Women's Basketball | 12/31/2014 9:54:00 AM

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The No. 16 Drury Lady Panthers will begin the new year on the Great Lakes Valley Conference road, visiting Indianapolis (Friday) and Saint Joseph's (Sunday) for league tests to kick off 2015.

Coach Molly Miller's DU squad is 7-2 overall and 1-0 in the GLVC entering Friday's 4:30 p.m. (CST) tipoff against UIndy at Nicoson Hall in Indianapolis. The Greyhounds, after an 0-3 start to the season, are now 4-5 and 1-0 in the GLVC, with a 59-55 victory at Saint Joseph's on December 3.

Drury will continue to Rensselaer, Ind., to face the Pumas on Sunday in a 1 p.m. (CST) tipoff. Former DU coach Steve Harold's Saint Joseph's squad is 3-7 overall and 0-1 in the GLVC entering a Friday night matchup with Missouri S&T. 

The Lady Panthers have been idle since posting an 89-50 win over Central Methodist on December 18, which came three days after Drury had picked up a 73-70 victory at defending MIAA champion Central Missouri in Warrensburg.

Kelly Walter, a 5-11 senior guard, is averaging 16.6 points and has made 26 3-pointers through nine games to lead Indianapolis. Princess German adds 12.8 points and Nicole Anderson 11.1 points for the Greyhounds of coach Constantin Popa.

Junior point guard Annie Armstrong averages 14.9 points to pace three Lady Panthers scoring in double-figures. Senior post Sanayika Shields adds 12.0 points and a team-high 9.8 rebounds while junior guard Addy Roller adds 10.0 points for a Drury team that ranks second nationally in FT percentage (.849) and fourth in fewest turnovers per game (10.8). Armstrong is second nationally in FT percentage (.974) and Roller ranks 11th in assist/turnover ratio (2.91).

Drury and Indianapolis are tied at 5-all in the all-time series, with the Greyhounds having won last year's matchup 85-68 in Springfield, one of only four losses on the season overall for the Lady Panthers.

Friday's game can be heard live on JOCK 98.7 FM (streamed at www.jock987.com) and can be viewed in a webcast by visiting the UIndy website at www.athletics.uindy.edu.