SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The final week of the regular season begins Wednesday as Drury women's soccer hosts Southwest Baptist at Lake Country for a 5 p.m. kickoff.
The Panthers enter the week riding a three-match winning streak and remain in contention for a GLVC postseason berth. Southwest Baptist will look to play spoiler while keeping its own playoff hopes alive.
The match will stream on GLVCSN with Matthew Frizzell 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 and Southwest Baptist are set to meet for the 16th time in a series that dates back to 1993.
- The Panthers are 12-1-2 all-time against the Bearcats.
- Drury is a perfect 6-0-0 against Southwest Baptist in Springfield.
- Under head coach Justin Olson, Drury is 5-0-1 against the Bearcats and has outscored them 19-2 during that span.
- Bella Hernandez (2), Leah McDonald (1) and Mia Tatten (1) have all recorded points against Southwest Baptist.
- Katy Fitzler has recorded one shutout in two career starts against the Bearcats.
STORYLINES
- Drury is 3-1-4 at home this season and unbeaten in its last six home matches since Sept. 9.
- Southwest Baptist is 3-3-3 on the road this season.
- The Bearcats are 5-7-3 overall, with two of those wins coming against non-NCAA opponents.
- Drury sits seventh in the GLVC standings, tied with Rockhurst at 19 points. Southwest Baptist is 12th with 11 points.
- The Panthers have several scenarios to clinch a top-eight spot in the GLVC Tournament:
- Drury would automatically clinch a tournament berth with wins over Southwest Baptist and Lincoln. The Panthers would also remain in contention for a top-four seed and a home quarterfinal match, depending on other conference results.
- Drury would automatically clinch a tournament berth with a win and a draw in its final two matches.
- Drury would clinch a tournament berth with one win and one loss if Truman State or Lewis fails to win both remaining matches, Illinois Springfield earns no more than three points, or Rockhurst earns no more than two points in its final three matches. Only one of those scenarios is required.
- Drury would clinch a tournament berth with two draws if Truman State earns no more than four points, Lewis earns no more than three points, Illinois Springfield earns no more than two points, or Rockhurst earns no more than one point in its remaining matches. Only one of those scenarios is required.
- With one draw and one loss, Drury would clinch a tournament berth if Truman State earns no more than three points, Lewis earns no more than two points, Illinois Springfield earns no more than one point, or Rockhurst loses its final three matches. Only one of those scenarios is required.
- Drury could still clinch a tournament berth despite losing both remaining matches if Truman State earns no more than two points, Lewis earns no more than one point, or Illinois Springfield loses both of its remaining matches.
- The Panthers are unbeaten in their last five matches (3-0-2). During that stretch, Drury has outscored opponents 11-2 and averaged 2.2 goals per match compared to 1.0 goal per match through its first 11 games of the season.
- Katy Fitzler has recorded shutouts in three of the last four matches. During that stretch, she earned GLVC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season and fourth time in her career.
- Fitzler is one shutout away from 30 in her career, which would make her just the third goalkeeper in program history to reach that milestone. She also has 31 career wins, the third-most in program history.
- Carly Swan, Melissa Higgins and Keira Love share the team lead with four goals apiece.
- Three of Love's four goals have been game-winners, tied for the fifth-most game-winning goals in a single season in program history.
- Leah McDonald and Mia Smith lead the Panthers with three assists each.
- Justin Olson is two wins away from 120 career victories.
- Drury is three wins away from 300 victories in program history.
- Juana Fernandez Calvo leads Southwest Baptist with five goals and five assists.
- CeCe Alexander has started every match in goal for the Bearcats, recording 52 saves while allowing 23 goals.
LOOKING AHEAD
Drury concludes the regular season Oct. 24 with a home match against Lincoln. Senior Day festivities are scheduled ahead of a noon kickoff.
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