#1 Drury Lady Panthers (23-0, 14-0 GLVC) at Rockhurst Hawks (9-13, 3-11 GLVC)
Thur., Feb. 13, 2020 – 5:30 pm
Mason-Halpin Field House – Kansas City, Mo.Â
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Lady Panthers start road trip at Rockhurst
The Drury Lady Panthers start a two-game road trip in the Kansas City area on Thursday when they take on Rockhurst at 5:30 pm at Mason-Halpin Field House.
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Drury is 23-0, 14-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and ranked number one in the nation for the 12th consecutive week in the NCAA-II coaches' poll.
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Rockhurst is 9-13 and 3-11 in the GLVC. The Hawks are coming off of a 77-66 loss to Bellarmine last Saturday and have dropped five straight.
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The Lady Panthers enter this week coming off of a four-game homestand that saw them average 109.3 points per game. Drury posted a team-record 116 points on Jan. 30 against Missouri S&T, followed that with a 93-point performance two days later against Maryville, and they scored 114 in back-to-back games last week with games against Lewis and Illinois Springfield.
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Drury has only lost to Rockhurst only once in program history and is 36-1 all-time against the Hawks. Their only loss to Rockhurst came in the first-ever meeting between the two teams in a 72-69 overtime defeat on Jan. 27, 2001.
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The Lady Panthers road trip continues on Saturday as Drury takes on William Jewell for a 1 pm game in Liberty.
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Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#34
Hailey Diestelkamp 18.8 ppg (4th), 7.0 rpg, 2.6 st pg (T-1st)
#14
Paige Robinson 14.0 ppg (15th), 54 3-pt (3rd), .841 FT pct (9th)
#5
Daejah Bernard 5.2 assists pg (2nd), 2.6 st pg (T-2nd)
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Rockhurst
#23 Madeline Ronshausen 19.9 ppg (3rd), .444 3-pt, .833 FT pct.
#34 Paige Pendley 11.9 ppg, .841 FT pct
#22 Daly Sullivan 7.9 ppg
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STREAKS
Drury has won 60 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 51 consecutive games in the GLVC, including the postseason tournaments. Their last loss in the league was at Bellarmine - Jan. 18, 2018.
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The Lady Panthers have won 51 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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QUICK FACTS
RecordsÂ
Drury: 23-0, 14-0 GLVC, ranked #1 NCAA-II
Rockhurst: 9-13, 3-11 GLVC
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Head Coaches
DU:
Molly Miller (6th year, 171-17)
RU: Larry Park (11
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Last Game
DU: Won vs. Illinois Springfield 114-54 (Sat.)
RU: Lost vs. Bellarmine 77-66 (Sat.)
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Streak
DU: Won 23
RU: Lost 5
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All-Time Series
Drury 36-1
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2018-19 Series
Drury 62 Rockhurst 41 (Jan. 15, 2019, at RU)
Drury 90 Rockhurst 67 (Feb. 27, 2019, at DU)
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Up Next
Drury at William Jewell -- Sat., Feb. 15, 2020
1 pm -- Liberty, Mo.Â
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