The Lindenwood women's basketball team (8-9, 8-9 GLVC) lost, 74-70, to Missouri-St. Louis (11-7, 11-7 GLVC) on Thursday.

In the first half, Lindenwood shot 53.6 percent from the field, 30.8 percent from deep, and 100.0 percent at the free throw line. Devin Fuhring scored 14 points in the opening half, while Julia Ruzevich added 10 points and four rebounds. Off the bench, Nicole Hernandez had eight first half points. Entering halftime, the Lions held a slim 38-36 lead.

The second half saw Lindenwood outscored, 38-32, by Missouri-St. Louis. Fuhring scored a team-high 13 points while going 5-5 from the charity stripe. Ellen McCorkle had 12 points in the final 20 minutes, while J. Ruzevich tallied 11 rebounds. The Lions shot 42.3 percent from the field, but were 0-7 on three-pointer attempts. As a team, Lindenwood was 10-11 at the free throw line in the second half.

INSIDE THE PLAYS

• Both teams finished with 13 points off of turnovers.
• Lindenwood scored 14 second chance points, while limiting Missouri-St. Louis to six.
• The Tritons received 29 points from reserves, while the Lions received eight.
• In the game, there were 13 lead changes.
• Lindenwood outscored UMSL in the paint, 40-32. On fast breaks, the Lions scored 11 points to the Tritons' 10.

BOX SCORE LEADERS

• Fuhring scored a game-high 27 points. McCorkle had 18, J. Ruzevich finished with 17, and Hernandez had eight points.
• J. Ruzevich totaled 15 rebounds against the Tritons.
• Grace Neff tallied a team-high seven assists.
• McCorkle's four blocks led all players.
• McCorkle, Neff, and J. Ruzevich had two steals each.

RECORD NOTES

• McCorkle's four blocked shots are t-4th most in a single-game in the team's NCAA history.
• McCorkle finished with two steals, tying a career-best output.
• J. Ruzevich's 15 rebounds in the game matched a previous career-high.
• Hernandez tied a career-high with eight points and six rebounds.
• As a team, Lindenwood's 93.3 percent shooting at the free throw line is t-3rd for a single-game in program history.

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The Lions stay home to take on McKendree on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.