#3 (1) Drury Lady Panthers (18-1, 17-1 GLVC)
GLVC TOURNAMENT
March 6-7, 2021
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
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Drury hosts UMSL in GLVC semifinals
The Drury Lady Panthers host Missouri-St. Louis in the Great Lakes Valley Conference semifinals on Saturday at noon at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is the top seed in the tournament and is 18-1 after their 70-66 quarterfinal win on Wednesday over Indianapolis. The Lady Panthers are ranked third in NCAA-II and winners of eight straight.
 
Missouri-St. Louis is 12-7 and is the fifth seed on the bracket. The Tritons won their quarterfinal game, 69-67, at Lewis on Wednesday.
 
The winner of Saturday's game will advance to the GLVC Championship on Sunday at 1 pm and play the winner of second-seeded Truman State and the number six seed William Jewell.  TSU advanced to the semifinals slipping past Maryville 76-73. The Cardinals moved into the semifinals after Southern Indiana was unable to play in the quarterfinals due to issues with COVID-19.
 
Drury opened the year against UMSL, winning 84-67 on Nov. 27 in St. Louis. The two teams were scheduled to play again on Feb. 6, but the game was postponed due to positive cases of COVID-19 within the Tritons program. Drury has won 30 of the 31 meetings against Missouri-St. Louis in their all-time history.
 
The Panthers are seeking their fifth-straight GLVC tournament championship, the eighth GLVC title, and their 10th conference championship combing Heartland and GLVC titles.
 
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 28-8 in the GLVC Tournament. They are 11-4 in the league quarterfinals and have not lost in that round since 2014.
 
The Lady Panthers are 9-1 in the semifinals and 7-2 in the championship game.
 
Lady Panthers with four All-GLVC selections
The Lady Panthers featured four All-GLVC selections when league awards were announced at the end of the regular season.
 
Among them was the GLVC Player of the Year, junior Paige Robinson, who was also a First Team all-conference selection. Azia Lynch was also named a First Team All-GLVC pick. Emily Parker was named a Second Team all-league selection while Payton Richards was named to the Third Team.
 
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 1,368 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.) 1,368
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 205 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.) 205
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 recently moved up to 9th on Drury's all-time list in career assists. She enters her next game 2 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.) 300
10. Jill Curry (2000-04) 269
 
QUICK FACTS
Record
Drury 18-1 (17-1 GLVC), #3 NCAA-II
 
Tournament Seed
#1
 
Head Coach
Amy Eagan (1st year, 18-1/12th year, 205-143)
 
Quarterfinals (Wed.)
Drury 70 Indianapolis 66 (at DU)
UMSL 69 Lewis 67 (at LU)
Truman St. 76 Maryville 73 (at TSU)
William Jewell vs Southern Indiana, canc. (WJC advances)
 
Semifinals (Sat.)
#5 UMSL at #1 Drury
#2 Truman St. vs. #6 William Jewell
 
Next
NCAA-II Midwest Regional
March 12-15
O'Reilly Family Event Center -- Springfield, Mo.
 
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