Drury Panthers News

Fairview Heights, Ill.— Both Drury men’s golf teams opened the 2021-22 season with top-five finishes, and Cooper Hess tied for second place at the Arch Cup hosted by Missouri-St. Louis at Stonewolf Golf Course in Fairview Heights, Illinois.   UMSL won the single-day, 36-hole tournament by 19 shots shooting 580 …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  The Drury women’s soccer team is receiving votes in this week’s United Soccer Coaches top 25 poll.   The Panthers are off to a 2-0 start after a pair of wins last week. Drury got a 2-0 win on the road at Newman, then returned home to defeat …

This Week in Drury Athletics   Week of Sept. 6-12   On Tuesday, the Drury men’s golf team opens the 2021-22 season in the Arch Cup, hosted by Missouri-St. Louis. The single-day event will be held at the Stonewolf Golf Course in Fairview Heights, Ill.   The Drury volleyball squad …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  Drury goalkeeper Kaitlin Knetzke was named the Great Lakes Valley Defensive Player of the Week in women’s soccer for her performance in two matches during the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 5.   Knetzke was in goal for two shutouts last week as the Panthers opened the season 2-0. …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– The Drury Panthers picked up their second straight win to start the year 2-0 as they defeated 19th ranked Delta State 2-0 at Harrison Stadium in Springfield on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Statesmen dropped to 0-2 with the loss.   After a scoreless first half, the Panthers got …

CANYON, Tex.– 11th ranked West Texas A&M opened their season edging Drury 3-2 on Sunday in Canyon, Texas. The Panthers fell to 0-2, with both losses coming against nationally-ranked teams on the road, and both defeats were by a single goal.   The Buffalos struck for their first goal in …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury Panthers completed the Greenstay Hotel & Suites with a 4-0 record to start their season as they picked two wins on Saturday, defeating Missouri Southern State 3-0 and Henderson State 3-2 at the O’Reilly Family Event Center.    Drury won their first game of the day …

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wisc.— Drury junior Jaymee Sue Vermaas was the top Division II finisher and came in 10th overall at the NCAA Pleasant Praire Regional Qualifier on Saturday in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.   Vermaas, a junior from South Africa, was Drury’s top finisher in the season-opening event with a time …

BOLIVAR, Mo.— Drury sophomore cross country runner William Kershaw led Panthers and finished in 12th place on Saturday at the season-opening Richard Clark Invitational hosted by Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, Missouri.   Kershaw, a native of Nixa, posted a four-mile time of 20:44.93 in a field of 81 runners. Ozark …

BOLIVAR, Mo.— The Drury women’s cross country team opened the season with a second-place at the Richard Clark Invitational hosted by Southwest Baptist on Saturday in Bolivar, Missouri.   Two Drury runners posted top 10 finishes in a field of 72 as senior Claire McCune came in fifth posting a …