SEARCY – The Harding men's soccer team plays the first game of a four-game, seven-day road trip Tuesday against Drury University in Springfield, Mo.

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* Harding enters the game 2-1-1 overall, its second-best four-game start in program history. The 2001 team opened the season 3-1. The Bisons are coming off a 2-1 victory over Ouachita Baptist on Friday, with Josh Ireland scoring in the first half and Ian Park scoring his first career goal in the 77th minute for the game-winner.

* Harding has scored five goals this season. Ireland leads the team with two goals. Park, Cameron Rose and Ryan Wilhelm have one each. Four different Bisons have contributed an assist. Carlos Barrientos has a team-high seven shot attempts.

* Senior Zach Auala has played all four games in goal and has a 1.18 goals against average and has saved 80.0 percent of opponents' shots on goal. Auala's GAA ranks second among Gulf South Conference goalkeepers and he has the top save percentage.

* Harding coach Jeremy Bishop has no one sitting out with yellow or red card suspensions. Senior Connor Galloway and freshman Nathan Monan are out because of injuries.

* Drury enters the game 2-2-0 overall and is coming off a 1-0 victory over Rockhurst University on Sunday in Great Lakes Valley Conference play. The Panthers' other victory came 2-0 at Delta State. Drury lost 2-1 to Ouachita Baptist and 2-1 at William Jewell.

* Drury has scored five goals this season by five different players. The Panthers have allowed four goals.

* Drury has won all five meetings with Harding. Last season the Panthers defeated the Bisons 1-0 in Searcy on Oct. 26.