SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury women's soccer coach Justin Olson has announced the addition of three incoming freshmen to the program's 2026 signing class on February 16.
 
Melissa Higgins will join the program from Kirkwood, Missouri. The Kirkwood product will enter Drury as a forward. During the 2024 season, Higgins was a first-team all-Suburban Conference selection. She followed it up with a second team honor in 2025. In both the 2024 and 2025 seasons, Higgins earned Missouri Class 4 all-region honors. She plays club for ECNL St. Louis Scott Gallagher.
 
Carly Swan will move to Springfield from Wildwood, Missouri. The three-time all-conference selection from Lafayette High School scored nine goals and recorded two assists from her midfield position in her junior season. Swan plays club for St. Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL, where she was twice named to the all-region ECNL team.
 
Arizona native Taylor Spragg will come to Drury as a goalkeeper. The 5-10 goalkeeper will join the Panthers from Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Phoenix. So far in her senior season, Spragg is recording 5.2 saves per game as the Eagles are currently playing in the Arizona 6A postseason. Spragg was a 2024-25 6A Desert Valley all-region honoree. She plays club soccer for CCV Stars.
 
The three additions, as well as seven that signed in December, will join a Drury team that won the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Tournament in the 2025 season and reached the NCAA Division II National Tournament for the second consecutive season.
 
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