William Jewell (11-15, 7-11) vs. #1 Drury (27-0, 18-0)
Thursday, February 27 • 5:30 p.m.
Springfield, Mo.
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William Jewell (11-15, 7-11) vs. Southwest Baptist (13-13, 7-11)
Saturday, February 29 • 1 p.m.
Bolivar, Mo.Â
ON TAP
The William Jewell women's basketball team will conclude the 2020 season this weekend as they head to No. 1 Drury followed by a rematch with Southwest Baptist on Saturday.    Â
LAST TIME OUT
Jewell is coming off a weekend that saw them drop tough contests to Missouri-St. Louis and Lindenwood. The Cardinals shot nearly 70% from the field at UMSL but came up just short as the Tritons hit two free throws with 0.3 seconds remaining.Â
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Claire Burch scored a career-high 24 points on Thursday while
Kiara Bradley poured in 28 against Lindenwood. Â
THE SERIES
Drury leads the NCAA-era series 12-3 with Jewell's most recent win coming in January 2015. This will be the third straight meeting with the Panthers ranked No. 1 nationally.Â
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The Bearcats took the first two meetings back in 2013-2014 but Jewell earned their first over SBU two weeks ago, 83-64.Â
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LAST GAME
William Jewell: L, 85-62 vs. Lindenwood
#1 Drury: W, 112-63 vs. Quincy
Southwest Baptist: L, 66-80 vs. TrumanÂ
HEAD COACHES
William Jewell:
Jill Slominski, 24
th season (444-308)
Drury: Molly Miller, sixth season (175-17)
Southwest Baptist: Kelsey Keizer, sixth season (79-90)
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STATISTICAL LEADERS
William JewellÂ
Scoring:
Kiara Bradley (16.5)
Rebounding:
Kiara Bradley (6.8)
Assists:
Sydney Offield (2.7)
Steals:
Rhyann Fisher (2.2)
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DruryÂ
Scoring: Hailey Diestelkamp (20.1)
Rebounding: Hailey Diestelkamp (7.4)
Assists: Daejah Bernard (5.4)
Steals: Hailey Diestelkamp, Lauren Holmes (2.7)
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Southwest Baptist Â
Scoring: Bailey Rezabek (15.9)
Rebounding: Sydney Bandy (5.6)
Assists: Kyleigh Vaught (3.7)
Steals: Bailey Rezabek (1.8)
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