THE RUNDOWN
The No. 13 DBU Women's Soccer tied Texas Woman's 1-1 in Wednesday night's match at Pioneer Soccer Park. The Pioneers are currently ranked No. 1 in the LSC standings, and the point scored by Joeli Benson was only the third goal scored on TWU goalkeeper Amanda Farris this season.
A goal was scored in the first minute of both halves with DBU striking first. Joeli Benson was assisted by Annie Severide and Rachel Allen at 1:04 putting the Patriots up 1-0. 9 more attempts were made by the Patriots in the first 45, but none found the back of the net.
The second half began with a goal by TWU's Avery Halee right off the bat. Her shot in the 46th minute made it past DBU goalkeeper Breanna Bowen to tie the score at 1-1. The final 44 minutes were a fight for possession as DBU managed to keep the ball on their attacking half the majority of the time. Nine attempts were made by DBU, and Sophia Schrock had a good look in the 88th minute, but the Patriots were unable to find the winning goal, leaving the score at 1-1.
The final score marked the second draw in conference play for both teams, each earning a point in the LSC rankings.
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
1 -Both goals scored tonight were in the first minute of each half.
8 - DBU had 8 corner kick opportunities in the match tonight as opposed to TWU's zero.
19 -The Patriots made 19 shot attempts against TWU with six shots being on goal.
HEAD COACH MARCUS WOOD ON THE DRAW
"Our coaching staff is very proud of our Patriots. We played great for about 89 minutes and 30 seconds. We will learn from our mistakes and work to have a complete effort on Saturday."
UP NEXT
The Patriots will host Angelo State at Patriot Soccer Field on Saturday, October 14th at 1 p.m.
