#11 Drury Lady Panthers (3-1) in Oasis Hotel & Convention CTR Thanksgiving Classic
Fri., Nov. 24-Sat., Nov. 25
O'Reilly Family Event Center – Springfield, Mo.
Promotions
Friday- FREE admission
Saturday- Kids 12 and under FREE
Oasis Hotel & Convention CTR Schedule
Friday- Drury vs Arkansas-Fort Smith, 5:30 p.m.
Friday- Missouri S&T vs Union, 7:45 p.m.
Saturday- Drury vs Union, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday- Missouri S&T vs Arkansas-Fort Smith, 7:45 p.m.
Live Coverage
Radio- (Friday) KBFL 96.9 FM
(Saturday)
JOCK 98.7 FM
Video (all games)-
GLVCSN
Stats-
drurypanthers.com
Lady Panthers host Oasis Hotel & Convention CTR Thanksgiving Classic
The Lady Panthers host the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center Thanksgiving Classic on Friday and Saturday at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
11th-ranked Drury (3-1) opens the event taking on Arkansas-Fort Smith (3-2) at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and then Missouri S&T (4-0) faces Union (5-0) at 7:45 p.m. Friday night. Admission is free to each of the Friday games.
Saturday, the Lady Panthers battle Union at 5:30 p.m. and Missouri S&T concludes the event with their game against Arkansas-Fort Smith.
Drury 3-0 all-time against Arkansas-Ft. Smith and won last year's meeting 70-62 in Arkansas. The Lady Panthers are 2-0 against Union. Saturday's game is the first contest against the Bulldogs since their 62-59 win over Union on Nov. 30, 2013.
Missouri S&T is 4-0 and off to their best start since 2011-12.
QUICK FACTS
Head Coaches
Drury-
Molly Miller (4
th year, 85-14)
Arkansas-Fort Smith- Elana Lovato (2nd year, 20-15)
Union- Mark Campbell (19th year, 558-86)
Missouri S&T- Alan Eads (16th year, 197-216)
All-Time Series
Drury 3-0 vs Arkansas-Fort Smith
Drury 2-0 vs Union
STAT LEADERS
Drury
Points- #15
Heather Harman 14.0 ppg
Rebounds- #34
Hailey Diestelkamp 6.0 rpg
Assists- #15
Heather Harman 3.5 apg
FG%- #24 Lucia Fernandez .633
3's- #15
Heather Harman 8, .320
FT%- #14
Alice Heinzler .923 (12/13)
Arkansas-Fort Smith
Points- #40 Tayla Taylor 11.4 ppg
Rebounds- #40 Tayla Taylor 8.6 rpg
Assists- #4 Lundon Williams 4.6 apg
FG%- #2 Daijah Brown .613
3's- #3 Micayla Haynes 14, .452
FT%- #34 Ellie Lehne .900 (9/10)
Union
Points- #25 Chelsey Shumpert 25.5 ppg
Rebounds- #32 Sara Lytle 7.8 rpg, #3 Ann Lea Little 7.5 rpg
Assists- #1 Jada Perkins 6.25 apg
FG%- #32 Sara Lytle .644
3's- #25 Chelsey Shumpert 20, .556
FT%- #32 Sara Lytle .950 (19/20)
Up Next
Thur., Nov. 30 vs Missouri-St. Louis, 5:30 p.m., O'Reilly Family Event Center
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