#1 Drury Lady Panthers (24-0, 15-0 GLVC) at William Jewell Cardinals (11-12, 7-8 GLVC)
Sat., Feb. 15, 2020 – 1 pm
Mabee Center – Liberty, Mo. Â
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Lady Panthers complete KC-area road trip at William Jewell
The number one ranked Drury Lady Panthers complete their Kansas City-area road trip on Saturday when they take on William Jewell at 1 pm at the Mabee Center in Liberty, Missouri.
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Drury is 24-0, 15-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and is ranked first in the NCAA-II coaches' poll. The Lady Panthers are coming off of a 103-60 win at Rockhurst on Thursday.
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William Jewell is 11-12, 7-8 in the GLVC, and have won three straight and five of their last six. The Cardinals defeated Southwest Baptist 83-74 on Thursday at home. Saturday's game is the final home contest of the year for William Jewell as the Cardinals are on the road for the last four games of the regular season.Â
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Drury has scored at least 103 points in three straight games and in five of their last six contests. They are averaging 108 points per game in the five-game stretch. In Thursday's win, the Lady Panthers also won by at least 30 points for the 11th time this season as nearly half of DU's wins so far this season have been by at least a 30-point margin.
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Drury leads the all-time series against William Jewell 12-3 and has won seven straight against the Cardinals.
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The Lady Panthers are back at home on Thursday when they host Truman State, a team with the second-best league winning percentage in the GLVC, at 5:45 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
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Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#34
Hailey Diestelkamp 18.9 ppg (4th), 7.1 rpg, 2.6 st pg (1st)
#14
Paige Robinson 13.8 ppg (15th), 54 3-pt (3rd), .836 FT pct (9th)
#5
Daejah Bernard 5.2 assists pg (2nd), 2.5 st pg (3rd)
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William Jewell
#21 Kiara Bradley 15.7 ppg (10th), 7.2 rpg (9th)
#10 Ainsley Tolson 10.1 ppg
#12 Sydney Offield 7.8 ppg
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STREAKS
Drury has won 61 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 52 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
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Drury: 24-0, 15-0 GLVC, ranked #1 NCAA-II
William Jewell: 11-12, 7-8 GLVC
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Head Coaches
DU:
Molly Miller (6th year, 172-17)
WJC: Jill Slominski (24
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Last Game
DU: Won at Rockhurst 103-60 (Thur.)
WJC: won vs. Southwest Baptist 83-64 (Thur.)
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Streak
DU: Won 24
WJC: Won 3
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All-Time Series
Drury 12-3
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2018-19 Series
Drury 71 William Jewell 46 (Jan. 3, 2019, at WJ)
Drury 91 William Jewell 34 (March 3, 2019, at DU)
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Up Next
Drury vs Truman St. -- Thur., Feb. 20, 2020
O'Reilly Family Event Center
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