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National title contenders need to win in a variety of ways.
Undefeated Drury University certainly is the first and the Lady Panthers dug deep to accomplish the second on Monday night.
The result is a coveted NCAA Division II Midwest Regional championship and a trip to next week’s Elite 8.
Drury defeated Grand Valley State 51-44 in a scratched-eye, bloody-nose contest that took a positive turn for the Lady Panthers in the third quarter at O’Reilly Family Event Center.