Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#23 Drury Lady Panthers (18-4, 13-3) vs. Missouri-St. Louis Tritons (11-12, 9-8) – Thur., 5:45 pm
#23 Drury Lady Panthers (18-4, 13-3) vs. McKendree Bearcats (17-6, 13-4) – Sat., 1 pmÂ
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Tickets
$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
Order Online
417-873-7000
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Live Coverage
Radio: KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Audio:
923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video:
GLVCSN.com/drury
Live Stats:
drurypanthers.com
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Promotion (Thur.)
Pink Out with the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks
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Promotion (Sat.)
Homecoming '24
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Drury Lady Panthers host UMSL for Pink Out, McKendree for Homecoming
The Lady Panthers are back at home this week and will host Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday at 5:45 pm, then have a showdown with McKendree on Saturday at 1 pm.
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Drury enters the week having won 10 straight and is ranked 23rd in NCAA-II. The Lady Panthers are 18-4 and 13-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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Missouri-St. Louis is 11-12 and 9-8 in the GLVC. The Tritons are coming off a 68-60 win over Quincy on Saturday and have won three straight.
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McKendree, Lewis and Drury are among three teams fighting for the lead in the GLVC. The Bearcats start the week with a 13-4 league record, just one back in the loss column of the Flyers and Lady Panthers. McKendree is 17-6 overall and has won all 11 of their road games. Before coming to Springfield, they are at Southwest Baptist on Thursday night.
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2022-23 Series vs. UMSL
Drury 72 UMSL 55 (Dec. 1, 2022 at UMSL)
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Alana Findley led Drury with 15 points and 9 rebounds
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Reese Schaaf came off the bench to score 12 points on 4 for 5 shooting from the field
-- Morgan Ramthun had 14 points for UMSL
-- UMSL shot 53 percent, making 19 of 36 shots
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Drury 86 UMSL 63 (Feb. 11, 2023 at DU)
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Terrion Moore led the Lady Panthers with 24 points, while
Alana Findley added 21 points
 -- Jalysa Stokes scored a game-high 27 points for UMSL
-- Kiara Steward added 13 points and 8 rebounds for the Tritons
-- Drury shot 58 percent from the field, making 36 of 62 attempts
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2022-23 Series vs. McKendree
Drury 96 McKendree 57 (Jan. 5, 2023 at DU)
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Alana Findley scored 19 points in 19 minutes to lead Drury
-- Kaylee Holt added 15, and
Allie Clevenger chippped in with 14
-- The Lady Panthers had 16 offensive rebounds and only committed 6 turnovers, while forcing 23
-- No McKendree player reached double-figures
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Drury 81 McKendree 54 (Feb. 18, 2023 at McK)
-- Alanda Findley had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals to lead Drury
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Mia Henderson chipped in 14 points and 8 boards
-- Naomi McDandiel had 14 points to lead McKendree
-- The Lady Panthers forced 22 turnovers while only committing 11
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Lady Panthers last game
Drury 75 William Jewell 56 (Sat., at WJ)
--Â Makayia Brooks came off the bench to lead Drury with 18 points
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Beth Matas Martin added 14 points
-- Drury out-rebounded William Jewell 42-29
-- The Lady Panthers outscored the Cardinals 22-12 in the fourth quarter
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Martin passes 1,000 career points
Drury guard
Beth Matas Martin surpassed 1,000 career points on Jan. 11 in a win at home over Maryville. Matas Martin has 1,137 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 353 this season with the Lady Panthers.
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QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 18-4, 13-3, #23 NCAA-II
UMSL: 11-12, 9-8
McK: 17-6, 13-4
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Head Coaches
Drury:
Kaci Bailey (1
st yr., 18-4 / 3
rd yr., 40-40) Â
UMSL: Katie Vaughn (12
th yr., 181-139 / 15
th yr., 210-191)Â
McK: Kari Kerkoff (9
th year, 99-138)
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Streak
Drury: Won 10
UMSL: Won 3
McK: Lost 1
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Last Game
Drury won at William Jewell 75-56 (Sat.)
UMSL: won vs Quincy 68-60 (Sat.)
McK: lost vs. Ill. Springfield 77-72 (Sat.)
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Last Five Games
Drury: 5-0
UMSL: 3-2
McK: 3-2
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All-Time Series
Drury 35-2 vs. UMSL
Drury 16-0 vs. McK
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Next Week
Lady Panthers at Missouri S&T, Feb. 22
Lady Panthers at Maryville, Feb. 24
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