#3 Drury Lady Panthers (15-1, 15-1 GLVC) at Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars (10-9, 10-9 GLVC)
Thur., Feb. 25, 2021 – 4:30 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center   
 
Live Coverage
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Lady Panthers start final road trip of regular season at Illinois Springfield
The Drury Lady Panthers embark on their final road trip of the regular season as they play at Illinois Springfield on Thursday and Quincy on Saturday.
 
Drury is ranked third nationally in this week's NCAA-II coaches' poll and enters Thursday's game 15-1. The Lady Panthers won their fifth straight on Tuesday with a 79-44 win at home over William Jewell. Drury is in second place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference's Point Rating System. The Lady Panthers trail first-place Truman State (12-3) by 0.04 points. Truman State is at home on Thursday hosting Rockhurst.
 
Illinois Springfield is 10-9 and is in ninth place in the GLVC's Point Rating System. The Prairie Starts are only 0.03 points behind eighth-place Maryville for the final conference tournament spot. UIS has won their last two games, including a 63-58 win over Southwest Baptist on Saturday.
 
Drury is 13-0 all-time against Illinois Springfield. The Lady Panthers won last year's meeting 114-54 on Feb. 8, 2020, at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
DU enters Thursday's game with the nation's longest road winning streak. Drury has won 31 straight road contests dating back to their loss in the NCAA-II Midwest Regional finals at Ashland on March 12, 2018.
 
The Lady Panthers end the regular season on Saturday with a 1 pm game at Quincy.
 
Paige Robinson cracks DU's top 10 on 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 1,309 points into her next game and is 10th on Drury's all-time scoring list. She passed Heather Harman (2014-18) on Thursday when she scored 28 points at McKendree. Robinson is 41 points away from reaching Hope Hunt (2000-05) for 9th all-time.
 
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. Paige Robinson (2018-pres.) 1,309
11. Heather Harman (2014-18) 1,229
12. Magen Brunson (2000-04) 1,184
13. Melanie Oliver (2007-10) 1,181
14. Annie Armstrong (2013-16) 1,179
 
Robinson 6th in all-time three's; Payton Richards is 8th 
Paige Robinson ranks 8th in Drury history in three-pointers made. She has 195 career treys while senior Payton Richards is 9th in that category with 179.
 
Drury All-Time Leaders - 3's
1. Katie Pritchard (2008-13) 255
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4. Alice Heinzler (2014-18) 210
5. Lindsay Ballweg (2007-10) 198
T-6. Paige Wilson (2013-17) 196
T-6. Paige Robinson (2018-pres.) 196
8. Payton Richards (2017-pres.) 182
9. Carrie Colwell (2000-03) 181
 
 
Richards cracks top 10 in assists 
Payton Richards recently moved up to 9th on Drury's all-time list in career assists. She enters her next game 11 away from Annie Armstrong for eighth on the career assist chart. 
 
Drury All-Time Leaders - Assists
1. Daejah Bernard (2016-20) 607
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7. Katie Pritchard (2008-13) 317
8. Annie Armstrong (2013-16) 302
9. Payton Richards (2017-pres.) 293
10. Jill Curry (2000-04) 269
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 15-1 (15-1 GLVC), #3 NCAA-II (WBCA poll) 
Illinois Springfield: 10-9 (10-9 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Amy Eagan (1^st year, 15-1/12^th year, 202-143)
UIS: Casey Thousand (2^nd year, 19-28/9^th year, 102-125)  
 
Last Game
DU: Won vs William Jewell 79-44 (Tue.)  
UIS: Won vs Southwest Baptist 63-58 (Sat.)   
 
Last Meeting
Drury 114 Illinois Springfield 54 (Feb. 8, 2020 at DU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 13-0
 
Up Next
Drury at Quincy – Sat., Feb. 27, 2021
1 pm – Pepsi Arena – Quincy, Ill.
 
 
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