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PREVIEW: Lady Panthers at William Jewell, Sat., 1 pm

12/4/2020 6:38:00 PM



Drury Lady Panthers (3-0, 3-0 GLVC) at William Jewell Cardinals (1-2, 1-2 GLVC)
Sat., Dec. 5, 2020 – 1 pm
Mabee Center – Liberty, Mo.
 
Live Coverage
Radio: JOCK 96.9 FM/99.9 FM/1060 AM
Audio: www.969thejock.com, TuneIn App
Live Video: GLVCSN
Live Stats: jewellcardinals.com
 
Lady Panthers at William Jewell, Sat., 1 pm
The Drury Lady Panthers return to the road for a 1 pm game on Saturday at William Jewell. Drury is 3-0 after a 93-59 win over Southwest Baptist on Thursday. The Cardinals are 1-2 and lost on Thursday at Rockhurst, 67-57.
 
The Lady Panthers have won 35 straight games dating back through last season. Drury went 32-0 last year.
 
Drury is 14-3 all-time against William Jewell. The Lady Panthers have won the last nine meetings against the Cardinals and have won by an average of 38.9 points per game.
 
Drury is also looking for their 26th straight win on the road, the longest such streak in NCAA-II women's basketball. The Lady Panthers have not suffered a road loss since March 12, 2018 when they fell to Ashland in the NCAA-II Midwest Regional championship game.
 
Following Drury's game on Saturday, the Lady Panthers return to action on Dec. 12 at Rockhurst for a 1 pm game in Kansas City, Mo.
 
Streaks
The Drury Lady Panthers have several significant winning streaks active going into their next game:
 
   -- 35 straight wins overall (dating back to March 27, 2019, in the NCAA-II semifinals vs. Lubbock Christian)
   -- 69 straight regular season wins (dating back to Jan. 18, 2018, at Bellarmine)
   -- 52 straight GLVC regular season wins (dating back to Jan. 18, 2018, at Bellarmine)
   -- 55 straight home wins, second-longest home-court winning streak in NCAA-II trailing only Lubbock Christian, who has won 78 in a row at home (DU's streak dates back to Nov. 26, 2016, in a 74-59 loss to #2 Emporia State)
   -- 25 straight road wins, the longest such streak in D-II and three ahead of Ashland's 22-game road winning streak
 
Paige Robinson tops 1,000 career points
Junior Paige Robinson became the 18th player in program history to top 1,000 points in her career when she reached the milestone on Nov. 29 as part of a 37-point game at Lindenwood. The Bethany, Illinois native carries 1,036 points into her next game and is 20 points behind Ja'Nell Jones (2007-11) for 16th on Drury's all-time scoring list.
 
Drury All-Time Scoring Leaders
1. Hailey Diestelkamp (2016-present) 2,321
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15. Alice Heinzler (2014-18) 1,078
16. Ja'Nell Jones (2007-11) 1,056
17. Paige Robinson (2018-pres.) 1,036
18. Paige Wilson (2013-17) 1,019
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 3-0 (3-0 GLVC)
William Jewell: 1-2 (1-2 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Amy Eagan (1st year 3-0/12th year, 190-142)
WJ: Jill Smolinski (25th year, 443-312)
 
Last Game
DU: Won vs. Southwest Baptist 93-59 (Thur.)
WJ: Lost at Rockhurst 67-57 (Thur.)
 
2019-20 Series
Drury 98 William Jewell 67 (Feb. 15, 2020 at WJ)
Drury 98 William Jewell 57 (Feb. 27, 2020 at DU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 14-3
 
Up Next
Drury at Rockhurst -- Sat., Dec. 12, 2020
1 pm – Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse   
 
#allweDUiswin
 
 
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