#1 Drury Lady Panthers (27-0, 18-0 GLVC) vs. William Jewell Cardinals (11-15, 7-11 GLVC)
Thur., Feb. 27, 2020 – 5:45 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
Tickets
$12 (both games), children 12 and under are FREE
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Live Coverage
Radio: KBFL 96.9 FM/1060 AM, JOCK 98.7 FM (JIP at 6 pm)
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Live Video: GLVCSN
Live Stats: drurypanthers.com
 
Lady Panthers host William Jewell
The number one ranked Drury Lady Panthers host William Jewell in the next to last game of the regular season. Drury has already clinched the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season title and the number one seed in the league tournament. The Lady Panthers are 27-0 and 18-0 in the GLVC. William Jewell is 11-15 and 7-11 in the conference.
 
Thursday's game is a rematch of Drury's 98-67 win over the Cardinals on Feb. 15 in Liberty. Hailey Diestelkamp set a program record with 43 points in that game while Daejah Bernard tied a team record with 11 assists. Drury led by only 12 at halftime, 38-26, before blowing the game open, scoring 60 points in the second half.
 
Drury's regular season championship is their 13th title in the 15 years they have been in the GLVC, and this year marks their seventh straight first-place finish. The Lady Panthers have had the best overall record in each of the last two years the league has played as a single division, and they have won 11 division championships between 2006 and 2018.
 
Drury is back at home on Saturday to host Rockhurst for Senior Day and Homecoming 2020 at 1 pm.
 
Midwest Regional Rankings (record through 2/24)
1. DRURY (27-0)
2. Ashland (27-0)
3. Grand Valley St. (25-2)
4. Walsh (23-2)
5. Kentucky Wesleyan (25-1)
6. Ferris State (19-6)
7. Southern Indiana (17-7)
8. Lewis (17-9)
9. Lindenwood (16-8)
10. Truman St. (18-7)
 
Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#34 Hailey Diestelkamp 20.1 ppg (3rd), 7.3 rpg (9th), 2.6 st pg (1st)
#14 Paige Robinson 14.2 ppg (12th), 58 3-pt (3rd), .864 FT pct (7th)
#5 Daejah Bernard 5.4 assists pg (2nd), 2.5 st pg (T-2nd)
 
William Jewell
#21 Kiara Bradley 16.5 ppg (6th), 6.8 rpg
#10 Ainsley Tolson 9.7 ppg
#35 Claire Burch 7.3 ppg
 
STREAKS
--Drury has won 65 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 56 consecutive games in the GLVC, including the postseason tournaments. Their last loss in the league was at Bellarmine - Jan. 18, 2018.
 
--The Lady Panthers have won 52 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. 
 
QUICK FACTS
Records 
Drury: 27-0, 18-0 GLVC, ranked #1 Midwest Region, ranked #1 NCAA-II
William Jewell: 11-15, 7-11 GLVC
 
Head Coaches
DU: Molly Miller (6th year, 175-17)
WJC: Jill Slominski (24^th year, 444-308)            
 
Last Game
DU: Won at Quincy 112-63 (Sat.)
WJC: Lost at Lindenwood 85-63 (Sat.)
 
Streak
DU: Won 27
WJC: Lost 3
 
All-Time Series
Drury 13-3
 
Last Meeting
Drury 98 William Jewell 67 (Feb. 15 at WJC)
 
Up Next
Drury vs Rockhurst -- Sat., Feb. 29, 2020
1 pm -- O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
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