DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (7-5-3, 7-2-2) AT OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (4-9-2, 2-7-2)
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Eagle Soccer Field
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KICK-OFF
The Dallas Baptist University Women's Soccer team tied with Lubbock Christian University, 1-1, on Thursday afternoon at LCU Soccer Field in Lubbock, Texas. After the two schools exchanged first-half goals, the Patriots and Chaps held each other scoreless over the final 65 minutes of the match.
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Haley Knesek, the Heartland Conference leader in points, goals and assists, scored in the 43
rd minute to give LCU a short-lived lead. Just 19 seconds later,
Leah Draper found the back of the net for the first time this season to level the score at 1-1.
Hope Koym and the DBU defense were forced to face an array of shots, but Koym allowed just the one goal and made a career-high 13 saves.
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DBU faces Oklahoma Christian in the Patriots' final regular season road contest at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at Eagle Soccer Field in Oklahoma City.
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PATRIOT STORYLINES
 - DBU matched their 4-3-2 road mark from last season in Thursday's draw with LCU, and they have a chance Saturday to finish with the best road record since 2014.
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  - The Patriots hadn't allowed a goal in conference play in over 258 minutes before Haley Knesek's goal on Thursday.
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 - With a win Saturday and a Lubbock Christian loss, DBU would clinch a spot in the Heartland Conference Tournament.
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Hope Koym has recorded 28 of her 78 saves in the past three matches.
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SCOUTING OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN
The Eagles head into Saturday's showdown with a three-game losing streak in which they've been outscored 8-2. Dating back to October 1, OCU has a 0-3-2 record. Rubi Villegas, the team-leader in goals (6), has scored twice in that span.
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Goalkeeper Carina Schanz has struggled as of late, allowing 11 of her 27 goals in the past five matches. She has registered 27 saves and a shutout in that span, while facing an average of 20 shots per game.
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SERIES HISTORY
DBU is 5-1 alltime against OCU, claiming the past three meetings in the series. The Patriots topped the Eagles 3-1 earlier this season in Dallas behind a four-point performance by
McKenna Namken. She scored the opening goal and assisted on the second and third goals to lead the Patriots' offense.Â
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