SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury men's soccer earned its first win of the season Friday, defeating Maryville 2-1.
 
The first half started slowly for the Panthers. Goalkeeper Camden Meyer was forced to make a save in the eighth minute after Maryville had the first shot of the game. The Saints kept pressing and found a goal in the 15^th minute to take a 1-0 lead. 
 
Drury responded in the 37^th minute when a shot by Owen Price got blocked and fell to Mattheo Ledoux, who scored with a first-time strike to tie the game 1-1. Maryville had the last chance of the half with a shot in the 42^nd minute. 
 
The action picked up in the second half. Joe Loughnane opened the second half with a shot in the 48^th minute. Both teams were trading shots in a back-and-forth battle. Camden Meyer continued to keep the game level, and shots from Liam Olson and Lui Bull forced blocks from the defense. 
 
In the 79^th minute, Sam Tagg played a pass to Lui Bull, who cut inside and put the ball in the top left corner to put the Panthers up 2-1. With 10 minutes left, Drury packed it in to see out the win. Camden Meyer saved a shot in the 88^thminute to preserve the Panthers' lead. Lui Bull tried to find his second in the last minute with a shot that hit the crossbar in the last minute. The match ended seconds later as the Panthers celebrated their first win. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Maryville forced Camden Meyer to make a save in the eighth minute. 
• The Saints found the back of the net in the 15^th minute to go 1-0 up.
• Owen Price had a shot that was blocked and fell to Mattheo Ledoux, who bagged his first goal of the season in the 37^th minute.
• The first half consisted of only eight shots from both teams.
• Joe Loughnane opened the second half with an early shot.
• Liam Olson and Lui Bull got shots off in the 68^th minute.
• Sam Tagg assisted Lui Bull in the 79^th minute, putting the Panthers up 2-1. 
• Camden Meyer made a crucial save in the 88^th minute to seal the game. 
• The second half had 20 shots between both teams, more than double the first half action.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Lui Bull scored the winner in the 79^th minute to earn his second goal of the season.
• Bull led the Panthers with three shots in the match.
• Mattheo Ledoux scored his first goal of the season with a first-time shot in the box in the 37^th minute. 
• Sam Tagg tallies his first assist of the season on Lui Bull's goal. 
• Camden Meyer made seven saves against Maryville.
• Meyer is four saves away from moving into seventh all-time in career saves.
• Drury moves to 1-2-3 on the season. 

QUOTABLE
"I thought we got what we deserved tonight," said head coach Ben Taylor. "Coming from behind shows a lot of character, and we found some momentum that we haven't found yet his year. We've been close to winning big games, so it's great to win this one." 
 
UP NEXT
Drury takes on McKendree Sunday, Sept. 28. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. in Springfield.


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