LIBERTY, Mo. – The Drury Panthers clinched the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s Green Division championship on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of William Jewell in Liberty, Missouri. The Panthers won game one 6-4, then took the second game 12-6. Drury extended their winning streak to seven games and improved …
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Bettis’ one-hitter helps send Panthers to GLVC semifinals
EAST PEORIA, Ill. – Drury pitcher Kristina Bettis fired a one-hit shutout as the Panthers advanced to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament semifinals with a 7-0 win over Illinois Springfield on Saturday at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Illinois. Drury, the number three seed in the tournament, …
Read More »Panthers place in four events on first day of GLVC track & field championships
BOLIVAR, Mo.— Drury opened the Great Lakes Valley Conference outdoor track & field championships on Friday in Bolivar, Missouri. Both teams are in eighth place in the team standings after the first day of competition. Women’s Highlights Bria Armstrong was fifth in the long jump with a top …
Read More »Drury smacks five home runs in 14-10 win at William Jewell
LIBERTY, Mo. – Aaron Mann and DJ McNew both homered twice for Drury and Mann’s second bomb broke a 10-10 tie in the eighth inning as the Panthers opened a four-game series with a 14-10 win at William Jewell on Friday in Liberty, Missouri. Drury won their fifth straight …
Read More »Grand Valley State gets past Panthers in NCAA-II Tournament
Fri., May 6, 2022 FINAL #3 PANTHERS (16-4) 1 #6 Grand Valley St. (15-6) 4 SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Grand Valley State won four singles matches to get past Drury 4-1 in the first round of the NCAA-II Tournament on Friday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. The …
Read More »Panthers postponed again; GLVC Tournament to start Saturday in single-elimination format
EAST PEORIA, Ill.— The Great Lakes Valley Conference softball tournament is rained out for the second straight day. The event will shift to a single-elimination tournament that will start on Saturday. All four quarterfinal games will be played Saturday, then the semifinals and championship will follow on Sunday. Drury …
Read More »Kristina Bettis named GLVC Pitcher of the Year; five Panthers named All-GLVC
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury’s Kristina Bettis was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year and five Panthers were named to the All-GLVC team in a vote of league coaches this week. Bettis is the first Drury softball player in program history to win a major award from …
Read More »Panthers open GLVC Tournament on Thursday as number three seed
SOFTBALL PREVIEW #3 Drury Panthers (35-14, 21-7) in GLVC Tournament May 5-8, 2022 First Round, Game #4 – Drury vs. #6 Illinois Springfield (31-18, 15-13) DRURY QUICK FACTS Live coverage Video- www.glvcsn.com Live Stats Tickets $12 adults, $5 youths (6-17), children under 5, free Online ticket purchases only – …
Read More »Aaron Mann and Paige Robinson named Dr. Edsel Matthews Award winners at DU All-Sports Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury baseball player Aaron Mann and women’s basketball player Paige Robinson were honored with the Dr. Edsel Matthews Award at the Drury All-Sports Awards ceremony on Tuesday. In addition, men’s swimmer Mikita Tsmyh and softball player Kristina Bettis were honored with Drury’s Newcomer of the Year award. …
Read More »Drury earns bid to NCAA-II Tournament; Panthers face Grand Valley St. in 1st round
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury women’s tennis team received an at-large bid to the NCAA-II National Championship Tournament and will play Grand Valley State on Friday at 2 pm in Bolivar, Missouri, as part of the Midwest Regional #2 bracket. The Panthers are 16-3 and last week advanced to the …
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