SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer upset Great Lakes Valley Conference leading Drury University, 2-1, to win its fourth-straight match Friday morning Springfield, Missouri. The Screaming Eagles go to 6-4-2 overall and 4-4-1 GLVC, while the Panthers are 10-2-0, 8-1-0 GLVC.
The Eagles struck first in the opening 45 minutes when senior forward Katlyn Andres (Louisville, Kentucky) blasted the ball in at 27:57 to give USI the 1-0 leads. Andres was assisted on her second tally of the season by sophomore midfielder Madison Crawford.Â
The 1-0 advantage would stand up until the Panthers got the equalizer at 32:08. The score would remain 1-1 through the intermission.
In the second half, the Eagles and Panthers battled back and forth across the field until USI and Crawford took advantage of a corner to take a 2-1 lead at 75:12. Crawford looped a corner in from the right side for the unassisted and eventual game-winner.
Overall in the match, each team has seven total shots with USI boasting one more shot on-goal. Drury had the advantage in corners, 5-4.
Between the posts, sophomore goalkeeper Maya Etienne (Midland, Michigan) raised her season record above .500 to 4-3-1 with the victory. Etienne faced a total of seven shots making two saves to earn her fourth save of the season.
UPCOMING FOR THE EAGLES:
USI concludes its road swing at Southwest Baptist University noon Sunday in Bolivar, Missouri.
SBU, which plays the University of Indianapolis later this evening, enters this weekend’s action with a 2-7-1 overall record, 2-6-0 GLVC. USI leads the all-time series with SBU, 2-0-0, since the Bearcats joined the GLVC in 2019.
