#1 Drury Lady Panthers (12-0, 3-0 GLVC) vs. UMSL Tritons (6-6, 1-2 GLVC)
Thur., Jan. 4=9, 2020 – 5:45 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
Ticket Information
$12 (both games), children 12 and under are FREE
Box Office: 417-873-7000
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Promotion
"Plays for Strays" with the Southwest Missouri Humane Society
 
Live Coverage
Radio: KBFL 96.9 FM/1060 AM (Friday), JOCK 98.7 FM (joined in progress at 6 pm)
Audio: www.kbflam.com, www.jock987.com, TuneIn App
Live Video: GLVCNS.com/drury
Live Stats: DruryPanthers.com
 
Top-Ranked Lady Panthers back on home court
The Drury Lady Panthers are on their home court for the first time in more than a month as they host Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday at 5:45 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is ranked number one in the NCAA-II coaches' poll again this week and carries a 12-0 record with a 3-0 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Lady Panthers are coming off of an 84-63 win at McKendree on Saturday.
 
UMSL is 6-6 and 1-2 in the GLVC. The Tritons have won three of their last four, including a 67-56 win over Missouri S&T on Saturday.
 
Thursday's game will feature two sisters going head-to-head as Drury senior forward Hailey Diestelkamp battles her sister, UMSL center Breanna Diestelkamp. Both wear jersey number 34 for their respective teams, and both were All-State performers at Owensville during their high school career. It is the first time two sisters have played one another in a league game since Jan. 6, 2005, when Jenny Wisser of Quincy took on Amy Wisser of Indianapolis.
 
Following Thursday's game, the Lady Panthers are home again as they host Lindenwood on Saturday at 1 pm.
 
Players to Watch
DRURY
#34 Hailey Diestelkamp 15.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg
#14 Paige Robinson 11.7 ppg, .811 FT pct
#5 Daejah Bernard 4.5 assists pg, 2.3 steals pg
 
UMSL
#20 Danielle Berry 11.8 ppg, .449 3-pt pct
#12 Laura Szorenyi 10.3 ppg
#11 Alex LaPorta 9.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg
 
STREAKS
Drury has won 49 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 40 consecutive games in the GLVC. Their last loss was at Bellarmine - Jan. 18, 2018.
 
The Lady Panthers have won 45 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 1,820 points and 944 career boards
 
QUICK FACTS
Records 
Drury: 12-0, 3-0 GLVC, ranked #1 NCAA-II
UMSL: 6-6, 1-2 GLVC
 
Head Coaches
DU: Molly Miller (6th year, 160-17)
UMSL: Katie Vaughn (8^th year, 116-89)
 
Last Game
DU: Won vs McKendree 84-63 (Sat. at McK)
UMSL: Won vs Missouri S&T 67-56 (Sat. at UMSL)
 
Streak
DU: Won 12
UMSL: Won 1
 
All-Time Series
Drury 28-1 vs UMSL
 
2018-19 Series
Drury 77 UMSL 44 (Feb. 9, 2019 at DU)
Drury 79 UMSL 39 (Feb. 22, 2019 at UMSL) 
 
Up Next
Drury vs Lindenwood -- Sat., Jan. 11, 2020
1 pm -- O'Reilly Family Event Center 
 
 
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