Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#17 Drury Lady Panthers (5-0, 0-0) at Quincy Hawks (1-4, 1-0)
Mon., Nov. 27, 2023 – 7 pm – Pepsi Arena – Quincy, Ill.
 
Live Coverage
Radio: KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Audio: www.923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video: GLVCSN (pay-per-view)
Live Stats: quhawks.com
 
Lady Panthers open GLVC schedule at Quincy 
The Drury Lady Panthers open their Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule on Monday at Quincy.
 
Drury is 5-0 and ranked 17th in NCAA-II, while the Hawks are 1-4 with a 1-0 mark in the conference as they are coming off of a league win on Saturday at William Jewell, 74-62.
 
Monday's game marks the return of Drury's head coach Kaci Bailey to Quincy, where she served as head coach of the Hawks for two years. Bailey was named the Lady Panthers head coach on April 5 after the resignation of previous head coach Amy Eagan on March 28, who stepped down to take over the program at Lindenwood.
 
Bailey went 22-36 in two years at Quincy, guiding them to a 9-20 record and a 5-15 mark in the GLVC her first season, followed by a 13-16 season with a 9-11 league record in her second year.
 
Assistant coach Jenna Knudson, guard Beth Matas Martin and forward Gabby Burns all followed Bailey to Drury.
 
After Monday's game, the Lady Panthers return to the road to take on GLVC preseason favorite Lewis in Romeoville, Illinois for a 5:30 pm tipoff.   
 
About Quincy
After Kaci Bailey's departure last year, the Hawks named Kourtney Boyd as head coach. Boyd was previously the head coach at Clarke and last year led the Pride to the NAIA National Championship with a team that went 33-4. She posted a record of 155-42 in her six seasons at Clarke and her teams made five national tournament appearances.
 
Quincy is led by junior guard Janiece Dawson, averaging 14 points and 7.4 rebounds. Forward Champ Danso contributes 10.6 points and 6.2 boards.  
 
2022-23 Series
Drury 79 Quincy 78 (March 2 - GLVC Quarterfinals in St. Charles, Mo.)
-- Beth Matas Martin had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Quincy against her future team
-- Terrion Moore had 24 points and Mia Henderson added 20 while going 10 for 10 from the free throw line
 
Drury 87 Quincy 49 (Jan. 16 at Quincy)
 -- Drury's defense forced 30 turnovers
-- Five Lady Panthers were in double-figures, led by Rhi Gibbons' 12 points on 6 of 7 shooting from the field
 
Drury 77 Quincy 55 (Dec. 10 at Drury)
 -- Terrion Moore led Drury with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
-- DU had 15 steals and forced 31 turnovers
 
All-Time series vs Quincy
Drury leads the all-time series against Quincy 24-9 and has won 12 straight against the Hawks. Drury's last loss against Quincy was on Jan. 30, 2014 in an 82-79 setback at Quincy. The Hawks won five of six meetings against the Lady Panthers from Feb. 28, 2009 and Jan. 19, 2013.
 
Lady Panthers last game
Drury 86 Lincoln 49 (Nov. 22 at DU)
-- The Lady Panthers shot 61 percent from the field going 33 for 54 and they were 12 for 24 from three-point range
-- Beth Matas Martin had 23 points, hit 8 of her 11 shots from the floor and was 5 for 6 from behind the arc
-- Anna Hitt added 11 points and 7 rebounds
-- Drury led 51-21 at halftime
 
Drury back in the top 25
The Lady Panthers are ranked 17th in the latest NCAA-II coaches' poll. Drury received votes in the national preseason poll but was one spot outside the top 25. The Lady Panthers are the only GLVC team in the national rankings.
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 5-0 (0-0)
QU: 1-4 (1-0)
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Kaci Bailey (1^st year, 5-0 / 3^rd year, 27-36)
QU: Courtney Boyd (1^st year, 1-4 / 7^th year, 156-46) 
                                                     
Streak
Drury: Won 5
QU: Won 1
 
Last Five Games
Drury: 5-0
QU: 1-4
 
All-Time Record
Drury 24-9
 
2022-23 Series
Drury 79 Quincy 78 (March 2, GLVC Quarterfinals)
Drury 87 Quincy 49 (Jan. 16, at QU)
Drury 77 Quincy 55 (Dec. 10, at DU)
 
Next Game
Drury at Lewis, Thur., 5:30 pm
Romeoville, Ill.
 
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