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The O'Reilly Family Event Center is a sports arena on the campus of Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. O'Reilly is home to the Drury Panthers men's basketball, women's basketball, and volleyball teams. In addition to Drury athletics, O’Reilly has also hosted concerts along with boxing and MMA matches.
Drury was founded as Springfield College in 1873 by Congregationalist church missionaries in the mold of other Congregationalist universities such as Dartmouth College and Yale University. Nathan Morrison, Samuel Drury, and James and Charles Harwood provided the school's initial endowment and organization; Samuel Drury's gift was the largest of ...
Admission to the 6:30 p.m. event is free. Fans will hear from men's basketball head coach Chris Foster and from Lady Panthers head coach Kaci Bailey.
Edsel Matthews, who played critical roles at Springfield Public Schools and Drury University, helped start the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions.
He was inducted into the Drury Panthers Hall of Fame in 2008. [8] On April 7, 2013, Drury won the Division II Men's National Championship in Basketball, defeating Metro State of Denver 74–73 after rallying from a 17-point deficit. The Panthers won their final 23 games of the season – a school record – to finish 31–4 on the season.
The men's season begins Nov. 8 with an away game while the women start their season at home Nov. 10.
The chapel is the location for a number of religious activities for Drury University, such as the LOGOS Christian Fellowship, Catholic Campus Ministries, and Chow and Chapel events, weddings, graduation Baccalaureate and other various secular activities. [2] The distinctive second floor sanctuary seats around 510 people.
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