#1 Drury Lady Panthers (17-0, 8-0 GLVC) at Indianapolis Greyhounds (12-4, 5-3 GLVC)
Thur., Jan. 23, 2020 – 4:30 pm (CST)
Nicoson Hall – Indianapolis, Ind.
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Lady Panthers continue road stint at Indianapolis
The Drury Lady Panthers play their fourth straight road game on Thursday as they take on Indianapolis. Tipoff is 4:30 pm (CST).
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Drury is ranked number one in the NCAA-II coaches' poll for the ninth week in a row, and the Lady Panthers are 17-0 with an 8-0 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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Indianapolis is 12-4 and 5-3 in the GLVC. The Greyhounds are coming off of a 55-53 overtime win at Bellarmine on Monday.
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UIndy is one of the GLVC's best defensive teams. They rank second in points allowing surrendering just 61.4 points per game, and their .364 opponents field goal percentage ranks first in the league.
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Drury enters the game as the top offense in the conference averaging 83.9 points. The Lady Panthers have topped 90 points in four of their last five games and put up 95 in Drury's 95-64 win at Southwest Baptist on Monday.
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The Lady Panthers have won 11 of 15 meetings against Indianapolis and won last year's game 77-47 at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
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The Lady Panthers end their five-game road stint on Saturday at Bellarmine for a noon (CST) game in Louisville, Ky.
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Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#34
Hailey Diestelkamp 17.5 ppg (5th), 6.8 rpg (8th)
#14
Paige Robinson 12.4 ppg, .822 FT pct (14th)
#5
Daejah Bernard 4.8 assists pg (3rd), 2.6 steals pg (2nd)
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Indianapolis
#15 Laura Thomas 15.3 ppg, .878 FT pct
#32 Dasia Evans 12.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg
#22 McKenzy Telfair 10.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg
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STREAKS
--Drury has won 54 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.
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--Drury has won 45 consecutive games in the GLVC. Their last loss was at Bellarmine - Jan. 18, 2018.
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--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.
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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 1,926 points and 980 career boards
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QUICK FACTS
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Drury: 17-0, 8-0 GLVC, ranked #1 NCAA-II
Indianapolis: 12-4, 5-3
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Head Coaches
DU:
Molly Miller (6th year, 165-17)
Indy: Kristin Wodrich (4th year, 44-55)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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Last Game
DU: Won at Southwest Baptist 95-64 (Mon. at SBU)
Indy: Won at Bellarmine 55-53, OT (Mon. at BU)
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Streak
DU: Won 17
Indy: Won 1
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All-Time Series
Drury 11-5 vs Indy
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Previous Meeting
Drury 77 Indianapolis 47 (Jan. 10, 2019, at DU)
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Up Next
Drury at Bellarmine -- Sat., Jan. 25, 2020
noon (CST) -- Louisville, Ky.
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