• David Huang's brace was the first time a Panther scored two goals in the same match since Carson Morgan against Indianapolis on Oct. 4, 2024.
• Huang's five shots on goal were one shy of the Drury single-game record and the most by a Panther since Steve Wilczewski against Maryville in 2009. 
• Huang leads the Panthers with five points and seven shots on goal.
• Parker Jusseaume recorded a goal and an assist in the same match for the first time in his Drury career.
• Jusseaume is tied with Sam Tagg with three points. 
• Caua Nascimento had five shots with three on goal.
• Steen Voller added three shots against Truman State and leads Drury with 13 this season.
• Ben Barnett made two saves as Drury held Truman State to eight shots and three shots on goal.
• Drury outshot Truman State 23-8, with a 14-3 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Panthers improved to 3-1-0 overall, 1-0-0 in GLVC play, and 2-0-0 on the road.
• Four matches into the season, Drury has already matched last season's road-win total with two.
• The Panthers have rallied from 1-0 deficits to win twice this season, defeating both Davenport and Truman State 3-1. 

BOLIVAR, Mo. – Drury volleyball continued its early season roll Saturday afternoon, completing a clean sweep of the SBU Invitational to extend its win streak to six consecutive matches with straight-set victories over Christian Brothers (25-22, 25-11, 25-13) and East Central (25-14, 25-20, 25-21).

With their fifth and sixth consecutive victories, the Panthers became the first club in DU program history to win six matches in a row via straight-set decisions under a best-of-five set format. Drury also matched its longest overall win streak since 2019, giving head coach Kelly Richardson a 7-1 start, which represents the best by a first-year coach in DU history. 

Skylar Hilton capped a standout weekend with 16 kills and a red-hot .538 attack percentage on the afternoon. The sophomore totaled team-leading totals of 29 kills and 11 blocks for the tournament. Abby Renshaw and Taylor Wood each posted double-doubles Saturday to help the Panthers' cause, and Wood matched Hilton's tournament total with 29 kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED - DRURY 3, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 0

• Drury raced out of the gate to a 10-6 advantage, before the Bucs responded by winning five straight points for an one-point edge.
• The Panthers answered with four consecutive points of their own to take the lead for good (15-12).
• DU overcame CBU's .324 opening-set hitting, turning in a .311 figure of its own en route to the 25-22 decision.
• Once again, Drury cruised to an early lead, this time claiming 11 of the first 13 points for a decisive margin.
• Gracie Kimrey possessed the hot hand with a pair of early kills, before Hilton delivered three kills during an 11-2 spurt that stretched the cushion to 16-4.
• CBU (1-6) would get no closer than nine points, as the DU defense limited the Bucs to -.143 hitting in the set.
• The Panthers put the finishing touches on another sweep with an early surge than handed them a 9-4 lead.
• Five different DU attackers recorded kills during the early run, including Chaney Barth, who ultimately logged seven of her team-leading 11 kills during the third set.
• Drury put the third set--and the match--on ice with a 16-7 run to close it out, finishing off the Bucs by hitting .429 as a team in the final stanza.
• Hilton matched Barth with 11 kills while hitting .524, while Wood registered the first double-double of her career with a 10-kill, 10-dig performance to go along with four blocks.
• Jacy Bray totaled 39 assists and a career-best three kills in piloting a DU offense that hit .330 for the match.

HOW IT HAPPENED - DRURY 3, EAST CENTRAL 0

• Drury continued its stifling defense in the nightcap, holding the Tigers to .014 hitting in a matchup of the two unbeaten teams on the weekend.
• The Panthers trailed just once -- 1-0 -- in the opening set, as Renshaw helped engineer a 5-0 scoring run with a pair of early kills.
• DU won seven of eight points to establish a 13-6 advantage, then ended the set on a 6-0 spurt to claim the 25-14 win.
• East Central (4-4) started strong in the second, claiming three of the first four points before the Panthers flipped the scoreboard with a 7-2 run for an 8-5 lead.
• After the Tigers mounted a run of their own to take a two-point edge, DU ran off six unanswered points to claim control of the set.
• Hilton starred for the Panthers during the critical run, logging a pair of kills, as well as a key block.
• ECU closed the gap to within two points, but the Panthers answered with three straight points, before Renshaw closed out the set with a kill for the 25-20 victory.
• The third set saw ECU battle back from an early deficit, before the Panthers took control for good with a 15-5 run.
• The Tigers would close to within three points in the closing moments of the match, but Kimrey put the punctuation mark on the win with a game-clinching kill.
• Renshaw notched her third double-double of the year with a 10-kill, 12-dig effort, while Hilton hit .364 with five kills and a season-high seven blocks.

• With seven wins in its first eight matches, Drury is off to its best start since 2017, when the Panthers opened 9-1.
• Drury head coach Kelly Richardson's 7-1 record marks the best start by a first-year Panthers head coach on record, topping Ashleigh Fitzgerald's 6-2 start to the 2009 season.
• Drury's streak of six consecutive three-set sweeps is the first on record, dating back to 1977; the Panthers had produced eight different win streaks of at least six consecutive straight-set victories, but none of them have included more than five consecutive wins under a best-of-five format. 
• Wood recorded her first double-double as a Panther with her career-best total of 10 kills against CBU; her four blocks also marked a new personal best for the freshman.
• Wood finished the day with 14 kills, 18 digs and seven blocks to help lead the Panthers.
• Renshaw tallied a career-high 13 digs vs. CBU, then tallied 12 more against ECU as part of her third double-double of the season; she finished the SBU Invite with 26 kills, 43 digs and six service aces.
• Barth's 11 kills against CBU marked her fourth double-digit kill total in DU's first eight matches of the season.
• Bray stretched her streak of consecutive double-digit assist totals to 31 in a row (dating back to Sept. 12, 2025); the junior completed the weekend with 133 assists (10.75 per set).

#OneDrury

• Drury's 20 shots surpassed its season total entering the match (18).
• Truman State's 11 shots included two on goal.
• Bella Hernandez and Melissa Higgins each took four shots, with two on goal apiece.
• Swan's goal was her first career score.
• Higgins recorded her first career assist.
• Both Drury goals this season have come from freshmen (Swan and Higgins).
• Katy Fitzler made two saves for Drury.
• Thomas finished with six saves for Truman State.
• Drury is now 4-0-3 under Justin Olson in GLVC openers.
• Truman leads the all-time series 11-5-6.
• Drury is unbeaten in its last six against Truman.
• The Panthers' winless streak extends to seven straight matches, dating back to last season's GLVC semifinal.

BOLIVAR, Mo. – Drury cross country opened its season at the Bearcat Invite Saturday morning, as the men's and women's programs each finished third.
 
The Bearcat Invite opened with the men's 6K race. Freshman Jayden Brookins led the Panthers, placing fourth with a time of 19:08.53. Newcomers Bowen Nelson and Samuel Earnest followed behind in 11th and 14th. Overall, the men totaled 54 points, finishing one point behind Southwest Baptist. Missouri Southern won the event with 26 points.
 
The women's 5K followed the men. In her first cross country race for Drury, Rachel Omoruyi finished second with a time of 18:21.18.  Sophomores Kate Hull and Josephine Rathsam followed in 14th and 17th place. Drury's top five finishers combined for 63 points, finishing third. Southwest Baptist won the race with 22 points, and Missouri Southern finished second with 47 points.
 
Tion McLeish, unattached, was the men's individual champion with a time of 18:28.84. In the women's race, Southwest Baptist's Natalie Gerdes claimed the top spot with a time of 18:15.68.
 
Several returning members of the men's and women's programs did not race in the season opener.
 
UP NEXT
Drury cross country returns to Springfield for the Queen City After Dark on Friday, Sept. 11.
 
DRURY RESULTS
MEN'S 6K RESULTS
4. Jayden Brookins — 19:08.53
11. Bowen Nelson — 19:43.39
14. Samuel Earnest — 19:45.46
15. Tanner Clippard — 19:51.69
20. Chase Davis — 20:08.22
21. Brayden Cunningham — 20:11.58
23. Barrett Jarvis — 20:22.59
28. Tradjun Moss — 21:04.64

WOMEN'S 5K RESULTS
2. Rachel Omoruyi — 18:21.18
14. Kate Hull — 20:14.80
17. Josephine Rathsam — 20:32.14
18. Ella Hayter — 20:35.57
20. Ashley Sexton — 20:41.11
25. Varga Dominika — 20:54.51
27. Philippa Lehr — 21:30.93
29. Audrey Fletcher — 21:41.38

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BOLIVAR, Mo. – Drury volleyball continued its strong start to the 2026 season Friday with a pair of straight-set victories over Arkansas-Monticello (25-18, 25-7, 25-16) and Lane College (25-10, 25-7, 25-14) on the opening day of competition at the SBU Invitational at Meyer Wellness Center.

Drury (5-1) rode big performances from Skylar Hilton (9 kills/3 blocks) and Abby Renshaw (8 kills/11 digs) to a 3-0 win over UAM (1-6), battling back from a first-set deficit behind .320 hitting and a defense that stifled the Weevils. UAM was limited to .042 hitting and never led in the third set.

The Panthers never trailed in the nightcap against Lane, hitting .350 as a team while holding the Dragons (0-6) to a -.032 percentage for the match. All 18 Drury players who dressed saw action in the contest, with 14 different Panthers logging at least one kill in DU's fourth-consecutive straight-set win.

HOW IT HAPPENED - DRURY 3, ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 0

• Drury dominated from start to finish against the Weevils, rallying from a 10-5 opening-set deficit thanks to a 6-0 spurt that was fueled by kills from four different Panthers.
• After UAM evened the score, DU reeled off four more points in a row to take a 15-11 edge.
• The Panthers, who hit .302 in the opening stanza, closed out the first set by claiming 20 of the final 28 points, led by Gracie Kimrey's four kills.
• Powered by three Hilton kills, DU seized control of the second set with a 7-1 run that handed them a 10-4 advantage.
• Renshaw, who tallied six of her eight kills in the set, helped the Panthers build an 18-6 lead with four of those during what would swell into a 22-4 outburst to close the set.
• Drury hit a season-best .536 in the second set, committing just one attack error.
• Behind three combined service aces by Jacy Bray and Renshaw, the Panthers catapulted to an early lead in the third set, winning eight of the first nine points.
• Bray dealt a pair of aces to stake the Panthers to a 4-1 edge, before Renshaw added one of her own during a 4-0 spurt.
• DU never trailed in the third, overcoming a 4-1 Weevils run by claiming 11 of the next 16 points to stretch its margin to 20-10.
• The Panthers withstood a late UAM run, finishing off the 25-16 victory on a Taylor Wood kill.

HOW IT HAPPENED - DRURY 3, LANE COLLEGE 0

• After Lane claimed the second point of the match to even the score at 1-1, Drury never looked back, claiming 16 of the next 20 points to claim a 25-10 opening-set victory.
• In all, nine different Panthers chipped in with a first-set kill, led by Kimrey's three kills.
• Amelia White added a pair of service aces for the Panthers, who hit .429 as a team.
• The second set was all Drury, as the Panthers built a 15-3 advantage and cruised to a 25-7 decision.
• DU topped the .400 hitting plateau for the second straight set, finishing with a .417 team mark; the Panthers committed just three attack errors in the first two sets combined.
• The third set featured more of the same, with DU racing out to a 10-3 lead and running away with the 25-14 clincher behind the play of freshmen Gwen Kubik and Wood, who combined for eight kills in the set.

• With her career-high 33 assists vs. UAM and 28 more vs. Lane, Bray extended her streak of consecutive double-digit assist performances to 29 in a row (dating back to Sept. 12, 2025).
• Hilton hit a blistering .692 with a team-best nine kills and three blocks, while Wood added seven kills, four assists and four digs vs. UAM; Hilton logged a .571 percentage against Lane.
• Renshaw added eight kills and 11 digs, while Kimrey tallied six kills and hit .455 against the Weevils.
• Emerson Grossman logged a career-high five blocks vs. UAM.
• Wood led DU in the second match with eight kills, while Kubik finished with a career-best six; for the day, Wood registered a team-leading 15 kills.

UP NEXT
Drury will conclude play in the SBU Invitational with two additional matchups Saturday in Bolivar, beginning with a 1 p.m. contest with Christian Brothers, followed by a 5 p.m. tilt against East Central.

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#OneDrury

• Drury leads the all-time series against Truman State, 15-6-5.
• The Panthers own a 6-5-1 record against the Bulldogs in Kirksville. 
• Drury is 10-0-3 against Truman State since the Bulldogs joined the GLVC.
• The Panthers are 4-1-0 in the last five meetings and have outscored the Bulldogs 9-2 during that stretch.
• Drury won last season's meeting 2-0 in Kirksville.
• The Panthers have not lost on the road against Truman State since 2005.

• Drury enters Saturday's match with a 2-1-0 record.
• The Panthers are 1-0-0 on the road this season, and were 2-4-3 away from home last season.
• Sam Tagg leads Drury with three points on one goal and one assist.
• Caua Nascimento and Steen Voller have also scored one goal each.
• David Huang and Eyal Kibrik have each recorded an assist.
• Voller leads Drury with 10 shots and five shots on goal.
• In net, Ben Barnett has started all three matches, allowing two goals, making five saves, and recording one shutout.
• Drury went 8-5-5 overall with a 7-4-3 mark in conference play last year.

• Truman State enters Saturday's match with a 1-1-0 record. 
• The Bulldogs opened the season with a 3-2 loss to St. Cloud before earning a 3-2 win over Hannibal-LaGrange.
• Truman State is averaging 2.50 goals per match while also allowing 2.50 goals per match.
• The Bulldogs have outshot their opponents by an average of 16-7 through their first two matches.
• Jacob Panagos leads Truman State with three goals.
• Landon Keisker and Brady Lombardo have scored the Bulldogs' other two goals.
• In net, Owen Robben has allowed five goals and recorded five saves.
• Truman State went 3-10-3 overall and 2-10-2 in GLVC play last season.

• Drury earned its first road win of the season Wednesday, defeating Northeastern State 1-0.
• The Panthers created several chances early, while Ben Barnett kept the RiverHawks off the board with a key save in the first half. 
• Drury found a winner in the 88th minute of the match.
• Following a corner kick, Tyrell Phinn found Sam Tagg, who played Steen Voller on the edge of the box for the game-winning goal.
• Barnett recorded two saves to earn his first shutout of the season.

• Drury is in its 36th men's soccer season, and Ben Taylor enters his 10th season as head coach.
• Saturday marks the Panthers' GLVC opener and second road match of the season.
• Drury enters conference play after finishing 2-1-0 in non-conference action.
• Drury was picked sixth in the GLVC preseason coaches' poll.
• The Panthers have reached the GLVC Tournament in five consecutive seasons.
• The 2026 season marks the Panthers' first full season at Lake Country Soccer Complex. 

• Truman State leads the all-time series 11-5-5.
• Under head coach Justin Olson, Drury is 3-1-2 against the Bulldogs.
• The Panthers are unbeaten in their last five meetings with Truman State.
• In 2025, Drury earned a 1-1 draw to extend its unbeaten streak to six, which reached 13 games last season.
• Kadence Krempges scored Drury's lone goal in last year's matchup on an assist from Leah McDonald.

• Saturday marks the start of GLVC play. Drury is 4-0-2 in league openers under Olson.
• Over the last two seasons, the Panthers have lost just two conference games while recording seven draws.
• Drury is winless through three matches for the first time since 2019, when the team did not earn a victory until its sixth game. This is only the seventh time in program history the Panthers have opened 0-3.
• The winless streak dates back to last season's GLVC Semifinals, which is now six games.
• Drury has scored just one goal through three matches after graduating its top two scorers from last season. One goal in three games is the program's lowest output since 2002, when the Panthers were held scoreless through three contests.
• Drury is eight wins away from reaching 300 in program history.
• Goalkeeper Katy Fitzler continues to climb the program record book. She ranks first in career goals-against average (.639) and save percentage (.837), and is third in shutouts (24) and seventh in saves (154).
• Truman State is coming off its largest margin of victory since 2001, an 8-0 win over Harris-Stowe. Drury is coming off its largest margin of defeat since Feb. 28, 2021, a 3-0 loss to Rockhurst.
• Truman State has had nine different goal scorers this season. Madison Blomenkamp leads the team with four points on one goal and two assists.
• The Bulldogs have used two goalkeepers. Mikayla Thomas has not allowed a goal this season, while Siman Loethen has started games and allowed five.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury cross country opens its 2026 season at the Bearcat Invite, hosted by Southwest Baptist, Saturday morning.
 
The Panthers open the season at the Bearcat Invite, where the women finished fourth and the men placed 10th last season. The men's 6K is set for 7 a.m., while the women's 5K follows at 7:30 a.m. Drury then stays in Springfield for the Queen City After Dark at Allison Sports Town on Sept. 11. 
 
Drury hits the road for the Brian T. Simpson Invite, hosted by Central Missouri, on Oct. 10. A week later, the Panthers travel to Dallas, Texas, for the Old Glory Gallop, hosted by Dallas Baptist.
 
Drury opens postseason competition by hosting the men's and women's GLVC Cross Country Championships on Nov. 7. The NCAA Division II Midwest Regional is set for Nov. 21 in Kenosha, Wis., followed by the NCAA Division II National Championship on Dec. 5. 
 
STORYLINES

• The USTFCCCA released its regional and national coaches' polls earlier this week, with the Drury men ranked No. 7 in the Midwest Region and receiving votes nationally.
• National qualifier Tyler Harris returns for his senior season after breaking the program's 8K and 10K records last season.
• Harris finished runner-up at last season's GLVC Championships.
• On the women's side, Cera Eckenroth returns after earning All-Region honors as a sophomore. 
• Luka Karamitros is in his third season leading the cross country programs. 

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Following a successful opening weekend to the 2026 season, Drury volleyball will look to maintain its early momentum this week when they travel to Bolivar, Mo., for the SBU Invitational at Meyer Wellness Center.

Drury (3-1) logged wins in three of its first four matches of the Kelly Richardson era last weekend at the Drury Invitational, topping Minot State in four sets on Friday, before capping the weekend with a pair of straight-sets victories over Texas A&M International and Newman on Saturday.

The Panthers will open play in Bolivar Friday afternoon with a 1 p.m. matchup against Arkansas-Monticello (1-4), before facing off against Lane College (0-4) at 5 p.m. DU will meet Christian Brothers (0-3) Saturday at 1 p.m. and East Central (1-3) at 5 p.m. to conclude its weekend at SBU.

Fans may follow the action through the GLVC Sports Network (subscription required), where tournament games will be streamed live throughout the weekend. Once again throughout the 2026-27 academic year, viewing access to live broadcasts from GLVC regular-season and postseason contests will be available via monthly subscription ($32) or annual subscription ($145). Single-event access can also be purchased for $15, and students of GLVC member institutions can save 10-percent on single-game PPV access, monthly subscriptions, and Full Year Access Passes by entering the promotional code "GLVC@EDU27" at checkout.

SERIES AND TOURNAMENT HISTORIES

• The Panthers bring a cumulative 13-3 all-time edge against their four opponents into this weekend's action.
• DU is 7-2 against Christian Brothers, 2-0 against Lane, 3-1 vs. East Central and 1-0 against Arkansas-Monticello.
• The Panthers will be competing in the SBU Invite for the first time since 2017 (Sept. 8-9), when they went 4-0 in Bolivar with wins over Oklahoma Baptist (3-0), Adams State (3-1), Fort Lewis College (3-0) and SBU (3-1).

OPENING STORYLINES

• Drury brings a cumulative program record of 883-775-17 -- good for a .532 winning percentage -- into Friday's action.
• Head coach Kelly Richardson made a strong first impression as DU's newest bench boss, claiming a 3-1 win over Minot State in her first match at the helm last Friday before leading the Panthers to a pair of straight-set victories to close out the weekend Saturday.
• Richardson then racked up career coaching victory No. 100 with Saturday's victory over Texas A&M International and brings a 101-224 cumulative collegiate coaching record into the weekend.
• With its win over Minot State, Drury has claimed 27 victories in its 52 season openers on record.
• The Panthers have gone 13-4 in season debuts since 2011 and have opened with at least three wins in their first four contests six times over the last decade.
• After one weekend of play, Drury leads the GLVC in assists per set (13.46), digs per set (19.85) and kills per set (14.08); the Panthers rank fourth nationally in digs, while their assists average ranks 13th and their kills average ranks 24th among all NCAA Division II teams.
• Drury totaled 13.0 team blocks -- 24 BA/1 BS -- in its season-opening victory over Minot State (Aug. 28).
• Individually, Jacy Bray ranks second in the GLVC and 24th nationally in assists (10.23 per set), while her total of 133 assists rank third in the conference.
• Bray logged the top three single-match assist totals in three-set matches among all GLVC setters last weekend; she also extended her personal streak of double-digit assist totals to 27-straight contests; she tallied a career-best 43 assists in Saturday's win over Newman, marking the most by a Panther in a three-set match since Lauren Tyler's 44 vs. Illinois Springfield on Oct. 21, 2023.
• Skylar Hilton put up a team-best .443 hitting percentage over the first four matches of the season, good for the third-best figure in the GLVC and the No. 32 percentage in the country; the sophomore hit .333 or better in each of DU's four contests last weekend.
• Hilton also logged an average of 1.23 blocks per set -- good for fourth in the conference entering play Friday.
• The duo of Bray and Hilton picked up Drury Invitational All-Tournament Team honors last weekend.
• Abby Renshaw also enjoyed a strong start to the 2026 campaign, pacing Drury's offense with 31 kills (2.38 per set) and logging double-doubles in two of the Panthers' three victories at the DU Invitational.
• Renshaw, a North Little Rock, Ark., product, recorded a career-best 16 kills and 10 digs while hitting .364 in DU's straight-set victory over Texas A&M International, then turned in 11 kills and 12 digs in the Panthers' sweep of Newman to close out the weekend.
• Four Panthers made their DU debuts last weekend: freshman Taylor Wood saw action in all four contests, logging an average of 1.42 kills and 2.58 digs per set; junior transfer Reagan Baade appeared in all 13 sets for the Panthers, recording 23 digs, six assists and a pair of service aces; junior transfer Sydney Walker logged nine kills, four digs and a pair of blocks in three matches; Freshmen Lucy Hafer and Gwen Kubik saw time in two matches.
• Chaney Barth led DU with 37 kills (2.85 per set) last weekend; the senior topped the 100 kill mark as a Panther in Saturday's win over Newman.
• Gracie Kimrey returned to the court for the first time since 2024 last weekend, logging 33 kills (2.54 per set) and 11 blocks, while hitting .280; the redshirt sophomore, who missed all of 2025 due to injury, posted back-to-back 10-kill performances in Drury's two Saturday victories vs. TAMIU and Newman.

PREVIEWING THE PANTHERS

• Drury returns 10 letterwinners from last season's 17-13 team that finished 7-6 in conference play to advance to the GLVC Tournament for the first time since 2019.
• DU won seven of its first nine matches last fall, matching its best start to a season since 2018.
• Junior setter Jacy Bray brought a streak of 23 consecutive double-digit assist performances into her junior season (since Sept. 12, 2025); Bray logged nine double-doubles and recorded 528 assists (4.98 per set) and 245 digs in 2025.
• Junior defensive specialist Kim Quinit entered the new year with 766 career digs, in addition to 43 service aces, to her credit.
• Sophomore middle blocker Skylar Hilton ranked fourth overall in the GLVC and 48th nationally with her 116 blocks last fall, which represented the top season tally by a Panther rookie since Elizabeth Bunch's 116 in 2001.
• As a team, the Panthers' 246.5 blocks ranked fourth among all GLVC clubs and 44th in the nation last season.
• Senior outside hitter Chaney Barth topped the 300-kill and 300-dig milestones for her career last fall in her first season with the Panthers.
• Juniors Emerson Grossman, Jenna LaBarge, Kennedy Outler and Abby Renshaw have each earned significant playing time over their first two seasons in Scarlet and Gray; Grossman recorded a career-best 58 kills (1.21 per set) and 31 total blocks last season, while Renshaw racked up 176 kills (1.81 per set) and 41 blocks in 2025.
• Sophomores Caroline Red, Amelia White and Gracie Kimrey will be looking for breakthrough seasons as well.
• In addition to its corps of returners, Drury welcomes nine newcomers to the mix, led by transfers Reagan Baade, Isy Purrington, Sophia Frerking and Sydney Walker; additionally, freshmen Gwen Kubik, Lucy Hafer, Falon Stroup, Taylor Wood and Bella Asante round out the deep class of newcomers and should give Richardson additional options this fall.
• Drury also turned in a strong 2025-26 year in the classroom, as seven returning Panthers were named Academic All-GLVC, paced by Quinit and Renshaw, who each earned CSC Academic All-District recognition at the conclusion of the 2025 season.

LOOKING AHEAD
Drury will travel to Topeka, Kan., next weekend for the Ichabod Classic on the campus of Washburn University. The Panthers open play Friday (Sept. 12) with a 9 a.m. matchup against Arkansas-Monticello, followed by a 2 p.m. contest versus Southwestern Oklahoma.

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#OneDrury

• Steen Voller scored his first goal of the season.
• Voller tallied five shots, including three on target. 
• Sam Tagg recorded his first assist of the season.
• Tagg leads the Panthers with three points.
• Caua Nascimento recorded three shots, including two on target.
• Ben Barnett earned the first shutout of his career and made two saves.
• Drury outshot Northeastern State 11-6, with a 6-2 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Panthers improved to 2-1-0 on the season.
• The win marked Drury's first road victory of the season.