Molly Joyce did it from the free throw line and Casen Lawrence did if from the arc in Truman’s home sweep of Southwest Baptist at Pershing Arena on Saturday.
Lawrence went 8-of-14 from distance in the Bulldogs 79-73 victory. The game was tied at 55 when the ‘Dogs took control of the game with a 16-6 stretch….
Brad Boyer with the call on NEMOPressbox.com. Lawrence tied for the 3rd most three-pointers in a game and finished with those 24 points. Truman went 16-of-33 from the arc. Xavier Hall notched his first double-double tying a career-high with 13 assists and scoring 13 points. The Bulldogs improve to 14-8 and 8-6 in the GLVC. SBU drops to 7-14 and 4-11 in the conference.
In the women’s game, Joyce went 11-of-12 from the charity stripe and scored 28 points to lead Truman to an 84-77 win. Leading by eight the Bulldogs padded the lead with a quick 8-nothing burst in the third quarter…
Bryar Duwe scored a career-high 17 points. The Bulldogs improve to 10-14 and 7-7 in the GLVC. SBU center Tori Hamilton of Paris blocked two shots to tie the program’s career record for blocks with 124. She’s tied with Kirksville native Alicia Mercer. The Bearcats drop to 8-13 and 6-9 in the conference.
The Truman teams next visit Lincoln on Thursday.
postgame with Jeff Horner:
postgame with Theo Dean:
