#3 (1) Drury Lady Panthers (17-1, 17-1 GLVC) vs. (8) Indianapolis Greyhounds (11-10, 11-10 GLVC)
GLVC QUARTERFINALS
Wed., March 3, 2021 – 6:05 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
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Drury opens the GLVC Tournament at home vs. Indianapolis
The Drury Lady Panthers begin the 2021 postseason on Wednesday when they host Indianapolis in the Great Lakes Valley Conference quarterfinals. Tipoff is 6:05 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury ended the regular season 17-1, winners of the West Division, and the Lady Panthers are the number one seed in the GLVC Tournament as they finished with the best Point Rating in the conference. Drury enters the tournament having won seven straight and is coming off a 93-74 win at Quincy.
 
Drury will be seeking their fifth-straight GLVC championship. The last three titles were decided in Edwardsville, Illinois, while their 2017 championship came in Evansville, Indiana. The tournament was moved to campus sites as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
 
Indianapolis is 11-10 and seeded eighth on the conference bracket. The Greyhounds enter the tournament having lost their last two games, but both by one point. UIndy fell to Lindenwood 65-64 on Saturday, and they dropped a 59-58 contest at home to Maryville. The Greyhounds had won six straight prior to the two losses that ended their regular season.
 
Drury and Indianapolis will be playing one another for the first time this season. UIndy canceled Their Feb. 18 contest in Springfield due to COVID-19 quarantine issues. The Lady Panthers lead the all-time series 12-5 and won last year's game, 73-51, on Jan. 23, 2020, at the O'.
 
The winner of Wednesday's game will advance to the GLVC semifinals and play the winner of the Missouri-St. Louis vs. Lewis game. Should Drury win Wednesday's game, they will host the semifinals and finals this weekend. The Lady Panthers would play at noon on Saturday in the semifinals, with Sunday's championship game starting at 1 pm.
 
If Indianapolis wins, they will travel to the site to the highest remaining seed from the quarterfinals to play the UMSL/Lewis winner.
 
The other quarterfinal game on Wednesday features second-seeded Truman State hosting the number seven seed, Maryville. William Jewell will advance to the semifinals on Saturday due to Southern Indiana declining to play due to issues with COVID-19 within their program. 
 
Lady Panthers history in the GLVC Tournament
The Drury Lady Panthers have won seven GLVC championships, including the last four. Drury has won the league's tournament in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2010, and 2008. In the last six years, the Lady Panthers have gone 16-1 in the league's postseason. In their history, Drury has gone 27-8 in the GLVC Tournament. They are 10-4 in the league quarterfinals and have not in that round since 2014. The Lady Panthers are 9-1 in the semifinals and 7-2 in the championship game.
 
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 1,353 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.) 1,353
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
 
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 204 career treys while senior Payton Richards is 9th in that category with 188.
 
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.) 204
6. Lindsay Ballweg (2007-10) 198
7. Paige Wilson (2013-17) 196
 
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 4 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.) 298
10. Jill Curry (2000-04) 269
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 17-1 (17-1 GLVC), #3 NCAA-II (WBCA poll) 
Indianapolis: 11-10 (11-10 GLVC)
 
GLVC Seed
DU: #1
UIndy: #8
 
Head Coaches
DU: Amy Eagan (1^st year, 17-1/12^th year, 204-143)
UIndy: Kristin Wodrich (5^th year, 66-71)   
 
Last Game
DU: Won at Quincy 93-74 (Sat.)   
UIndy: Lost vs. Lindenwood 65-64 (Sat.)   
 
Last Meeting
Drury 73 Indianapolis 51 (Jan. 23, 2020, at DU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 12-5
 
Up Next
GLVC Semifinals, Sat., March 6
Time and Site TBA
 
 
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