Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler vs. #10 West Texas A&M UTT: 6-1-2, 1-1-2 LSC | WT: 7-1-1, 1-1-1 LSC Saturday, Oct. 1st | 12 p.m. The Pitch | Canyon, Texas		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

EVERY POINT IS CRITICAL

The UT Tyler women's soccer team leaned on a solid defensive effort last week with a pair of 0-0 ties against Texas A&M International and Oklahoma Christian. The Patriots picked up two points in Lone Star Conference play with the two draws, a pair of results that will prove vital as we approach the midway point of the LSC schedule over the next two weeks. UT Tyler outshot Texas A&M International by a 13-to-7 margin, and relied on three saves from keeper Camri Cecil to keep the first of what would be two clean sheets for the week. The Patriots then dominated the second half of another defensive battle on their home pitch on Saturday against Oklahoma Christian, and put five shots on target in the second half alone. None of those efforts found the back of the net, but UT Tyler picked up another crucial point yet again thanks to a defensive group that allowed just six shots for the entirety of the match.

WHAT COACH WEBB IS SAYING

On last week's pair of ties... "I thought we really played well after a tough drive to Laredo. We had some key moments that we should have finished, but we just didn't. We were unfortunate to walk out with a 0-0 tie. I thought our best performance on the year was on Saturday. You look at how we rank our team, we were way above our standard in every category other than goals. We had everything going for us, we just could not find a way into the back of the net."

On resetting offensively to capitalize on the wealth of chances... "We are creating incredible scoring chances this year, which we didn't do a year ago. Right now we are setting ourselves up well, but we're just playing tight. They've got to find the fun back in the game because that is when they are just electric. We've gotta find the joy we had at the beginning of the year in just how we attack the goal."

On the challenge of the meeting with West Texas A&M on Saturday... "They are a great team. They play a difficult formation and so we'll have to make some adjustments in terms of tactically how we want to organize against them, but I love our match up. They've got quality across the board."

THE MATCH UP

West Texas A&M enters Saturday's meeting with UT Tyler ranked no. 10 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25 Poll, and no. 2 in the USC South Central Regional Rankings. The Lady Buffs are 7-1-1 so far in 2022, but will be coming off of a 2-0 loss against #1 DBU last Saturday, and a 0-0 tie against Lubbock Christian on Wednesday. West Texas A&M has leaned on the offensive duo of Maria-Frances Serrant and Asha James, who have combined for 19 of the 23 West Texas A&M goals so far for the year. The Lady Buffs lead the LSC with an average of 2.56 goals per game, and have surrendered the least amount of goals in the conference with just three. UT Tyler and West Texas A&M have met three times prior to Saturday's contest with West Texas A&M holding the 3-0 advantage in the series. The Patriots put together their best effort against the Lady Buffs last season, forcing overtime in a 5-4 loss on their home pitch.

STAT CHECK

UT Tyler leads the Lone Star Conference and ranks sixth in all of Division II women's soccer with an average of 19.78 shots per game. The Patriots hold a 21-to-6 goal differential for the 2022 season, and have produced three clean sheets on the year. Senior Samaris Alvarado leads the team with six goals scored on the year and 13 points, while Jordan Colbert, Sydnee Garner and Edina Cakic have each scored two goals. 13 different Patriots have registered an assist in 2022 for a unit that ranks 13th in all of Division II with 20 assists for the year. The Patriot defense has been stellar as of late as UT Tyler ranks fourth in the league with an average of .67 goals allowed per game.

THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE RACE
 

SCHOOL	CONF	CPTS	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK	HOME	AWAY	NEUTRAL
St. Edward's	4-0	12	8-1-1	.850	W6	6-1	2-0-1	0-0
Angelo State	4-1	12	9-1-1	.864	L1	5-0-1	4-1	0-0
Lubbock Christian	3-0-2	11	6-0-5	.773	T1	2-0-4	3-0-1	1-0
DBU	3-0-1	10	7-0-1	.938	W2	5-0	2-0-1	0-0
UT Tyler	1-1-2	5	6-1-2	.778	T2	6-0-1	0-1-1	0-0
Texas Woman's	1-2-2	5	1-6-3	.250	L1	0-4-1	1-2-2	0-0
West Texas A&M	1-1-1	4	7-1-1	.833	T1	4-0	3-1-1	0-0
St. Mary's	1-2-1	4	7-2-1	.750	T1	3-1-1	3-1	1-0
Oklahoma Christian	1-3-1	4	3-4-3	.450	W1	1-3-1	2-1-2	0-0
Midwestern State	1-3	3	4-5	.444	L2	3-2	1-3	0-0
UT Permian Basin	1-3	3	3-4-1	.438	W1	3-1-1	0-3	0-0
Eastern New Mexico	1-3	3	3-6	.333	L1	0-3	3-3	0-0
Texas A&M International	0-3-2	2	3-5-2	.400	L2	3-1-1	0-4-1	0-0

COACH WEBB

Head coach Stefani Webb is in her 18th season as head coach of the Patriots and has accumulated a 197-87-22 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 287-133-29 after serving eight seasons as the head coach at the University of Dallas from 1997-2004.

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.