The Drury Lady Panthers are back in the NCAA-II tournament field for the 13th time in 16 years, and will draw a familiar foe when the Midwest Regional round tips off Friday in Ashland, Ohio.
Drury (24-4) is the No. 4 seed and will face fifth-seed Quincy (25-5) in one of four opening round games Friday in the regional being hosted by top seed Ashland.
The Lady Panthers and fellow Great Lakes Valley Conference member Quincy met once during the regular season, with Drury claiming a 76-65 victory at the O'Reilly Family Event Center on January 30.
In other first-round matchups Friday, top seed Ashland (30-1), the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion, will face No. 8 seed Ursuline (25-3), No. 2 seed Lewis (28-2) will play seventh-seed Grand Valley State (22-9) and third-seed Bellarmine (24-3) – which beat the Lady Panthers in the semifinals on Saturday, then downed Quincy 89-78 for the GLVC Championship on Sunday – will play sixth seed Saginaw Valley State (21-8).
Semifinals will be played Saturday, with the title game set for Monday night.
Times for all games, and ticket information for the regional, will be announced on Monday.
