DIXIE STATE (0-0) vs DBU (0-0)
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Dallas, Texas | Patriot Soccer Field

 
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2018 IN REVIEW
The Patriots began 2018 with a solid two-game start to a season tying Ouachita Baptist then defeating Southwestern Assemblies of God. DBU looks to build on last season with a bevy of newcomers who will be led by a core group of veterans.

DBU returns their second leading scorer in David Velazquez, who returns for his junior season after pacing DBU with five points as a sophomore in 2017. Also returning is Ethan Martinez who led the team in shots (35) last season.

PATRIOT STORYLINES
 - 22 of the 37 players on the Patriot roster are newcomers to the DBU program.

 - Abraham Garcia and Ethan Martinez combined for two goals and 22 shots on goal last season.

 - Tristen Olvera returns in net for DBU, and looks to be a key contributor after logging 1,018 minutes in 2018.

 - The Patriots have not lost a home opener since 2013.

SCOUTING DIXIE STATE
 - The Trailblazers finished the 2018 season at 7-9-2.

 - Dixie State is picked to finish seventh in the RMAC Conference preseason poll.

 - The Trailblazers are coming off a 2-0 loss to Midwestern State in Wichita Falls.

 - The Trailblazers return five starters and 14 letter winners from last season's 7-9-2 squad, which finished in eighth place (5-7-2, 17 pts) in the RMAC table in the program's league debut.

 - Dixie State returns five starters and 14 letter winners from last season's squad.

SERIES HISTORY
DBU and Dixie State will be playing for the first time in the two schools history.

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