QUINCY, Ill. – Holland Hawkins' third-minute goal propels Drury over the top team in the GLVC, Quincy, 1-0. The win improves the Panthers to 7-2-3 and 6-1-3 in league play.
Drury's offense played aggressively for the entire 90 minutes. The first shot of the match resulted in the lone goal of the evening, which came from a
Holland Hawkins strike off a midfield pass from
Grace Pohl.
After Hawkins put Drury ahead, Quincy found themselves chasing the Panthers. However, the Hawks' offense could not find the net behind a strong Drury defense, managing six shots but only putting two on goal.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Holland Hawkins' goal was her 4th of the season. She now has 9 points in the year.
- Drury is now 8-2 over the last two seasons in games that Hawkins scores in.
- Katy Fitzler picked up her 19th career shutout.
- Fitzler saved two shots against the Hawks.
- Fitzler's career goals against average dropped to 0.61, a Drury record.
- Anna Harris, Leah McDonald, and Katy Fitzler all eclipsed the 1,000 minutes played mark this season.
- Elli Davison provided a spark for Drury with three shots, all on goal.
- Quincy had two more corner kicks than Drury, 5-3.
- The win for Drury extends their unbeaten streak to 5 and ends Quincy's 7-game winning streak.
- Entering play today, the Hawks had a league-best 0.55 goals against average and had allowed only 6 goals.
- Justin Olson improves his record against Quincy in his Drury tenure to 4-0-2.
- The Panthers are now 4-0-1 while playing on the road during the 2025 season.
- On the road, Drury now has a +8 goal advantage this season.
QUOTABLE
"Today was a full team performance," commented
Justin Olson post game, "I was really proud of the effort and energy the girls put in this week. I thought we did a great job getting blocks and creating chances."
UP NEXT
Drury returns to the pitch on Sunday at 2:30 pm for a match against Truman State in Kirksville.
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