LUBBOCK, TEXAS – Two goals in a span of less than three minutes proved be the difference between UT Tyler and Lubbock Christian in a 2-1 Patriot loss on Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.
 
A match that featured just two shot on goal attempts between the two sides in the first half picked up the pace in the second half with a penalty kick goal from the Chaps and a pair of goals for each team just over 10 minutes later. Brock Barbee scored on a set piece off of a beautiful delivery into the box from Todd Fuller to the back post.
 
That Patriot goal squared the match up at 1-1 after the Chaps converted on a penalty kick in the 64^th minute to open up a 1-0 advantage. The tie game following the Barbee goal lasted just over two minutes before Lubbock Christian took the one-goal advantage once again with a goal at the 76:28 mark.
 
The Chaps were able to hold onto that one-goal advantage for the remaining 14 minutes of play despite a quality chance from Shane Popieluch of UT Tyler just minutes later that was saved by Chaps keeper Braxton Thorne. That shot on goal attempt was the final legitimate chance for the Patriots in the effort.
 
Fuller was credited with the assist for his delivery off of a free kick that set up Barbee for his first goal of the 2021 season. Lubbock Christian outshot the Patriots by a 16-9 margin in the contest. Four different Patriots recorded shot on goal attempts while Michael Agyeman led the Patriots with three total shot attempts.
 
UT Tyler will welcome Texas A&M International to the Perkins Soccer Complex for their next match on Mar. 23 at 3:00 p.m.