THE RUNDOWN
The DBU Men's Soccer team suffered its ninth straight loss Thursday in a 4-0 decision to No. 6 Midwestern State. The Patriots (3-13-1, 1-12-0 Heartland Conference) trailed only by one at halftime and were able to compete with an athletic MSU Texas (14-1-1, 11-1-1).

DBU allowed only one goal in the first half on a penalty kick and recorded eight shot attempts. Ethan Martinez and Travis Whitt each attempted three.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 - DBU honored its senior class before Thursday night's game.

 - Luis Murillo made his firs start in goal since October 4.

 - The Mustangs have now allowed just one goal in their last five games.

COACH CHIP DUTCHIK ON A TOUGH LOSS TO A GOOD OPPONENT
"Credit to Midwestern. They're one of the best teams in the country and have a great tradition. I think we hung with them well as far as competing, but we made four little mistakes that they were able to capitalize on, and obviously that was the difference, but I am proud of our guys.They showed up and didn't back down for 90 minutes. We've just got to stay a little more focused at times.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
8 – The Patriots' eight shots were their most since October 11.
3 – Whitt's three shots were a season high.
5 – DBU earned more corner kicks (five) than Midwestern (four).

UP NEXT
The Patriots host St. Edward's in the final game of the regular season. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Patriot Soccer Field.