Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler vs. Rogers State UTT: 1-0, 0-0 LSC | RSU: 1-1, 0-0 MIAA Thursday Sept. 7th | 5:00 p.m. Claremore, Okla. | Soldier Field		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler vs. East Central UTT: 1-0, 0-0 LSC | ECU: 0-3, 0-0 GAC Saturday Sept. 9th | 1:00 p.m. Ada, Okla. | Tiger Field		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

WHAT COACH WEBB IS SAYING

On the atmosphere of the 2023 opener... "I thought the crowd was amazing, so thanks to everyone that came out. The student section was huge, probably the biggest one I've seen in a long time so we're grateful for the support."

On the team's performance on Monday night... "This is probably the most talented team we've had here with so much potential in this group, but how they all fit together I don't know yet. Monday was our first real game, we only had one scrimmage before this, so we're still trying to figure it out. The team is still trying to figure it out, we have a new model in how we want to play to be successful not only in this conference, but nationally. So we're trying a lot of things out at this point, you could see that in our play, it was a little disjointed here and there, but when they found the confidence in how we want to play I thought they were really, really good."

On the team's mindset heading into the rest of their non-conference schedule on the road... "As a coach it's your responsibility to prepare your team, so we're going to throw them into the pool and see what happens. We have to be road warriors, this conference is really hard to win at home, but it's even harder to win on the road, so we've got to figure out that mindset now. So we're going to go on the road this week against two quality opponents at tough places to play, on different surfaces than we're used to playing on, and kind of get rid of all the excuses and find a way to win. I think our game model is right, so now it's just a matter of dialing into our toughness."

LAST TIME OUT 

The University of Texas at Tyler scored a goal in each half to open the 2023 season with a 2-0 victory over Jarvis Christian on Monday evening. Junior Alyssa Palisi headed in a picture-perfect pass from senior Annabel Westbrook to put the first goal on the board of the season in the 29^th minute of action. UT Tyler never relinquished control of the match from that point forward and didn't concede a single shot in the final 45 minutes of action. That defensive display in the second half was complimented by an insurance goal off the foot of sophomore Brooke Mullins. Mullins put home a through-ball from classmate Melissa Oliveira in the 68^th minute of action to double the UT Tyler advantage to 2-0. The Patriots posted 10 shots in the second half of action and never allowed the Lady Bulldogs to generate any sort of offensive attack in the final 45 minutes.

PATRIOT NOTES AND TRENDS

- UT Tyler enters the road trip at Rogers State and East Central on a six-game non-conference winning streak dating back to last season. The Patriots are 11-4-0 in non-conference play since beginning Division II play in 2019.
- UT Tyler, Texas A&M International and St. Edward's are the only three teams in the Lone Star Conference who have yet to concede a goal in 2023.
- The Patriots went 0-4-2 on the road in 2022. They are 6-21-3 on the road in Division II play.
- Head coach Stefani Webb  has accumulated a record of 198-91-25 (.669) as head coach of the Patriots. She sports a 288-137-32 (.664) overall record over the span of her 26 years of collegiate coaching experience, having previously spent eight seasons as the head coach of the University of Dallas.
- UT Tyler has outscored their opposition by a 19-to-5 margin during the month of September over the course of the last two seasons. They are 6-1-2 over that stretch of play.
- Sydnee Garner, Brooklyn Robinson and Daniella Wilken were named to the 2023 Lone Star Conference Preseason Players to Watch list.
- Wilken, Mackenzee Stokes and Mable Pruter were the three newcomers to earn a spot in the starting lineup against Jarvis Christian.
- Alyssa Palisi scored the first goal of her UT Tyler career on Monday night, while the Brooke Mullins goal in the second half of action was the second of her career. Annabel Westbrook collected the third assist of her Patriot career and Melissa Oliveira the second of her career on Monday night.
- UT Tyler didn't have a single player log all 90 minutes on Monday night and saw 24 different players earn game time in the 2-0 win. Five different Patriots (Stokes, Vanessa Bart, Alexia Moreira, Launa Torrez, and Sienna Skinlo) all notched two shot attempts against Jarvis Christian. Nobody registered more than one shot on goal attempt.
- The program sits 217-106-27 (.647) all-time, and will begin their fifth season of competition at the NCAA Division II level. The Patriots are 21-31-7 (.405) over that timeframe, and have produced a 10-27-7 (.307) mark in Lone Star Conference play.
-  The 2022 season was a banner year for the program at the NCAA Division II level as the Patriots posted their highest win total of the Division II era with an overall mark of 7-5-5 for the year. UT Tyler appeared in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional rankings for the first time and also put forth the best start in the 20-year history of the program with a 5-0 record to begin the year.
- UT Tyler finished 7-1-3 at home last season and are 112-42-11 all-time at the Citizen's 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex. (.710). 
- The Patriots return nine of their top 10 leaders in position player minutes from 2022 and both of their leading point scorers in Samaris Alvarado (15) and Sydnee Garner (11). Alvarado and Garner were each named USC All-South Central Region Second Team and All-Lone Star Conference Second Team performers last season.
- UT Tyler ranked second in the Lone Star Conference in 2022 with 5.12 points per game. The Patriots ranked fourth in the league in shots on goal per game (6.71) and third in both goals (1.824) and assists (1.471).
- The 2023 roster consists of 14 newcomers and 16 returners.

ROGERS STATE AT A GLANCE

- Rogers State began their 2023 season last weekend in Sioux Falls, S.D. with a 1-1 record. The Hillcats defeated Sioux Falls in their 2023 opener on Friday by a 1-0 final, and then fell to Augustana on Sunday by a 1-0 final tally. Rogers State went 5-7-6 in 2022 and finished the year with a 2-5-4 mark in MIAA play.
- The Hillcats were strong on their home pitch last season, putting forth a 4-2-3 record in Claremore.
- Rogers State was selected ninth in the 2023 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll.
- Head coach Chris Jones is in his second full season as head coach of the Hillcats. He previously served as the head coach of MIAA foe Washburn from 2015-16. He holds a 20-26-12 (.448) career record in his fourth season as head coach. 
- Tiffany Brittain played all 180 minutes in goal for the Hillcats on opening weekend and made 14 saves while allowing just a single goal.
- Alex Tirado scored the winning goal against Sioux Falls and was assisted by Morgan Martucci.
- UT Tyler is 1-0 all-time against Rogers State after winning the inaugural meeting between the programs last season on Sept. 3rd, 2022. UT Tyler responded after an early goal from Rogers State to win that contest 2-1 on a game-winner from Garner. 

EAST CENTRAL AT A GLANCE 

- East Central has fallen to three straight LSC foes to begin the 2023 season. The Tigers lost 5-0 to St. Mary's in their opener last Thursday, 4-0 on Saturday against Angelo State, and 2-0 on Tuesday night against Texas Woman's. 
- The Tigers went 3-10-5 in 2022 and 3-6-3 in Great American Conference play. 
- Tanja Baubock leads East Central with six shots, three of which have been on target.
- Riley Bailey is in his 15th season as head coach of the Tigers and has posted a mark of 71-147-25 over that stretch of play. Bailey is 86-165-28 (.358) in 17 seasons as a collegiate head coach after spending two years on the sidelines at Lambuth.
- Saturday will be the first meeting between the two programs.

PICKED NO. 8 IN THE LSC PRESEASON POLL

The University of Texas at Tyler women's soccer program received 219 total points to appear eighth in the 2023 Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Poll. DBU was selected as the near-unanimous preseason favorites in pursuit of their fifth-straight Lone Star Conference Championship, earning 37 of the possible 39 first-place votes, and 504 total points. UT Tyler came in at the no. 8 spot behind no. 7 Midwestern State (299) and no. 6 St. Edward's (318), while Angelo State, West Texas A&M, Lubbock Christian and St. Mary's comprised the rest of the top five behind DBU.
 

Rank	School	1st	Total
1	DBU	37	504
2	Angelo State		457
3	West Texas A&M	1	412
4	Lubbock Christian		351
5	St. Mary's		339
6	St. Edward's	1	318
7	Midwestern State		299
8	UT Tyler		219
9	Texas A&M International		182
10	Oklahoma Christian		149
11	Texas Woman's		127
12	Eastern New Mexico		114
13	UT Permian Basin		78