led the Panthers with 11 points and canned 3-of-4 from deep. Lillee Gustafson added nine points and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes. Ellis led the Oilers with 11 points and grabbed eight boards. Findlay shot 47.3 percent from the floor but were just 2-of-10 from behind the arc.

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Tuesday, Nov. 14 vs. Walsh - 3 PM

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Saturday, Nov. 18 at Findlay - 1 PM

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