TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Drury men's soccer closes out non-conference play on the road against Northeastern State Wednesday night.
The Panthers enter their first road match of the season after starting 1-1-0 at home. Drury won its season opener against Davenport 3-1, before falling to Oklahoma Christian 1-0. Northeastern State enters Wednesday's matchup at 0-2-0, dropping both of its first two matches.
The match can be streamed on the MIAA Network. Pay-per-view access to watch the match is available for $15.
SERIES HISTORY
- Drury leads the all-time series against Northeastern State, 8-4-2.
- The Panthers own a 4-2-1 record against the Riverhawks in Tahlequah.
- The two teams played to a 1-1 draw last season in Springfield.
- The Panthers scored from a penalty kick in the 29th minute in last season's match.
- Drury's last win in the series came in 2024, when Panthers earned a 2-1 road victory.
- The Panthers are 1-2-2 in the last five meetings against Northeastern State.
ABOUT DRURY
- Drury enters Wednesday's match with a 1-1-0 record.
- The Panthers went 2-4-3 on the road last season.
- Caua Nascimento and Sam Tagg lead the Panthers with one goal and two points apiece.
- David Huang and Eyal Kibrik each recorded an assist.
- Steen Voller and Mason Platts lead Drury with five shots each, while Tagg has a team-high three shots on goal.
- In net, Ben Barnett has started both matches, allowing two goals and recording three saves.
- Drury went 8-5-5 overall with a 7-4-3 mark in conference play last year.
- Drury's 2025 season ended with a 3-0 loss at McKendree in the quarterfinals of the GLVC Championship Tournament.
ABOUT NORTHEASTERN STATE
- Northeastern State enters Wednesday 0-2-0 after dropping its first two matches against GLVC opponents.
- The Riverhawks opened the season with a 2-1 loss to Missouri S&T before falling 1-0 to No. 16 Lincoln.
- Both of Northeastern State's matches have been played in Tahlequah.
- Brandon Fuenmayor has scored Northeastern State's lone goal of the season.
- Harry Tremblez leads the Riverhawks with five shots through two matches.
- Victor Jaunay has seen the majority of minutes in goal and has tallied six saves.
- Northeastern State went 8-8-3 overall and 5-6-1 in the GAC last season.
LAST TIME OUT
- Drury suffered its first loss of the season Saturday, falling 1-0 to Oklahoma Christian.
- The Panthers controlled much of the first half, outshooting the Eagles 8-0, but entered halftime scoreless.
- The Eagles broke through in the 55th minute, scoring on a header for the only goal of the match.
- Mason Platts led Drury with three shots, two on target.
- Steen Voller and Dane Prost each added two shots.
- Barnett recorded three saves in his second start of the season.
STORYLINES
- Drury is in its 36th men's soccer season, and Ben Taylor enters his 10th season as head coach.
- Wednesday's matchup is Drury's first road match of the 2026 season.
- The 2026 season marks the Panthers' first full season at Lake Country Soccer Complex.
- Drury owns a 6-4-2 record at Lake Country.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Panthers open GLVC play on the road Saturday, Sept. 5, against Truman State.
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