THE LEAD
The Dallas Baptist University Women's Soccer team earned their first Heartland Conference victory as they defeated Oklahoma Christian, 3-1, on Thursday night at Patriot Soccer Field in Dallas, Texas. McKenna Namken scored the opening goal and assisted on the second and third goals to lead the Patriots' offense.

Namken opened the scoring in the fourth minute of the match, receiving a pass from Lindsey Washburn before she dribbled past the defender and found the back of the net at a tough angle. Geneva Martinez made it 2-0 in the 61st minute, collecting a cross from Namken and putting a second goal past Carina Schanz.

Washburn tacked on the third goal just a few minutes later, finishing off a cross from McKenna Namken. Hope Koym made six saves in goal, before handing over duties to Grace Johnson, who allowed a goal to Rubi Villegas in the 89th minute.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Elise Royer made her season debut after returning from ACL surgery.
 - DBU placed eight of its 11 shots on goal.
 - The Patriots are 9-1 in their last 10 matches at Patriot Soccer Field.

COACH MICHELLE LENARD - ON SNAPPING THE SCORELESS STREAK
"We feel good to get three goals. We've been having troubles scoring, that's no secret. They were good goals. We had a lot of really good chances. We felt like we deserved to walk away with that win. That's the expectation. We take a deep breath and enjoy it for about five minutes."

MCKENNA NAMKEN - ON TEAM CONFIDENCE GOING FORWARD
"It definitely helps. We have that pride now. We know we've got this and we can do it, but we've got to remember that this was just one game. We've got to keep working and goind hard every game."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
8 - The Patriots fired off eight shots in the second half, converting two into goals.
380 - DBU's first goal snapped a 380-minute scoreless streak to start the season.
4 - The Patriots have not allowed a first-half goal in four straight matches.

UP NEXT
DBU plays host to Lubbock Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at Patriot Soccer Field.