Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Permian Basin vs. UT Tyler UTPB: 2-2-1, 0-1-0 LSC | UTT: 5-1-0, 0-1-0 LSC Saturday, Sept. 17th | 1 p.m. Citizen's 1st Bank Perkins Soccer Complex | Dallas, Texas		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

HOLDING THEIR OWN

The UT Tyler women's soccer team opened up their 2022 Lone Star Conference schedule on Wednesday night in Dallas at #1 DBU with a 1-0 loss. After a quick start to the game for DBU including the deciding goal in the 17th minute, the rest of the match was largely a balanced contest between the two sides. That was a stark contrast in efforts when comparing the previous outputs for UT Tyler against the three-time defending LSC Regular Season Champions in which DBU outscored the Patriots by a 10-to-1 margin in the previous four outings in LSC play. Junior Alexia Moreira had all three shot on goal attempts for the Patriots, who saw their five-game winning streak to open 2022 snapped in the LSC opener.

WHAT COACH WEBB IS SAYING

On the team's performance on Wednesday against DBU... "I thought it was a hard fought game against a really great opponent that we came up a little short in. I felt like our mentality was great, to go against a top team in the country and compete as hard as we did. I thought offensively we created some really great opportunities for ourselves and our defense was spectacular."

On the outlook for the mental side of returning to winning form on Saturday... "We're in the Lone Star Conference, so every single game in our conference is hard. We said from the beginning of the this year that we were going to take things one game at a time, one day at a time, and that's literally what we're doing. We have to get better today to play a really good opponent on Saturday."

THE MATCH UP

UT Tyler holds a 2-0 all-time advantage over UT Permian Basin and have outscored the Falcons by an 8-0 margin in those victories. UT Tyler claimed a 5-0 win last year in Odessa, Texas, and defeated the Falcons in a 3-0 final in the match back in 2019 in Tyler.

UT Permian Basin began their 2022 LSC schedule on Thursday night with a 2-1 loss against Lubbock Christian to move the program's overall record to 2-2-1 on the year. The Falcons are 0-2-1 in their last three outings after starting the year with 4-0 and 1-0 wins over the University of the Southwest and Sul Ross State. UT Permian Basin is led offensively by senior Kaylee Overmeyer, who leads the team with five goals on the year. The Falcons are under the direction of first year head coach Carla Tejas, who joined the program after completing her career at Louisiana Christian College.

IN THE REGIONAL RANKINGS

UT Tyler entered the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II South Central Regional Poll for the first time this week in the no. 9 spot. The fast start has elevated the program squarely into position as one of the region's top sides evidenced by the first appearance for the Patriots in the regional poll. DBU sits in the no. 1 spot as one of three Lone Star Conference teams ranked within the top five alongside West Texas A&M (no. 2) and Angelo State (no. 5). St. Mary's (no. 6) and St. Edward's (no. 7) rounded out the members in the top five and UT Tyler as the LSC representatives in the poll.

THE BEST START IN PROGRAM HISTORY

The UT Tyler women's soccer team began the season with a 5-0 record for the first time in the 22 years of the program, and completed their non-conference schedule with an undefeated record. THe Patriots outscored their non-conference competition by a 19-to-4 margin. UT Tyler completed the 2015 season with an undefeated regular season record, but tied in the fourth game of the season, officially making the 2022 start to the season the best in program history.

NEAR THE TOP OF THE NATIONAL STAT LEADERS

UT Tyler's offense has been the story so far in 2022 as the Patriots rank fourth in all of Division II with an average of 22.17 shots per game, and have been led thus far by a host of offensive weapons. Alvarado leads the Patriots with 11 points on the year, having scored a goal in each of the firstl five outings of 2022. Seniors Jordan Colbert, Edina Cakic and junior Sydnee Garner have each netted a pair of goals, while 12 different Patriots have notched an assist for the nation's third best side in terms of assists per game (3.00). UT Tyler's scoring offense ranks tenth in the country with an average of 3.17 goals per game.

COACH WEBB

Head coach Stefani Webb is in her 18th season as head coach of the Patriots and has accumulated a 195-87-20 overall record along the way. Webb led the Patriots to 10 or more wins in every season during the Division III era of the program from 2005-2018, culminating in NCAA Division III National Tournament bids in both 2014 and 2015. Webb holds a career record of 285-133-27 after serving eight seasons as the head coach at the University of Dallas from 1997-2004.