THE RUNDOWN
The DBU Men's Soccer team lost its first game of the season 1-0 to Ouachita Baptist in Texarkana, Texas. Tinashe Chigede, the Tigers' leading scorer from 2016, opened the scoring in 2017 with a header across the net in the 14th minute. Blaine Hickman picked up the assist on Chigede's goal.

The Patriots outshot Ouachita 19-17 and only allowed 2 shots on goal. DBU forced Tiger goalkeeper Edward Pacheco to make 5 saves in the contest. A potential game-tying shot by Ethan Martinez hit the post in the 86th minute.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 - The Patriots turned up the pressure in the second half, taking 12 of their 19 shots and getting four of them on goal after the intermission.
 - Seven players made their DBU debuts Thursday night, including Austin Soles, a transfer from Ouachita
 - The Patriots outshot the Tigers 5-1 in the final 12 minutes of play

DBU HEAD COACH CHIP DUTCHIK ON HIS TEAM'S EFFORT
"I thought we played well. We outshot them. We just didn't finish. I can't say I'm not disappointed that we lost, but I'm not disappointed in the way we played."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
6 - Ethan Martinez took a game-high 6 shots, 2 of which were on target.
1 - Tyler Hofmann only had to make 1 save for the Patriots. Hofmann went nearly 60 minutes without seeing a shot on goal.
2 - Two DBU players - Martinez and Riley Unger - managed as many shots on goal as the entire Ouachita team.

UP NEXT
The Patriots return home to face Bethel at 7:00 p.m. Saturday at Patriot Soccer Field.