THE RUNDOWN
A second-half comeback bid fell short for the DBU Men's Soccer team (7-8-1, 4-7-1 Heartland Conference) as the Patriots fell 4-2 at No. 4 Midwestern State (14-0-2, 10-0-2) Saturday.

An own goal gave the Mustangs a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute. A penalty kick by Patrick Fitzgerald and another own goal led to a 3-0 score at haltime.

Brooks Friedman scored goals in the 59th and 69th minutes to cut the MSU lead to 3-2. Ethan Martinez assisted the first, and Nathan McBride picked up the helper on the second.

Ross Fitzpatrick padded the Midwestern State lead with a goal on a rebound in the 71st minute.


THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
  - Ryan Anderson extended his streak of games started to 73. He has started every game of his DBU career.

 - Friedman became the first Patriot to score twice in the same game this season.

 - DBU is one away from tying the 2015 team for the most wins in a season since men's soccer returned to campus in 2012.

COACH CHIP DUTCHIK ON A GOOD FIGHT AGAINST A RANKED OPPONENT
"[It was a] hard-fought battle, and we got really unlucky. I'm very proud of our team and how we battle for each other for 90 minutes."


INSIDE THE NUMBERS
14 - Martinez extended his team lead with his 14th point of the year.

2 - The Patriots' two goals were the most allowed by MSU in a game this year.

7 - Friedman has seven points this week after a three-point effort at Oklahoma Christian on Thursday.


UP NEXT
The Patriots continue their road swing at Texas A&M International at 5:00 p.m. Thursday in Laredo.