SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury men's soccer won its fifth straight game, defeating Oklahoma Christian 3-1 in the final match of the regular season. 
 
The Panthers dominated the first half with a flurry of goals. Mason Platts opened the scoring in the 18^th minute, giving Drury a 1-0 lead. Five minutes later, Tyrell Phinn smacked the ball in the net to go up 2-0. The Panthers pounced once again in the 30^th minute, with Dane Prost scoring off a ball from Mason Platts. Drury went into the halftime break up 3-0. 
 
The second half was slower for the Panthers. Ben Barnett was called to make a save in the 59^th minute. Drury responded with a shot from Steen Voller in the 61^st minute that couldn't find the target. The Eagles kept pressing for a goal and found the back of the net in the 78^th to cut the lead to 3-1. The Panthers responded with shots from Liam Olson and Marco Donjuan in the 80^th and 81^st. Drury defended through the final minutes to seal the 3-1 victory. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Joe Loughnane opened the half with a shot on target in the second minute.
• Steen Voller and Carlos Chicas kept pressing for an early goal with shots in the third and sixth minutes.
• Mason Platts scored the opening goal off a Joe Loughnane assist in the 18^th minute.
• Tyrell Phinn scored the second off a pass from Reed Corrigan in the 22^nd minute.
• Dane Prost added another goal to make it 3-0 in the 31^st minute.
• Oklahoma Christian with shots in the 31^st and 32^nd minutes.
• Drury went into halftime up three goals.
• The Panthers outshot the Eagles 9-3 in the first half.
• Oklahoma Christian opened the second half with a shot on target, which was saved by Ben Barnett.
• Steen Voller and Jorge Dorta had chances in the 61^st and 66^th minutes that couldn't find the back of the net.
• Oklahoma Christian grabbed a goal in the 78^th minute, cutting the Panthers' lead to 3-1.
• Drury responded with shots from Liam Olson and Jorge Dorta in the 80^th and 81^st minutes. 
• The Panthers defended to seal the 3-1 victory.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Mason Platts scored his third goal and second assist of the season.
• Tyrell Phinn scored the first goal of his Drury career.
• Reed Corrigan assisted Phinn's goal in the first game he started in for the Panthers.
• Freshman Dane Prost recorded his second goal of the season.
• Joe Loughnane had four shots with three on target.
• Loughnane leads the Panthers in shots with 24 and shots on target with 24.
• Ben Barnett started his first game this season, made two saves.
• Steen Voller, Ben Barnett, Jorge Dorta, and Reed Corrigan featured in all 90 minutes. 
• The Panthers have won five straight matches and are 7-1 in the last eight games. 
• Drury improves to 8-4-5 overall and 7-4-3 in GLVC play.

 
QUOTABLE
"It was a great result to end the regular season", said head coach Ben Taylor. "It was great to see guys from our Development Squad step up and make an impact tonight, and now we get ready for our big quarterfinal matchup on Sunday."
 
UP NEXT
Drury enters the postseason in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Tournament for a quarterfinal matchup against McKendree on Sunday, Nov.9. Kickoff in Lebanon, Ill., is set for 3:30 p.m.
 
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