THE RUNDOWN
The DBU Men's Soccer opened the 2018 season with a 1-1 tie against Ouachita Baptist on Thursday. Karl Pitkin scored his first goal as a Patriot with under 20 minutes to play in regulation to force overtime.

After a goal in the 31^st minute put the Tigers (0-0-1) on top, the Patriots (0-0-1) found themselves trailing at halftime. Overcoming a Tiger defense that ruthlessly blocked its shot attempts, DBU found the back of the net as the result of a give-and-go between Austin Soles and goal-scorer Karl Pitkin.

Tristian Olvera made two key saves after halftime, one in the second half and one in the first overtime period, to keep Ouachita at bay.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
  - Pitkin's goal was the first of his career.

 - DBU starts the season with a tie for the first time since 2015.

 - The Patriots recorded eight shots on goal Thursday. Only three times in 2017 did they put that many shots on goal in a game."


DBU HEAD COACH CHIP DUTCHIK ON HIS TEAM'S PERSISTENCE 
"We felt like the goal was coming. We thought maybe we were going to get one in the first half. We kept working and working – credit to Ouachita. They defended very hard, and blocked a lot of our shots.


INSIDE THE NUMBERS
9 – Nine different players made their Patriot debuts Thursday.

11 – DBU attempted 11 shots in its second-half comeback.

5 – Abraham Garcia led all players with five shot attempts.


UP NEXT
The Patriots travel to Waxahachie on Saturday for a match with Southwestern Assemblies of God. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.