THE RUNDOWN
The DBU Men's Soccer team rolled past Texas A&M International, 5-2, Saturday night at Patriot Soccer Field. Four goals in the first half and one more in the final frame led DBU (2-3-4, 1-0 LSC) to its largest offensive outburst since 2013 and a win in the Lone Star Conference Opener. 

Jonathan Marquez struck first in the 26th minute when he twirled past a Dustdevil defender to blast an unassisted strike under the top crossbar. However, the Patriots' 1-0 lead was not celebrated for very long before a miscommunication between the DBU back line and goalkeeper Alexander Knepper gifted the Dustdevils (2-4-4, 0-1 LSC) an own goal that tied the game at 1-1. 

But Coach Jobe's squad shook off the unfortunate miscue and buried TAMIU under three goals in the final five minutes of the half. The Patriots retook the lead when Gavyn Rosales fired a pass toward a charging Peyton Voelker. But the pass caromed off a defender and into the back of the net for an own goal courtesy of the Dustdevils. From there, the Patriot offense snowballed. Mason Wallak drilled a solo strike in the 44th minute that put DBU up, 3-1, and Peyton Voelker scored just 45 seconds later on an assist from Luke Harris. 

The same DBU team that dominated possession and outclassed TAMIU before halftime finished the job in the second half. Freshman Richie Paulus matched history when he punched in DBU's fifth goal of the game on an assist from an unguarded Zach Paclibar in the 83rd minute.

The Dustdevils scored once more in the 88th minute before the final buzzer sounded to cement the Patriots' 5-2 win. 

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU wins its first conference opener since 2016. 
- The 5-2 win is DBU's biggest win over TAMIU in school history and its first since 2016. 
- DBU's five-goal outburst ties the single game record set against Rogers State in 2013.

COACH JESS JOBE ON THE WIN 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 
56 - DBU won the possession battle, controlling the ball 56 percent of the time. 
16 - The Patriots outshot the Dustdevils 16-9 
1 - Jonathan Marquez and Richie Paulus scored their first goals in a DBU uniform. 

UP NEXT 
DBU heads to St. Mary's for the first road match of league play. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5. Read Full Article