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Winner DBU DBU (6-0-0, 2-0-0)
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St. Mary's (TX) StMU (1-3-1, 0-2-0)
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DBU DBU
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Kenzi Tufts

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Second Half Surge Lifts No. 5 DBU to Sixth Straight Victory

THE RUNDOWN
The No. 5 DBU Women's Soccer team extended its perfect start to the 2025 campaign, securing a 3-0 victory over St. Mary's on Saturday afternoon in San Antonio. Second-half goals from Kenzi Tufts, Riley Olsen, and Parker Coe powered the Patriots to their sixth straight win and a 2-0 mark in Lone Star Conference play, marking DBU's best opening stretch since 2020.
 
After a scoreless first half in which the Patriots held a 10-5 shot advantage, DBU broke through in the 63rd minute. A foul inside the box on St. Mary's defender Gracie Van Sluis set up a penalty kick for Tufts, who calmly buried her second PK of the season to put the Patriots on the board.
 
Just three minutes later, the Patriots struck again on the buildup from the back row when Coe linked up with Emma Croley who then found striker Riley Olsen. The Patriots' freshman fired a right-footed strike past the keeper and into the top center of the net for a 2-0 lead.

DBU added the exclamation point in the 84th minute off a corner set piece as Croley connected with Coe, who netted home her second goal of the year to seal the victory.
 
The Patriots dominated possession and tempo in the second half, outshooting the Rattlers 12-2 over the final 45 minutes.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • The last time DBU opened with six straight wins was 2020, when they rattled off eight in a row.
  • The Patriots are a perfect 3-for-3 on penalty kicks this season.
  • Kenzi Tufts, Riley Olsen, and Parker Coe each tallied their second goal of the year.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
343 - DBU has not allowed a goal in their last 343 minutes of action.
10 - Parker Coe's goal was the 10th of the senior center back's career.
4 - With the win, Head Coach Marcus Wood is now just four victories shy of breaking into the Top 20 all-time in NCAA Women's Soccer coaching wins.
 
DBU HEAD COACH MARCUS WOOD ON THE TEAM'S SECOND HALF RESPONSE
"We were poor in the first half and got outplayed. We give a lot of the credit for our poor performance to St. Mary's and Coach Kevin Driggs. The second half, we gave a great response. We looked like a completely different team. We will be looking for way to play a more complete game."

UP NEXT
The Patriots wrap up their two-game road swing on Wednesday at UT Tyler, with kickoff scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team Scoring Play
63:09
DBU Kenzi Tufts (1)
PK into the lower right corner of the net.
65:25
DBU Riley Olsen (2)
Assisted By: Parker Coe , Emma Croley
Corner kick by Croley to Coe, who headed from the top of the box to Olsen. She took the ball off her right hip to right foot into the top of the goal.
84:54
DBU Parker Coe (2)
Assisted By: Emma Croley
Header into the top right by Coe off a corner kick by Croley

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