INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced its 2026 Women's Golf Preseason Poll. Drury was voted by the league coaches to finish seventh in a 13-team conference.
 
The Panthers received 89 points, placing them behind Maryville (93 points) and ahead of William Jewell (58 points). The league coaches voted Indianapolis as the favorite with 139 points and 10 first-place votes, followed by Missouri-St. Louis with 135 points and three first-place votes.
 
Drury's fall season was headlined by a fourth-place finish in the Dan Salisbury Invitational hosted by Illinois Springfield. Grace Stafford led Drury with a 78.3 average in 11 rounds played in the fall. Jade Carter tied the best round in program history in the Grace Shin Invitational in the fall with a 69.
 
The spring season opens on March 7 in Destin, Florida, as part of the Emerald Coast Collegiate, hosted by Missouri-St. Louis.
 
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