BEMIDJI, Minn. – Holland Hawkins put two in net in her Drury debut as the Panthers take down Northern St. in the season opener, 3-0.
The first half was a clean sheet for both goalies, Katy Fitzler for Drury and Alexus Townsend for the Wolves. Fitzler made her first career start in net and saved seven attempts at scoring opportunities for Northern State in the first half. Drury matched the Wolves with seven shots in the first half but could not capitalize on any.
The final 45 minutes of the match belonged to Drury. The scoring started in the 49th minute as, Missouri-Kansas City transfer, Holland Hawkins found nylon. Not more than four minutes later, off the free kick, Kourtney Tucker shoots and the ball deflects off a Wolves defender and squeezes into the net. At the 61st-minute mark, Hawkins will punch it in again for insurance to put the game out of reach for Northern State.
Drury won the shots-on-goal battle, 8-5, while putting up 17 total shots on the Wolves.
The Panthers will play again on Sunday, September 8, against Bemidji State at 2 pm.
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