DBU (0-1-0) vs. SOUTHERN NAZARENE (0-0-1) 
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethany, OK| Wes Harmon Field

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COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF
DBU and UT Tyler tied in a 1-1 match Thursday night at Patriot Field. Senior Peyton Voelker gave the Patriots their first goal of the season in the second half off a Hunter Dierlam assist. However, a UT Tyler equalizer in the 84th minute left DBU with their first draw of the season.

Patriots Field saw a tight battle between DBU and UT Tyler throughout the first half as neither team was willing to concede. The Patriots posted four shots with one on goal with UT Tyler posting eight shots and three on goal. It was a foul-heavy first half with each team posting six fouls each. 

The Patriots start the second half with strong momentum as Avery Brazell on the breakaway tries to get a cross in for a shot attempt but it was cleared at the goal line by UTT.

Moments later, UT Tyler attempted to get a shot off of a header but Banich was there to clear it away to keep the score even. 
Voelker would score in the 76th minute awarding DBU a 1-0 advantage off of an assist by Hunter Dierlam Into a seemingly empty goal as Voelker UTT goalkeeper Alan Johnson came out of the goal. Voelker would try for a brace not 30 seconds later but it was off target. UTT eliminated the deficit as Julian Smith slipped a shot past Banich with the equalizer in the 84th minute. Each side would see several more goal attempts but no one was able to find the go-ahead goal with the match ending in a 1-1 draw.

PATRIOT STORYLINES 
- After Peyton Voelker's goal on Thursday, the senior now has 26 career goals, still standing as the leading all-time scorer for the Patriots. 
- Patrick Banich and Evan Lupo played the entire 90 minutes.
- Avery Brazzell achieved a career-high of 67 minutes after averaging 30 minutes last season. 

SCOUTING SOUTHERN NAZARENE
- The Crimson Storm are ranked 23rd in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll.
- SNU landed 25%  (3-of-12) of their shots on frame.
- Southern Nazarene is coming off a 14-5-2 season, their second season winning the Great American Conference Championship, back-to-back. 
- The Crimson Storm welcomed seven freshmen to their roster this year and three graduate students. 

SERIES HISTORY 
Dallas Baptist leads the all-time series, 5-0-1, against Southern Nazarene. The Patriots defeated the Crimson Storm 2-1 in their last match-up at the Patriot Field on September 9, 2023. This will be their seventh match up since DBU defeated SNU in a 4-3 overtime win on September 11, 2014.

UP NEXT
DBU will travel to Pueblo, Colorado to face CSU Pueblo on Thursday, September 12. Game time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.