Drury Lady Panthers (14-6, 11-2) vs. Quincy Hawks (11-8, 8-4)
vs. Quincy	Thursday, Feb. 5 | 5:45 p.m.
Site	O'Reilly Family Event Center | Parking Guide | Springfield, Mo.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Lady Panthers eye their sixth straight win on Thursday against Quincy in the O'Reilly Family Event Center at 5:45 pm for the annual Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks (BCFO) Pink Out.
 
Quincy comes to Springfield looking to avenge their December 6 loss to Drury in Pepsi Arena and win their fourth straight. The Lady Panthers have won back-to-back games in comeback fashion, with their most recent win against Upper Iowa coming down to the final shot of the game by Josie Storey.
 
Fans may follow the action through the GLVC Sports Network (subscription required), where games will be streamed live throughout the regular season. New for the 2025-26 academic year, viewing access to GLVC regular season and postseason broadcasts will be available via monthly subscription ($30) or annual subscription ($140). Single-event access can also be purchased for $15. All Drury Lady Panthers games will also have free live audio coverage on DU All-Access.
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Drury is 28-11 all-time against Quincy.
• While playing in Springfield, the Lady Panthers are 15-3 against the Hawks, with the most recent coming in the 2012-13 season.
• Kaci Bailey is 4-2 against her former team.

 
STORYLINES

• The Lady Panthers are one game out of first place in the GLVC. They are 11-2 behind 12-1 UMSL.
• Drury is 9-0 when they beat their opponents by 70 points and 11-1 when they are the first to 60 points in a game this season.
• The key for the Lady Panthers is to establish a first-half lead. Drury is 11-1 when having the edge through the first half.
• Drury is the top three-point shooting team in the GLVC, 38.3 percent. When the Lady Panthers make more threes than their opponent, they are 10-1 this season.
• The Lady Panthers finished the month of January with a 9-2 record, their highest winning percentage in a month this season.
• In back-to-back games, Drury has upped their best second-half scoring totals in the season. Against Lewis, Drury scored 42 and followed it up with 43 against Upper Iowa in the final 20 minutes.
• The Lady Panthers have had to come back in both games last week. Drury trailed by 13 in the second quarter to Lewis before winning by ten. Then they went and beat Upper Iowa by two after trailing by nine in the fourth.
• In games decided by ten points or less, the Lady Panthers are 8-4. In ones decided by five or less, Drury is 6-1.
• This season, Drury is 7-2 at home, 5-1 in GLVC play. Quincy is 3-4 this year on the road.
• In GLVC games this season, Drury and Quincy are two of the most efficient teams in the league. The Lady Panthers are shooting 47.2%, the best, and the Hawks are 44.7%, the third best in the league.
• Against league opponents, Drury is protecting the ball the best, only turning it over 12.8 times per game. Quincy is middle of the road with 16.8.
• The Hawks enter Thursday on a three-game winning streak. The three wins have come against the bottom-three GLVC teams (Southwest Baptist, William Jewell, and Rockhurst).
• Drury is on their longest streak of the season, winning five straight.
• Rhi Gibbons has now scored at least ten points in 24 straight games, dating back to last season. She is the first Lady Panther to score double figures in the first 20 games of the season since Paige Robinson did in the 2020-21 season.
• Gibbons is ten points away from her 800th career point.
• Sara Mendel enters play with 14 double-doubles this season, tied for the second most in a single season at Drury.
• Mendel is the league's reigning GLVC Player of the Week. It is her second of the season; she is the first Lady Panther to earn the honor multiple times in a season since Reese Schaaf in the 2023-24 season.
• Mendel is two points away from her 700th career point and seven points from her 300th this season.
• Currently with 540 career rebounds, Mendel is ninth all-time at Drury.
• A start on Thursday for Gibbons and Mendel will be their 50th consecutive start for the Lady Panthers.
• Kaylee King is two points away from 200 this season. This season, King is 16 for 16 from the free throw line and has made her last 22.
• Jazz Gray needs just six rebounds for her 100th career rebound.
• The starting lineup of Kaylee King, Rhi Gibbons, Jazz Gray, Sage Stratton, and Sara Mendel is 6-0 this season and has started the last five games.
• Quincy is led by Katey Flynn, who is scoring 13.8 points per game and recording 3.2 assists per game.
• Freshman Hayven Harden has jumped Sara Mendel in field goal percentage this season after Harden reached the 100-attempt qualifying mark. Harden is now second in the nation with 69.1 percent on 110 attempts. Mendel is third in the nation with a 66.1 on 189 attempts.
• Kaci Bailey is 12-3 in the month of February as the Lady Panthers head coach.

 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Lady Panthers are back in The O' on Saturday afternoon for Homecoming and the Scarlet and Gray Out against Truman State at 1 pm.
 
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