Drury Lady Panthers (7-0, 7-0 GLVC) vs. McKendree Bearcats (3-4, 3-4 GLVC)
Wed., Jan. 6, 2021 – 5:30 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center
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Lady Panthers host McKendree, Wed. at 5:30 pm
The Drury Lady Panthers put their unbeaten record on the line Wednesday when they host the McKendree Bearcats at 5:30 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center. By GLVC rule, no spectators are allowed in attendance at league-hosted games.
Drury is 7-0 and coming off of a 92-59 win over Maryville on Sunday. The Lady Panthers have won 39 straight dating back through last season when they finished 32-0. Drury enters Wednesday's game in first place in the GLVC-West and owns a two-game lead in the loss column over Rockhurst (4-2).
McKendree is 3-4 and will be playing their first game since Dec. 20 when they lost at home to Missouri-St. Louis 80-70.
The Lady Panthers have never lost to McKendree as they hold a 10-0 all-time record against the Bearcats.
Streaks
The Drury Lady Panthers have several significant winning streaks active going into their next game:
-- 39 straight wins overall (dating back to March 27, 2019, in the NCAA-II semifinals vs. Lubbock Christian)
-- 73 straight regular season wins (dating back to Jan. 18, 2018, at Bellarmine)
-- 56 straight GLVC regular season wins (dating back to Jan. 18, 2018, at Bellarmine)
-- 57 straight home wins, second-longest home-court winning streak in NCAA-II trailing only Lubbock Christian, who has won 78 in a row at home (DU's streak dates back to Nov. 26, 2016, in a 74-59 loss to #2 Emporia State)
-- 27 straight road wins, the longest such streak in D-II and three ahead of Ashland's 22-game road winning streak
Paige Robinson moves to 14th on DU's all-time scoring list
Junior
Paige Robinson became the 18th player in program history to top 1,000 points in her career when she reached the milestone on Nov. 29 as part of a 37-point game at Lindenwood. The Bethany, Illinois native carries 1,123 points into her next game and is 14th on Drury's all-time scoring list. She passed Allison Regier (2003-06) on the scoring chart on Jan. 3 against Maryville and she is 56 points behind Annie Armstrong (2013-16) for 13th on the all-time list.
Drury All-Time Scoring Leaders
1.
Hailey Diestelkamp (2016-present) 2,321
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12. Melanie Oliver (2007-10) 1,181
13. Annie Armstrong (2013-16) 1,179
14. Paige Robinson (2018-pres.) 1,123
15. Allison Regier (2003-06) 1,114
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 7-0 (7-0 GLVC)
McKendree: 3-4 (3-4 GLVC)
Head Coaches
DU:
Amy Eagan (1
st year, 7-0/12
th year, 194-142)
McK: Kari Kerkoff (6
th year, 62-84)
Last Game
DU: Won vs. Maryville 92-59 (Sun.)
McK: Lost vs. Missouri-St. Louis 80-70 (Dec. 20)
2019-20 Series
Drury 84 McKendree 63 (Jan. 2020, at McK)
All-Time Series
Drury 10-0
Up Next
Drury vs Truman St. -- Sat., Jan. 9, 2021
1 pm -- O'Reilly Family Event Center
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