DALLAS BAPTIST (5-3-1) at TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (7-4-1)
 October 11 | PM | Denton, Texas | TWU Soccer Field                            
 
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THE LEAD
The Dallas Baptist Women's Soccer Team wraps up the non-conference portion of its 2014 campaign with a trip to Texas Woman's University on Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 7 PM.
 
DBU continues a lengthy seven-game road trip with the second one of the span.
 
Eight of nine contests the Women's Soccer Team have been involved reflect low scoring affairs, with neither competitor collecting more than two goals. Three of the last four matches DBU has been involved in were decided in 1-0 fashion.  
 
The one game to snap that streak was Thursday night's 4-0 final, that featured a team-best in goals scored for the Patriots.
 
The Patriots have been involved in four overtime affairs already, surpassing last season's total. One more extended regulation match will set a new program record.
 
MOST RECENT ACTION
DBU kicked off its season-long road trip, as a pair of freshmen scored for the first time of the campaign en route to a 4-0 win at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The duo notching their collegiate first netters were Emma Durain and Leah Draper.
 
The goal total sets a team-best for a match this season, and was powered by three first half goals, also a season-most for the Patriots.
 
Prior to Thursday's matinee, DBU had scored two goals in the opening frame through nine contests. In the previous six matches, the Patriots had gone into halftime with no goals tallied.
 
Junior Ashley Cox and sophomore Emilie MacDonald got the scoring started with their fourth and third, respective goals of the campaign.
 
DBU totaled 23 shots compared to SWOSU's six overall in the contest.
 
Leading the way in shot attempts was Durain with six followed by redshirt junior Dixie Kurrus with five. The duo also combined for seven of the team's 11 shots on goal as Durain posted a personal best four and Kurrus added three.
 
IMPACT PLAYERS
A pair of players have posted multiple goals on the season, with Ashley Cox pacing the squad with four, and MacDonald increasing her total to three. The forward duo also ranks in the top spots on the team with nine and eight points, respectively.  
 
Cox is ahead of the group with 37 shots total, and also is atop of the rankings with 13 shots on goal. Redshirt junior Dixie Kurrus is behind at 24. Sedwick and MacDonald are tied for third on the squad with 18.
 
Senior Kerry Edwards has been closing on some huge historical numbers in the recent matches. The McKinney, Texas, native collected win number 50 in her four-year starting career. She also is only nine saves away from logging 250 over the keeper's collegiate span.
 
On the current year, Edwards has picked up 31 saves and allowed six goals. At this point of the campaign, Edwards has amassed a season-high 822:30 minutes, getting her first break in the latest game with freshman Tschantz Madalyn debuting for 32:50 minutes.
 
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Texas Woman's has dropped its previous two matches, but does boast a 4-1 showing at home this season. This match is the final non-conference meeting for TWU as well. In those affairs, the Pioneers are 6-1, including an impressive victory over a ranked No. 18 St. Edward's University.
 
The Pioneers have gone 3-0 versus Heartland opponents, also topping Rogers State and Oklahoma Christian.
 
TWU has outscored the opposition 29-9 and are led by Natalia Diaz with nine goals. Her five assists contributed to 23 points, ranking her atop the team in both categories.
 
Gabrielle Larson follows with six goals, while Nancy Chavez has contributed four goals and four assists to join Larson with 12 points apiece.
 
Also posting multi-goal numbers on the year are trio: Emily Davila, Candice Davis, and Rachel Rupp.
 
Defensively, Ariana Morrison has worked 1,062:00 minutes nabbing 45 save and factoring into every decision thus far.
 
SERIES HISTORY
DBU trails the all-time series 4-5-1, but has won last two consecutive year matchups; including a 3-1 win at Denton, Texas in 2012.
 
In the most recent meeting the programs had on the pitch, the Patriots prevailed 3-0 at Patriot Soccer Field.
 
Three players scored for DBU, with a pair coming in the first frame to lift the home squad that year. Current senior Megan McDermand punched her first goal of the season in the victory, while Ashley Cox also contributed with a goal.

The Patriots posted 22 shots in the triumph, and junior Annie Wells, Kurrus, and senior Jake Cox remain on the current roster that garnered a point off an assist.  
 
UP NEXT
Dallas Baptist resumes Heartland Conference action with a Monday, October 13 match versus Oklahoma Christian University. Kickoff is slated for 12 PM and is the third contest in five days for the Patriots.