Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
Drury Lady Panthers (9-4, 4-3) vs. Maryville Saints (6-7, 2-4)
Thur., Jan. 11, 2024 – 7:45 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center   
 
Tickets
$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
Order Online
417-873-7000
 
Live Coverage
Radio: KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Audio: 923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video: GLVCSN.com/drury
Live Stats: drurypanthers.com
 
Lady Panthers continue homestand vs. hot Maryville squad on Thursday
Drury plays the second game of a three-game homestand on Thursday against a Maryville team that comes to Springfield, having won four straight. Tipoff is at 7:45 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
The Lady Panthers are 9-4, 4-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and coming off a 77-49 win over Rockhurst on Saturday.
 
Drury has won 18 straight against Maryville in a series winning streak, with the last Maryville win over the Lady Panthers coming on Feb. 9, 2013 in Springfield. Drury leads the all-time series against the Saints 25-3.
 
The Saints are 6-7 and 2-4 in the GLVC but have been rolling since Dec. 9, having won four in a row. Maryville extended their win streak on Saturday with a 78-75 overtime win at Indianapolis. The Saints have won by an average of 25.8 points during their four-game run.
 
Drury is led by Beth Matas Martin, who is averaging 15.2 points. The graduate student from Spain is also shooting .435 from three-point range. Reese Schaaf is averaging 13.7 points and is coming off a double-double performance on Saturday against Rockhurst with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Following Thursday's game, the Lady Panthers are back at home on Saturday when they host Missouri S&T at 3 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Martin 16 points away from 1,000 career points
Drury guard Beth Matas Martin is closing in on 1,000 career points at the NCAA level. The graduate student from Spain enters Saturday's game with 984 points. Martin scored 786 points in two seasons at Quincy and has 198 points this year with the Lady Panthers.
 
About Maryville
The Saints feature the reigning GLVC Player of the Week as Karlee Feldman averaged 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds in two games last week. The 6'2" grad student from Bremen, Indiana, averages 8.2 points and 8.2 rebounds for the season.
 
Carson Fearday leads the team in scoring, averaging 14 points, while Antoinette Mussorici averages 13.2 points.
 
2022-23 Series
Drury 81 Maryville 57 (Feb. 9, 2023 at DU)
-- Drury led 45-29 at halftime
-- Alana Findley led the Lady Panthers with 21 points and 7 rebounds
-- Kaylee Holt had 17 points and was 6 for 6 from the field
 -- Antoinette Mussorici led Maryville with 18 points
-- Drury forced 27 turnovers against the Saints
 
Drury 74 Maryville 56 (Dec. 3, 2022 at MU)
-- Kaylee Holt had a game-high 19 points for Drury
-- The Lady Panthers went 7 for 15 from three-point range while the Saints were 3 for 17 from behind the arc
 -- Antoinette Mussorici had 17 points to lead Maryville
-- Four different Drury players had a team-high six rebounds
 
Lady Panthers last game
Drury 77 Rockhurst 49 (Sat. at DU)
-- The game was tied at 30-30 at halftime, then the Lady Panthers outscored the Hawks 47-19 in the second half
-- Beth Matas Martin led all scorers with 15 points
-- Reese Schaaf had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds
 -- Drury shot 58 percent, hitting 30 of 52 shots in the game and 7 for 13 from three-point range
-- Rockhurst shot 26 percent, going 14 of 54
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 9-4, 4-3
MU: 6-7, 2-4
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Kaci Bailey (1^st yr., 9-4 / 3^rd yr., 31-40)  
MU: Brita Hand (2^nd yr., 21-20 / 4^th yr., 55-44)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 1
MU: Won 4
 
Last Five Games
Drury: 2-3
MU: 4-1
 
All-Time Series
Drury 25-3
 
2022-23 Series
Drury 74 Maryville 56 (Dec. 3, 2022 at MU)
Drury 81 Maryville 57 (Feb. 9, 2023 at DU)
 
Next Game
Drury vs. Missouri S&T, Sat., Jan. 13, 2024
3 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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