THE RUNDOWN
Dallas Baptist extended its season-long, eighth-straight victory on Saturday night over University of Texas-Permian Basin. The final result was 3-0, as the Patriots recognized seven seniors prior to the first home match in over a month.
 
DBU (12-3-1, 6-1) remains in second place of the Heartland Conference, and completed its 10^th shutout of the campaign.
 
UTPB (2-13-1, 0-7) was limited to a single shot attempt in the second half, as the Patriots managed to control the tempo throughout the contest.
 
Pacing the home squad with a game-high, six shots was junior Emilie MacDonald. The Midlothian, Texas, native placed three on target, and added her team-leading eighth goal to wrap up DBU's scoring slate.
 
Four other Patriots tallied multi-shot results on the match with juniors Lindsey Eccles and Ashley Cox notching three attempts and two shots on goal apiece. Senior Jake Cox and freshman McKenna Namken added a pair, and both of Namken's were on goal for a perfect shooting percentage.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
DBU took the lead with its lone goal of the first half with goal by junior Jolee Patterson, who increased her career-high this year. It was her fifth netter of the campaign, and occurred at the 29:37 minute mark. Setting the forward up was freshman Leah Draper and senior Lea Sedwick.
 
Coming out of intermission with a 1-0 advantage, the Patriots carried the momentum in their favor to put the contest out of reach. Eccles found the back of the net for the first time this season early in the frame.
 
MacDonald, who notched three points total, helped with the assist on that scoring sequence. The defending Heartland Offensive Player of the Week netted a goal of her own in the 60^th minute.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
18 – Shot attempts by DBU.
6 – Corner kicks by home team (UTPB took all 3 in 2^nd half).
4 – Saves per half by the Falcon's goalkeeper.
11 – Shots on goal the Patriots recorded.
 
TOP QUOTE
"Senior night is always a really special night to recognize the contributions this graduating class has had on this team and program. I thought the team played well tonight, and that each of our seniors had good games. We were able to control possession the entire game, create lots of good chances on goal, not allow real chances for the opposition, and score three really nice goals. We hope to continue the momentum we have built into Monday at our last home match, and into next week at the conference tournament." – Head Coach Michelle Lenard
 
UP NEXT
Dallas Baptist concludes 2014 regular season on Monday, November 3 at home versus Lubbock Christian with a 12 PM kickoff time.