Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#3 Drury Lady Panthers vs Rockhurst Hawks
1 pm -- O'Reilly Family Event Center  
 
Promotion
Hall of Fame Day
 
Tickets
$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
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Live Coverage
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Live Stats: drurypanthers.com
 
Lady Panthers back at home to host Rockhurst
The Drury Lady Panthers are back at home on Saturday as they host Rockhurst at 1 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is 9-1 and ranked third in this week's NCAA-II coaches' poll. The Lady Panthers are 1-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference after their 90-74 win at Missouri S&T on Monday.
 
Rockhurst is 3-1 and coming off of an 81-69 win over Southwest Baptist on Thursday in the Hawks league-opener. Rockhurst has non-conference wins over Upper Iowa, 78-64, and Washburn, 71-69. Their lone loss came against Northwest Missouri State, 73-63, on Nov. 26.
 
Rockhurst is the only visiting team to have beaten Drury in the O'Reilly Family Event Center in the last five years. Last season, the Hawks handed the Lady Panthers a 75-69 loss on Feb. 2, Drury's only loss of the regular season in 2020-21 and their only defeat at home since Nov. 26, 2016, when second-ranked Emporia State won in the O'. The Lady Panthers won the other meeting with Rockhurst last year, 76-64, in Kansas City, and Drury leads the all-time series 39-2.
 
Drury forward Alana Findley has double-doubles in each of her last two games. The junior from Fair Grove had 15 points, and 11 rebounds against 16th ranked Union on Nov. 24, and had a career-high 20 points with 10 boards on Monday at Missouri S&T. Findley is averaging 14.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
 
About the Hawks
Rockhurst is led by the Sullivan sisters, who combine for more than 35 points per game. Daly Sullivan, who transferred from Mt. St. Mary's two years ago, averages 20.3 points while shooting .508 from the field. Her sister Keegan averages 15.8 points and 7.8 rebounds.
 
The Hawks are shooting .426 as a team from three-point range and .763 from the foul line in their first four games.
 
Robinson tops 1,700 career points
Senior Paige Robinson became the fourth player in program history to surpass 1,700 career points when she topped the milestone on Monday in Drury's win at Missouri S&T. The senior from Bethany, Illinois, also moved up to third on Drury's all-time scoring list passing Bethanie Funderburk as she enters today's game with 1,727 points. 
 
Robinson is also 14 three-pointers away from breaking Drury's career record in that category. She enters Saturday's game with 242 three's. Katie Pritchard (2008-13) holds the record with 255.
 
Up Next
Drury is home again on Thursday with their annual Hiland Dairy Kids Day game. The Lady Panthers host Harris Stowe State for an 11 am tipoff in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 9-1, 1-0 (ranked #3 in NCAA-II)
Rockhurst: 3-1, 1-0
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Amy Eagan (2nd year, 33-2/13th year, 220-145)
Rockhurst: Larry Park (13^th year, 119-199)
 
Last Game
Drury: Won at Missouri S&T 90-74 (Mon.)
Rockhurst: Won vs Southwest Baptist 81-69 (Thur.)
 
Streak
Drury Won 5
Rockhurst Won 2
 
All-Time Record vs. Opponents
Drury 39-2 vs Rockhurst
 
Last Meeting
Rockhurst 75 Drury 69 (Feb. 2, 2021 at DU)
Drury 76 Rockhurst 64 (Dec. 12, 2020 at RU)
 
Next
Lady Panthers vs Harris Stowe St. – Thur., Dec. 9
11 am – O'Reilly Family Event Center   
 
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