#1 Drury Lady Panthers (29-0, 20-0 GLVC) vs Maryville Saints (16-11, 11-9 GLVC)
GLVC Quarterfinals
Thur., March 5, 2020 – 2:30 pm
First Community Arena – Edwardsville, Ill.
 
Live Coverage
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TICKET INFORMATION
$45        All-Tournament Pass (Good for all 7 Sessions)
$35        Flex Pass (Any 2 of first 6 sessions)
$20        Adults & Seniors (Good for both games each session)
$5           Students (w/ ID) & Youth (Ages 6-17)
Free       Children 5 and Under
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Lady Panthers gun for fourth straight GLVC Tournament title
The Drury Lady Panthers enter the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament in Edwardsville, Illinois gunning for an unprecedented fourth straight league title.
 
Drury is ranked number one in NCAA-II with a 29-0 record and went 20-0 during the conference's regular season. The Lady Panthers face Maryville in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 2:30 pm. The Saints are seeded eighth and went 16-11 with an 11-9 mark in the GLVC. Drury defeated Maryville twice during the regular season: 70-60 on Jan. 16 in St. Louis, and 93-58 on Feb. 1 in Springfield.
 
Last year, Drury became the first time in GLVC to win the league tournament for a third year in a row, and they were also the first team ever in the conference to go undefeated during the regular season and win the GLVC tournament in the same year.
 
The winner of Thursday's game will advance to the conference semifinals will play the winner of #4 Truman State vs. #5 Lindenwood on Saturday at 2:30 pm. The championship game of the tournament is scheduled for Sunday at 1 pm.
 
Lady Panthers in the GLVC Tournament
The Drury Lady Panthers have won six GLVC championships including the last three. Drury has won the league's tournament in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2010, and 2008. Under head coach Molly Miller, the Lady Panthers are 13-1 with four championships in the conference postseason. 
 
In their history, Drury has gone 24-8 in the GLVC Tournament. They are 9-4 in the league quarterfinals and have not in that round since 2014. The Lady Panthers are 8-1 in the semifinals, and 6-2 in the championship game. 
 
Midwest Regional Rankings (record through 3)
1. DRURY (29-0)
2. Ashland (28-0)
3. Grand Valley St. (25-2)
4. Walsh (25-2)
5. Ferris State (20-6)
6. Southern Indiana (18-8)
7. Lindenwood (18-8)
8. Lewis (17-11)
9. Truman St. (19-7)
10. Kentucky Wesleyan (22-2) 
 
STREAKS
--Drury has won 58 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 54 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. 
 
--Drury has won 67 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.
 
Last Time Out
Lady Panthers 118 Rockhurst 70 (Feb. 29 at DU)
-- Hailey Diestelkamp scored a team and GLVC record 53 points going 21 for 27 from field
-- Daejah Bernard tied a team record (for a second time this season) with 11 assists
-- Drury's 118 points broke a team record
-- The Lady Panthers shot 63.4% going 45 for 71 and both their percentage and 45 made field goals also set single-game records
 
All-Time Series Notes vs. Maryville
-- Drury leads the all-time series vs. Maryville 19-3
-- The Lady Panthers have won 13 straight against the Saints dating
back to March 6, 2014 when Maryville defeated Drury 56-55 in the GLVC quarterfinals in Evansville, Ind.
-- Drury 1-1 against Maryville in the postseason with a win over the Saints in the quarterfinals in 2017 and a loss in in the quarters in 2014.
 
2019-20 Series
Lady Panthers 70 Maryville 60 (Jan. 16 at MU)
Lady Panthers 93 Maryville 58 (Feb. 1 at DU)
 
QUICK FACTS
Drury: 29-0, 20-0 GLVC, #1 NCAA-II
Tournament Seed: #1
Head Coach: Molly Miller (6th year, 177-17)
Last Game: Drury won vs. Rockhurst 118-70 (at DU, Feb. 29)
Streak: Won 29
 
GLVC Quarterfinals
Thursday
#2 Southern Indiana vs. #7 Bellarmine, noon
#1 DRURY vs. #8 Maryville, 2:30 pm
 
Friday
#3 Lewis vs. #6 Indianapolis, noon
#4 Truman State vs. #5 Lindenwood, 2:30 pm
 
 
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