#1 Drury Lady Panthers (25-0, 16-0 GLVC) vs. Truman State Bulldogs (17-6, 13-3 GLVC)
Sat., Feb. 15, 2020 – 1 pm
Mabee Center – Liberty, Mo.Â
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Lady Panthers set for showdown vs. Truman St.
Thursday's game is a showdown between the teams with the two best records in the Great Lakes Valley Conference as the number one ranked Lady Panthers host Truman State.
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Drury is 25-0, 16-0 in the GLVC while Truman State is 17-6, and their 13-3 league record is the second-best mark in the conference. The Bulldogs are in third place in the GLVC's point rating system that is used to determine the conference tournament field and seeding.
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Hailey Diestelkamp is coming off of a game where she set the program's single-game scoring record with 43 points at William Jewell on Saturday. She was the NCAA-II and GLVC Player of the Week averaging 32 points and 10 rebounds in two games last week.
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Daejah Bernard also tied a Drury single-game record for assists as she dished out 11 on Saturday. She matched the total set by Addy Roller (2-25-16), Ja'Nell Jones (12-18-09), and Courtney Brent (1-13-01).
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Drury is on the road for their next game as they travel to Quincy for a 1 pm game on Saturday in Quincy, Illinois.
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Midwest Regional Rankings
1. DRURY (25-0)
2. Ashland (25-0)
3. Grand Valley St. (23-2)
4. Walsh (22-2)
5. Kentucky Wesleyan (24-1)
6. Southern Indiana (16-6)
7. Ferris State (17-6)
8. Lewis (15-9)
9. Lindenwood (14-8)
10. Truman St. (17-6)
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Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#34
Hailey Diestelkamp 19.8 ppg (3rd), 7.2 rpg (9th), 2.6 st pg (1st)
#14
Paige Robinson 14.2 ppg (12th), 56 3-pt (3rd), .853 FT pct (7th)
#5
Daejah Bernard 5.4 assists pg (2nd), 2.5 st pg (T-2nd)
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Truman St.
#4 Sloane Totta 13.8 ppg (13th), 5.1 apg (3rd)
#54 Katie Jaseckas 13.2 ppg (17th)
#23 Maddie Re 9.6 ppg, 10 rpg (3rd), .561 FG pct (4th)
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STREAKS
--Drury has won 62 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 53 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.Â
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QUICK FACTS
RecordsÂ
Drury: 25-0, 16-0 GLVC, ranked #1 Midwest Region, ranked #1 NCAA-II
Truman St.: 17-6, 13-3 GLVC, ranked #10 Midwest Region
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Head Coaches
DU:
Molly Miller (6th year, 173-17)
TSU: Theo Dean (1
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Last Game
DU: Won at William Jewell 98-67 (Sat.)
TSU: Won at Indianapolis 69-53 (Sat.)
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Streak
DU: Won 25
TSU: 1
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All-Time Series
Drury 15-0
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2018-19 Series
Drury 72 Truman St. 66 (Feb. 2, 2019, at DU)
Drury 85 Truman St. 60 (March 9, 2019, GLVC semifinals, Edwardsville, Ill.)
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Up Next
Drury at Quincy -- Sat., Feb. 22, 2020
1 pm -- Quincy, Ill.Â
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