UMSL UMSL 0-1 ex

Bradley BRAD 1-0 ex

UMSL UMSL

0-1 ex

Final

Nov. 05, 2016

Bradley BRAD

1-0 ex

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
UMSL UMSL	6	11	14	14	45
Bradley BRAD	16	18	14	14	62

Box Score

Missouri Valley Conference

Braves Top UMSL 62-45 In Exhibition

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 11/5/2016 4:17:00 PM

PEORIA, Ill. – Senior forward Leti Lerma (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine) turned in a double-double to pace three Braves in double figures as she helped the Bradley women's basketball team to a 62-45 victory over Missouri-St. Louis Saturday at Renaissance Coliseum in the lone exhibition of 2016-17 for the Braves.

After a slow start, sophomore Vanessa Markert (Mt. Sterling, Ill./Brown County) got free on the inside for a pair of baskets midway through the first quarter and Lerma had a personal 8-0 run of her own as Bradley scored 12 consecutive points. The Braves held the Tritons to one point over the final five and a half minutes of the first and led 16-6 at the end of the opening period.

Bradley stretched the lead to as many as 19 points in the second quarter at 32-13 nearing the three-minute mark and led 34-17 at the half. The Braves held UMSL to 21.4 percent shooting in the first half and were led by Lerma's 10 points, six boards and one block in the opening 20 minutes. Junior Danielle Brewer (Coatesville, Ind.) scored seven points during a 75-second span in the second to help Bradley extend the lead.

Markert opened the third quarter with a three-point play and went on to score eight of her 12 points on the day in the period. Bradley held a 48-31 advantage heading into the fourth. The Braves were able to stretch the lead to as many as 21 points in the fourth and went on to top the Tritons 62-45.

Lerma led the Braves with 16 points on 7-for-14 shooting and 11 rebounds to pace three Bradley players in double figures. Markert and Brewer each added 12 points for the Braves. Freshman Alona Johnson (Milwaukee, Wis./Riverside) scored all six of her points in the second half and collected three assists and four steals in 19 minutes off the bench.

Bradley held UMSL to 26.3 percent shooting in the contest and the Braves owned a 49-35 edge on the glass with five players collecting five or more boards, while turning 13 offensive rebounds into 18 second chance points.

Robnsiesha Lee led UMSL with 12 points and seven rebounds.

Bradley will open the 2016-17 regular season Friday, Nov. 11 at Kent State with a 6 p.m. (CST) contest.

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