THE RUNDOWN
The Dallas Baptist Women's Soccer Team extended a season-long, five-game winning streak on Monday after topping St. Mary's University 3-2.
 
DBU (9-3-1, 3-1) scored three times, receiving goals from three different players, and held off a late rally from the Rattlers (8-6, 4-2). Included in the trio of Patriots finding the back of the net were: juniors Jolee Patterson and Ashley Cox, and redshirt junior Dixie Kurrus.
 
Cox continues her hot play with goal number six on the campaign, which leads the squad. The Midlothian, Texas, native also was second in the affair with four shots, placing half of them on the target.
 
Junior Emilie MacDonald paced the team with a game-high five shots and four were on goal.
 
Kurrus and Patterson also contributed multi-shot contests with three and two shots apiece, respectively. The duo notched perfect shots on goal percentages as well.
 
Defensively, the Patriots faced 11 shots St. Mary's was able to get off towards the goal. Senior Kerry Edwards earned the win allowing a goal on a penalty kick and turned away five saves. The team also picked up a save, giving DBU six total in the match.
 
Making her third appearance of the year was freshman Madalyn Tschantz, putting in 11:54 minutes of action in the net. She allowed St. Mary's first goal in the affair.

A tough play caused Tschantz a red card, and Edwards returned to the keeper role to conclude the contest. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS
DBU held a 12-4 shot advantage in the first half, which would result in a 21-11 comparison by the end of the match-up.
 
Patterson broke a scoreless contest at the 29:03 minute mark with her fourth goal of the campaign. The forward ranks third on the squad and has tallied three of her netters in the past three games. Senior Jake Cox recorded the assist on the play.
 
The scoreboard would remain 1-0 at intermission.
 
In the second frame, the Women's Soccer Team managed fewer shots, but was executing better to push its lead to three eventually.
 
Both goals occurred within a minute of each other early in the half. Kurrus logged her first goal of the season, with senior Megan McDermand slipping a pass for the assist through Rattler defenders.
 
Ashley Cox punched her scoring result at the 51:21 mark, and Kurrus gained the assist to give her a team-high, three points.
 
St. Mary's never went quietly as Rachel Gurinsky pulled the home squad within two at the 75:42 point of the contest. It snapped DBU's scoreless streak at 414:36, which was a season-long for the Patriots.
 
In the 81^st minute, the Rattlers closed the margin to 3-2 off a Kaitie Kasperitis penalty kick, but the road squad halted the momentum and moved to 5-3 in matches decided by a goal.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
16 – Shots on goal for the Patriots as a team.
3 – Second time this season DBU has captured at least three goals.
13 – Saves the Rattlers totaled in the contest.
4 – Amount of corner kicks taken by Dallas Baptist.
 
TOP QUOTE
"Today we played well for about 75 minutes and then we learned a valuable lesson about how quickly the momentum can shift. We had three great goals to give us a 3-0 lead with 35 minutes left to play, and then we made some mistakes that allowed them to get back in the game. Still, the girls showed a great deal of resilience today as we battled some tough moments and some unfortunate calls. We played well and deserved to win, and now we just need to learn a bit more game management skills." – Women's Soccer Head Coach Michelle Lenard
 
UP NEXT
Dallas Baptist travels to Rogers State University on Saturday, October 25 for the sixth-straight road match. Kickoff is slated for 5 PM.