Drury Panthers (4-5-6, 4-3-4) vs. Maryville Saints (7-4-4 (7-1-3)
vs. Maryville	Saturday, Oct. 17 | 12 p.m.
Site	Lake Country Soccer Complex | Facility Map | Springfield, Mo. | Drury University
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Promotion	Southwest MO Rush Day (all players wearing their jersey get free admission)
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury women's soccer begins its final homestand of the regular season Saturday when it hosts Maryville in a match with important postseason implications.
 
The Panthers enter the weekend unbeaten in their last four matches, averaging 2.25 goals per game during that stretch. Maryville is unbeaten in its last seven matches and has not suffered a loss since Sept. 19.
 
The match will stream on GLVCSN with Ed Beach on the call. Single-game passes are $15, monthly passes $32, and annual passes $145. Drury students can receive 10 percent off any pass using their university email and code GLVC@EDU27.
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Drury holds a 7-6-7 advantage over Maryville in a series that dates back to 2008.
• While playing in Springfield, Drury is 3-2-4 against Maryville.
• Under Justin Olson, the series is tied 2-2-4, with both teams scoring six goals during that span.
• Leah McDonald is the lone current Panther with a career point against Maryville, scoring in one of the two meetings in 2024.
• Katy Fitzler is 0-1-2 against the Saints in her career, allowing four goals in three appearances.

 
STORYLINES

• Drury is 2-1-4 at home this season and unbeaten in its last five home matches since Sept. 9.
• Maryville is 3-3-3 on the road. All three of the Saints' road losses came in their first four matches of the season.
• Drury sits in eighth place in the GLVC standings, tied with Lewis. Maryville is fourth with 24 points.
• The Panthers are unbeaten in their last four matches (2-0-2). During that stretch, Drury has outscored opponents 9-1 and averaged 2.25 goals per match compared to 1.00 goal per match through its first 11 games of the season.
• Katy Fitzler has posted three straight shutouts. During that stretch, she earned GLVC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season and the fourth time in her career.
• Fitzler now has 29 career shutouts.
• The win against William Jewell was Fitzler's 30th career victory. She became just the third goalkeeper in program history to reach 30 career wins.
• Carly Swan and Melissa Higgins are tied for the team lead with four goals each.
• Leah McDonald and Mia Smith share the team lead with three assists apiece.
• Justin Olson is three wins away from 120 career victories.
• Drury is four wins away from 300 victories in program history.
• Helene Braren leads Maryville with five goals and 14 points.
• Braren, Allison Estanich and Carissa Speight share the team lead with four assists.
• Agnes Vilen is tied with Katy Fitzler for the GLVC lead in shutouts. Vilen owns a 1.07 goals-against average and a .741 save percentage.
   

LOOKING AHEAD
Drury's three-game homestand continues Oct. 21 with a 5 p.m. match against Southwest Baptist.
 
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