#2 Drury Lady Panthers (15-0, 5-0) vs. McKendree Bearcats (8-6, 2-3)
Game #16 -- Jan. 17, 2019 – 5:30 p.m.
Melvin Price/Harry Statham Center – Lebanon, Ill.
 
Live Coverage 
Radio- KBFL 96.9 FM/1060 AM, JOCK 98.7 FM (JIP at 6pm)
Live Audio- www.kbflam.com
Video- www.GLVCSN/mckendree
Live Stats- www.mckbearcats.com 
 
Lady Panthers start road trip at McKendree
The 2nd ranked Drury Lady Panthers start a four-game road trip at McKendree on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in Lebanon, Illinois. Drury is one of six unbeaten teams in NCAA-II as they enter Thursday's game with a 15-0 record and a 5-0 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. McKendree is 8-6 and 2-3 in the GLVC. The Bearcats have lost three straight including a 69-64 loss on Sunday to Missouri-St. Louis in their last outing.
 
The Lady Panthers have never lost to McKendree and are 7-0 in the all-time series. Drury won both meetings last year with a 75-57 win over the Bearcats in Springfield on Dec. 2 and an 86-54 win in the quarterfinals of the GLVC Tournament on March 1 in Edwardsville, Ill. Drury is playing at McKendree for the first time since Feb. 13, 2016, when they won 71-60.
 
Following Thursday's game, the Lady Panthers travel to Illinois Springfield for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday. 
 
Notes to Know:
-- With Drury's next win, head coach Molly Miller will tie Steve Harold for second-place at Drury in career coaching victories with 129. Harold went 129-52 in six seasons at DU. Coach Miller is 128-16 and in her fifth year.
-- Hailey Diestelkamp needs six rebounds to become the fourth player in program history to top 700 career boards. She currently ranks 4th all-time in rebounds at Drury with 694. 
-- Diestelkamp also ranks 13th on Drury's all-time scoring chart with 1,176 career points but is three points away from tying Annie Armstrong for 12th all-time, and is five from Melanie Oliver (11th), and eight points from Magen Brunson (10th).
-- Daejah Bernard became the seventh player in program history to reach 300 career assists last week and is currently tied with Katie Pritchard for sixth on Drury's all-time list with 317.
-- At 15-0, Drury is off to their best start in program history.
 
QUICK FACTS
Head Coaches
Drury: Molly Miller (5th year, 128-16)
McKendree: Keri Kerkoff (4^th year, 42-55)
 
Last Game
Drury: won vs. #17 Lewis 69-66 (Sat.)
McKendree: lost vs. Missouri-St. Louis 69-64 (Sun.)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 15
McKendree: Lost 3
 
Last five games
Drury: 5-0
McKendree: 2-3
 
2017-18 Series
Drury 75 McKendree 57 (Dec. 2, 2017, at DU)
Drury 86 McKendree 54 (Mar. 1, 2018, GLVC quarterfinals in Edwardsville, Ill.)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 7-0
 
STAT LEADERS
Drury
Points- #34 Hailey Diestelkamp 20.2 ppg
Rebounds- #34 Hailey Diestelkamp 9.7 rpg
Assists- #5 Daejah Bernard 6.4 apg
FG pct- #33 Emily Parker .545
3's- #14 Paige Robinson 47
3-FG pct- #14 Paige Robinson .480
FT pct- #14 Paige Robinson .867
 
McKendree
Points- #15 Sydney Diekhoff 16.4 ppg
Rebounds- #44 Jordan Morton 8.6 rpg
Assists- #10 Callie Pohlman 3.8 apg
FG pct- #31 Megen Jensen .626
3's- #15 Sydney Diekhoff 28
3-FG pct- #15 Sydney Diekhoff .301
FT pct- #15 Sydney Diekhoff .875
 
Up Next
Drury at Illinois Springfield -- Sat., Jan. 19, 1 p.m.
Springfield, Ill.
 
 
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