St. Mary's vs. UT Tyler StMU: 7-3-5, 1-1-4 LSC | UTT: 5-3-6, 1-2-3 LSC Wednesday, Oct. 25th | 5 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Citizens 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler vs. DBU UTT: 5-3-6, 1-2-3 LSC | WTAMU: 4-6-4, 1-2-3 LSC Saturday, Oct. 28th | 7 p.m. Dallas, Texas		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

LAST TIME OUT
 
Last week saw the Patriots cap off a 0-1-1 week as they suffered a 3-1 defeat to Oklahoma Christian and used some dramatics to pull off a bigtime 2-2 result to West Texas A&M. Against the Eagles, the Patriots suffered their first home defeat of the season, but against the Buffs the Patriots battled right back with a late second half goal to earn a huge 2-2 draw and a critical point.
 
WHAT COACH JONES IS SAYING
 
On last week's games: "We're getting to the point where the results really matter. We're trying to get into a rhythm but at the same time everyone is getting more competitive, the benches are getting shorter. There's been a lot more ties than wins and losses recently in the conference. We just need to be a little bit more consistent on both sides of the ball."
 
On the message to the team with three games left: "If you look at the standings, there's two points that separate third and fourth and seventh and eighth. It's about us really executing. It won't be about talent, what will matter is are we executing at the right time."
 
On this week's matchups: "For us it's business as usual. Just checking in with the guys today to make sure we are physically and mentally okay. We just need to again stay consistent with the message and have the guys running on all cylinders as best they can at this part of the year."
 
IT'S ALL TO PLAY FOR
 
As it currently stands in the Lone Star Conference standings, Midwestern State is just a win away from clinching the regular season title. However, behind them things get considerably more cloudy. West Texas A&M sits in a comfortable second with 11 points and a three point lead on third. Eastern New Mexico and Oklahoma Christian each have eight points, while St. Mary's and Texas A&M International each have seven. UT Tyler and DBU have each posted six, but currently sit one point outside of qualification into the Lone Star Conference tournament.
 
Only the top six schools will get into the tournament, with six different tiebreakers available in the event of a tie for seeding. Those tiebreakers are head to head competition, goal differential in conference games (limit +/- 4), record against conference opponents in descending order starting with the highest seeded team, goals against in conference games, goals scored in conference games (limit +/- 4),, and a coin flip.
 
PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• UT Tyler is now 5-3-6 on the year and 1-2-3 in Lone Star Conference play.
• Head Coach Kenny Jones holds a record of 258-123-55 in his coaching career and is 236-95-51 as the only head coach in UT Tyler men's soccer history.
• Last Wednesday's loss to Oklahoma Christian was the first home loss by the Patriots this season and just the fifth home loss of the Division II era.
• The Patriots remain 4-0 this season when they score first. Dating back to 2021, the Patriots are 18-1-2 when scoring first.
• Luis Mahecha has caught fire, scoring a goal in each of the last two games. That brings his career total to three as a Patriot.
• Thato Meko continues to lead the Patriots with four goals, putting him in a tie for 13^th in the LSC. Meko also has a pair of game winning goals, tying him for fourth.
• The Patriots have the fourth highest save percentage, third most total saves, second most saves per game, and fourth most shutouts amongst the LSC.
• As a team, the Patriots have the fifth most goals, fifth most assists, fifth most points, and fourth fewest goals allowed amongst LSC competition.

 
ST. MARY'S NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• The Rattlers are currently 7-3-5 on the year and 1-1-4 in Lone Star Conference competition.
• The two teams met on the opening day of the season as then #9 St. Mary's earned a 1-0 victory on their home pitch over the Patriots.
• That win moved the Rattlers to a 5-2-2 record over the Patriots all time. The last Patriots win in the series came on November 3, 2021 as UT Tyler took a 3-0 win on a cold and wet evening at Citizens 1^st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex.
• As a team, the Rattlers have the fourth most goals, third fewest goals allowed, fourth most points, and fourth most assists in the Lone Star Conference this season.
• Leading the way for the Rattlers is Cian Foley, who has totaled eight goals and six assists and is the undisputed leader of the Rattlers offense. His eight goals are fourth most in the LSC and six assists are third most.
• Head coach Johnny Clifford is in his ninth season, with this being his sixth as head coach. Last season he led the Rattlers to an NCAA Round of 16 berth and holds an all-time record of 61-23-17.

 
DBU NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• DBU rolls into Saturday's matchup with a current record of 4-6-4 overall and 1-2-3 in Lone Star Conference play.
• The two teams met back on September 23 in what was senior day for UT Tyler, and the home town Patriots pulled off a big 3-2 win. That win moves UT Tyler into a 7-4 series lead over DBU all-time, with them winning five of the last six matches.
• As a team, DBU has posted the eighth most goals, fifth fewest goals allowed, eighth most points, and seventh most assists in the LSC.
• Peyton Voelker leads for the Patriots with six goals and three assists thus far in the season. Those sixth goals are good for the sixth most in the LSC and his three assists are in a tie for 13^th.
• Jess Jobe leads the Patriots from the sidelines for the third season and is 16-20-9 in those three seasons.