ORANGE, California – The #12 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M struggled to find a rhythm offensively on Saturday afternoon as they fell to the #1 Drury Lady Panthers, 71-44 during the second day of the D2CCA Tipoff Classic inside of Santiago Canyon College in Orange, California.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: #1 Drury 71, #12 West Texas A&M 44
Records: Drury (2-0), West Texas A&M (0-2)
Venue: Santiago Canyon College
Location: Orange, California
Series History (Streak): Lady Panthers lead 3-1 (L1)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders) 
- Points: Hailey Diestelkamp (DU, 19 Points), Alana Findley (DU, 12 Points), Paige Robinson (DU, 11 Points)
- Rebounds: Hailey Diestelkamp (DU, 7 Rebounds), Mary Rose Foster (WT, 6 Rebounds), Abby Spurgin (WT, 6 Rebounds)
- Assists: Daejah Bernard (DU, 5 Assists), Megan Gamble (WT, 3 Assists), Hailey Diestelkamp (DU, 3 Assists)
- Steals: Alana Findley (DU, 4 Steals), Daejah Bernard (DU, 3 Assists), Kelsey Winfrey (DU, 3 Assists)
- Blocks: Tiana Parker (WT, 3 Blocks)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Sienna Lenz who went 4-of-6 from the field with four rebounds followed by Megan Gamble, Tiana Parker and Mary Rose Foster with seven points each, Foster and Abby Spurgin led the Lady Buffs on the defensive end with six rebounds each while Gamble dished out three assists on the afternoon.
- Defending WBCA National Player of the Year Hailey Diestelkamp finished the game going 6-of-18 from the floor including 7-of-9 from the charity stripe with a game-high 19 points to go along with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in the victory.
 
FIRST HALF
- The Lady Buffs finished the first half going 8-of-22 (36.4%) from the field including 1-of-5 (20%) from deep and 1-of-4 (25%) from the free throw line with 23 rebounds (eight offensive, 15 defensive), 13 assists, 21 turnovers, three blocks and four steals.
- Drury finished the first half going 9-of-32 (28.1%) from the floor including 2-of-7 (28.6%) from behind the arc and 8-of-10 (80%) from the free throw line with 17 rebounds (nine offensive, eight defensive), seven assists, nine turnovers, two blocks and six steals.
 
SECOND HALF
- WT finished the game going 18-of-40 (45%) from the floor including 3-of-9 (33%) from behind the arc and 5-of-11 (45.5%) from the charity stripe with 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), eight assists, 40 turnovers, four blocks and six steals.
- The Lady Panthers finished the afternoon going 23-of-62 (37.1%) from the field including 5-of-13 (38.5%) from deep and 20-of-26 (76.9%) from the free throw line with 30 rebounds (17 offensive, 13 defensive), 15 assists, 16 turnovers, three blocks and 14 steals.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs wrap up the D2CCA Tipoff Classic tomorrow morning as they take on the Marauders of the University of Mary with tipoff set for 10:30 a.m. CT in Orange, California. The Marauders enter Sunday with a record of 1-1 following an overtime loss to Simon Fraser on Saturday morning.