#1 Drury Lady Panthers (27-0, 17-0) vs. William Jewell Cardinals (14-11, 8-9)
Game #28 – Sat., March 2, 2019 – 1 p.m.
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
Promotion
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Lady Panthers aim to complete an undefeated regular season
The Drury Lady Panthers, ranked number one in the NCAA-II coaches' poll, will look to complete their first undefeated regular season in program history on Saturday as they host William Jewell at 1 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is 27-0, 17-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and is coming off of  90-67 win at home over Rockhurst on Thursday. The Cardinals are 14-11, 8-9 in the GLVC and their 68-46 win at Missouri S&T on Thursday clinched them a spot in the conference tournament next week.
 
The Lady Panthers lead the all-time series 11-3 and won at William Jewell earlier this year, 71-46, on Jan. 3. Hailey Diestelkamp had a double-double in that game with 19 points and 12 rebounds while shooting 8 for 11 from the field. William Jewell was held to 30 percent shooting from the floor going 16 for 53.
 
Drury heads to the GLVC tournament next week in Edwardsville, Illinois. The quarterfinals of the women's tournament start on March 8 with times to be determined later this weekend.
 
Notes to Know
--Drury's 27-game winning streak is the second-longest in program history. The Lady Panthers won 30 straight in their national runner-up season in 2003-04.
--While Drury is trying to complete their first undefeated regular season, they are also looking for their fourth perfect conference season. DU went 19-0 in their first year in the GLVC in 2006 and went 12-0 in the Heartland Conference in 2005 and 2004.
--Hailey Diestelkamp enters today's game with 571 points for the year - second-most ever in a Drury single-season. Lindsay Ballweg holds Drury's season-record with 644 points in the 2009-10 season.
--Diestelkamp is also 21 rebounds away from breaking the Lady Panthers all-time record. Her 792 boards are the third-best total ever at DU behind only Amanda Newton (2002-06) with 793 and Melanie Oliver (2007-10) with 812.  
--Daejah Bernard enters today's game leading the nation in steals with 106 and Thursday she set a program record for assists in a season with 171.
 
QUICK FACTS
Head Coaches
Drury: Molly Miller (5th year, 140-16)
William Jewell: Jill Slominski (23rd year, 420-285)
 
Last Game
Drury: won vs. Rockhurst 90-67 (Thursday)
William Jewell: won at Missouri S&T 68-46 (Thursday)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 27
William Jewell: Won 1
 
Last five games
Drury: 5-0
William Jewell: 4-1
 
Previous Meeting
Drury 71 William Jewell 46 (Jan. 3, 2019, at WJC)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 11-3
 
STAT LEADERS
Drury
Points- #34 Hailey Diestelkamp 21.1 ppg (2nd in GLVC)
Rebounds- #34 Hailey Diestelkamp 9.0 rpg (3rd in GLVC)
Assists- #5 Daejah Bernard 6.4 apg (1st in GLVC, 10th in NCAA-II)
FG pct- #33 Emily Parker .535 (6th in GLVC)
3's- #14 Paige Robinson 77 (1st in GLVC)
3-FG pct- #14 Paige Robinson .423 (4th in GLVC)
FT pct- #14 Paige Robinson .860
 
William Jewell
Points- #2 Antoinette Mussorici 15.0 ppg (6th in GLVC)
Rebounds- #21 Kiara Bradley 5.6 rpg
Assists- #2 Antoinette Mussorici 2.6 apg
FG pct- #44 Natalie Closser .508
3's- #2 Antoinette Mussorici 41
3-FG pct- #12 Syndney Offield .380
FT pct- #12 Syndey Offield .887 (3rd in GLVC)
 
Up Next
Drury at GLVC Tournament – Fri., Mar. 8
Vadalabene Center – Edwardsville, Ill.
 
 
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