Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
Drury Lady Panthers (10-4, 5-3) vs. Missouri S&T Miners (3-13, 0-8)
Sat., Jan. 13, 2024 – 3 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
 
Promotion
Celebration of 2004 Lady Panthers NCAA-II Runner-Up team  
 
Drury hosts Missouri S&T to conclude homestand
Drury ends a three-game homestand on Saturday when they host Missouri S&T at 3 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Before the game, Drury Athletics will honor members of the 2004 Lady Panthers team that went 36-2 and finished as the NCAA-II Runner-Up.
 
Drury enters Saturday's game 10-4 and 5-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Lady Panthers escaped with a two-point win, 67-65, over Maryville on Thursday.
 
Missouri S&T is 3-13 and 0-8 in the GLVC. The Miners fell at Southwest Baptist on Thursday, 81-74, and have lost three straight.
 
Drury's Reese Schaaf has posted double-doubles in her last two games and had 19 points and a career-high 17 rebounds on Thursday against Maryville. Beth Matas Martin, who surpassed 1,000 career points in her career on Thursday, leads the Lady Panthers, averaging 15.6 points. The graduate student from Spain leads the GLVC in three-point percentage (.441) and three-pointers made (2.9 per game).
 
Drury has won 21 straight games against Missouri S&T and leads the all-time series 35-3.
 
After Saturday's game, the Lady Panthers go on the road to take on Upper Iowa on Thursday for a 5 pm game.
 
About Missouri S&T
Last season, Missouri S&T won 15 games and went 11-9 in the GLVC, their most successful season in a decade. The Miners lost five key players to graduation, however, and this year's team features only one senior and four freshmen. Their three wins this year have been against Principia (84-53), Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (60-53), and Cottey (70-41).
 
Katelynn Roberts leads Missouri S&T and ranks third in the GLVC in scoring, averaging 17.7 points, and is fourth in rebounding with a 8.5 average.
 
2022-23 Series
Drury 70 Missouri S&T 58 (Feb. 2, 2023 at S&T)
 -- Reese Schaaf came off the bench to lead Drury with 15 points
-- Alex Kerr had a game-high 22 points for Missouri S&T
-- Drury out-rebounded the Miners 42-29
 
Drury 65 Missouri S&T 36 (Nov. 28, 2022 at DU)
-- Drury's defense held the Miners to 16 percent shooting from the field as S&T went 8 for 51 from the field and 1 for 10 from three-point range
-- Alana Findley had 14 points and 6 rebounds for Drury
-- Drury also forced 24 turnovers against the Miners
 
All-Time series vs Missouri S&T
Drury leads the all-time series against Missouri S&T 35-3 and has won 21 straight against the Miners dating back to Feb. 28, 2013. Two of Missouri S&T's wins in the all-time series have been at the O'Reilly Family Event Center: a 66-63 win on Dec. 6, 2012, and an 80-72 victory on Feb. 14, 2011. 
 
Lady Panthers last game
Drury 67 Maryville 65 (Thur., at DU)
-- Beth Matas Martin hit the game-winning shot with 3.3 seconds remaining, breaking a 65-65 with a 16-foot jumper
-- Matas Martin finished with 20 points to lead all scorers
-- Reese Schaaf had a double-double with 19 points and a career-high 17 rebounds
-- DU had a 45-32 advantage in rebounding
 
Martin passes 1,000 career points
Drury guard Beth Matas Martin surpassed 1,000 career points in Thursday's win over Maryville. Matas Martin scored 20 points on Thursday, giving her 1,004 points in her four-year college career. The graduate student from Spain scored 786 points in two seasons at Quincy, then transferred to Drury and has 218 this season with the Lady Panthers.
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 10-4, 5-3
S&T: 3-13, 0-8
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Kaci Bailey (1^st yr., 10-4 / 3^rd yr., 32-40)  
S&T: Kira Carter (4^th year, 33-60)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 2
S&T: Lost 3
 
Last Five Games
Drury: 2-3
S&T: 1-4
 
All-Time Series
Drury 35-3
 
2022-23 Series
Drury 65 Missouri S&T 36 (Nov. 28, 2022 at DU)
Drury 70 Missouri S&T 58 (Feb. 2, 2023 at S&T)
 
Next Game
Drury at Upper Iowa – Thur., Jan. 18, 2024
5 pm – Fayette, Iowa
 
 
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