Tuesday's Lady Panthers Basketball Opener At Southwest Baptist, At A Glance ...Â
LADY PANTHERS BASKETBALL AT SOUTHWEST BAPTIST
WHEN:Â Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. at Meyer Center in BolivarRECORDS:Â Drury 0-0; Southwest Baptist 2-0LIVE VIDEO WEBCAST:Â Click here for linkLIVE STATS:Â Click here for linkRADIO/TV:Â Can be heard live on KBFL 1060 AM (www.radiospringfield.com); TV on tape-delay basis by Mediacom Connections 22
FOLLOW FOR LIVE UPDATES:Â @drurypanthers on Twitter, new Phizzle text message update service (click here to sign up)FAST FACTS: Â The Lady Panthers open their 16th season of basketball, and second under head coach
Molly Miller. ... Drury picked up two exhibition game victories in the last two weeks, defeating NAIA members Columbia College (95-88) and Lyon College (87-59) ... Drury leads the all-time series 6-1 and has won four straight against Southwest Baptist in the "Bank of Bolivar HIghway 13 Cat Fight," including an 80-62 triumph at The O' last season. The Lady Panthers were 77-76 winners in '13 in their last trip to the Meyer Center, when a last-second shot by the Lady Bearcats was ruled - after a lengthy review of replay - to have come after the final buzzer. ... SBU has opened with a pair of home victories, defeating Henderson State 80-78 last Friday and Ouachita Baptist 74-67 on Saturday. ... The Lady Bearcats, in their second season under head coach Kelsey Keizer, lost 96-59 at Missouri and 70-68 at Marquette in Division I exhibitions. ... Dilonna Johnson, a 5-7 senior in her second season at SBU after transferring from D-I Drake, is averaging 22.0 points and has made 9 of 13 3-pointers to lead the Lady Bearcats. ... Caylee Richardson, a 6-2 freshman, is adding 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds, and Megan Rosenbohm, a 5-6 sophomore, contributes 13.5 points per game. ... Sophomore guard
Heather Harman had a game-high 21 points (on 8-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range) to lead DU in Friday's exhibition win over Lyon, while junior guard
Alice Heinzler had 24 points to pace five in double-figures in the victory over Columbia. ... The Lady Panthers will play host to perennial MIAA and national power Washburn at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at The O'. ...Â