FINDLAY, Ohio – The Division Two Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) announced its women's soccer All-Midwest Region teams on November 25. Drury earned two second-team honorees, Katy Fitzler and Elena Perez.
 
Goalkeeper Katy Fitzler earned all-region honors for the first time in her career. The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Goalkeeper of the Year recorded a 0.57 goals-against average during the season and 93 saves. Fitzler held a 0.886 save percentage. She added ten shutouts to her career total. This season, Fitzler had a career-best in saves, save percentage, and goals allowed (12). The .58 GAA is good enough for the sixth-best season in Drury history. Ten shutouts is also the sixth-best season in history. Fitzler played over 1881 minutes in net, fourth most in a single season for Drury. 93 saves puts Fitzler at ninth in the single-season saves list at Drury. In Fitzler's career, she now has 145 saves (ninth most), .57 GAA (best at Drury, second most of active NCAA-II keepers), 24 shutouts (third most), .853 save percentage, over 3953 minutes played (11th most of active NCAA-II keepers), and a 26-6-12 record.
 
Elena Perez was voted on the second team for the first time in her career. This season, Perez posted six goals and two assists. The six goals were a career high for the midfielder. Two of the six goals were game winners. Perez finished her career with 16 assists, which is tied for seventh in Drury history.
 
Ashland's Dani Hicks earned regional player of the year. The GLVC had the most players earn honors with 11. McKendree led the way for the league with three players. Grand Valley State had seven players split between the first and second teams, the most of any school in the region.
 
The Panthers finished the season with a 10-3-8 record in the NCAA Division II First Round after winning the program's third GLVC Tournament Title.
 
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