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Helen Staley drives to the hoop vs. Drury
61
Upper Iowa UIU 13-14,10-10 GLVC
95
Winner Drury Drury 22-6,17-3 GLVC
Upper Iowa UIU
13-14,10-10 GLVC
61
Final
95
Drury Drury
22-6,17-3 GLVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Upper Iowa UIU 16 18 14 13 61
Drury Drury 28 17 30 20 95

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Ryan Truskowski, Sports Communication Graduate Assistant

Peacocks Culminate Season at GLVC Championship Tournament

The Peacocks concluded their season at the GLVC Championship Tournament as the Drury Panthers got the best of Upper Iowa, by a score of 95-61.

Helen Staley quickly got on the board, as she fought through a foul and converted a layup. She added a jump shot two minutes later, with Sydnee Nelson dishing out the assist on the fast break. The Panthers would take the lead on a pair of turnaround jumpers, and they were able to extend their lead to eight at the free throw line. Soler would then score off a layup on a backdoor cut, before driving past her defender for a second consecutive layup on the following possession. Drury was able to close out the quarter with three baskets in a row, where they would take a 28-16 lead.

With Drury extending their lead, Mia Huberty scored on a layup and Ava Privet would add a layup on the following possession. Huberty then received a pass on the block, and she hit a post fadeaway to make it a 36-23 game. She scored her tenth point on a midrange pull-up and the Panthers would respond with a bucket in the paint and a corner three-pointer. Huberty continued to thrive in the quarter as she matched Drury's scoring by swishing a shot from beyond the arc. This would be the first of three consecutive three-pointers by the Peacocks as Nelson and Privet each knocked down threes of their own to cut the lead to 45-34 at the half.

Soler continued to get to the basket as she opened UIU's second half scoring with a euro step layup. The Panthers would get off to a hot start in the period as they went on an 11-2 run, where an and one layup would help extend their lead to 20. Huberty was fouled on a midrange jumper where she would convert both her free throws and Privet followed that up by scoring on a step-through two-pointer. Drury's defensive presence forced multiple turnovers throughout the third and they were able to take advantage of their fast-break opportunities. Staley scored on a contested shot in the paint while Amelia Valentino added a pair of free throws, but a Drury layup would give them a 75-48 lead at the end of the quarter.

Staley reached double figures in the fourth by scoring on a layup with Lindsey Davis picking up the assist. Privet scored on a pull up jumper on the following possession and Nelson would score on a pair of layups, with her second coming off a steal on the fastbreak. Abbie Riederer knocked down both of her free throws in the final minute, and the game ended with a score of 95-61.

Mia Huberty scored a team-high 19 points while shooting a perfect 8-8 at the charity stripe. She grabbed four rebounds and added one steal. Huberty closes out her sensational career with 1,298 career points which ranks second all-time in Upper Iowa history at the Division 2 level.

Helen Staley put up 11 points while shooting 5-7 from the floor. She hauled in a team-high seven rebounds, dished out two assists and recorded one steal.

Ava Privet dropped nine points on 4-8 shooting while adding three rebounds and one assist.

Anna Soler recorded nine points on 3-6 shooting with two rebounds.

Sydnee Nelson added seven points while shooting 3-6 from the field. She recorded two rebounds, two assists and one steal.

The Peacocks have finished the year with a 13-14 record, while going 10-10 in the GLVC to earn a playoff berth. The squad boasted two all-conference selections who each surpassed 1,000 career points, and their 13-wins are the second-most they've achieved in a season since 2005-06.
 
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