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Drury Lady Panthers Game Preview
#2 Drury Lady Panthers (26-1, 19-0) vs. Lewis Flyers (19-8, 15-4)
Sat., Feb. 25, 2023 – 3 pm – O’Reilly Family Event Center
Tickets
$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
Order Online
417-873-7000
Promotion
Senior Day
Live Coverage
Radio: KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Audio: www.923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video: GLVCSN.com/drury
Live Stats: drurypanthers.com
Lady Panthers face Lewis on Senior Day
Second-ranked Drury will take on Lewis on Senior Day at 3 pm on Saturday at the O’Reilly Family Event Center.
The Lady Panthers, ranked number two in NCAA-II, are 26-1, 19-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and winners of 22 straight dating back to Nov. 23. Drury is also ranked second in this week’s Midwest Regional rankings.
Lewis is in second place in the GLVC with a 19-8 record overall and a 15-4 mark in the league. The Flyers have won eight in a row and are ranked seventh in this week’s Midwest Regional rankings.
Saturday marks the end of the regular season. The Lady Panthers will advance to the GLVC Tournament, March 2-5, in St. Charles, Missouri. The tournament will be seeded based on the league’s Point Rating System and the GLVC will announce the bracket and postseason schedule Saturday night.
DaMitz-Holt closes in on 2,000 career points
Drury guard Kaylee DaMitz-Holt passed 1,900 career points in last Thursday’s win at Indianapolis. The graduate student from Preston, Missouri, and Skyline HS enters Thursday’s game with 1,937 points combining her totals at Pittsburg State and Drury. DaMitz-Holt played three seasons at Pitt State where she scored 1,015 points. She also reached 600 career assists in Drury’s Feb. 11 win over Missouri-St. Louis and enters Thursday’s game with a total of 614. DaMitz-Holt has scored 922 points with Drury in her two years with the Lady Panthers.
GLVC unbeatens
Since 1983-84, only four women’s basketball teams have gone undefeated in the GLVC’s regular season. Drury has accomplished the feat three times, in 2005-06, 2018-19, and 2019-20. The 2019 and 2020 teams are the only two who have gone unbeaten in league play during the regular season and won the conference tournament in the same year.
All-Time series
Drury leads the all-time series against Lewis 20-8. The Lady Panthers won the earlier meeting this season, 82-75, in Romeoville, Ill. on Jan. 12.
Last Meeting
Drury 82 Lewis 75 (Jan. 12, 2023 at LU)
— Lewis had a 36-35 lead at the half
— Drury outscored the Flyers 21-13 in the third quarter to take control
— Terrion Moore led the Lady Panthers with 22 points and went 8 for 13 from the floor
— Reese Schaaf came off the bench to score 16
— Kathryn Schmidt led Lewis with 17 points
Last Game
Drury 99 Ill. Springfield 74 (Thur., at DU)
— Drury led 51-30 at halftime
— Terrion Moore led Drury with 22 points and was 8 for 10 from the field including a 4 for 5 performance from three-point range
— Kaylee DaMitz-Holt added 21 points
— Ariyah Douglas led UIS with 34 points, the most Drury has allowed to an opposing player this season
— Drury forced 22 turnovers
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 26-1, 19-0, ranked #2 NCAA-II
Lewis: 19-8, 15-4
Head Coaches
Drury: Amy Eagan (3rd yr., 82-8/14th yr., 269-150)
Lewis: Keisha Newell (1st yr., 19-8/5th yr., 79-70)
Streak
Drury: Won 22
Lewis: Won 8
Last Five Games
Drury: 5-0
Lewis: 5-0
All-Time Record
Drury 20-8
Last Meeting
Drury 82 Lewis 75 (Jan. 12, 2023, at LU)
Next Game
Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament
March 2-5, 2023
St. Charles, Mo.
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