UT Tyler vs. Eastern New Mexico UTT: 5-4-7, 1-3-4 LSC | ENMU: 4-7-5, 2-3-3 LSC Wednesday, Nov. 1st | 8 p.m. CST Portales, New Mexico

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LAST TIME OUT
 
Over last week, the Patriots battled their way to a 2-2 draw against RV St. Mary's and then dropped a 4-2 deficit to DBU. In the contest against the Rattlers, Jordan Toy slotted home his first goal of his Patriots career and Omar Belahna scored his second in a furious first half. Against DBU, Luis Mahecha found the netting for his third goal in the last four games while Rodrigo Mendes tacked on his fourth of the year , but the DBU second half rally proved to be too much.
 
ALL TO PLAY FOR
 
The Lone Star Conference Tournament field remains up in the air, as the only seeds locked in are #1 Midwestern State and #2 West Texas A&M. The Patriots currently sit in 9^th with seven total points, but a win on Wednesday night plus a DBU loss and Texas A&M International loss or tie would allow the Patriots to make the leap into the LSC Tournament field for the second time in the Division II era.
 
WHAT KENNY JONES IS SAYING
 
On last week's action: "Yeah both were big games for us. I think the guys are willing for us for sure to play and give their best. It's the time of the year where little things matter the most. Unfortunately the guys are still learning. We are just going to continue to fight and that is the message to the guys."
 
On the message for the final game: "We can't have any self-doubt, we have to have confidence in what we are. We have a good team, and we need to focus on all of the things that make us successful. It's just making sure that mentality and all of the things those good teams have are unwavering."
 
On the offensive explosion: "I think we refocused a little bit. We had a stretch where that wasn't the case. I think we just change up our approach a little bit and then defensively the focus is on preventing those goals."
 
PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• UT Tyler is 5-4-7 on the season now and 1-3-4 in LSC play.
• Head Coach Kenny Jones is now 258-124-56 in his career all-time and 236-96-52 in his 21 season career with UT Tyler.
• The Patriots have dropped just one game at home this season and have just five total home losses in the Division II era.
• The Patriots are 4-0-1 when scoring first this season. Dating back to 2021, the Patriots are 18-1-3 when they score the first goal of the match.
• Luis Mahecha has suddenly found his stride for the Patriots, posting three goals in his last four matches.
• 12 different Patriots have scored a goal this season, with eight of those players scoring at least two goals.
• Thato Meko and Rodrigo Mendes lead the team with four goals each, while Meko holds the team lead in points with nine.
• The Patriots currently do not have a player with double digit points, and if the season ends with no players at double digit points, that will be just the second season in UT Tyler history without someone reaching that mark. The only other instance was during the COVID shortened Spring 2021 season.
• 20 different players have at least one point this season, tying the highest mark since 2012.
• As a team, the Patriots have totaled the fifth most goals, allowed the fourth-fewest, fifth most shots, fifth most points, and have the fourth best save percentage amongst Lone Star Conference competition.

 
GREYHOUNDS NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• Eastern New Mexico will head into Wednesday night's game at a record of 4-7-5 overall and 2-3-3 in Lone Star Conference play.
• The Greyhounds currently are tied for sixth with DBU in the LSC standings but hold the tiebreaker over the Patriots by way of goal differential.
• As a team, the Greyhounds have the eighth most goals, eighth most shots, eighth most points, seventh most assists, third most goals allowed, and second most saves amongst LSC competition.
• All time, the series between the two teams stands at 1-0-1 in the Patriots favor. The lone victory came back on October 19, 2022 as the Patriots defeated the Greyhounds 3-0 on their home turf. This will be the first time in series history the two teams will play in Portales, New Mexico.
• In regular season games played in November, the Greyhounds are 4-2 since 2014, while the Patriots are 4-1 in the same stretch of time.