Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#2 Drury Lady Panthers (13-1, 3-0) at Southwest Baptist Bearcats (7-4, 2-1)
Tue., Jan. 4, 2021 – 5:30 pm – Bolivar, Mo.    
 
Live Coverage
Radio: JOCK 96.9 FM/99.9 FM/1060 AM
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Live Video: GLVCSN.com/sbu
Live Stats: sbubearcats.com
 
Highway 13 Catfight, Round One - Lady Panthers at SBU
The Drury Lady Panthers renew their rivalry with Southwest Baptist on Tuesday in the first of two games scheduled for this regular season. Tipoff is at 5:30 pm in Bolivar.
 
Drury is 13-1, 3-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and ranked second in the NCAA-II coaches' poll released on Dec. 21. The Lady Panthers are coming off of a 90-42 win at home over William Jewell on Sunday, and Tuesday's game is the second of four contests scheduled during the week. Drury has won nine straight coming into Tuesday's game.
 
Southwest Baptist is 7-4 and 2-1 in the GLVC. The Bearcats were idle on Sunday and last played on Dec. 30, when they earned a 100-47 win over Hannibal-LaGrange in Bolivar. SBU enters Tuesday's game with a four-game winning streak.
 
Alana Findley leads Drury's active roster averaging 13.9 points and 8.3 rebounds. Kaylee DaMitz is coming off of a 20-point, 6-steal performance on Sunday against William Jewell and is averaging 12.4 points.
 
Drury has won 12 of their 14 games all-time against Southwest Baptist. The two teams met only once last year, with the second meeting canceled due to issues with COVID-19. The Lady Panthers won the lone contest, 93-59, at the O'Reilly Family Event Center on Dec. 3, 2020. Drury has won four straight against the Bearcats, with SBU's last win over the Lady Panthers coming on Nov. 14, 2017, 93-82.
 
About the Bearcats
Southwest Baptist has won two of their first three games in the GLVC with wins over William Jewell, 65-35, and Missouri S&T, 77-59. Their loss came on Dec. 2 at Rockhurst, 81-69.
 
Kyleigh Vaught leads SBU averaging 11.6 points. The senior from Smithton, Illinois, also averages 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals.
 
SBU is giving up just 56.2 points per game while scoring 71.9, and they own a turnover margin of +6.5 per contest.
 
Up Next
The Lady Panthers will play their third game in six days on Thursday when they travel to Illinois Springfield. The Prairie Stars did not have a scheduled game on Tuesday and their game last Sunday against Lewis was canceled due to COVID-19 issues with the Lewis roster.
 
Drury's next home is Saturday, January 8^th, when they host Lewis for a 1 pm game in the O'Reilly Family Event Center. That game will mark the fourth contest in a seven-day stretch for the Lady Panthers.
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 13-1, 3-0 (ranked #2 in NCAA-II)
SBU: 7-4, 2-1
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Amy Eagan (2nd year, 37-3/13th year, 224-145)
SBU: Kelsey Keizer (8^th year, 86-104)
 
Last Game
Drury: Won vs. William Jewell 90-42 (Sun.)
SBU: Won vs. Hannibal-LaGrange 100-47 (Dec. 30)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 9
SBU: Won 4
 
All-Time Series
Drury 12-2
 
2020-21 Series
Drury 93 Southwest Baptist 59 (Dec. 3, 2020)
 
Next
Drury at Illinois Springfield -- Thur., Jan. 6, 2022
5:30 pm – Springfield, Ill.
 
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