SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – No. 8 Drury men's soccer battled Maryville to a 2-2 draw in a matchup between two teams near the top of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) standings Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers came out strong, as
David Huang opened the match with a shot in the third minute that forced an early save from Maryville goalkeeper Asgrimur Vidisson.
Steen Voller kept the pressure on with another shot in the fifth minute that missed the target. Drury broke through in the 23rd minute when a free kick served by
Antonio Santos was flicked on by Voller, allowing
Caua Nascimento to tap the ball in for a 1-0 lead.
Drury doubled its lead in the 38th minute when another free kick from
Gui Maia found the head of
Jorge Dorta, who directed the ball into the net. The match quickly took a turn in the 42nd minute, as a defensive error allowed Maryville's Jose Vilela to pull a goal back, cutting Drury's lead to 2-1.
Ben Barnett was called on to make a save in the final minute of the half to preserve the one-goal advantage heading into the break.
The Saints pushed for the equalizer in the second half, with shots in the 48th and 52nd minutes both saved by Barnett.
Sam Tagg responded with a shot in the 62nd minute but could not find the target. Attempts from
Ignacio Fojo and Nascimento in the 75th and 86th minutes also missed the target for the Panthers. Maryville continued to press and found the equalizer in the 88th minute when the ball could not be cleared from Drury's defensive third, allowing Petter Hanssen to level the match at 2-2. Barnett made two more saves in the final two minutes to preserve the draw.
HIGHLIGHTS
- No. 8 Drury moves to 10-2-3 overall and 8-1-3 in GLVC play.
- Drury clinched a berth in the 2026 GLVC Tournament.
- The Panthers move to 27 points in the GLVC standings.
- The Panthers' 10 victories and eight conference wins are both the most under head coach Ben Taylor.
- Drury extends its unbeaten streak to five matches (3-0-2), including a five-match unbeaten streak at Lake Country (2-0-3).
- Caua Nascimento scores his fourth goal of the season.
- Jorge Dorta records his first goal of the season.
- Steen Voller tallied his fifth assist of the season.
- Antonio Santos records his first assist of the season.
- Gui Maia records his fourth assist of the season, tying him for the team lead.
- Ben Barnett records six saves, bringing his season total to 30.
- Barnett remains tied with Blake Andrews (2013) and Logan Hoffman (2008) for the third-most shutouts in a single season in program history with seven.
- Drury's four-match shutout streak comes to an end, its longest since 2016.
UP NEXT
No. 8 Drury remains in Springfield to face Southwest Baptist in GLVC play Wednesday Night.
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