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Women’s Soccer Travels to Lewis for Saturday GLVC Match

9/25/2026 1:30:00 PM

Drury Panthers (2-2-4, 2-1-2) at Lewis Flyers (3-5-1, 2-3-1)
vs. Lewis Saturday, Sept. 26 | 12 p.m.
Site Lewis Stadium | Facility Map | Romeoville, Ill. | Lewis University
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury women's soccer travels to Lewis on Saturday in search of its second straight Great Lakes Valley Conference victory.
 
The Panthers finished their nonconference slate with a 1-1 draw against Missouri Western at home. Drury enters the weekend one spot ahead of Lewis in the GLVC standings following a 3-1 conference win over Indianapolis last Saturday.
 
The match will stream on GLVCSN. 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
  • Saturday marks the 23rd meeting between Drury and Lewis.
  • The Panthers hold a 13-5-4 advantage in the all-time series.
  • Lewis holds a 5-4-2 edge in matches played in Romeoville.
  • Under head coach Justin Olson, Drury is 4-1-2 against Lewis and unbeaten in the last five meetings.
  • During Olson's tenure, the Panthers have posted five shutouts in seven matches and have outscored Lewis 7-2.
 
STORYLINES
  • Drury is 0-2-2 on the road this season and will face a Lewis team that is 1-3-1 at home.
  • The Panthers enter the weekend with eight points, one ahead of Lewis' seven in the GLVC standings. The Flyers have played one more conference match than Drury.
  • Three freshmen have made an immediate impact for Drury. Carly Swan, Melissa Higgins and Sunny Potter have combined for six of the Panthers' nine goals and 14 of the team's 27 points. The trio started together for the first time in Wednesday's match against Missouri Western.
  • In conference play, Drury is outscoring opponents 7-6 and averaging 1.2 more shots per game (13.2 to 12.0).
  • The Panthers are six wins away from reaching 300 in program history.
  • Olson is five wins shy of 120 career victories.
  • Keira Love is four points away from 25 career points.
  • Bella Hernandez, who has missed the last two matches, is four points shy of 20 career points.
  • Leah McDonald is six points away from 25 career points.
  • Goalkeeper Katy Fitzler is two wins away from 30 career victories, which would make her just the third Drury goalkeeper to reach that milestone.
  • Lewis enters the weekend with a 3-5-1 record.
  • The Flyers are led offensively by Talia Kaempf, Abbie Delong and Olive Tinucci, who each have two goals. Kaempf leads the team with six points after adding two assists.
  • Defensively, Lewis has used two goalkeepers this season. Most recently, Jillian Barth earned the start and has recorded 22 saves with a 1.25 goals-against average
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Drury remains on the road Sept. 30 for a GLVC matchup at Missouri S&T.
 
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