Drury boxscore in PDF

No. 6 Drury used a big third quarter and broke away from the Maryville women's basketball team to down the Saints in the home Great Lakes Valley Conference opener Saturday afternoon. After reaching halftime tied at 31-31, the Lady Panthers outscored the Saints 25-8 in the third to pull away.
 
Alex Wolf scored on a layup, and Alex Hillyer powered inside for a score and a 6-2 Maryville lead. Drury tied the game at 6-all before Jordynn Martin hit back-to-back buckets for a 10-6 edge. The Lady Panthers tied the game again at 10 and the quarter ended deadlocked at 16-16.
 
Drury jumped ahead with five points to open the second quarter and led by as many as 26-20. Ellen Foster made one free throw, and Martin knocked down a 3-pointer. After one at the line from Wolf, Foster sank two straight at the stripe to give the Saints a 27-26 lead. The half came with the score tied at 31-all.
 
The third quarter was deadlocked at 35-35 before Drury ran off 18 straight points to pull away. The Saints struggled in the second half and only converted five field goals. Maryville hit six free throws but Drury would not let the Saints back into the game.
 
Hillyer just missed a double-double as she led the Saints with 12 points and nine rebounds. Martin chipped in 11 points, while Foster handed out three assists. Annie Armstrong led Drury (7-0) with 16 points.
 
The Saints slip to 5-2 and suffer their first league loss and are 1-1 in the GLVC. The Saints are not in action again until Saturday, Dec. 12, when they make the short trip to city-rival University of Missouri-St. Louis.