DBU (1-2-2) vs. NORTHEASTERN STATE  (0-3-2) 
September 21| 7:00 p.m. | Dallas, TX| Patriot Field

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COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF
DBU battled to a 1-1 draw against Harding on Thursday night at Patriot Field. The game remained scoreless through to the second half until a goal by Hardings's Cian Halpin gave the Bisons the lead. With the match looking like it would end in Harding's favor, the Patriots were finally able to get past Caden Morris allowing Brazzell to equalize with his first career goal.

The Patriots looked to open scoring early in the first half with multiple set-piece chances from corner kicks, but Harding's goalie, Caden Morris, thwarted all attempts. Harding saw their first shot of the night in the 25th minute but the duo of Evan Lupo and Patrick Banich deflected their attempt. The pitch didn't see another shot attempt from either side until Taylor Buena had a close attempt in the 38th minute from a Peyton Voelker cross but he was not able to get the shot over the goal line. With neither team being able to get a shot on goal the first half ended scoreless 0-0. 

Just 30 seconds into the second half Hardings Cian Halpin scored the first goal of the match with a shot off his right foot past Banich. The Patriots looked to equalize as Blake Bauer sent a cross to Evan Pustejovsky across the both but Pustejovsky couldn't get his foot on it. As the teams entered the midway point of the second half the score still read 1-0, Harding as DBU had yet to equalize. A foul on the Bisons would award DBU a free kick right outside the box not too long later but Voelker's shot was just too wide as another attempt at equalizing was unsuccessful. The Bison's goal would see another shot attempt from the Patriots as Avery Brazzell looked to commit his first career goal but the shot was wide. With the match looking like it would end in Harding's favor, the Patriots were finally able to get past Caden Morris allowing Brazzell to equalize with his first career goal.


PATRIOT STORYLINES 
-  Avery Brazzell scored his first career goal in the 83rd minute.
- DBU ranks second in the conference in total goals (7) and total points (20). 
- Peyton Voelker is ranked first in the LSC and 11th in the nation for goals per game. 
- Patrick Banich is fifth in the conference for total saves (12).
- Six Patriots are ranked seventh in the conference for assists including, Taylor Buena, Hunter Dierlam, Leo Larson, Mason Monroe, Evan Pustejovsky, and Chase Turcotte. 
- The Patriots have yet to be able to score in the first half this season. 


SCOUTING NORTHEASTERN STATE
- Northeastern State is currently 0-3-2 with their last match resulting in a 1-3 loss against St. Edwards on Thursday. 
- Last season the Riverhawks made it to the first round of the GAC/MIAA Conference before they were knocked out by Southern Nazarene in a 0-2 loss. 
- NSU is ranked second in the GAC conference for corner kicks per game (5). 
- The Riverhawks are ranked third in the conference for shots per game (11.50).
- Miguel Carrasquinho is ranked first in the conference for shot accuracy (0.667) and shots on goal per game (1.33). 


SERIES HISTORY 
NSU leads the all-time series, 0-1-1 against DBU. The Riverhawks defeated the Patriots 4-0, in their last matchup on September 14, 2023. This will be their third matchup since a 1-1 draw on August 31, 2022. 


UP NEXT
The Patriots enter LSC play as they travel to Tyler, Texas to face UT Tyler on Wednesday, October 2. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.