THE RUNDOWN
No. 17 DBU opened the 2019 season with a 3-3 tie at No. 9 Central Oklahoma on Thursday. After a combined four back-and-forth goals, the two teams settled for a draw after 110 minutes.

UCO struck first as junior Asha Haile found the back of the net in the 56th minute. Emmy Niece quickly answered for the Patriots knotting the game back up at 1-1 just three minutes later.

Haile struck again in the 64th minute to put UCO ahead at 2-1, then again in the 69th minute to secure the hat trick. Two minutes later, Jayme Woodfill brought DBU back within one scoring her first goal of the season.

In the 79th minute, freshman Jenna Patterson gave the Patriots the equalizer putting the match at 3-3. DBU weathered 17 UCO shots in all, as Koym stopped all six that made it on goal. Maggie Scales, playing every minute and led a back line that helped keep the ball out of the DBU net.

In overtime, both squads battled for the golden goal, but found no luck despite the Patriots offensive efforts.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 - This was the second consecutive season-opening tie for the Patriots, and second since 2014.
 - The Patriots 18 shots were the most in an opener since August 30, 2012 versus Abilene Christian.
 - DBU has not lost a season opener since August 31, 2017 against MSU-Denver

DBU HEAD COACH MICHELLE LENARD ON HER TEAM'S EFFORT 
"Very proud of the resilience and fortitude the team showed today. We battled back from a deficit multiple times and went toe to toe with them for 110 minutes. Even though it was the first game of the season it felt more like a play-off game and I thought our team played well overall and had opportunities to win the game. Today was a great test for us and I'm happy with how we responded."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
10 – Koym stopped 10 shots on goal she faced.
110 – Hope Koym, Maggie Scales, Summerlyn Heller, Catherine Klein and Emmy Niece each played all 110 minutes for the Patriots.
9 – DBU earned nine corner kick opportunities, opposed to five from the Bronchos.

UP NEXT
DBU heads north to Shawnee, Oklahoma, to face Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday September 7, at 12 p.m.