Box Score (Springfield, Ill.) – Toni Knar (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) set a new school single game record with her eight made three-pointers to help Missouri S&T snap a five-game losing streak in an 89-58 win at Illinois Springfield on Thursday evening in Springfield, Ill. Knar also set career-highs in points (29) and field goals made (10).

The Lady Miners (7-13, 3-9 GLVC) raced out to an early 5-0 lead less than a minute into the contest. The Prairie Stars (5-15, 1-11 GLVC) countered with five straight of their own to tie the game about a minute later. S&T answered that run with 12 straight points to take a lead it wouldn't relinquish. Elsie Greenwood (Breckenridge, Mo./Penney High School) hit a jumper to spark the run and Karli Sample (St. Joseph, Mo./Benton) had six points in the run.

Illinois Springfield cut the margin to 21-17 with 9:26 left in the half, but Jaaron Kassanavoid (Lawson, Mo./Lawson) answered with a three-pointer to spark a 12-2 run to push the lead back into double figures by the 6:25 mark. Knar added two big three's in the run. The Prairie Stars took advantage of some sloppy play by the Lady Miners scoring four of their next six points off of turnovers.

S&T held an eight point lead with less than five minutes to go in the half before ending the half scoring 16 of the last 23 points to take a 49-32 lead into the locker room. The 49 points scored were a season-high for the Lady Miners and they shot a blistering 62.1 percent (18-for-29) from the field and were 7-of-11 (64 percent) from beyond the arc. They also outrebounded UIS by a 22-to-10 advantage.

The Prairie Stars shot 42 percent (13-for-31) from the floor in the opening half, was 3-of-8 from the three-point line. Alyssa Palmer and Cassie Wolfe paced UIS with seven points apiece while Elizabeth Kelly had six points.

S&T continued its hot shooting to open the second half as it scored 15 of the first 19 points to stretch its halftime lead to 64-36 just 5:26 into the frame. The lead eventually grew to 32 points on Knar's sixth three-pointer of the contest at the 12:37 mark.

The Lady Miners went cold over the next six and a half minutes, but Illinois Springfield couldn't take advantage hitting just two three-pointers in that span. Knar snapped the cold spell hitting her seventh trey of the night to push the lead back to 29 points with less than six minutes to play in the contest.

Head coach Alan Eads tried to get Knar the record but she missed her next two attempts before breaking the record with 2:38 left in the contest. S&T outscored the Prairie Stars 9-7 over the final two and a half minutes for the final margin.

The Lady Miners recorded season highs in field goals made (34), three-pointers made (12), three-point attempts (27), field goal percentage (57.6 percent) and assists (26). They were 34-for-59 from the field, 12-for-27 from beyond the arc and 9-of-13 from the foul line. Knar led three players in double figures while Sample added 20 points and Kylie Cooper (Andover, Kan./Andover) had 12. S&T held a 41-to-26 edge on the glass.

Illinois Springfield shot 38 percent (21-for-56) from the floor, 6-of-18 from beyond the arc and went 10-for-17 at the charity stripe. Courtney Knuckles led the Prairie Stars with 13 points while Wolfe and Meredith Marti had nine points apiece.

The Lady Miners conclude their four-game road trip on Saturday when they travel to Lebanon, Ill., to take on McKendree University at 1 p.m.