Ed Beach (Drury Sports Information) EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The ninth-ranked Drury Lady Panthers had their 12-game winning streak snapped as the East Division leader of the Great Lakes Valley Conference, Southern Indiana, handed Drury an 84-78 loss in Evansville, Indiana on Saturday.
Both teams ended the day with identical records. Drury and Southern Indiana went to 20-3 and 12-1 in the GLVC.
The Screaming Eagles shot 56 percent from the field going 33 for 58 from the floor. It was the best shooting performance by a Drury opponent this season. Tanner Marcum led Southern Indiana with a game-high 24 points while Hannah Wascher had 20 and Kaydie Grooms added 18.
Briana Jones led the Lady Panthers with 17 points. Hailey Diestelkamp had her eighth double-double of the year with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Drury shot 43 percent from the floor going 27 for 63 and 8 for 24 from three-point range.
The loss is Drury’s first defeat since Dec. 7 when they fell at Arkansas Tech. Saturday’s loss also ended a GLVC regular season winning streak that had reached 25 games. The Lady Panthers hadn’t lost in the conference regular season since a 54-48 loss at Wisconsin-Parkside on Jan. 9, 2016.
Drury returns home for their next game when the Lady Panthers host McKendree on Thursday, Feb. 9 at the O’Reilly Family Event Center. Tipoff is 5:45 p.m. and tickets can be ordered by calling 417-873-6389.
