#1 Drury Lady Panthers (35-0) vs. #5 Lubbock Christian Lady Chaparrals (30-5)
NCAA-II Elite Eight, Semifinals – Wed., March 27, 2019 – 7:30 pm (Central)
Alumni Hall – Columbus, Ohio
  
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Lady Panthers vs. Lubbock Christian in the NCAA-II Semifinals
The number one ranked Drury Lady Panthers take on Lubbock Christian in the NCAA-II semifinals on Wednesday at 7:30 pm (Central) in Columbus, Ohio.
 
Drury advanced through the quarterfinals of the Elite Eight on Tuesday with a 91-60 win over Nova Southeastern and kept their record perfect at 35-0.
 
Lubbock Christian, seeded fifth in the Elite Eight, won their quarterfinal game 99-54 over fourth-seeded North Georgia on Tuesday. The Lady Chaparrals are ranked 25th in the latest NCAA-II coaches' poll, and they improved to 30-5 after their win on Tuesday.
 
The winner of Wednesday's game will advance to the NCAA-II National Championship on Friday at 6 pm (Central) and will play the winner of the other semifinal - second-seeded Southwestern Oklahoma State vs. number three seed Indiana (Pa.).
 
Drury is playing their second national semifinal in program history and their first since 2004. The Lady Panthers are in their fourth Elite Eight.
 
Lubbock Christian is playing in their third Elite Eight in four years, and the program made the NCAA-II tournament in their first year of postseason eligibility at this level in 2016. That season, they won the national championship defeating Alaska Anchorage 78-73 in Indianapolis to win the title. They are 11-1 in their history in the NCAA-II tournament.  
 
LCU advanced to the Elite Eight winning the South Central Regional tournament with wins over Tarleton St. 84-53, #19 Colorado Mesa 56-53, and over #21 Angelo State 76-70. The Lady Chaps won the Heartland Conference going 13-1 in the league's regular season.
 
Wednesday's game is the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
 
Notes to Know:
--Hailey Diestelkamp needs three rebounds to break Drury's single-season rebounding record. Diestelkamp enters Wednesday's game with 309 boards and trails Melanie Oliver's total of 311 set in the 2009-10 season.
--Daejah Bernard needs only three more steals to set a new single-season mark at Drury in that category. She comes into the semifinals with 131 steals and trails Kara Rutledge with 133 in 2003-04.
--Drury's 35-game winning streak is the longest in program history and topped the previous mark of 30 set by their national runner-up team in 2003-04.
--This season marks the Lady Panthers third straight 30-win season. Drury went 30-4 in 2016-17, 31-3 in '17-18, and is 31-0 so far this year. They are 94-5 in the last three years combined with a 52-2 GLVC record in that span.
 
Lady Panthers in the NCAA-II Tournament
The Lady Panthers are in their 16th national tournament appearance in just their 19th year of existence as a program, are playing in their fourth Elite Eight, and their second NCAA-II semifinals. Drury's 2019 tournament appearance is their sixth straight trip to the Big Dance, and the Lady Panthers have advanced to at least the regional finals in each of the last four years and in five of the last six seasons. 
 
Drury is 30-15 all-time in the national tournament and has won regional championships in 2019, 2014, 2007 and 2004. The Lady Panthers were the NCAA-II Runner-Up in '04.
 
NCAA-II Elite Eight
Tuesday, March 26, Quarterfinals
Indiana (Pa.) 73 Azusa Pacific 60
Southwestern Oklahoma St. 71 St. Anselm 61
LADY PANTHERS 91 Nova Southeastern 60
Lubbock Christian 99 North Georgia 54
 
Wednesday, March 27, Semifinals
#3 Indiana (Pa.) vs. #2 Southwestern Okla. St., 5 pm (Central)
#1 LADY PANTHERS vs. #5 Lubbock Christian, 7:30 pm (Central)
 
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Fri., March 29 – 6 pm (Central)
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
DU: 35-0
LCU: 30-5
 
NCAA-II Coaches Poll
DU: #1
LCU: #25
 
Tournament Bid
DU- Automatic, GLVC champion
LCU- Automatic, Heartland champion
 
Regional Seed
DU: #1, Midwest
LCU: #4, South Central
 
Head Coaches
DU: Molly Miller (5th year, 148-16)
LCU: Steve Gomez (16th year, 395-122)
 
Road to the NCAA-II Semifinals
Drury: won vs Kentucky Wesleyan 88-57 (March 15)
               won vs Northern Michigan 78-56 (March 16)
               won vs #10 Grand Valley St. 51-44 (March 18)
               won vs Nova Southeastern 91-60 (March 26
LCU: won vs Tarleton State 84-53 (March 15)
               won at #19 Colorado Mesa 56-53 (March 16)
               won vs #21 Angelo State 76-70 (March 19)
               won vs North Georgia 99-54 (March 26)  
 
 
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