#2 (2) Drury Lady Panthers (20-1)
NCAA-II MIDWEST REGIONAL
March 12-15, 2021
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
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Drury plays Saturday in NCAA-II tournament
The Drury Lady Panthers are in the NCAA-II tournament and will play on Saturday at 7:45 pm against the winner of Friday's Truman State vs. Northwood game.
 
Drury's O'Reilly Family Event Center was selected as the Midwest Regional Tournament host for the third consecutive year.
 
Drury is ranked second in the nation and is seeded second in the Midwest Region with a 20-1 record after winning the Great Lakes Valley Conference championship with a 76-60 win over Truman State on Sunday. The Lady Panthers enter the national tournament with 10 straight wins.
 
Truman State is seeded third and is 16-4, while Northwood is 11-8 and the sixth seed. The Bulldogs finished in second place overall in the GLVC and reached the conference tournament finals falling to the Lady Panthers on Sunday. Truman State is playing in their fifth NCAA-II tournament in program history, and it is their second appearance in three years. Northwood is 11-8, and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member is making their first national tournament since 2009.
 
On Friday, the other first-round game features fourth-seeded Grand Valley State (14-5) against the number five seed, Ashland (14-8). The winner of that game will face the number one seed in the region, Michigan Tech (20-1), on Saturday at 5 pm. 
 
Lady Panthers NCAA-II tournament history
The Drury Lady Panthers are in the NCAA-II tournament for the 18th time in their 21 seasons. Drury qualified for the event last year, but the tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Lady Panthers are 30-16 all-time in the national event with four regional championships, one national semifinal appearance, and one national Runner-Up finish (2004). Drury is 13-3 all-time in the opening round (a round they are receiving a bye for this year). The Lady Panthers are 10-3 in the tournament's second round.

Drury has advanced to the third round of nationals in four straight tournaments and is 10-3 in the NCAA-II championship since 2016.
 
GLVC Five-Peat
The Lady Panthers won their fifth straight GLVC championship on Sunday with a 76-60 win over Truman State. No team in GLVC history had won more than three titles in a row when Drury accomplished that feat in 2019, and now they have added two more championships to the streak.

Drury's fifth championship in a row also came with a new head coach as Amy Eagan continued the run after Molly Miller guided the team to the previous four titles.

This year's title was Drury's eighth GLVC championship and their 10th conference title, overall counting two in the Heartland Conference.
 
Drury All-Time Records vs. Midwest Regional Field
--   Ashland: 1-2
  Last Meeting- Ashland 79 Drury 73 (3-12-18, Regionl Finals)
 
--  Grand Valley St.: 5-3
  Last Meeting- Drury 51 GVSU. 44 (3-18-19, Regional Finals)
 
--  Michigan Tech: 0-2
  Last Meeting- Michigan Tech 70 Drury 51 (3-12-11, Reg. Semi's)
 
--  Northwood: 0-0
 
--  Truman St.: 17-0
  Last Meeting- Drury 76 Truman St. 60 (3-7-21, GLVC Championship)
 
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 1,402 points into her next game and is 9th on Drury's all-time scoring list. She passed Hope Hunt (2000-05) on Feb. 27 when she scored 20 points at Quincy.
 
Drury All-Time Scoring Leaders
1. Hailey Diestelkamp (2016-present) 2,321
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7. Jill Curry (2000-04) 1,523
8. Lindsay Ballweg (2007-10) 1,502
9. Paige Robinson (2018-pres.) 1,402
10. Hope Hunt (2000-05) 1,350
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
15. Allison Regier (2003-06) 1,114
 
Robinson now 5th in all-time three's; Payton Richards is 8th 
Paige Robinson ranks 5th in Drury history in three-pointers made. She has 207 career treys while senior Payton Richards is 9th in that category with 190.
 
Drury All-Time Leaders - 3's
1. Katie Pritchard (2008-13) 255
2. Hope Hunt (2000-05) 213
3. Bethanie Funderburke (2010-14) 212
4. Alice Heinzler (2014-18) 210
5. Paige Robinson (2018-pres.) 207
6. Lindsay Ballweg (2007-10) 198
7. Paige Wilson (2013-17) 196
8. Payton Richards (2017-pres.) 190
9. Carrie Colwell (2000-03) 181
 
Richards cracks top 10 in assists 
Payton Richards is tied for 8th on Drury's all-time list in career assists. She enters her next game 15 away from Katie Pritchard for seventh 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
T-8. Annie Armstrong (2013-16) 302
T-8. Payton Richards (2017-pres.) 302
10. Jill Curry (2000-04) 269
 
 
QUICK FACTS
Record
Drury 20-1 (17-1 GLVC), #3 NCAA-II
 
Midwest Regional Seed: #2
NCAA-II Bid: Automatic (GLVC Champion)
Head Coach: Amy Eagan (1st year, 20-1/12th year, 207-143)
Last Game: Won vs. Truman St. 76-60 (March 7 at DU)
Streak: Won 10
 
NCAA-II Midwest Regional
#1 Michigan Tech (20-1)
#2 DRURY (20-1)
#3 Truman St. (16-4)
#4 Grand Valley St. (14-5)
#5 Ashland (14-8)
#6 Northwood (11-8)
 
Tournament Schedule
Fri.: Grand Valley St. vs Ashland, 6 pm
Fri.: Truman St. vs Northwood, 8:45 pm
Sat.: Michigan Tech vs GVSU/AU, 5 pm
Sat.: DRURY vs TSU/NU
Mon.: Midwest Regional Championship, 6 pm
 
Next
NCAA-II Elite Eight
March 23-26
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, Ohio
 
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