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Drury Swim Teams Snag First-Day Leads At NCAA-II Championships

Posted on March 11, 2010 - 9:18am
The defending national champion Drury men's and women's swimming squads each grabbed the lead in the team competition after the first day of action at the NCAA-II Championships at the C.t. Branin Natatorium.

CANTON, Ohio - The defending national champion Drury men's and women's swimming squads each grabbed the lead in the team competition after the first day of action at the NCAA-II Championships at the C.t. Branin Natatorium.

Cornhuskers Overwhelm Mizzou In Big 12 Tournament

Posted on March 10, 2010 - 4:17pm

by Jeff Stahlhut

KANSAS CITY – After trailing by double digits for most of the game and facing a 39-28 deficit at the half, the Missouri Tigers were never really a threat to the 12-seed Nebraska Cornhuskers on Wednesday in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament, eventually falling, 75-60.

The Tigers, who are now 22-10 overall, will now wait for this weekend’s NCAA tournament announcements, where it is presumed that thanks in large part to an RPI rating of 39, will get a bid to the dance.

Drury Swimming And Diving Squads Set To Begin Defense Of National Championships

Posted on March 9, 2010 - 5:16pm

CANTON, Ohio - It's that annual time of year when the Drury men's and women's swimming and diving squads trade their traditional school colors for those of red, black and white - as in a gigantic bullseye.

It's the price you pay when you have the tradition of coach Brian Reynolds' Panther squads at the NCAA-II National Championships, where the Drury men have captured the past five national titles and the DU women have won two of the last three, including last March in Houston, Texas.

Kim English Named To The USBWA All-District Team

Posted on March 9, 2010 - 5:06pm

Missouri sophomore guard Kim English added to his growing list of awards on Tuesday, as he was named to the United States Basketball Writers Association All-District VI team. English is the third Tiger named to the team over the past two seasons, joining DeMarre Carroll and Leo Lyons who were named All-District in 2009.

Former Drury Basketball Coaching Great Marvin Walker Passes Away

Posted on March 8, 2010 - 9:15pm
He had been battling a respiratory condition for several years, and was in Pittsburgh awaiting a lung transplant when he died.
by Dan Cashel, Former Drury Sports Information Director

Marvin Walker, the Drury Panthers’ head basketball coach from 1980-1991, passed away earlier this morning in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hospital.

Walker, who has been battling a respiratory condition for several years, was in Pittsburgh awaiting a lung transplant when he died. Arrangements for Coach Walker’s funeral, which will take place in Washington, Missouri, are pending.
 

Washington University Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Qualifies Six For D3 Indoor Championships

Posted on March 8, 2010 - 12:25pm

ST. LOUIS - The Washington University in St. Louis men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams combined to have six-student athletes in three events qualify to compete in the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships, as announced Monday by the NCAA selection committee.
 

Mizzou Women Win In Overtime

Posted on March 7, 2010 - 6:26pm

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Missouri women's basketball team outscored the Texas Tech Lady Raiders 11-8 in overtime as the Tigers picked up a 58-55 victory on Sunday afternoon at Mizzou Arena. The win was the 250 of Head Coach Cindy Stein's career.

The Tigers improved to 12-17 overall and 2-14 in league play while the Lady Raiders fell to 17-13 and 5-11.

Lady Panthers Win League Title

Posted on March 7, 2010 - 4:10pm
Win Over Parkside Is Their Second Title In Three Years

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Add another victorious chapter the illustrious 10-year history of the Drury Lady Panthers basketball program.

Shut down offensively late in the first half after a quick start, and facing a seven-point deficit at the break as a result, the Lady Panthers pulled together and took it to Wisconsin-Parkside in the second half for a 68-63 victory in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship game Sunday afternoon at the TRAC Center.

Wash U Men Suffer Season Ending Loss

Posted on March 6, 2010 - 10:27pm

St. Louis, Mo., March 6, 2010 – Washington University's magical four-year  run came to a close on Saturday night with a 75-70 loss to Illinois  Wesleyan University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the WU Field House in St. Louis, Mo.
 

Billikens Win At Dayton

Posted on March 6, 2010 - 10:02pm

Dayton, Ohio - In the regular season finale, the Saint Louis Billikens handed Dayton just its' second loss in 44 games at UD Arena 71-66 in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday evening. The Billikens have earned the No. 4 seed for the Atlantic 10 Championship and open the tournament Friday, March 12, at 1:30 pm (CT) in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

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