THE RUNDOWN
DBU Men's Soccer hosted West Texas A&M at Patriot Soccer Field and dropped a 2-0 decision to the Buffs. Two goals by Mateo Landis proved the difference as the Patriots lost their second conference match of the season, falling 1-2-1 in league play.
The Patriots had a few early chances to get ahead of the Buffs in the first half but were denied by goalkeeper Asaf Kristal. Peyton Voelker had a shot attempt in the 12th minute that caught the crossbar and turned the ball over to the Buffs.
In the 26th minute, a handball call on the Patriots led to a penalty kick goal by Mateo Landis to put the Buffs up 1-0. Eight minutes later, a call just outside the box resulted in a 25-yard free kick that flew over the DBU defense and just past freshman goalkeeper Patrick Banich for Landis's second goal of the night to put the Buffs up 2-0. The Patriots' effort to find the equalizing goal came up short, finishing the game with a final score of 2-0.
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Ethan Unger played a team-high 83 minutes in tonight's match against West Texas.
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This is the second time that DBU has gone into halftime trailing their opponent.
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DBU was outshot 10 to 8 by the Buffs.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
70- Freshman Avery Brazzel earned a season-high in minutes, playing a total of 70 against West Texas.
7- Both teams saw 7 players come off the bench to sub into the game.
6- WTAMU earned their 6th shutout this season against DBU.
UP NEXT
The Patriots travel to play Eastern New Mexico in Portales, New Mexico on October 18 at 8 p.m.
