Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#2 Drury Lady Panthers (21-1, 14-0) vs. Maryville Saints (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
Pink Out fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks
 
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 hosts Maryville for 'Pink Out' Night
The Drury Lady Panthers are home for the first time in two weeks as they host Maryville on Thursday at 5:45 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury will wear pink uniforms on Thursday to honor those affected by breast cancer, and DU Athletics has teamed up with Insomnia Cookies to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks. Fans making a donation to the BCFO at Thursday's game will receive a cookie from Insomnia Cookies.
 
The Lady Panthers enter Thursday's game having won 17 straight and are 21-1 with a 14-0 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Drury is also ranked number two in NCAA-II and stayed at the nation's second-ranked spot for the fifth week in a row. Thursday's game is Drury's first contest since a 70-58 win at Missouri S&T on Feb. 2.
 
Maryville is 13-9 and 8-7 in the GLVC. The Saints are coming off of two wins last week, 72-57 over William Jewell on Saturday and 72-62 against Rockhurst on Feb. 2.
 
Maryville features the third-best offense in the GLVC, averaging 72.4 points per game, and they're third in three-pointers, putting in 7.2 per contest. The Lady Panthers lead the conference in scoring, averaging 82 points per game, and their defensive average of allowing 60.9 points also ranks first in the conference. 
 
Drury continues the homestand on Saturday when they host Missouri-St. Louis at 1 pm at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
All-Time series
Drury leads the all-time series against Maryville 24-3 and defeated the Saints earlier this season 74-56 on Dec. 3 in St. Louis. The Lady Panthers have won 17 straight against Maryville, with the Saints last win over Drury coming on Feb. 9, 2013, 54-53, in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Last Meeting
Drury 74 Maryville 56 (Dec. 3 at MU)
-- Drury pulled away with a 17-9 second quarter to lead 34-21 at halftime
-- Kaylee DaMitz-Holt led the Lady Panthers with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals on 7 of 13 shooting, including 2 of 3 from three-point range
-- Alana Findley added 17 points and 6 rebounds
-- Antoinette Mussoricic led Maryville with 21 points and was the Saints only double-figure scorer
-- The Lady Panthers were 7 for 15 from three-point range
-- Drury's defense forced 22 turnovers and held Maryville to 39 percent shooting (21 for 53) and the Saints went 3 for 17 from behind the arc
 
Last Game
Drury 70 Missouri S&T 58 (Feb. 2 at S&T)
-- Drury took control in the second quarter outscoring Missouri S&T 18-8
-- Reese Schaaf came off the bench to lead the Lady Panthers with 15 points
 -- Alana Findley added 14 points and 6 rebounds
-- Drury went 2 for 16 from three-point range with both treys made by Caitlynn Daniels
 
Drury still number two in latest NCAA-II poll 
For the fifth week in a row, the Drury Lady Panthers are the number two ranked team in the nation at the NCAA-II level. The top six teams in the national poll stayed the same as Tampa (21-1) is third, Texas Woman's College (21-1) is ranked fourth, Glenville St. (20-2) is fifth and Grand Valley St. (20-2) is number six.
 
The week's poll marks the 147th consecutive week the Lady Panthers have been ranked in the top 25, the longest such streak in the nation. It is also their 85th straight week to be ranked in the top 10.
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 21-1, 14-0, ranked #2 NCAA-II
MU: 13-9, 8-7
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Amy Eagan (3rd yr., 77-8/14th yr., 264-150)
MU: Brita Hand (1^st year, 13-9)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 17
MU: Won 2
 
Last Five Games
Drury: 5-0
MU: 3-2
 
All-Time Record
Drury 24-3
 
Last Meeting
Drury 74 Maryville 56 (Dec. 3 at MU)
 
Next Game
Drury vs. Missouri-St. Louis – Sat., Feb. 11
1 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center 
 
 
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