QUINCY, IL – Drury women’s basketball extended its win streak to three games with a 74-67 win at Quincy on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 6, at Pepsi Arena.
Rhi Gibbons recorded her second double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Panthers. Kaylee King added 13 points to aid Drury’s effort.
Drury’s Rhi Gibbons
Drury (5-3, 3-0 GLVC) led from start to finish, marking the second time on their three-game road trip the Lady Panthers notched a win without trailing (also at SBU on Dec. 1).
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Drury outshot Quincy .435 to .419 from the floor, thanks in large part to a 12-of-20 (.600) effort from beyond the arc for the Lady Panthers.
Josie Storey started the game with an open three from King. Quincy answered with three of their own. A made jumper and a pair of free throws extended the Lady Panthers’ lead to 8-3 two minutes into the game.
Quincy tied it up at eight, but Drury regained their lead by the end of the first quarter, 17-12.
In the second quarter, Audra Pasakarnis assisted on a Gibbons three-pointer to grow the Lady Panthers to nine.
The Lady Panthers extended their lead to as many as 11 points in the second quarter and entered halftime up 32-26.
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Drury came out of the locker room on fire. The Lady Panthers started the second half on a 14-2 run in just three minutes of play. During the run, Drury was 4-for-4 on three pointers and 5-for-5 from the field, as Storey, Gibbons, and Pasakarnis each contributed in the scoring column.
Following a Quincy timeout, Drury led by a game-high 18 points. The Hawks battled back from the deficit but entered the fourth quarter trailing, 55-42.
Quincy native and Lady Panthers freshman Sage Stratton drilled a three-pointer to start the fourth quarter. A Reagan Halliday layup from Stratton extended the Lady Panthers’ lead back to 18 one minute into the quarter.
A late push by the Hawks was cut short, as the Lady Panthers iced the game with free throws from Gibbons and Halliday.
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Drury swimming and diving sweeps double dual from SBU, William Jewell
Drury men’s and women’s swimming and diving turned in dominant performances to sweep double-dual wins from Southwest Baptist and William Jewell on Friday evening, Dec. 5, at Breech Pool.Ranked No. 1 in the latest College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division II Top 25 dual meet poll, the Drury men turned in a 165-9 win over William Jewell and a 168-6 victory over SBU.The DU women’s squad, ranked third in the November CSCAA D-II poll, cruised past SBU by a 161-13 final tally and bested Jewell by a 156-18 count.Highlighting the evening was Alvaro Zornoza’s NCAA Division II record-setting performance in the men’s 100 IM. The junior from Gijón, Spain turned in a time of 48.31, breaking Ben Sampson’s (Colorado Mesa) D-II record of 48.51.
Drury diving will return to action Saturday, Dec. 13, against Rockhurst at Robinson Natatorium in Lawrence.
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Drury Lady Panthers run win streak to 3 games with win over Quincy
