THE RUNDOWN
The DBU Men's Soccer suffered a 1-0 loss to St. Mary's on Wednesday night at Patriot Soccer Field. The game remained scoreless through the first 28 minutes before a goal by STMU's Lewis Nohar gave the Rattlers the lead. Despite the many Patriot attempts, none found the back of the net.
Patriots Field saw a tight battle between DBU and St. Mary's throughout the first half as the pitch entered the 15th minute scoreless with only one shot on goal that came in the 12th minute from the Rattlers. However, the Patriots conceded in the 28th minute as St. Mary's opened the scoring with a top right corner goal by Lewis Nohar. Evan Lupo attempted an equalizer in the 41st minute with a header but was thwarted by the Rattlers goalie Johnny Thurbin. The half ended 1-0 in St. Mary's favor.
DBU entered the second half with a close opportunity to equalize as Evan Pustejovsky was able to get a touch over to Avery Brazzell as Thurbin was tripped. However, Brazzell was not able to get a good look at it as St. Mary's was there to deflect the attempt. The Patriots were able to keep the ball in their attacking half but weren't able to complete a goal. Pustejovsky looked to get the Patriots on the board with a right footed rocket towards the net but the shot was deflected in the 88th minute. The Rattler's defense held the Patriots off until the clock ran out, resulting in a 1-0 loss for DBU.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- With the win tonight, St. Mary's clinched the Lone Star Conference Regular Season Conference Title.
- The Patriots held the Rattlers to a season low of eight shots.
- The match saw 15 shots from DBU with five on goal.Peyton Voelker dominated the Patriot's offense putting up five shots on the pitch and Avery Brazzell put up four of his own. Evan Lupo, Leo Larson and Gavyn Rosales also contributed a shot.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5- Peyton Volker tied his season high in shots with five.
11- DBU outshot St. Mary's 11-1 in the second half.
90- Only five DBU players,
Hunter Dierlam,
Evan Lupo,
Chase Turcotte,
Bryan Beck and
Garrett McGee played all 90 minutes on the pitch.
UP NEXT
The Patriots are set to face St. Edwards on Saturday, November 2nd. Game time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in Austin, Texas.
