Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#2 Drury Lady Panthers (22-1, 15-0) vs. Missouri-St. Louis Tritons (9-13, 7-9) 
Sat., Feb. 11, 2023 – 1 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center   
 
Tickets
$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
Order Online
417-873-7000
 
Promotion
Homecoming
 
Live Coverage
Radio: KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Audio: www.923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video: GLVCSN.com/drury
Live Stats: drurypanthers.com
 
Lady Panthers face Tritons for Homecoming
Drury hosts Missouri-St. Louis for Homecoming on Saturday at the O'Reilly Family Event Center. Tipoff is at 1 pm.
 
The Lady Panthers have won 18 straight games entering Saturday's contest and are ranked number two in NCAA-II. Drury is 22-2 and 15-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. They kept their winning streak alive on Thursday with an 81-57 win at home over Maryville
 
The Tritons are 9-13 and 7-9 in the GLVC. UMSL is coming off a 75-69 loss at Missouri S&T on Thursday.
 
Jalysa Stokes leads the Tritons and ranks second in the conference averaging 17.2 points and Kiara Stewart leads the GLVC in rebounding, averaging 10.1 boards.
 
Kaylee DaMitz-Holt leads Drury and is third in the league in scoring, averaging 16.9 points. Alana Findley leads the GLVC in steals averaging 2.5 per game.
 
Both teams rank at the top of the GLVC in rebounding. The Lady Panthers have a league-best +4.8 rebounding margin, while UMSL is second in the conference with a +4.6 rebounding margin.
 
Following Saturday's game, the Lady Panthers take their final road trip of the regular season next week. Drury faces Indianapolis on Thursday at 4:30 pm (CST), then McKendree on Saturday at 1 pm.
 
All-Time series
Drury leads the all-time series against Missouri-St. Louis 34-2 and won the earlier meeting this season, 72-55, on Dec. 1 in St. Louis. The two teams met three times last year, with UMSL defeating the Lady Panthers in St. Louis, 75-65, and Drury winning two postseason match-ups, 64-54, in the GLVC semifinals and 65-49 in the first round of the NCAA-II Tournament in Ashland, Ohio. UMSL' s other win over Drury came on Jan. 26, 2013 in a 58-56 win in St. Louis. The Tritons have never beaten the Lady Panthers in Springfield.
 
Last Meeting
Drury 72 UMSL 55 (Dec. 1, 2022 at UMSL)
 -- Drury held Missouri-St. Louis to 17 points in the first half and led 26-17 at the intermission
-- The Lady Panthers scored 46 points in the second half
-- Alana Findley led Drury with 15 points and 9 rebounds
-- Morgan Ramthun had 14 points to lead the Tritons
-- Drury limited UMSL to just 36 shots as the Tritons went 19 for 36 from the field, while the Lady Panthers had 63 shots to go 28 for 63
 
Last Game
Drury 81 Maryville 57 (Thur., at DU)
-- The Lady Panthers forced 27 turnovers and had a 32-8 advantage in points-off-turnovers
-- Alana Findley led Drury with 21 points on 9 for 12 shooting and added 7 rebounds
-- Kaylee DaMitz-Holt added 17 points and Terrion Moore chipped in 16 and 5 steals
-- Antoinette Mussorici led Maryville with 18 points
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 22-1, 15-0, ranked #2 NCAA-II
UMSL: 9-13, 7-9
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Amy Eagan (3rd yr., 78-8/14th yr., 265-150)
UMSL: Katie Vaughn (11^th yr., 170-123/14^th yr., 199-175)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 18
UMSL: Lost 1
 
Last Five Games
Drury: 5-0
UMSL: 2-3
 
All-Time Record
Drury 34-2
 
Last Meeting
Drury 72 UMSL 55 (Dec. 1, 2022 at UMSL)
 
Next Game
Drury at Indianapolis – Thur., Feb. 16
4:30 pm (CST) – Indianapolis, Ind.
 
 
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