#2 Drury Lady Panthers (29-2) vs #7 Findlay Oilers (22-7)
NCAA-II Midwest Regional Quarterfinals
Fri., March 8, 2018 – 1:30 p.m. (central)
Gates Gym – Ashland, Ohio
 
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Lady Panthers face Findlay in NCAA-II opening round
The Drury Lady Panthers play Findlay in the opening round of the NCAA-II tournament in the Midwest Regional on Friday at 1:30 p.m. (Central).
 
The Lady Panthers are seeded second in the region, own a 29-2 record and are ranked third in this week's NCAA-II coaches' poll. Drury enters in the national tournament with a 14-game winning streak after winning the GLVC tournament last weekend that concluded with a 62-52 win over Southern Indiana in the league championship game in Edwardsville, Illinois.
 
Findlay is 22-7 and seeded seventh in the region. The Oilers finished the regular season with a 17-5 record in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and tied for second place in the league standings. Findlay is coming off of a loss to Hillsdale, 81-70, in the G-MAC championship game on March 3.
 
Drury and Findlay have played each other only once in program history. The Lady Panthers defeated the Oilers 77-65 on Dec. 19, 2006, in a game played in the Bahamas.
 
The winner of the Drury-Findlay game will play the winner of third-seeded Southern Indiana and number six Lewis on Saturday at 4 p.m. (Central). The regional championship game is scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m. (Central).

Lady Panthers in their 15th NCAA-II tournament
Drury is in the NCAA-II tournament for the 15th time in their 18-year history as a program. The Lady Panthers are 24-14 all-time in the tournament and have gone 11-3 in the opening round. Drury owns three regional championships (2014, 2007 and 2004) and one national runner-up (2004). The Lady Panthers have advanced to the Midwest Regional championship game in each of the last two seasons and last year lost to top-seeded Ashland in the title game, 74-62.
 
QUICK FACTS
Midwest Regional Seed
Drury #2, ranked 3^rd in NCAA-II
Findlay #7
 
Head Coaches
Drury- Molly Miller (4th year, 111-15)
Findlay- Jim Wiedie (5^th year, 77-60)
 
Last Meeting
Drury 77 Findlay 65 (Dec. 19, 2006 at Nassau, Bahamas)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 1-0
 
Last Game
Drury won vs #17 Southern Indiana 62-52 (March 4, GLVC championship, Edwardsville, Ill.)
  Findlay lost vs Hillsdale 81-70 (March 3, G-MAC championship, Cedarville, Ohio)
 
NCAA-II Midwest Regional Schedule
Fri., #3 Southern Indiana vs #6 Lewis, 11 a.m.
Fri., #2 DRURY vs #7 Findlay, 1:30 p.m.
Fri., #1 Ashland vs #8 Hillsdale, 4 p.m.
Fri., #4 Michigan Tech vs #5 Grand Valley St., 6:30 p.m.
Sat., S. Ind./Lewis vs DU/Findlay, 4 p.m.
Sat., Ashland/Hillsdale vs Mich. Tech/GVSU, 6:30 p.m.
Mon., NCAA-II Midwest Reg. Championship, 6 p.m.
 
 (all times Central)
 
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