#1 Drury Lady Panthers (22-0, 13-0 GLVC) vs. Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars (7-14, 2-11 GLVC)
Sat., Feb. 8, 2020 – 1 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
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Promotion
Overflow the O' presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts
 
Live Coverage
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Lady Panthers host Illinois Springfield for Overflow the O'
The number one ranked Drury Lady Panthers host Illinois Springfield for Overflow the O' presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts, on Saturday at 1 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is 22-0, 13-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and ranked number one in the latest NCAA-II coaches poll. The Lady Panthers are coming off of a 114-63 win over Lewis on Thursday, and their 51-point win is their largest margin of victory so far this season.
 
Illinois Springfield is 7-14 and 2-11 in the GLVC. The Prairie Stars lost at Southwest Baptist 85-83 in overtime on Thursday and have dropped four straight. Their two conference wins have come against Missouri-St. Louis on Jan. 23, and William Jewell on Jan. 29. Both wins were at home.
 
The Lady Panthers are averaging 107.7 points in their three-game homestand. Drury scored 116 against Missouri S&T, 93 points against Maryville last Saturday, and 114 on Lewis Thursday night. Drury has topped 90 points in 11 of their 22 games.
 
After Saturday's game, the Lady Panthers head to the Kansas City area for two games next week. Drury is at Rockhurst on Feb. 13, then will take on William Jewell on Feb. 15 in Liberty, Mo.
 
Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#34 Hailey Diestelkamp 18.3 ppg (4th), 7.0 rpg (T-8th), 2.5 st pg (3rd)
#14 Paige Robinson 13.9 ppg (14th),  52 3's (4th), .833 FT pct
#5 Daejah Bernard 5.2 assists pg (2nd), 2.6 st pg (T-2nd)
 
Illinois Springfield
#1 Lauren Ladowski 15.5 ppg (9th), 3.7 ast pg (7th)
#3 Tehya Fortune 10.0 ppg, 29 3's
#10 Malea Jackson 9.5 ppg
 
STREAKS
Drury has won 59 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 50 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 50 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 (13.7), and steals per game (16.7).
 
Drury is also in the top five nationally in scoring (86.6, 5th), and assists per game (18.7, 5th). 
 
QUICK FACTS
Records 
Drury: 22-0, 13-0 GLVC, ranked #1 NCAA-II
Ill. Springfield: 7-15, 2-11 GLVC
 
Head Coaches
DU: Molly Miller (6th year, 170-17)
UIS: Casey Thousand (1st year, 7-14)             
 
Last Game
DU: Won vs. Lewis 114-63 (Thur.)
UIS: Lost at SW Baptist 85-83, OT (Thur.)
 
Streak
DU: Won 22
UIS: Lost 4
 
All-Time Series
Drury 12-0
 
Last Meeting
Drury 97 Illinois Springfield 58 (Jan. 19, 2019, at UIS)
 
Up Next
Drury at Rockhurst -- Thur., Feb. 13, 2020
5:30 pm -- Kansas City, Mo. 
 
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