THE LEAD
A goal from Riley Alvey at the 79 minute mark broke a 2-2 tie late in the second half, as DBU defeated Lubbock Christian on Saturday at Patriot Soccer Field.  Despite goals from Brooks Friedman and David Fraga in the first 45 minutes that staked DBU to a 2-0 lead, the Chaparrals found the back of the net twice in the second half to tie the match before Alvey delivered the game-winning goal. 
 
Facing a barrage of shots from the Lubbock Christian offense, DBU goalkeeper Sean Bouland shutout the Chaps in the first half and finished the match with seven saves.  After surrendering two goals early in the second half, freshman Tyler Hofmann entered the match and kept Lubbock Christian out of the net over the final 19 minutes. 
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU's 4-3-1 record is their best start through their first eight matches since the program returned to campus in 2012.
- David Fraga notched his first career goal when he scored midway through the first half.
- Brooks Friedman scored his first goal of the season to put the Patriots on top, 1-0, just 10 minutes into the match.
 
DBU HEAD COACH, CHIP DUTCHIK, ON THE TEAM'S RESILIENT WIN
"I'm really proud of how we were able to overcome some adversity in the second half today.  Our guys kept going and never panicked.  We trusted the process and stayed with our style of play, which allowed us to get some open space on Riley's goal late in the game."
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
6 – Riley Alvey recorded his sixth game-winning goal of his career and the third of 2016.
8 – Sean Bouland and Tyler Hofmann combined for eight saves.
15 – Lubbock Christian took 15 more shots than DBU, 26-11.
 
UP NEXT
DBU travels to Wichita, Kansas, to take on Newman University in Heartland Conference action on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.