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Feel the spirit: Snapshots of 2023 homecoming

Members of the UMSL community filled their plates at the annual Chili Feed, packed the stands to support the basketball teams and danced the night away at homecoming.

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UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The 22nd-ranked volleyball team lost the GLVC Tournament final in five sets against Rockhurst but secured it first NCAA Regional berth since 2010.

UMSL Tritons 2018-19 year in review

UMSL Tritons 2018-19 year in review

The Tritons sent four teams to the NCAA Division II Championship, won the Great Lakes Valley Conference title in softball and had 117 individuals receive academic all-conference recognition.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The softball team finished off its Florida road trip with a 6-2 record, including wins over No. 25 Gannon and No. 14 Grand Valley State.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The men’s basketball team topped Maryville to log its first 20-win season since 1990-91. Now, the Tritons’ sights are set on the conference tournament.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Joel Sylven shot a season-low 216 over three rounds to take medalist honors at the Newberry College Invitational last week, the second win of his UMSL career.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The men’s basketball team (17-4) is off to its best start since 1971-72 after a comeback win over William Jewell that saw the Tritons close on a 19-1 run.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The men’s and women’s basketball teams both secured narrow victories over crosstown rival Maryville, with the women overcoming a 16-point deficit.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The men’s basketball team finished off a four-game conference road swing by coming back to beat Truman State and Quincy, improving its record to 14-4 on the season.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Freshman Kiara Stewart recorded the first double-double of her UMSL career in a come-from-behind victory at McKendree as her team salvaged a split of last week’s games.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The men’s basketball team snapped a 15-game losing streak against Southern Indiana on Saturday after pushing No. 1 Bellarmine to the limit in a loss earlier in the week.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The men’s basketball team finished its nonconference schedule with a 9-1 record and heads back into conference play by hosting top-ranked Bellarmine.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Jason Towery logged the first double-double of his UMSL career in an overtime victory over Hannibal-LaGrange, one of two wins for the Tritons men’s basketball team last week.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The men’s and women’s basketball teams both split their first two conference games, with the men beating McKendree on Thursday and the women defeating Illinois Springfield on Saturday.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Senior Johnathan Matthews and sophomore Shane Wissink each averaged double figures in scoring as the men’s basketball team went 3-0 last week.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The men’s and women’s basketball teams both went 1-1 last week with the men beating Webster and the women topping Purdue Northwest.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Men’s basketball started off the season with a pair of victories, topping Walsh and Tiffin at the GLVC/GMAC Challenge.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Freshman Megan Woll set a single-season program record with 620 digs as the volleyball team closed out the year with a 3-0 sweep of GLVC foe Maryville.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The Tritons tallied a combined 26 hits with senior Justin Busekrus going 6-for-8 at the plate.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL swept McKendree, 9-0, on Saturday, with senior Renee Verboven winning her singles match 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Senior pitcher Hannah Perryman recorded her eighth career perfect game, tying the NCAA Division II record.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL women’s basketball sophomore Jordan Fletcher posted back-to-back double-doubles, averaging 17.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Senior Kelly Kunkel averaged 14 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last week as the Tritons went 1-1 at home.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Diogo Dias finished in first place in the 100-yard backstroke as UMSL returned to the pool for the first time in nearly a month on Saturday.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The women’s basketball team outlasted visiting Truman State in a 61-60 double overtime victory with junior Shea O’Brien contributing 14 points off the bench, including four in the second overtime.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The women’s basketball team won its lone game last week, defeating cross-town foe Maryville, while the men’s team finished the week with a win and a loss.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Men’s basketball opened Great Lakes Valley Conference play at home last week but came up short in both games, losing to Drury, 60-51, and Missouri S&T, 85-81.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL women’s basketball went 1-1 last week, defeating Findlay at home (74-59) after falling to Kentucky Wesleyan on the road (74-58).

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Freshman Diogo Dias won three individual events and one relay, setting a school record in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 48.64.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Senior Carly Ochs tallied a career-best 22 kills Saturday as UMSL closed out the year with a five-set victory over Drury on Senior Day.

UMSL celebrates disability awareness

UMSL celebrates disability awareness

The University of Missouri–St. Louis celebrated 25 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a trio of events this week including “Shoot from the Hip.”

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Senior JJ Kinnevan tallied seven hits and scored six runs as the Tritons opened the season in Florida with a 4-0 record.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Going into Monday, the UMSL women’s golf team was tied for seventh place at its own Las Vegas Desert Classic after a round one score of 333.

Smith named GLVC Player of the Week

Smith named GLVC Player of the Week

The business administration major averaged 33 points on 24-of-35 attempts from the floor (68.6 percent) and snagged 7.5 rebounds per game last week.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Junior Hannah Perryman picked up her 59th career victory, becoming the program’s all-time wins leader, as the softball team recorded its 10th straight win on Sunday.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL’s Angie Quiroga placed 12th in the 200 backstroke and was 13th in the 100 backstroke at the GLVC Swimming & Diving Championships.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The No. 13 ranked UMSL Tritons opened the 2015 season with a 5-1 record at the NFCA Division II Lead Off Classic in Tucson, Ariz.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL senior Alexis Lawrence connected on seven three-pointers and averaged 15.5 points per game in the Tritons’ two wins last week.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL’s Kelly Kunkel shot a perfect 7-for-7 from the field and 4-for-4 at the line to finish with a career-best 20 points in a 74-49 Tritons win over Missouri S&T.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL men’s and women’s basketball combined to go 3-3 on the week while men’s and women’s swimming both posted new program records.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL men’s basketball moved to 11-3 (3-1 GLVC) on the year after picking up a win and a loss in conference play last week.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Senior Aareon Smith averaged 19 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game on the weekend as UMSL improved to 7-0 at home this season.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The UMSL women’s basketball team fell a free throw short of a fifth straight win despite rallying from a 12-point deficit against Lindenwood. The team is now 4-2.