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Drury Panthers (4-1-5, 2-0-4) vs. #19 Maryville Saints (7-3-1, 6-0-1) Fri., Oct. 7, 7:30 pm, Springfield, Mo.
Drury Panthers vs. Missouri St. Louis Tritons Sun., Oct. 9, 2:30 pm, Springfield, Mo.
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$5 (Drury students and children under 12, FREE)
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Panthers look to continue their unbeaten streak with matches against Maryville and UMSL.
The Panthers look to stay unbeaten in the conference with matches this weekend against 19th ranked Maryville and Missouri-St. Louis. Drury hosts both the Saints and Tritons, playing Maryville at 7:30 pm on Friday, then UMSL on Sunday at 2:30 pm at Harrison Stadium.
Drury is coming off a high-scoring 3-3 draw with Missouri S&T in Rolla last Saturday, where a Jamie O’Brien double saved a point for the Panthers. His second goal of the game forged a tie against the Miners in the nine minutes of regulation. Maryville is coming off an undefeated week where they scraped by William Jewell 1-0 and upset #17 Rockhurst 1-0. UMSL went 1-1 last week with a loss to Rockhurst and a win over Southwest Baptist. UMSL will face Missouri S&T on Friday before facing the Panthers on Sunday.
Drury is led by Kaelen Debbage, who leads the league in points and goals with 17 points and seven goals. The Panthers also see the return of Jamie O’Brien, who is tied for sixth in points per game with a 1.00 average. Tyler Frolik is the goalkeeper and is second in the league in save percentage at .837.
Maryville is led by three players in attack. Victor DiGiorgio is tied for third in the league in goals with 5. Cedric Sengl is third in the league in assists with 5. Tim Smith is tied for seventh in points with nine on the year. The shot-stopper for the Saints is Albert Escuin, who has five clean sheets on the year.
UMSL is led by Leo Sowa, whose five goals and four assists place him second in the GLVC in points with 14. Arman Kovac is sixth in the league in points with 10 (4 goals and 2 assists). In goal for the Tritons has been Austin Reis, who leads the league in saves with 44.
Following the two games, the Panthers will travel east to Indianapolis to take on the Greyhounds on October 14th, then head to McKendree on Sunday, October 16th.
QUICK FACTS
Stat Leaders
Drury: #22 Kaelen Debbage (7 goals, 3 assists), #11 Nathan Logue (2 goals, 3 assists), #40 Tyler Frolik (36 saves, 3 shutouts)
Maryville: #7 Victor DeGiorgio (5 goals, 2 assists), #10 Cedric Sengl (2 goals, 5 assists), #28 Tim Smith (3 goals 3 assists), #1 Albert Escuin (12 saves, 5 shutouts)
UMSL: #10 Leo Sowa (5 goals, 4 assists), #13 Arman Kovac (4 goals, 2 assists), #1 Austin Reis (45 saves, 1 shutout)
Head Coaches
Drury: Ben Taylor (6th year 37-42-16)
Maryville: David Korn (7th year 81-32-16)
UMSL: Dan King (22nd year 166-175-40
Streak
Drury: Tied 2
Maryville: Won 4
UMSL: Won 1
Last game
Drury tied at Missouri S&T 3-3, Oct. 2
Maryville won at #17 Rockhurst 1-0, Oct. 2
UMSL won vs. Southwest Baptist 3-1, Oct. 2
Last meeting
Drury lost 1-0 vs Maryville, Oct. 1, 2021, at Harrison Stadium
Drury won 3-2 at UMSL, Oct. 8, 2021, in St. Louis
All-time series
Drury 7-5-1 vs. Maryville
Drury 12-9-3 vs. UMSL
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