#1 Drury Lady Panthers (20-0, 11-0 GLVC) vs. Maryville Saints (11-7, 6-5 GLVC)
Sat., Feb. 1, 2020 – 1 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
Tickets
$12 (both games), children 12 and under are FREE
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Promotion
CCPS Day
 
Live Coverage
Radio: JOCK 98.7 FM
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Live Video: GLVCNS.com/drury
Live Stats: DruryPanthers.com
 
Lady Panthers host Maryville
The number one ranked Drury Lady Panthers look to continue their perfect season as they host Maryville on Saturday at 1 pm.
 
Drury is 20-0, 11-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and have maintained their number one national ranking throughout the season. Thursday, they set a team record with 116 points in a 116-68 win over Missouri S&T.
 
Maryville is 11-7, 6-5 in the GLVC, and is coming off of a 68-59 loss at Southwest Baptist on Thursday. The Saints feature the conference's leading scorer. Mary Barton is averaging 23.5 points per game, and her 62 three-pointers also rank first in the league.
 
Drury senior Hailey Diestelkamp enters Saturday's game needing just nine points to become the first player in program history to reach 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. She surpassed the 1,000 rebound mark on Thursday and enters Saturday's contest with 1,991 points in her career. Diestelkamp owns the career records at Drury in both categories.
 
After Saturday's game, the Lady Panthers are back at home on Thursday when they host conference rival Lewis at 5:45 pm at the O'.
 
Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#34 Hailey Diestelkamp 18.1 ppg (4th), 6.9 rpg (T-8th), 2.5 st pg (T-2nd)
#14 Paige Robinson 13.6 ppg (15th), .825 FT pct
#5 Daejah Bernard 4.9 assists pg (2nd), 2.5 st pg (T-2nd)
 
Maryville
#2 Mary Barton 23.5 ppg (1st), .893 FT pct (4th), 62/133 3-pt (1st, 3's) 
#12 Jayda Jansen 13.8 ppg (14th)
#24 Abby Monis 12.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg (5th) 
 
STREAKS
--Drury has won 57 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 48 consecutive games in the GLVC, including the postseason tournaments. Their last loss in the league was at Bellarmine - Jan. 18, 2018.
 
--The Lady Panthers have won 48 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 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 surpassed 1,000 career rebounds on Thursday and now needs only nine points to become the program's first player ever to accumulate 2,000 points and 1,00 rebounds in her career. He enters today's game with 1,991 points and 1,002 career boards.
 
QUICK FACTS
Records 
Drury: 20-0, 11-0 GLVC, ranked #1 NCAA-II
Maryville: 11-7, 6-5 GLVC
 
Head Coaches
DU: Molly Miller (6th year, 168-17)
MU: Collin Lanam (4^th year, 49-48)          
 
Last Game
DU: Won vs Missouri S&T 116-68 (Thur.)
S&T: Lost at Southwest Baptist 68-59 (Thur.)
 
Streak
DU: Won 20
MU: Lost 1
 
All-Time Series
Drury 18-3
 
Last Meeting
Drury 70 Maryville 60 (Jan. 16, 2020, at MU)
 
Up Next
Drury vs Lewis -- Thur., Feb. 6, 2020
5:45 p.m. -- O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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