Match Info	Opponent Info
Sul Ross State at UT Tyler SRSU: 2-9, 0-7 LSC | UTT: 8-2-3, 3-2-3 LSC Wednesday, Oct. 23rd | 5:30 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Citizen's 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler at West Texas A&M UTT: 8-2-3, 3-2-3 LSC | WT: 6-6, 3-4 LSC Saturday, Oct. 26th | 11 a.m. Canyon, Texas / The Pitch		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

LAST TIME OUT

UT Tyler dropped a 1-0 final to Oklahoma Christian on Saturday afternoon. Oklahoma Christian found the back of the net in the 57^th minute on a well-placed effort just outside of the Patriot box. UT Tyler out-shot Oklahoma Christian by a 16-9 margin, placing eight of those attempts on effort, but couldn't manage the equalizer. Junior Natalie Jones had the best chance of the afternoon for UT Tyler in the 35^th minute, putting a great touch on a breakaway attempt that was stopped on a highlighted save by the Oklahoma Christian keeper. Senior Launa Torrez led UT Tyler with three shot on goal attempts. UT Tyler won the shot battle in both halves, totaling six attempts in the first half and 10 in the second half. Keeper Emily Clark made six saves on the afternoon.

Junior Natalie Jones scored with less than two minutes remaining on the clock to keep UT Tyler's five-match unbeaten streak alive with a 2-2 tie on the road at Texas A&M International. UT Tyler fell behind by a goal twice on Wednesday night, generating a response both times to record a 12^th point in Lone Star Conference play with the result. Jones put away a bouncing ball in the Dustdevil box with just 1:53 remaining on the clock to secure the 2-2 tie. UT Tyler held a 15-to-8 advantage in the shot column. The match was a largely balanced affair throughout, with both teams generating chances. Jones, Launa Torrez and Ella Anderson all finished with two shots. UT Tyler put five of their 15 shots on target.

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler enters this week in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Lone Star Conference standings with 12 conference points. The Patriots currently sit tied with Midwestern State and Texas Woman's with those 12 points, one point clear of St. Mary's. UT Tyler will look for wins in both matches against Sul Ross State and West Texas A&M as the Lobos and Lady Buffs both sit behind UT Tyler in the conference standings race.
- The Patriots have seen the majority of their success come on their home field during the Division II era and sit 21-12-10 as a Division II program at Citizen's 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex. UT Tyler earned at least a result in all but one home match in 2023 with a 1-1-5 record and went 7-1-3 on their home pitch in 2022, making for a 14-3-9 record at home over the course of the last two seasons. UT Tyler has out-scored their opposition 27-to-2 in home matches this season and sports a 6-1-1 record on their home pitch.
- Junior Natalie Jones ranks second in the Lone Star Conference with 19 points on the year with seven goals and five assists. Her five assists matches the highest total in the league so far this season. The 19 points for Jones is already the highest single-season point total of the Division II era for the program, and the most in a season since Brittany Matthews totaled 40 points in the 2016 season.
- UT Tyler has out-scored their opposition by a 34-to-7 margin this season.
- Six Patriots have totaled multiple goals so far in 2024. Samaris Alvarado and Ella Anderson have both notched three goals and three assists, while Marin Love has joined Alvarado and Anderson with nine points after accumulating four goals and an assist. Jones leads the team with 19 shots on goal. 
- Head coach Stefani Webb is in the midst of her 20th season at the helm of the program. Coach Webb is 208-98-36 (.657) in her tenure as head coach of the Patriots and sits 298-144-44 (.660) in her 26-year head coaching career.
- UT Tyler is in the midst of their sixth year of play in the Lone Star Conference. The Patriots hold a 14-33-17 mark in LSC games and are 9-11-11 at home in LSC games. UT Tyler made their inaugural LSC Women's Soccer Championship Tournament debut in 2021.
- The top seven seeds in the LSC standings at the end of the season will qualify for the 2024 Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Championship Tournament. Quarterfinal matches will be held at campus sites on Tuesday, Nov. 12th, with semifinal and final matches set for Friday and Sunday of that week at the no. 1 overall seed's host site.

SCOUTING SUL ROSS STATE 

- Sul Ross State sits 2-9 on the year and have lost all seven of their Lone Star Conference matches in their first year in the league. The Lobos have been outscored by a 30-to-2 margin in LSC games.
- Karina Gallegos and Mia Serrano lead Sul Ross State with three goals on the year.
- UT Tyler holds a 4-0 lead in the all-time series between the two programs. The Patriots won the last meeting 3-2 back in the American Southwest Conference era for both programs, but shutout the Lobos in the first three meetings by 1-0, 7-0 and 10-0 margins.

SCOUTING WEST TEXAS A&M

- West Texas A&M holds a 6-6 overall record and a 3-4 record in Lone Star Conference play heading into their road trip at Lubbock Christian prior to Saturday's meeting with UT Tyler. 
- The Lady Buffs have been led all season by Avery Putnam, who leads the team with six goals on the year. Madison Stokes (5) and Reagan Matacale are the other two Lady Buffs to have totaled multiple goals. 
- Reagan Heelan has spent every minute of the season in goal for Lady Buffs and ranks fifth in the LSC with an average of 4.57 saves per game.
- West Texas A&M is 4-0-1 all-time against UT Tyler. The Patriots earned a 1-1 tie last year for their first result in the series.