THE LEAD
A two-goal performance from redshirt freshman midfielder Brooks Friedman ignited Dallas Baptist to a 3-1 win over Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday. In front of a crowd of 314 at Patriot Soccer Field, Friedman netted two unassisted goals in the 65th and 78th minutes to break a 1-1 tie. DBU improves to 2-0-1 on the season and OBU's record falls to 0-3-0.

Freshman forward Michalin Dennie put the Patriots on the board first with a finish off a cross from junior forward Riley Alvey. The Bison leveled the score early in the second half when junior midfielder Kervy Robles put one past DBU goalkeeper Mason Stringer in the 48th minute. Stringer finished the game with five saves that preserved the Patriots' victory.

COACH CHIP DUTCHIK - ON DBU'S INTENSITY
"We talk about 90 minutes of intense focus. Maybe we don't want to foul as much as we did, but we want the boys to play hard. We're a very physical team. We're a very athletic team. We train that way. We play that way. It's an expectation from the boys."

FRIEDMAN - ON THE WIN
"It was awesome. It was a great team effort. We came out a little slow in the first and second half, but we fought back with a lot of energy."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
39 - DBU and OBU combined for 39 shots in tonight's game.
9 - Nathan McBride accounted for nine of DBU's 20 shots.
27 - With an assist tonight, RIley Alvey increased his career point total to 27.

UP NEXT FOR THE PATRIOTS
DBU will travel to Hobbs, New Mexico, to take on the University of the Southwest on Thursday, September 17, at 3:00 p.m. on the campus of New Mexico Junior College.