Hutchison, Stiffler and Rivera Recognized by Drury Panthers

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The Drury Panthers reached the GLVC Championship match this season, losing to the Quincy Hawks in OT. Drury finished 13-8-0, as a young squad that coach Ryan Swan heralded as one of the best incoming groups in the league – with seven freshmen in the regular playing rotation – arrived a little ahead of schedule, [...]

Drury Women’s Soccer Completes Five-Member Recruiting Class

Emily Cline, Glendale Falcons (2011)

Drury women’s soccer coach Alf Bilbao has announced the completion of a five-member recruiting class for the 2011-12 season – including three Springfield prep standouts – for the Panthers. Joining the DU program this fall are: Emily Cline – Forward from Springfield’s Glendale High School who plans to play both soccer and basketball at Drury. [...]

Jesse Miech Named Head Coach at Illinois-Springfield

Jesse Miech, Missouri State (2006)

From the State-Register Journal in Springfield, IL comes news that Jesse Miech has been named the men’s head soccer coach at the University of Illinois Springfield. UIS is a D2 program that competes in the Great Lakes Valley Conference which will bring Jesse to Springfield, MO every other year. He is the second former regional [...]

Drury Panthers Signing Class for 2011

Mike Lee, CBC (2011)

Drury men’s soccer coach Ryan Swan has announced a nine-player recruiting class of incoming Panthers for the 2011 season. The Panthers are coming off an 11-7-0 campaign in 2010 that included a 9-5 record in Great Lakes Valley Conference competition, but lost 12 graduating seniors off that squad. The new Drury players for the upcoming [...]

Lady Miners Sign Kacy Ludwig From McKinney North (TX)

Kacey Ludwig, McKinney North/Missouri S&T (2015)

From the Star Local News in Plano, TX comes news of a signing for Missouri S&T Miners soccer program Ludwig, the Lady Bulldogs’ other captain, wasn’t sure at first whether she would play soccer in college at all. What sold her on joining the Missouri S&T roster were her future teammates, she said. The team [...]

Kiley Cirillo Named Women’s Coach, Indianapolis Greyhounds

Coach Kiley Cirillo, Indianapolis Greyhounds

INDIANAPOLIS- Former Greyhound assistant coach Kiley Cirillo has been named the fifth head coach in UIndy women’s soccer history, effective Jan. 1, 2011. Cirillo, an assistant under former head coach Geoff VanDeusen for the past two seasons, will make his return to the head coaching sidelines in 2011. “We are very fortunate to have Kiley [...]

Sarah Colvin-Fritz Selected To All-Midwest Region Second Team

Sarah Colvin-Fritz, Drury Panthers (2011)

Drury senior soccer standout Sarah Colvin-Fritz has been named to the Daktronics All-Midwest Region Second Team. Colvin-Fritz helped the Panthers to an 8-9-2 record, starting all 19 games as a defender this season. Sarah earned First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference and Second Team NSCAA All-Midwest Region recognition in 2009 as well, while starting 18 [...]

Missouri S&T Players McNamee and Brinkmeyer Named All-Americans

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ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T’s men’s soccer team has landed the first All-America selections in the history of the program as two members of the 2010 Miner team that reached the regional finals are members of this year’s Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America squad. Sophomore defender Spencer Brinkmeyer was selected to the third team on [...]

GLVC Soccer: Missouri S&T Advances To Semifinal Against NKU

Spencer Brinkmeyer, Missouri S&T Miners (2013) celebrates his 2nd goal

ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T crashed through a couple of barriers this season on its way to winning a share of the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season title – then cleared another hurdle Sunday that could also lead it to the NCAA Tournament. The Miners got two first half goals from Spencer Brinkmeyer and [...]

Drury Panthers Land 4, Missouri S&T Miners 1 On GLVC Player List

Sarah Colvin-Fritz, Drury Panthers (2011)

INDIANAPOLIS – University of Wisconsin-Parkside junior forward Shannon Becker (DePere, Wis.) has been selected the 2010 Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year and Bellarmine University junior forward Abby Schuhmann (Louisville, Ky.) is the 2010 GLVC Defensive Player of the Year. The two GLVC standouts headline the 2010 All-GLVC First Team [...]

Pat McNamee, Missouri S&T Miners, Named GLVC Defensive Player of the Year

Pat McNamee, Missouri S&T Miners (2012)

INDIANAPOLIS – Northern Kentucky University senior forward Steven Beattie (Skerries, Ireland) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year and Missouri S&T junior goalkeeper Pat McNamee (Fenton, Mo.) is the 2010 GLVC Defensive Player of the Year. The duo headlines the 11-member All-GLVC First Team as selected by [...]

GLVC Soccer: Missouri S&T Lady Miners Reach Playoffs For 1st Time

Melissa Young, Missouri S&T Miners (2012)

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Missouri S&T junior midfielder Melissa Young is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Week. Young helped the Lady Miners secure their first postseason appearance in school history as they claimed a pair of league victories over the weekend. In Friday’s 3-0 win over visiting Saint Joseph’s, Young scored [...]

GLVC Soccer: Missouri S&T Miners Earn Share Of Conference Title

Kenny Gravlin, Missouri S&T (2011)

ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T made a strong statement to close out its conference schedule Sunday – and got a huge reward for its efforts. The Miners took a 1-0 lead to the intermission against Indianapolis, then blitzed the visiting Greyhounds for three goals in a span of seven minutes in the second half to [...]

GLVC Soccer: Panthers Win, Grab 5th Seed In Tourney

Grant Bowden, Drury Panthers (2011)

Senior Grant Bowden’s header goal (video below) in the 26th minute Sunday afternoon gave Drury all it needed to pull out a 1-0 Great Lakes Valley Conference soccer victory over Saint Joseph’s on Senior Day at Harrison Stadium in The Curry Family Sports Complex. Bowden’s second goal of the season helped the Panthers to improve [...]

GLVC Soccer: Drury Panthers Grab Playoff Spot

Sr Kelsey Long, Drury Panthers (2011) battling for header

On Senior Day, Drury and Saint Joseph’s battled to a 0-0 draw in the Great Lakes Valley Conference women’s soccer regular season finale at Harrison Stadium on Sunday … but it was enough to get the Panthers into the league’s post-season tournament. Drury (8-7-2 overall, 6-6-2 in the GLVC) clinched the No. 8 seed in [...]