Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#7 Lady Panthers at Missouri-St. Louis (2-3, 1-0)
Thur., Dec. 1, 2022 – St. Louis, Mo.
 
Live Coverage
Radio: KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Audio: www.923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video: GLVCSN.com/umsl
Live Stats: umsltritons.com
 
Lady Panthers at UMSL in first road test of 2022-23
The seventh-ranked Lady Panthers play their first true road game of the year on Thursday when they travel to Missouri-St. Louis for a 5:30 pm game.
 
Drury is 5-1 and 1-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference after a 65-36 win over Missouri S&T on Monday. The only loss for the Lady Panthers has been to Ashland, currently ranked number two in NCAA-II, 68-67 in overtime on Nov. 23. Drury has played two games away from home, but both were nuetral-court games in the SBU Tipoff Classic in Bolivar. 
 
Missouri-St. Louis is 2-3 and 1-0 in the GLVC. The Tritons won at Southwest Baptist 51-46 on Monday. Monday's game saw the return of All-GLVC forward Kiara Stewart to UMSL's line-up from an injury that had kept her out most of this season. She only scored four points but added 16 rebounds in the win. The Tritons started the year against number one ranked Grand Valley State and lost 81-55. UMSL has played two common Drury opponents. They lost to Trevecca Nazarene 61-48 on Nov. 19 and defeated Kentucky Wesleyan 60-52 on Nov. 21.
 
After Thursday's game, the Lady Panthers travel to Maryville for a 1 pm game on Saturday.
 
All-Time Series vs. Missouri-St. Louis 
The Lady Panthers are 33-2 all-time against Missouri-St. Louis with one of the two losses coming last year. Drury fell to the Tritons 75-65 on Feb. 4 in St. Louis, then beat UMSL twice in the postseason with a 64-54 win in the GLVC semifinals, and a 65-49 victory in the opening round of the NCAA-II Tournament in Ashland, Ohio.
 
2021-22 Series
Missouri-St. Louis 75 Drury 65 (Feb. 4, 2022 at UMSL)
-- Drury jumped out to a 14-2 lead to start but fell behind 35-33 at halftime
-- Alana Findley led DU with 16 points and scored all of them in the second half
-- Kiara Stewart had 19 points and 9 rebounds for UMSL while Faye Meissner also had 19 points
 
Drury 64 Missouri-St. Louis 54 (March 5, 2022, GLVC semifinals)
 -- Paige Robinson, who didn't play in the game at UMSL in Feb., led all scorers with 26 points and added 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals
-- UMSL out-rebounded Drury 34-27
-- Alex LaPorta had 16 points and 8 rebounds for the Tritons
 
Drury 65 Missouri-St. Louis 49 (March 11, 2022, NCAA-II 1st round)
 -- Kaylee DaMitz-Holt led Drury with 16 points going 6 for 7 from the field and 2 for 2 from three-point range
 -- Azia Lynch came off of the bench to score 10 points and grab 7 rebounds
 -- Kiara Stewart had 13 points and 12 rebounds for UMSL
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 5-1, 1-0, ranked #7 in NCAA-II
UMSL: 2-3, 1-0
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Amy Eagan (3rd yr., 61-8/14th yr., 248-150)
UMSL: Katie Vaughn (11th yr., 163-113/14th yr., 192-165)
 
Last Game
Drury won vs. Missouri S&T 65-36
UMSL won at Southwest Baptist 51-46
 
Streak
Drury: Won 1
UMSL: Won 2
 
Last Five Games
Drury: 4-1
UMSL: 2-3
 
All-Time Record vs Opponent
Drury 33-2 vs UMSL
 
2021-22 Series
Drury 65 UMSL 49 (Mar. 11, 2022, NCAA-II 1st round)
Drury 64 UMSL 54 (Mar. 5, 2022, GLVC semifinals)
UMSL 75 Drury 65 (Feb. 4, 2022 at UMSL)
 
Next
Drury at Maryville -- Sat., Dec. 3, 2022
1 pm -- Moloney Arena -- St. Louis, Mo.
 
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