COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF
DBU and UT Tyler played to a 3-3 draw Wednesday night in their Lone Star Conference opener in Tyler, Texas. Evan Lupo scored the equalizer and his first DBU career goal in the last minute of the match. Hunter Dierlam recorded a season-high of two goals. 

The Patriots opened the match with an early shot on goal two minutes in from Evan Pustejovsky who attempted to get a header to the bottom left of the net but it was saved by Alan Johnson. UT Tyler's net would see multiple shots on goal from DBU with shots from Ethan Michael, Evan Lupo, and Pustejovsky but none could get the Patriots on the board. The half looked to be ending in a quiet scoreless draw until UT Tyler's Jordan Toy was able to get a goal past Patrick Banich in the 45th minute ending the half with UT Tyler leading 1-0. 

UT Tyler settled into a comfortable lead two minutes into the second half as they scored their second goal of the night 25 seconds in. Two minutes later the UT Tyler Patriots scored their third goal of the night. The Patriots looked to have an opportunity to get on the board as Gavyn Rosales had a shot on goal towards the bottom center of the net but it was saved by Johnson. DBU found their momentum as Hunter Dierlam was able to open the scoring for the Patriots with a goal in the 58th minute from a Pustejovsky corner kick. The Patriots succeeded in another set-piece goal as Dierlam made it goal number two of the night for the Patriots from another Pustejovsky corner kick. With the match winding down it seemed the Patriots wouldn't be able to equalize until a goal by Evan Lupo came in the last minute forcing a 3-3 draw against UT Tyler with an assist from Carson Schoenbeck.


PATRIOT STORYLINES 
- DBU is ranked second in the conference in corner kicks per game (5.25) and third in assists per game (1.50). 
- Evan Lupo scored his first DBU career goal Wednesday night. Evan Pustejosvky notched a season-high of two assists and Hunter Dierlam recorded a season-high of two goals.   
- The Patriots recorded a season-high of 18 shots and six shots on goal Wednesday.
- Patrick Banich is ranked second in the conference for goalie minutes played (720). Banich is also ranked fourth in the conference in total saves (24). 
- Evan Pustejovsky is third in the conference in total assists (3). 


SCOUTING OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN
- Oklahoma Christian holds a 4-2-2 record after a 3-0 win over Sul Ross State University on Wednesday night. 
- The Eagles are coming off a 2023 season that ended 5-9-6 and made it to the semifinals of the Lone Star Conference championship before falling to Midwestern State 1-0.
- OCU is currently ranked first in the conference for their shot accuracy (0.505) and second for their goal differential (6). 
- The Eagles have four players who are second in the conference for game winning goals (1) including, Igor Caballero, Joep Claassen, Ethan Nakolo, and Isaias Silva.
- Pepe Hinterschuster is third in the conference and 17th nationally for shutouts (3). Hinterschuster is also ranked third in the conference in total saves (27). 
- Igor Caballero is ranked second in the conference in points per game (1.50), third in the conference in total goals (5), and total points (12). 


SERIES HISTORY 
DBU leads the all-time series, 10-4-1, against OCU. The Patriots defeated the Eagles, 5-1, in their last matchup on November 1, 2023. This will be the 16th matchup between DBU and OCU since a 3-1 win on September 27, 2012. 


UP NEXT
The Patriots travel to Alpine, Texas to face Sul Ross State for the first time in matchup history on Wednesday, October 9. Game time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.