Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#7 Drury Lady Panthers (8-1, 3-0) vs. Quincy Hawks (4-5, 1-2)Â
Tue., Dec. 6, 2022 – 11 am – O'Reilly Family Event Center  Â
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Tickets
$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
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Promotion
Overflow the O' presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts
Drury Sports Hall of Fame DayÂ
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Live Coverage
Radio: KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
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Live Video:
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Live Stats:
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Lady Panthers home vs. Quincy for Overflow the O' Day
The Lady Panthers return to conference play and will host Quincy on Saturday at 1 pm for Overflow the O' at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
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Drury is 8-1, 3-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and is ranked seventh in NCAA-II. The Lady Panthers have won four straight after a 95-60 win on Tuesday over Science & Arts (Okla.) in a non-conference game at home.Â
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Quincy is 4-5 and 1-2 in the GLVC. The Hawks have won their last two games after a win on a Sunday in a non-conference win over Stephens (Mo.) 76-68, and a league victory against Illinois Springfield, 91-80 on Dec. 3.
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The Hawks are coached by Kaci Bailey, now in her second year. Bailey was an assistant coach under Drury's current Vice President & Director of Athletics Nyla Milleson from 2017-2020.
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The Lady Panthers are led by
Kaylee DaMitz-Holt, who is averaging 17 points and two steals per game.
Alana Findley is posting 14.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per contest.Â
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Following Tuesday's game, the Lady Panthers return to conference play and take on Quincy for a 1 pm game on Saturday in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
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Findley tops 900Â
Drury forward
Alana Findley surpassed the 900-point milestone in her last game scoring seven points on Tuesday against Science & Arts (Okla.) to give her 904 career points. The senior from Fair Grove now needs 96 points to become the 21st player in program history to reach 1,000 points. Findley already ranks 14th on Drury's all-time rebounding chart with 490.
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All-Time SeriesÂ
Drury leads the all-time series against Quincy 21-9. The Lady Panthers have won nine straight against the Hawks with Quincy's last win over Drury coming on Jan. 30, 2014 in an 82-79 win over the Lady Panthers at Quincy.
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Last Meeting
Drury 72 Quincy 45 (Feb. 25, 2022 at DU)
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Kaylee DaMitz-Holt led Drury with 19 points
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Paige Robinson added 18 for the Lady Panthers
-- Quincy was held to 14 made field goals going 14 for 44 (32 percent)
-- Drury forced 22 turnovers from the Hawks
-- DU had a 32-9 lead at halftime
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Last Game
Drury 95 Science & Arts (Okla.) 60 (Tue. at DU)
-- Drury led 26-10 after the first quarter
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Kaylee DaMitz-Holt led all scorers with 21 points
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Terrion Moore had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals
-- DU outscored the Drovers 30-14 in the third quarter
-- Drury shot 53 percent making 31 of 52 shots and went 14 for 26 from three-point range
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Still Number SevenÂ
The Lady Panthers maintained their number seven national ranking for the third-straight week in the NCAA-II coaches' poll. Drury was ranked 10th in the preseason poll to start the year.
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Last week's first poll marked the 139th consecutive week the Lady Panthers have been ranked in the top 25, the longest streak in the nation. It is also their 77th straight week to be ranked in the top 10.
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QUICK FACTS
Records
#7 Drury: 8-1, 3-0
Quincy: 4-5, 1-2
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Head Coaches
Drury:
Amy Eagan (3rd yr., 64-8/14th yr., 251-150)
Quincy: Kaci Bailey (2
nd year, 13-25)Â Â
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Streak
Drury: Won 4
Quincy: Won 2
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Last Five Games
Drury: 4-1
Quincy: 3-2
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All-Time Record
Drury 21-9
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2021-22 Series
Drury 72 Quincy 45 (Feb. 25, 2022 at DU)
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Next Game
Lady Panthers vs #9 Eckard – Fri., Dec. 16
11 am – Lakeland, Fla.
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