THE RUNDOWN
The Patriots ended the first leg of the 2024-25 campaign with a 5-3 win against the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, setting their overall record to 6-2 and 3-1 in Mid American Collegiate Hockey Conference (MACHA) Western Division play.
Paced by Christian Becket (8 goals, 7 assists), Buddy Barritt (7 goals, 5 assists), John Canavan (3 goals, 9 assists) and Logen McKenzie (5 goals, 6 assists) the Patriots have jumped out to the best start since the program made the leap to the MACHA four years ago.

DBU opened their season with a sweep of Texas Tech (8-0, 6-0) in front of a raucous home crowd before going on the road for two weekends. The first road trip saw the Patriots bounce back from a Friday night 3-2 loss to Arkansas with the program's first ever win against the Razorbacks by a score of 4-1.   During the following weekend, DBU traveled further north to face off against the University of Nebraska-Omaha, winning two MACHA conference games (4-1, 5-4). Game two of the series came down to the very end when Buddy Barritt netted the game winning goal with just 18.4 seconds remaining.

DBU DEVELOPMENTS 
- John Canavan leads all ACHA Men's Division 3 defensemen in scoring (3 goals, 9 assists) including 1 game winning goal.
- Jadon Mammen leads all ACHA Men's Division 3 goalies in wins (6) and tied for the lead in shutouts (2).

UP NEXT
The Patriots look to keep the season headed in the right direction out of the Fall Break with a road trip to Springfield, Missouri to face perennial MACHA powerhouse Missouri State.