Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#6 Drury Lady Panthers (6-1, 1-1) at Indianapolis Greyhounds (5-2, 3-0)
Sat., Dec. 2, 2023 – 11:30 am (CST) – Nicoson Hall – Indianapolis, Ind. 
 
Live Coverage
Radio: KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Audio: www.923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video: GLVCSN (pay-per-view)
Live Stats: athletics.uindysports.edu
 
Lady Panthers conclude road trip at Indianapolis 
The Drury Lady Panthers play their third road game in six days as they conclude their opening week of league play at Indianapolis on Saturday. Tipoff is 11:30 am (CST).
 
Drury is coming off a 72-69 loss at Lewis on Thursday, the team's first loss to a GLVC opponent since Feb. 17, 2022, which was also at Lewis. The defeat snapped a 32-game winning streak against league teams. The Lady Panthers are ranked sixth in NCAA-II, with a 6-1 overall record and are 1-1 in the GLVC.
 
Indianapolis is 5-2 and winners of five straight. The Greyhounds are also 3-0 in the conference after a 77-68 win at home over Southwest Baptist on Thursday.
 
Drury is led by Beth Matas Martin, averaging 16.7 points and shooting 42 percent from three-point range. Sophomore Reese Schaaf is putting in 12.7 points per contest.
 
Following Saturday's game, the Lady Panthers are back at home on Thur., Dec. 7 to host William Jewell at 7 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
About Indianapolis
The Greyhounds are in their second year being led by head coach Marc Mitchell, who spent four years as head coach of Division I St. Peter's, and won a NCAA-III National Championship in 2014 with Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham. Indianapolis has won five straight after two losses to start the year as they fell to Malone, 74-61, and number one ranked Ashland, 97-71. Elena Wells leads UIndy, averaging 17.3 points, and Liv Becker is putting in 16.6 points per game.
 
2022-23 Series
Drury 105 UIndy 69 (March 4, 2023, GLVC Semifinals, St. Charles, Mo.)
-- Drury led 50-32 at halftime on their way to a 105-point performance
-- Kaylee Holt had 25 points on 8 of 12 shooting and led five players in double-figures
-- The Lady Panthers forced 26 turnovers
 
Drury 86 Indianapolis 79 (Feb. 16, 2023 at UIndy)  
 -- Drury 18-8 after the first quarter and were up 45-23 at the half
-- Terrion Moore had 16 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals
-- Sadie Hill led the Greyhounds with 16 points and 6 boards
 
Drury 93 Indianapolis 74 (Jan. 7, 2023 at DU)
 -- The Lady Panthers led by just two at the half, 37-35, then outscored Indianapolis 56-39 in the second half
-- There were 80 free throws shot in the game as Drury went 29 for 41 at the line and the Greyhounds were 29 of 39 at the stripe
-- Kaylee Holt led Drury with 26 points and Alana Findley added 21
-- Elena Wells had 23 for UIndy
 
All-Time series vs Indianapolis
Drury leads the all-time series against Indianapolis 17-5. The Lady Panthers won all three meetings with the Greyhounds last year and have won 11 straight against UIndy dating back to a loss on Jan. 5, 2014, 85-68 in the O'Reilly Family Event Center. Drury has won their last six games at Nicoson Hall.
 
Lady Panthers last game
Lewis 72 Drury 69 (Thur. at LU)
-- Lewis led 45-36 at halftime and were up by 13 with two minutes remaining in the third quarter before Drury mounted a comeback and got within one, 68-67, with 35 seconds left
-- Reese Schaaf had career highs in points (21), rebounds (11), and assists (5)
-- The Flyers owned a 51-38 advantage in rebounds
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 6-1 (1-1), ranked #6 NCAA-II
UIndy: 5-2 (3-0)
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Kaci Bailey (1^st year, 6-1 / 3^rd year, 28-37)
UIndy: Marc Mitchell (2^nd year, 23-14 / 14^th year, 251-159)
                                                     
Streak
Drury: Lost 1
UIndy: Won 5
 
Last Five Games
Drury: 4-1
UIndy: 5-0
 
All-Time Record
Drury 17-5
 
2022-23 Series
Drury 105 Indy 69 (Mar. 4, GLVC semifinals)
Drury 86 Indy 79 (Feb. 16 at UIndy)
Drury 93 Indy 74 (Jan. 7 at DU)
 
Next Game
Drury vs. William Jewell – Thur., Dec. 7
7 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
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