Drury Panthers Game Preview
Drury Panthers (8-8, 3-6) at Indianapolis Greyhounds (10-7, 4-5)
Thur., Jan. 23, 2025 – 6:30 pm (CST)
Nicoson Hall – Indianapolis, Ind.       
 
Live Coverage
Radio- KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Live Audio- 923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video: GLVCSN
Live Stats: athletics.uindy.edu
 
Drury looks to take momentum on road to Indianapolis
The Drury Panthers look to take momentum from two home wins last week on the road as they travel to Indianapolis for a 6:30 pm (CST) game on Thursday in Indianapolis, Ind.
 
Drury is 8-8 and 3-6 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Panthers picked up wins last week against McKendree, 84-70, on Thursday, and over Maryville, 85-71, on Saturday.
 
Indianapolis is 10-7 and 4-5 in the GLVC. The Greyhounds are coming off a 78-76 win in overtime at William Jewell on Saturday. Indianapolis has won seven of their last nine games since Dec. 11.
 
The Panthers are 9-11 all-time against the Greyhounds and lost year's match-up, 82-51, at Indianapolis on Dec. 2, 2023. Drury will be looking for their win over UIndy since March 7, 20219, when they won a GLVC Quarterfinal game over the Greyhounds, 71-65, in Edwardsville, Ill.
 
After Thursday's game, Drury concludes their two-game road trip at Illinois Springfield on Saturday with a 3 pm game in Springfield, Ill.
 
Takeaways
The Panthers lead the GLVC in steals and turnovers forced. Drury is averaging 10.2 steals per game and is forcing 15.4 turnovers on opposing teams.
 
Drury guards Logan Applegate and Colin Hardrick are tied for second in the GLVC in steals, averaging 2.1 per game.
 
Applegate among Drury's top 50 scorers
Drury guard Logan Applegate enters Thursday's game ranked 47th on Drury's all-time scoring list. The junior from Nevada, Mo., has 943 points in his career and is 10 points away from passing Bob Kouhy (1955-59) and he's 12 away from moving past Paul Hauck (1971-75) for 45th on the chart. 
 
About the Greyhounds
Indianapolis is led by a new coach as Scott Heady took over the program before the start of the season. Heady served as the head coach for seven years at Marion, where he went 168-56, reached the NAIA Tournament seven times, and advanced to the national semifinals in 2019.
 
DaShawn Jackson leads the team is scoring and ranks 10th in the GLVC, averaging 15.8 points, while Brody Whitaker averages 14.9 points.
 
 
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