#1 Drury Lady Panthers (14-0, 5-0 GLVC) vs. Maryville Saints (8-4, 3-2 GLVC)
Thur., Jan. 16, 2020 – 5:15 pm
Moloney Arena – St. Louis, Mo.
 
Live Coverage
Radio: KBFL 96.9 FM/1060 AM, JOCK 98.7 FM (JIP at 6 pm)
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Live Video: GLVCSN
Live Stats: maryvillesaints.com
 
Top-Ranked Lady Panthers start road stretch at Maryville
The number one ranked Drury Lady Panthers play the first of five straight road games on Thursday at Maryville. Tipoff is at 5:15 pm in St. Louis, Missouri.
 
The Lady Panthers are 14-0, 5-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and are ranked number one in the NCAA-II coaches' poll for an eighth straight week.
 
Maryville is 8-4, 3-2 in the GLVC, and is coming off of a one-point loss at Truman State last Saturday, 78-77. Before Saturday's loss, the Saints had won six of their last seven games.
 
Drury forward Hailey Diestlelkamp is coming off of a 37-point game against Lindenwood on Saturday and was named the GLVC Player of the Week after averaging 25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and shooting .740 from the floor. Diestelkamp enters the week averaging 17.3 points and ranks fifth in the league in scoring.
 
Maryville's Mary Barton is the conference's leading scorer. The St. Louis native is averaging 21.9 points and has hit a league-leading 40 three-pointers.
 
Following Thursday's game, the Lady Panthers travel to Rolla to take on Missouri S&T Saturday at 1 pm.
 
Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#34 Hailey Diestelkamp 17.3 ppg (5th), 6.6 rpg (12th)
#14 Paige Robinson 12.3 ppg (18th), .814 FT pct (14th)
#5 Daejah Bernard 5.1 assists pg (3rd), 2.6 steals pg (3rd)
 
Maryville
#2 Mary Barton 21.9 ppg (1st), 40/92 3-pt att. (.435), 1st in 3's made
#12 Jayda Jansen 14.1 ppg (13th), .460 3-pt pct.
#24 Abby Monis 13.7 ppg (15th), 8.9 rpg (5th)
 
STREAKS
Drury has won 51 straight regular season games. The Lady Panthers won all 28 contests before the postseason last year and have not lost a regular season game since Jan. 18, 2018 at Bellarmine.
 
Drury has won 42 consecutive games in the GLVC. Their last loss was at Bellarmine - Jan. 18, 2018.
 
The Lady Panthers have won 47 consecutive home games - the second-longest streak in NCAA-II women's basketball. Their last loss at home was on Nov. 26, 2016 against 2nd ranked Emporia State 74-59.
 
Diestelkamp's 2,000 point/1,000 rebound watch
Hailey Diestelkamp is now Drury's all-time leading scorer and all-time leading rebounder. She is one of two current players in NCAA-II women's basketball with a chance to reach 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Hailey enters today's game with 1,871 points and 957 career boards
 
QUICK FACTS
Records 
Drury: 14-0, 5-0 GLVC, ranked #1 NCAA-II
MU: 8-4, 3-2 GLVC
 
Head Coaches
DU: Molly Miller (6th year, 162-17)
MU: Collin Lanam (4^th year, 46-45)
 
Last Game
DU: Won vs. Lindenwood 98-84 (Sat. at DU)
MU: Lost at Truman St. 78-77 (Sat. at TSU)
 
Streak
DU: Won 14
MU: Lost 1
 
All-Time Series
Drury 17-3 vs Maryville
 
2018-19 Series
Drury 105 Maryville 57 (Feb. 7, 2019 at DU)
Drury 80 Maryville 57 (Feb. 23, 2019 at MU)
 
Up Next
Drury at Missouri S&T – Sat., Jan. 18, 2020
1 pm – Rolla, Mo.  
 
 
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