Five-time GLVC Player of the Week in HD

By Will Johnson, Sports Editor

Posted 12/4/19

Causing nightmares for opposing Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) coaches and players alike, former Owensville Dutchgirl basketball player Hailey Diestelkamp continues to add to her growing list …

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Five-time GLVC Player of the Week in HD

Hailey Diestelkamp (above, left) attacks the basket during Drury University’s 72-44 victory over Northern Michigan Saturday during the Oasis Hotel and Convention Center Thanksgiving Classic over the weekend in Springfield. Diestelkamp led Drury’s Lady Panthers with 14 points and seven rebounds in just 20 minutes of playing time against Northern Michigan. Friday against the University of Central Missouri (UCM), Diestelkamp racked up 22 points and nine rebounds in a 57-54 victory over the Jennies.

Photo Courtesy of Drury University

Posted Wednesday, December 4, 2019 5:13 pm

By Will Johnson, Sports Editor

Averaging 18 points and eight rebounds in two wins last week over the University of Central Missouri (UCM) and Northern Michigan, Diestelkamp was named the GLVC Player of the Week in Women’s basketball for the fifth time in her illustrious hoops career at DU in Springfield.

Six games into the season, Diestelkamp simply needs 95 more points to pass Amanda Newton’s (2002-06) mark of 1,815 career points and become Drury University’s all-time leading scorer.

Currently averaging around 15 points a game, Diestelkamp is on pace to become Drury’s all-time leading scorer on or around Thursday, Jan. 9 when the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) Lady Tritons make the trek across Missouri on Interstate 44 to Springfield to take on the Lady Panthers in a GLVC showdown.

That game will also pit Hailey Diestelkamp against her younger sister and UMSL freshman Breanna Diestelkamp.

It would be a safe bet that the O’Reilly Family Event Center will have an Owensville section on that day.