THE LEAD
The Dallas Baptist University Men's Soccer team defeated Southwest Baptist University, 1-0, on Saturday night at Patriot Soccer Field in Dallas, Texas. Riley Alvey scored the gamewinner in the 53rd minute after receiving a chested pass from Brooks Friedman across the box.

Goalkeeper Sean Bouland made two crucial saves to preserve his second shutout victory of the season and improve the Patriots' season record to 2-1-1. The Bearcats were held to very few attacking opportunities, falling to 0-4-0 on the season.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- After missing the first three games due to injury, Riley Alvey returned to the starting lineup Saturday.
 - Dating back to the 2015 season, DBU is 3-1-0 in their last four contests at Patriot Soccer Field.
 - The Patriots outshot the Bearcats 12-8 in the victory.

COACH CHIP DUTCHIK - ON WINNING ANOTHER AT HOME
"Another win at home. Another shutout at home. Coming off a loss, I was really proud of how the boys showed up and fought. They battled for 90 minutes. The goal [Brooks Friedman] created was fantastic. We had good goalkeeping. Our back four was good. Our midfield had intensity. We created enough chances. It feels good to play in front of our home crowd. We're very proud of the guys. We challenged them hard this week in practice. It says a lot about their character to step up, battle and get this shutout."

RILEY ALVEY - ON SCORING THE GAMEWINNING GOAL
"It means more than anything to me, especially with my family being here and this being my senior year. It's an awesome feeling. In the first three games, we started off good, but then it got a little rough. We fought through, and my teammate put the ball on a silver platter for me."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5 - Brandon O'Donovan fired off five shots for DBU.
4 - The Patriots' defense succeeded in thwarting all four of SBU's set-piece plays on corner kicks.
9 - DBU took nine of its 12 shots in the second half.

UP NEXT
The Patriots hit the road for their Heartland Conference opener against St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m.on Thursday, September 15, in San Antonio, Texas.