Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#3 Drury Lady Panthers (17-1, 10-0) vs. Truman St. Bulldogs (13-5, 9-1) 
Sat., Jan. 21, 2023 – 1 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center   
 
Tickets
$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
Order Online
417-873-7000
 
Promotion
Diskey the Wonderdog (halftime)
 
Live Coverage
Radio: KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Audio: www.923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video: GLVCSN.com/drury
Live Stats: drurypanthers.com
 
Drury and Truman St. face off in showdown of GLVC's top two teams
The top two teams in the Great Lakes Valley Conference go head-to-head on Saturday as Drury (17-1, 10-0) hosts Truman State (13-5, 9-1) at 1 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
The Lady Panthers have won 13 straight and are ranked third in this week's NCAA-II coaches' poll. They enter Saturday's game with a one-game lead over Truman State in the league standings. Drury head coach Amy Eagan is in the Truman State Hall of Fame after a stellar playing career for the Bulldogs and she was 111-62 in six seasons as their head coach (2012-2019).
 
The Bulldogs have won five in a row and picked up an 86-63 win at Missouri S&T on Thursday.
 
The next game for the Lady Panthers is Thursday, Jan. 26, when they travel to Southwest Baptist for a 5:30 pm tipoff.
 
Familiar Faces
While Saturday's game is the first meeting between the two teams this season, Truman State and Drury share four common opponents outside the GLVC. The Bulldogs were at Drury for the Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 22-23 and with Drury in Lakeland, Florida, for the Mocs Christmas Classic Dec. 16-17. Both Drury and Truman State went 1-1 in the Thanksgiving Classic with wins over Cedarville and losses to number one ranked Ashland. The Lady Panthers went 2-0 in Florida, defeating Eckerd, currently ranked 11th, and Florida Southern, while Truman State won at Florida Southern but lost their game vs. Eckerd.
 
All-Time series
Drury leads the all-time series against Truman State 18-1, with the Bulldogs' only win ever against Drury coming last season in their only meeting of the year. Truman State defeated the Lady Panthers 67-66 in Kirksville on Jan. 17, 2022. Drury had won 18 straight against Truman prior to that loss and has won all 11 games in the O'Reilly Family Event Center between the two teams.
 
Last Year's Game
Truman St. 67 Drury 66 (Jan. 17, 2022 at TSU)
-- Ellie Weltha hit two free throws with 1.6 seconds remaining to give Truman St. the win
 -- Weltha had 19 points and 18 rebounds for the Bulldogs, while Allison Thomas added 19 points
-- Terrion Moore and Alana Findley both had 13 points to lead Drury
-- The Lady Panthers were 6 for 9 from the foul line, Truman State was 19 for 24 at the stripe
-- Drury shot 47 percent, hitting 28 of 60 shots from the field. The Bulldogs were 23 of 54 for 43 percent shooting
-- The Lady Panthers, who were missing Paige Robinson (broken wrist) and Kaylee DaMitz-Holt (COVID-19), had their 14-game winning streak snapped and it was their first conference loss.
 
Last Game
Drury 84 William Jewell 64 (Thur. at DU)
-- The Panthers opened the game with an 18-2 run and led 24-4 after the first quarter
-- Kaylee DaMitz-Holt led Drury with 16 points and 6 assists
-- Reese Schaaf had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds
-- Drury was 21 for 32 from the field in the first half
-- DU had a 43-31 rebounding advantage and had 20 offensive boards
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 17-1, 10-0, ranked #3 NCAA-II
TSU: 13-5, 9-1
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Amy Eagan (3rd yr., 73-8/14th yr., 260-150)
TSU: Theo Dean (4^th year, 68-29)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 13
TSU: Won 5
 
Last Five Games
Drury: 5-0
TSU: 5-0
 
All-Time Record
Drury 18-1
 
2021-22 Series
Truman St. 67 Drury 66 (Jan. 17, 2022, at TSU)
 
Next Game
Drury at Southwest Baptist – Thur., Jan. 26
5:30 pm – Bolivar, Mo. 
 
 
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