SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Drury volleyball announced its 2025 schedule Monday, finalizing a slate that includes 12 home matches at O'Reilly Family Event Center.

Under the direction of 12th year head coach Jenifer Bahner-Hill, the Panthers will kick off their 2025 campaign Sept. 5-6, when they take on host Union and Harding on the opening day of the Union Volleyball Classic in Jackson, Tenn. DU will also square off against Texas A&M-Kingsville and Lane College on day two of the event to wrap up the initial weekend of play.
 
The Panthers return to Springfield the following weekend (Sept. 12-13) to open the home portion of their schedule by hosting the Drury Invitational. DU will face off against Cameron and Northwest Missouri State to begin the tournament, before concluding the weekend with matches versus Lane College and East Central.
 
Drury will travel to Arkadelphia, Ark., for its third weekend of play. The Panthers will take part in the Henderson State Tournament, Sept. 19-20, with matches against Arkansas-Fort Smith, host Henderson State and Pittsburg State.
 
The Panthers open Great Lakes Valley Conference play with home dates against Missouri-St. Louis (Sept. 26) and McKendree (Sept. 27), before beginning a challenging October stretch that will see them play five-straight contests on the road. Drury will travel to Kansas City for GLVC matches with Rockhurst (Oct. 3) and William Jewell (Oct. 4), then make the trek to Bolivar for a conference showdown with SBU (Oct. 9).
 
Drury will also travel to Hammond, Ind., for the Midwest Regional Crossover the weekend of Oct. 17-18. The Panthers will take on members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, with three matches slated for each team based on conference standings.
 
The Panthers return to Springfield for three-straight home matches, beginning with a non-conference tilt against Missouri Southern (Oct. 21). DU then resumes GLVC play by welcoming Quincy (Oct. 24) and Illinois Springfield (Oct. 25) to OFEC to conclude its home stand.
 
Next, Drury will visit Fayette, Iowa for a conference matchup against Upper Iowa (Oct. 31), as well as Kirksville, where the Panthers will challenge Truman State (Nov. 1).
 
A midweek non-conference match against Central Missouri (Nov. 4) opens the Panthers' final home stand of the season. DU will also host Maryville (Nov. 7), before entertaining Missouri S&T (Nov. 8) for Senior Day to conclude its 2025 home schedule.

The Panthers put the finishing touches on their regular season the following weekend, with road matchups against Lewis (Nov. 14) and Indianapolis (Nov. 15).
 
The GLVC Tournament returns to Williamsville, Ill., where the top eight teams in the league standings will play for the conference title Nov. 21-23, at Williamsville High School Fieldhouse.
 
The NCAA Division II Tournament gets underway with Regional play Dec. 4-7, and concludes with the eight Regional champions advancing to the final site in Sioux Falls, S.D., where the quarterfinals, semifinals and national championship will be contested, Dec. 11-13.
 
Bahner-Hill welcomes back 14 returning veterans from last year's 14-13 squad and adds eight newcomers from a talented 2025 recruiting class.
 
Drury returns several statistical leaders from last season, paced by senior Mailie Chretien's team-leading 269 kills. Sophomore Kim Quinit is back as well after recording a team-best 4.06 digs per set as a freshman, while junior Lauren Tyler paced the club in both assists (899) and service aces (36) last fall.
 
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