#1 Drury Lady Panthers (21-0, 12-0 GLVC) vs. Lewis Flyers (13-7, 10-2 GLVC)
Thur., Feb. 6, 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: JOCK 98.7 FM
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Live Video: GLVCNS.com/drury
Live Stats: DruryPanthers.com
 
Lady Panthers faces GLVC rival Lewis
The number one ranked Drury Lady Panthers are back at home hosting Great Lakes Valley Conference rival Lewis on Thursday at 5:45 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is 21-0, 12-0 in the GLVC, and ranked number one in NCAA-II for the 11th week in a row.
 
Lewis is 13-7, and their 10-2 conference record is third-best in the GLVC. The Flyers are coming off of a 77-71 win at home over Bellarmine on Saturday.
 
The Lady Panthers lead the all-time series against Lewis 14-7, and last year's game was decided in the final possession as Drury got a steal in the closing seconds to close out a 69-66 win at the O' on Jan. 12.
 
The Flyers are the top free throw shooting team in the conference hitting .806 from the line and feature the league's third-leading scoring. Rachel Hinders averages 19.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, is shooting .579 from the field and .934 from the foul line. 
 
Following Thursday's game, Drury hosts Overflow the O' on Saturday as the Lady Panthers take on Illinois Springfield at 1 pm.
 
Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#34 Hailey Diestelkamp 18.2 ppg (4th), 7.1 rpg (T-8th), 2.5 st pg (T-2nd)
#14 Paige Robinson 13.8 ppg (14th), .49 3's (4th), 828 FT pct
#5 Daejah Bernard 5.1 assists pg (2nd), 2.5 st pg (T-2nd)
 
Lewis
#42 Rachel Hinders 19.2 ppg (3rd), .934 FT pct. (1st), 7.1 rpg (8th) 
#10 Kaitlyn Williams 10.8 ppg, 42 3's (7th), .389 3-pt pct.
#33 Morgan Glatczak 2.8 bl pg (2nd)
 
STREAKS
Drury has won 58 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 49 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 49 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.
 
Lady Panthers and national stats 
The Drury Lady Panthers lead the nation in turnover margin (13.5), and steals per game (16.4).
 
Drury is also in the top five nationally in scoring (85.3, 5th), and assists per game (18.5, 5th). 
 
QUICK FACTS
Records 
Drury: 21-0, 12-0 GLVC, ranked #1 NCAA-II
Lewis: 13-7, 10-2 GLVC
 
Head Coaches
DU: Molly Miller (6th year, 169-17)
LU: Samantha Quigley-Smith (3rd yr, 64-20/8th yr. 165-82)            
 
Last Game
DU: Won vs. Maryville 93-58 (Sat.)
LU: Won vs. Bellarmine 77-71 (Sat.)
 
Streak
DU: Won 21
LU: Won 1
 
All-Time Series
Drury 14-7
 
Last Meeting
Drury 69 Lewis 66 (Jan. 12, 2019, at DU)
 
Up Next
Drury vs Illinois Springfield -- Sat.., Feb. 8, 2020
1 p.m. -- O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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