HC Kaci Bailey discusses the season, and the team’s jump in national ranking:
Makaiya Brooks discusses the season, and the team’s jump in national ranking:
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– The Drury Lady Panthers moved up five spots to 18th in this week’s NCAA-II top 25 coaches’ poll.
Drury is 20-4 for the season, with a record of 15-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Lady Panthers have won 12 straight and remain in a tie for first atop the GLVC standings with Lewis heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.
Ashland (23-1) remains the number one ranked team in Division II. Grand Valley State (22-2) rests in second position and received one first place vote in this week’s poll. Thomas Jefferson (23-1) is the third-ranked team for the second week in a row.
The Lady Panthers are on the road this week with a game at Missouri S&T on Thursday at 5:30 pm, and Drury faces Maryville on Saturday at 1 pm in St. Louis.
| Rank | School (Record) | Total Points |
First-Place Votes |
Last Week’s Rank |
| 1 | Ashland (23-1) | 573 | 22 | 1 |
| 2 | Grand Valley State (22-2) | 549 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson (23-1) | 517 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Gannon (26-2) | 483 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Harding (22-2) | 438 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Union, TN (24-2) | 435 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Texas Woman’s (24-3) | 404 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Valdosta State (22-2) | 393 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Southern Nazarene (23-1) | 361 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Ferris State (18-3) | 353 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Montana State Billings (22-4) | 328 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Azusa Pacific (23-3) | 323 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Western Washington (20-4) | 289 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Bentley (20-4) | 247 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Fayetteville State (22-2) | 218 | 0 | 19 |
| 16 | Nova Southeastern (20-3) | 215 | 0 | 21 |
| 17 | Catawba (18-4) | 174 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Drury (20-4) | 152 | 0 | 23 |
| 19 | Tampa (23-5) | 149 | 0 | 21 |
| 20 | Assumption (20-4) | 126 | 0 | 15 |
| 21 | Missouri Western State (21-4) | 117 | 0 | 24 |
| 22 | Minnesota State Mankato (21-5) | 115 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Georgia Southwestern (19-3) | 111 | 0 | RV |
| 24 | Lock Haven (22-2) | 71 | 0 | RV |
| 25 | Virginia State (20-4) | 52 | 0 | 18 |
Dropped out: No. 20 Colorado Mines (19-5), No. 25 Texas A&M International (21-6)
Others receiving votes: Fairmont State (19-5) 27; Miles (19-4) 26; Colorado Mines (19-5) 16; Fort Hays State (19-6) 15; Texas A&M International (21-6) 12; Northwestern Oklahoma State (21-5) 10; Pittsburg State (19-5) 10; Augusta (17-7) 8; Northwest Missouri State (20-5) 6; Regis, CO (20-5) 5.
