ST. LOUIS – Hannah Perryman threw an opening game no hitter and UMSL hits seven home runs on the day in helping third ranked UMSL to a GLVC pair sweep 9-0 and 7-3 vs. the Drury Softball Panthers here on Sunday.

UMSL improves to 35-3 overall and 20-2 in the GLVC with Drury going to 14-24 overall and 7-15 in the GLVC.

In the opener the Tritons hit three homers and scored five runs on seven hits in the bottom of the third for a 5-0 lead.  UMSL added two runs on three hits in the fifth to extend their lead to 7-0.  UMSL hit their fourth homer of the game in the sixth for the 9-0 win.  UMSL finished the contest with 14 hits.

Hannah Perryman (19-2) had 12 strikeouts in the no hit performance tied the NCAA career record with four career perfect games.  Jessica Kjeldgaard (9-11) received the loss.

In the nightcap a two run homer by the Tritons in the second made gave UMSL an early lead.  Marissa Ross cut the Triton lead to 2-1 on an RBI single to score Kari Hillenburg in the Panther third.  A two RBI double in the bottom of the third extended the UMSL lead to 4-1.  The Panthers battled back to score a run in the fourth and cut the Triton lead to 4-2 on a fourth inning RBI single by Jordan Herman to plate Miki Andrus.

UMSL continued the hit the long ball with another two run homer in the bottom of the fourth for a 6-2 lead and added their final run in the fifth on Sarah Kern's third homer on the day.  Ross scored on the throw after a Chantal Oelrich single in the seventh for the Panthers third run.
Drury finished with 11 hits led by Hillenburg who had a team high three hits with Alyssa Sargent getting two hits and Ross having two.  UMSL had 13 hits.

Brittni Chapman (16-1) earned the win for UMSL and Shelby Weissenbach (5-10) received the loss.

Drury will play at Southwest Baptist on April 14^th with action set to start at 2 p.m. in Bolivar.