Drury Panthers (1-1, 1-1 GLVC) vs. Maryville Saints (3-2, 3-2 GLVC)
Sun., Jan. 3, 2021 – 3:15 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center 
 
Live Coverage
Radio: JOCK 96.9 FM/99.9 FM/1060 AM
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Live Stats: drurypanthers.com
 
Panthers resume schedule on Sunday vs Maryville
The Drury Panthers return to the floor on Sunday when they host Maryville for a 3:15 pm game at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is 1-1 after not being able to open the season until Dec. 18. The Panthers lost their opener to Missouri S&T 96-89 but bounced back less than 48 hours later to win at Lindenwood, 90-84.
 
Maryville is 3-2 and returned to action on Thursday with a 90-83 win over seventh-ranked Truman State in St. Louis. The Saints are under new head coach Jesse Shaw, who took over the program after four seasons as an assistant coach at Missouri-St. Louis.
 
Drury senior Conley Garrison is the reigning GLVC Player of the Week after averaging 25.5 points, 7.5 assists, and 1.5 steals in two games during the week of Dec. 13-20. The Bolivar native has surpassed 1,400 career points and needs just 15 more to pass Marc Ridlen (1980-84) for 19th place on the program's all-time scoring list.
 
The Panthers have won 19 of their 20 against Maryville all-time. Drury's only loss to the Saints came on Feb. 9, 2012, in a 73-55 loss in St. Louis. The Panthers won both meetings against Maryville last year and 13 straight against the Saints. 
 
After Sunday's game, Drury hosts McKendree on Wednesday for a 7:45 pm game at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Conley Garrison climbing all-time scoring list
Drury guard Conley Garrison cracked Drury's top 20 on their all-time scoring list. He passed Jasen Fronabarger for 20th place on the list on Dec. 20 at Lindenwood. Garrison enters the next game with 1,434 career points and the senior from Bolivar is only 14 points away from passing Marc Ridlen (1980-84) for 19th place on Drury's all-time list.
 
Drury's All-Time Scoring List
1. Lonnie Holmes (1991-95), 2,341
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18. Jim McKnight ('56-'60) 1,473
19. Marc Ridlen ('80-'84) 1,448
20. Conley Garrison (2017-pres.) 1,434
21. Jasen Fronabarger ('95-'99) 1,411
 
Garrison also 4th in career three-pointers
Conley Garrison also starts 2020-21 ranked fourth in Drury history in career three-pointers. He enters his next game with 269 three's and is just eight away from matching Steven Gum (2004-08) for third on the all-time list.
 
Drury's All-Time Three's Made List
1. Alex Hall (2009-13) 389
2. Matt Miller (1998-2002) 351
3. Steven Gum (2004-08) 277
4. Conley Garrison (2017-pres.) 269
5. Jasen Fronabarger (1995-99) 244
6. Kameron Bundy (2012-16) 218
 
All-Time Series Notes vs Maryville
-- Drury is 19-1 all-time against Maryville
-- The Panthers have won 13 straight against the Saints and have never lost to Maryville at home
-- Maryville's lone win against Drury came on Feb. 9, 2012 in a 73-55 victory over the Panthers in St. Louis.
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 1-1 (1-1 GLVC)
Maryville: 3-2 (3-2 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Steve Hesser (17^th year, 344-136)
MU: Jesse Shaw (1^st year, 3-2) 
 
Last Game
DU: Won at Lindenwood 90-84 (Dec. 18)
MU: Won vs. #7 Truman St. 90-83 (Thur.) 
 
2019-20 Series
Drury 76 Maryville 71 (Jan. 16, 2020, at MU)
Drury 76 Maryville 65 (Feb. 1, 2020, at DU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 19-1
 
Up Next
Drury vs McKendree -- Wed., Jan. 6, 2021
7:45 pm -- O'Reilly Family Event Center  
 
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