QUINCY, IL – Postseason time has arrived in the GLVC. Tonight (February 28^th) is the opening round of the GLVC Women's Basketball tournament. This year due to COVID-19 postponements all 15 teams make the tournament, with the top seed based of the league's Point Rating System getting a bye to the Vadalabene Center on the campus of SIU-Edwardsville. The quarterfinal games will take place on March 3^rd and 4^th, with the semi-finals on March 5^th and the conference championship on March 6^th.

The Quincy University women (9-19, 5-14 GLVC), which earned the 13^th seed, open the GLVC tournament with a trip to Kirksville, MO tonight to take on the 4 seeded Truman State Bulldogs (17-10, 13-6 GLVC). This will be the third meeting between the rivals this year with the Bulldogs taking both games. In the first game at Pepsi Arena, TSU was victorious by the score of 68-59 back on January 4^th. Then on February 10^th at Pershing Arena, TSU took that contest at 58-48.

SCOUTING THE HAWKS

• First postseason appearance since the 2015-16 season in which, they lost to Bellarmine in the championship game.
• Earned the most conference wins in 5 years
• Hawks have won 3 out of their last 4 games with the one loss being to Drury
• Scored a conference high 78 points in the win over Southwest Baptist last time out
• Beth Matas Martin leads the Hawk offense averaging 11 points a game
• Emma Knipe leads the way on the glass with 6 rebounds a game
• 5^th best scoring defense in the league

 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

• Bulldogs have lost 3 out of their last 4 games, with the lone win coming at home against William Jewell College
• Lost to Drury last year in the championship game
• Hannah Belanger leads the scoring attack at 16.7 points per game, which sits 4^th in the GLVC
• Ellie Weltha is averaging a double-double, 15.5 points per game, 10.3 rebounds per game
• 6^th best scoring defense in the league
• Averaging 27.9 defensive rebounds per game, which leads the league