Drury Panthers News

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury volleyball team will open the 2021 season this weekend when they host the Greenstay Inn & Suites Drury Invitational tournament. The Panthers will play twice on Friday and twice on Saturday in an event that will feature five matches on both days.   Jenifer Bahner returns …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The baseball programs of Drury University and Missouri State University will once again join forces to help fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) with the fifth installment of ‘Battle for Bell’ on Thursday, Sept. 23. The contest will be hosted by the Bears at Hammons Field in Springfield and …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Former Lady Panthers and Drury University graduates Hailey Diestelkamp, and Daejah Bernard will have their jerseys retired in a special ceremony at halftime of the Lady Panthers game on Nov. 16 at the O’Reilly Family Event Center.   HHM Facility Management has partnered with Drury Athletics as the …

Drury University is excited to announce the second annual Drury Panthers Fund Champions Challenge matching gift fundraising campaign will start Wednesday, Sep. 8, at noon (Central).    Supporters can go to the Drury Panthers Fund Champions Challenge webpage starting on Sep. 8 and donate any amount online to the program(s) …

Week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5   The 2021-22 sports season for Drury University Athletics officially begins on Thursday when the Panthers men’s soccer team starts the year at Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.   The Drury volleyball team will host the Greenstay Inn & Suites Drury Invitational at the O’Reilly …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury volleyball team was picked to finish third in the West Division of the Great Lakes Valley Conference in a vote of coaches in the league’s preseason poll.   Missouri S&T, who advanced to the GLVC tournament finals last year, received three first-place votes and is picked …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury women’s soccer team received a first-place vote in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason coaches’ poll but were picked ninth as the league released results of the vote on Wednesday.   McKendree, ranked fourth nationally, is picked to win the GLVC. The Bearcats, who won the …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- Drury University Vice President and Director of Athletics Corey Bray, announced Dustin Rich as the first-ever head coach for the men’s lacrosse program.   Rich comes to Drury after building the non-varsity Lacrosse team at Missouri State into a perennial powerhouse. Compiling an overall record of 44-33. Including …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury men’s soccer team is picked to finished eighth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference following a vote of league coaches in their annual preseason poll.   Indianapolis is picked to win the conference after receiving nine first-place votes and 191 points in the poll. The Greyhounds …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  Cash Bash tickets for the 20th Annual Drury Athletics Auction are on sale now through the auction website.   Tickets are $50 and allow admission for two to the in-person Auction event at the O’Reilly Family Event Center on Oct. 16. Those that purchase tickets are also entered …