Drury Panthers News

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

 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 …

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 – …

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.   …

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 …