Drury Ends the Bulldogs Season in the Regional Semis

Paige Robinson scored 26 points to lead 2nd ranked Drury to a 66-51 victory over Truman in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional on the Panthers home floor in Springfield. Twice the Bulldogs got as close as six in the third quarter….

Brad Boyer with the call on Superstation KRES and centralmoinfo.com. Ellie Weltha finished with 16 points and 17 rebounds for her 8th double-double in nine games. From that point, Drury scored 12 in a row to pull away for their 21st win in 22 games. The Panthers will host Ashland in the region final on Monday night.

Truman’s starters played all but a combined five minutes in the game. Coach Theo Dean said they have carried an extra load in a strange season….

Hannah Belanger scored 16 and Katie Jaseckas wrapped up her career with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jaseckas finished her Bulldog career 2nd in blocks, 5th in total rebounds, 9th in scoring, and the career leader in field goal percentage at 54.8 percent. Tiffany Davenport ends her senior season with 132 assists, which is the 7th highest single season total and second highest assist average. Maya Mouton of Columbia also graduates from a Bulldog squad that finishes 17-5 and becomes only the second team in program history to win an NCAA Tournament game.

Coach Theo Dean: