SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury extended its winning streak to three matches on Saturday afternoon at Lake Country in Springfield with a 2-1 win over Maryville.
A slow first half changed in the blink of an eye when the Saints took advantage of Drury in the 45th minute, scoring just before halftime off the foot of Isabella Moilanen.
Drury responded right out of the half. Following a missed penalty kick by the Panthers, taken by
Leah McDonald, Drury got another opportunity shortly after in the 51st minute.
Carly Swan took the ball to the corner after a collision with a Maryville defender and laid a cross right to the foot of
Bella Hernandez, who fired it past Agnes Vilen to knot the game at one.
The Panthers took the lead not long after the Hernandez goal. The Saints committed a foul just inside the Drury defensive zone in the 55th minute, allowing
Katy Fitzler to take the free kick. Fitzler placed the ball to Hernandez, who used her head to find
Keira Love in the box. Love missed her first attempt but put away the rebound past the diving Vilen to give Drury a 2-1 advantage.
After the Love goal, the Saints increased their offensive pressure over the final 34 minutes, taking six shots to Drury's none. Four of Maryville's final six shots were on goal, but Fitzler made the necessary saves to secure the Drury win.
MATCH NOTES
- The shots in the match were tied at seven. Maryville held a 5-4 advantage in shots on goal.
- There were a combined 22 fouls in the match, 12 of them committed by Drury.
- Katy Fitzler recorded four saves in the win.
- Bella Hernandez's goal was her first of the season and the fifth of her career.
- Carly Swan assisted on the Hernandez goal, her first career assist.
- Keira Love's goal was her fourth of the season. Three have been game-winning goals, tying for the fifth-most game-winning goals in a single season in program history.
- The win was Drury's first comeback win of the season. The Panthers are now 1-3-3 when allowing the first goal.
- It was also Drury's first win this season when trailing at halftime, improving to 1-2-3 in those matches.
- Drury has scored at least two goals in each of its last three matches.
- The Panthers are unbeaten in their last five matches (3-0-2) and have won three straight.
- Drury is also unbeaten in its last seven home matches (4-0-3).
- With the win, Drury now has 297 program wins.
- The win was Justin Olson's 118th career victory.
- The win was Drury's first against Maryville since 2023. The Panthers are now 8-6-7 all-time against the Saints.
- With the win, Drury moved into sixth place in the GLVC standings with 19 points, three points behind Quincy.
UP NEXT
The Panthers continue their three-match homestand against Southwest Baptist on Oct. 21 at 5 p.m.
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