THE RUNDOWN
The DBU Men's Soccer team dropped its Heartland Conference opener 5-0 at St. Mary's on Thursday. The Patriots (2-2-1, 0-1-0 Heartland Conference) fell behind early and were unable to catch up.

The Rattlers (3-0-1, 1-0-1) opened the scoring in the 22^nd minute and extended their lead to 2-0 by halftime. St. Mary's scored two of its three second-half goals in the final 16 minutes of the game, including one with 2:15 remaining in regulation.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
  - The Rattlers' five goals were the most allowed by DBU since October 17, 2015.

 - The Patriots entered the game having allowed two goals all season.

 - DBU falls to 3-7 all-time against St. Mary's.


DBU HEAD COACH CHIP DUTCHIK ON HIS TEAM'S ROUGH START 
"This was a tough loss. We put ourselves in a tough situation early in the first half and couldn't get back into the game."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
7 – Tristen Olvera's seven saves were a career high.

12 – The Patriots allowed 12 shots on goal having given up 11 all season entering Thursday's game.

16 – DBU committed 16 fouls.


UP NEXT
The Patriots travel to Laredo to face Texas A&M International. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.