LIBERTY, Mo. – Drury picked up its third straight shutout on Wednesday evening at Liberty in rainy conditions, posting a 3-0 win over William Jewell.
In the last two matches, the Panthers have forced opposing goalkeepers into action early, and it was no different Wednesday.
Carly Swan,
Bella Hernandez and
Melissa Higgins combined for six shots in the first 22 minutes, forcing Jenna Skeeters to make three saves.
Still without a shot attempt from William Jewell, the Panthers put the first goal on the scoreboard in the 24th minute.
Keira Love dribbled up the far side of the field and delivered a perfect cross to Higgins in the middle of the penalty area. Higgins used her right foot to score the match's first goal.
Holding a 1-0 advantage into the 60th minute, Drury, while still maintaining the majority of possession, added a second goal from
Keira Love, who received a pass from
Grace Pohl.
Into the 66th minute,
Baylea Davis found the back of the net and got her name on the scoresheet. A free kick from 20 yards out was taken by Davis, and she fired it past the goalkeeper for the game's final goal, 3-0.
MATCH NOTES
- Drury outshot Jewell 20-6, including a 10-3 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Panthers totaled 10 corner kicks to the Cardinals' three.
- Katy Fitzler recorded three saves in the match.
- Jewell played both Jenna Skeeters and Hailey Devin in goal. Skeeters allowed all three goals and made five saves. Devin recorded two saves in the final 13 minutes.
- The shutout for Fitzler was her fifth of the season, 29th of her career and third straight.
- Fitzler recorded her 30th career win, becoming only the third goalkeeper in program history to reach that milestone.
- Melissa Higgins' goal was her fourth of the season and her first career game-winning goal.
- Keira Love scored her third goal of the season and recorded her first assist.
- Baylea Davis' goal was her first of the season. She now has two career goals against Jewell.
- Drury has now picked up back-to-back road wins after starting the season 0-4-2 away from home.
- William Jewell has not scored a goal in its last three matches and remains winless at home this season.
- Drury is now 12-6-2 against William Jewell all-time. Under Justin Olson, the Panthers are 7-0-0, outscoring the Cardinals 17-0.
- Justin Olson now has 117 career wins.
- As a program, Drury now has 296 wins.
UP NEXT
Drury starts its final home stretch of the season with a match against Maryville on Oct. 17 at Lake Country. Kickoff is set for noon.
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