THE RUNDOWN
DBU earned a gritty 1-0 win on the road against UT Tyler on Saturday. A Peyton Voelker goal in the 84th minute sealed the win and DBU's spot as the No. 2 seed in the Lone Star Conference tournament. The Patriots (7-6-4, 6-3 LSC) will now enjoy a bye to begin the tournament before continuing the greatest season in program history.
The Patriots proved they're not the same team that suffered a 5-1 loss to UT Tyler (7-6-3, 2-5-2 LSC) back in September. The offense was efficient and patient, landing seven of 10 shots on target before Voelker broke through for his league-best 11th goal of the season. In the net, Alexander Knepper earned three saves on nine shots faced for his second consecutive shutout and fourth this year. The Patriots of UTT won the corner kick battle 5-2 but proved unable to capitalize on the advantage, failing to find the back of the net and surrendering their first goal at home since October 12th.
With the match scoreless at halftime, West Texas A&M finalized a 1-0 win over Midwestern State that temporarily moved the Buffs past DBU in the conference standings. When the Patriots took the pitch to start the second half, their only way back into the LSC Semifinals was to win. Storming down the right side of the pitch with six minutes remaining in the match, Christian Naizer shifted the defense with a cross toward the DBU bench. Bruno Correa then reached out and redirected a scorching pass onto the foot of Voelker, who gathered the ball with a defender draped across his back to deliver the game-winning strike.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU ends October with the first winning record in school history.
- The Patriots pick up their first road win of the year.
- Peyton Voelker ends the regular season as the Lone Star Conference scoring leader, with 11 goals and 23 points scored.
COACH JESS JOBE ON THE WIN
"I first want to say how proud we all are - both players and coaches - of the effort we put in this week. We had to fight through a really tight game. Credit to UT Tyler for putting together a game plan and making things difficult for us."
"There were things we wanted to improve upon after the first half, and the guys really responded to those challenges at halftime. We could see the belief in the second half. We believed a goal would come our way if we continued to dig in and work hard... I thought the guys were relentless in this match and I am proud of the result."
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5 - All five yellow cards were issued in the second half.
90 - Payton Franklin went the full 90 minutes for the fifth consecutive match and 13th time this year.
1 - Bruno Correa recorded his first career assist.
UP NEXT
DBU prepares for the 2022 Lone Star Conference Tournament. The Patriots are scheduled to play in game three of the championship on Friday, November 4th.
