THE RUNDOWN 
DBU Men's Soccer hosted Lubbock Christian at Patriot Soccer on Wednesday night and battled to a 0-0 draw. In the first half, both teams combined for two shots, and defensive play took center stage. In the final 45 minutes, however, DBU's offense found their stride as they out-shot LCU, 8-7.  

The high point of the game came in the 76th minute when Peyton Voelker was fouled in the box. As he geared up for the penalty kick, two yellow cards were administered to LCU players contesting the foul call. Voelker's kick was a tad too high as it hit the crossbar and was headed out by the Chaps.

In the final 10 minutes of the match, the Patriots' efforts to get on the board looked like shots by Peyton Voelker, freshman Avery Brazzell, and Hunter Dierlam. Each of these were saved by LCU goalkeeper Tom Miles. While DBU had more chances than LCU towards the end of the game, neither team was able to score a goal, resulting in the Patriots' first tie of the season, 0-0.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW  

• The last time DBU played to a 0-0 tie was in the 2022 season opener against Colorado Christian. 

• Six players played all 90 minutes, including Patrick Banich, Giovanni Enriquez, Andrew Hollenbach, Hunter Dierlam, Peyton Voelker, and Oscar Ronquillo.  

• The talent in this year's freshman class is becoming evident, with three key players from tonight being freshman. On goal was Patrick Banich, who recorded his first career shutout. Evan Pustejovksy has also been a key player this season in the midfield, playing 218 minutes thus far. Lastly, Avery Brazzell proved his athleticism and speed in the forward position as he went on to have one shot on goal toward the end of the night.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS  

3 - Both DBU and LCU ended the night having only three shots on goal. 

1 - Freshman goalkeeper Patrick Banich earned his first career shutout. He faced three shots on goal against LCU. 

5 - A total of five yellow cards were issued during the 90 minutes, two coming from DBU and the other three by LCU. In the final 15 minutes, the Chaps were issued three yellow cards, two of which came during the same minute.  

HEAD COACH JESS JOBE ON DBU'S PERFORMANCE


UP NEXT  
DBU gears up for their first conference game of the season against No. 4 Midwestern State. The game will be on Wednesday, October 4 at 7 p.m. at Patriot Soccer Field.