#4 Drury Lady Panthers (11-0, 1-0) at William Jewell Cardinals (6-4, 0-2)
Game #12 -- Jan. 3, 2019 -- 5:30 p.m.
Mabee Center -- Liberty, Mo.
 
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4^th ranked Lady Panthers resume schedule at William Jewell on Thursday
The fourth-ranked Drury Lady Panthers return to action for the first time since Dec. 17 as they travel to William Jewell on Thursday for a 5:30 p.m. game at the Mabee Center in Liberty, Missouri.
 
Drury is 11-0, 1-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and one of just nine teams in Division II with an unbeaten record as of Jan. 1. The Lady Panthers won two games in Florida with an 86-63 win at Nova Southeastern on Dec. 16 and a 107-54 victory the following day against Concordia (Ore.). Drury's lone conference game was a 113-61 win at home over Missouri S& T on Dec. 1.
 
William Jewell is 6-4 and 0-2 in the GLVC. The Cardinals have been idle since Dec. 15 when they won a road game at Lincoln, 76-70. William Jewell has won their last three games but is off to a 0-2 start in the league with a 58-49 loss at Quincy on Nov. 29 and a 60-59 setback at Truman State on Dec. 1.
 
Drury is 10-3 all-time against William Jewell, 4-2 on the road in the all-time series and the Lady Panthers won both meetings last year winning 101-46 at home on Jan. 27 and 98-48 in Liberty on Feb. 24.
 
Following Thursday's game, Drury's road trip in the Kansas City area continues as they travel to Rockhurst for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday. 
 
Notes to Know:
Hailey Diestelkamp moved up to 14^th on Drury's all-time scoring list and needs just five points to top 1,100 career points…She also ranks fourth all-time at DU in rebounds with 643…Diestelkamp is currently 4^th all-time in steals with 225 and Daejah Bernard, with 222, is right behind her on the career list…At 11-0, Drury is off to their best start in program history…Drury leads all of Division II in turnover margin (+14.1)…The Lady Panthers rank 2nd in the nation in scoring margin (+31.5)…Drury is 3rd in NCAA-II in offense averaging 89.5 points per game…Daejah Bernard ranks 3rd in the nation in steals (3.9 per game), and she is eighth nationally in assists (6.2)…Ranked number four in NCAA-II, the Lady Panthers have been in the top 25 for 88 straight weeks, the longest such streak in the nation.
 
QUICK FACTS
Head Coaches
Drury: Molly Miller (5th year, 124-16)
William Jewell: Jill Slominski (23^rd year, 423-284)
 
Last Game
Drury: won vs. Concordia (Ore.) 107-54 (Dec. 17)
William Jewell: won at Lincoln 76-70 (Dec. 15)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 11
William Jewell: Won 3
 
Last five games
Drury: 5-0
William Jewell: 3-2
 
2017-18 Series
Drury 101 William Jewell 46 (Jan. 27 at DU)
Drury 98 William Jewell 48 (Feb. 24 at WJC)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 10-3
 
STAT LEADERS
Drury
Points- #34 Hailey Diestelkamp 20.2 ppg
Rebounds- #34 Hailey Diestelkamp 8.6 rpg
Assists- #5 Daejah Bernard 6.2 apg
FG pct- #33 Emily Parker .568
3's- #14 Paige Robinson 34
3-FG pct- #14 Paige Robinson .500
FT pct- #21 Payton Richards .917
 
William Jewell
Points- #2 Antoinette Mussorici 11.8 ppg
Rebounds- #21 Kiara Bradley 6.0 rpg
Assists- #2 Antoinette Mussorici 2.2 apg
FG pct- #12 Sydney Offield .561
3's- #2 Antoinette Mussorici 12
3-FG pct- #12 Sydney Offield .370
FT pct- #21 Kiara Bradley .913
 
Up Next
Drury at Rockhurst (Sat., Jan. 5 – 1 p.m.)    
 
 
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