#1 Drury Lady Panthers (10-0, 10-0 GLVC) vs Rockhurst Hawks (6-5, 6-5 GLVC)
Tue., Feb. 1, 2021 – 5:30 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
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Lady Panthers host Rockhurst in battle of top two teams in West Division
The number one ranked Drury Lady Panthers play their first home game since Jan. 6 when they host the Rockhurst Hawks at the O'Reilly Family Event Center on Tuesday at 5:30 pm.
 
Drury returned to action last week after positive tests of the COVID-19 virus forced a pause of team activities that resulted in going 22 days between games. Tuesday's game was originally scheduled for Jan. 16 but was one of four games that had to be postponed.
 
The Lady Panthers moved their record to 10-0 with an 85-66 win at Missouri S&T that was followed by a 76-56 victory at Maryville. Drury has won 42 straight games entering Tuesday's contest.
 
Rockhurst is 6-5 and endured an even longer layoff between games earlier this season. The Hawks went from Dec. 16 to Jan. 21 between games. They emerged from quarantine protocol with an 82-57 win over Missouri S&T on Jan. 21, but the Hawks lost their next three games before beating Missouri-St. Louis 57-51 on Saturday. Rockhurst is in second place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference's West Division.
 
Tuesday's game is the second meeting of the year between the two teams. Drury won at Rockhurst earlier this year on Dec. 12, 76-64. The 12-point Lady Panthers win has been their closest game this season, and the contest was tied 60-60 with 4:49 remaining, marking only the third time in two years that Drury has been tied for behind in a game in the last five minutes of regulation.
 
The Lady Panthers lead the all-time series against Rockhurst 39-1 and have won the last 39 meetings. Their only loss against the Hawks came in the first-ever meeting between the two programs as Drury lost in overtime 72-69 in DU's inaugural season on Jan. 27, 2001.
 
After Tuesday's game, Drury hosts Lindenwood for a 5:30 pm contest on Thursday at the O'Reilly Family Event Center. 
 
Streaks
The Drury Lady Panthers have several significant winning streaks active going into their next game:
 
-- 42 straight wins overall (dating back to March 27, 2019, in the NCAA-II semifinals vs. Lubbock Christian)
-- 76 straight regular season wins (dating back to Jan. 18, 2018, at Bellarmine)
 -- 59 straight GLVC regular season wins (dating back to Jan. 18, 2018, at Bellarmine)
-- 58 straight home wins, second-longest home-court winning streak in NCAA-II trailing only Lubbock Christian, who has won 83 in a row at home (DU's streak dates back to Nov. 26, 2016, in a 74-59 loss to #2 Emporia State)
 -- 29 straight road wins, the longest such streak in D-II
 
Drury All-Time Scoring Leaders
1. Hailey Diestelkamp (2016-present) 2,321
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8. Lindsay Ballweg (2007-10) 1,502
9. Hope Hunt (2000-05) 1,350
10. Heather Harman (2014-18) 1,229
11. Magen Brunson (2000-04) 1,184
12. Melanie Oliver (2007-10) 1,181
13. Annie Armstrong (2013-16) 1,179
14. Paige Robinson (2018-pres.) 1,160
15. Allison Regier (2003-06) 1,114
 
Drury All-Time Leaders - 3's
1. Katie Pritchard (2008-13) 255
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6. Paige Wilson (2013-17) 196
7. Carrie Colwell (2000-03) 181
8. Paige Robinson (2018-pres.) 178
9. Payton Richards (2017-pres.) 171
10. Heather Harman (2014-18) 161
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 10-0 (10-0 GLVC)
Rockhurst: 6-5 (6-5 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Amy Eagan (1^st year, 10-0/12^th year, 197-142)
RU: Larry Park (12^th year, 114-91)     
 
Last Game
DU: Won at Maryville 76-56 (Sat.)  
RU: Won at UMSL 57-51 (Sat.) 
 
Last Meeting
Drury 76 Rockhurst 64 (Dec. 12, 2020, at RU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 39-1
 
Up Next
Drury vs Lindenwood -- Thur., Feb. 4, 2021
5:30 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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