Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler at #9 Dallas Baptist UTT: 7-1-1, 2-1-1 LSC | DBU: 5-0-2, 2-0-1 LSC Wednesday, Oct. 9th | 7 p.m. Dallas, Texas | Patriot Soccer Field		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Permian Basin vs. UT Tyler UTPB: 3-2-2, 1-1-1 LSC | UTT: 7-1-1, 2-1-1 LSC Saturday, Oct. 12th | 1 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Citizen's 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

WHAT COACH WEBB IS SAYING

On the key factors that went into UT Tyler's pair of wins last week... "Well first and foremost we're scoring goals, so I love that, but we're really just paying attention to the details. We have a veteran group this year and they're leading really well, especially with things that we've struggled with in the past. Scouting reports are important and we have to understand what we are up against, but at the end of the day we have to execute our own game plan."

On staying focused as the team finds itself in the hunt for postseason contention... "We haven't really thought about it. We have to win today. We have two quality opponents this week, but we've got to get better today. If we do that, all of that stuff will take care of itself. We can't fixate on things we can't control, so we've got to do some work today because we have good opponents this week."

On DBU and UT Permian Basin as opponents... "DBU is DBU. They're going to be well-coached and well-organized. They're going to have a plan, they've already picked out our weaknesses and he's got a plan for those and they've also picked out our strengths and he's got a plan for those as well. They have a lot of talent, but at the end of the day we have to do our job. Then we turn around and we have UT Permian Basin at home. They are very hard to play. A couple of weeks ago Oklahoma Christian tied DBU and then turned around and lost to UT Permian Basin 3-0, so we know we have two very good opponents with two totally different styles, so it's on us to get ready to play."

LAST TIME OUT

UT Tyler went on the road and dominated from start-to-finish in a 2-0 victory over Eastern New Mexico on Saturday afternoon. The Patriots secured all six available points towards their Lone Star Conference standing with the victory after out-scoring St. Mary's and Eastern New Mexico by a 5-to-0 margin in the two matches. Junior Natalie Jones assisted both goals on Saturday, rattling a shot off the post that led to the first goal of the game and then closed out the match and the week by beating Eastern New Mexico down the sideline to set up an eventual goal by graduate student Samaris Alvarado. Junior Brooke Mullins put the first goal away after Jones found the top woodwork, heading home a goal just under 10 minutes into the game. Eastern New Mexico put their first and only shot on target in the fifth minute, but managed very little offensive pressure past that point as the Patriots out-shot the Greyhounds by a 21-to-9 margin.

UT Tyler scored an impressive 3-0 victory on Wednesday night over a St. Mary's squad that entered the night unbeaten in Lone Star Conference play. The Patriots added a pair of goals in the first half to take a 2-0 advantage into the halftime break and then then leaned on a defensive effort that notched a clean sheet while adding a penalty kick goal late. All three scores came from a different Patriot, while freshman Ella Anderson added two assists in the match. Anderson touched a great ball onto the foot of Natalie Jones to get the scoring started in the 25^th minute for UT Tyler. Jones converted her fifth goal of the year past the Rattler keeper on the fourth shot on target between the two sides of the opening 25 minutes of play. UT Tyler added a key score just before the halftime break on a great combined effort in the St. Mary's box. Anderson maintained control of a Jacqueline Wiebe cross with a physical touch on the opposite post that rattled off the knee of Samaris Alvarado, onto the foot of Launa Torrez and into the back of the net. That Torrez volley with just over two minutes left in the first half allowed UT Tyler to focus on their defensive composure in the second half with the two-goal advantage in hand before Brooke Mullins converted a penalty kick in the 80^th minute for the third and final score of the night.

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- The dominant week over St. Mary's and Eastern New Mexico allowed UT Tyler to climb right back into the heart of a crowded Lone Star Conference standings. The Patriots are one of seven teams to have totaled seven points towards the conference standings through two weeks of league play. This week will pit UT Tyler against perennial power Dallas Baptist, who sits as one of the teams tied with UT Tyler with seven points, and a UT Permian Basin side that sits 1-1-1 in LSC play and 3-2-2 on the year.
- The Patriots have seen the majority of their success come on their home field during the Division II era and sit 20-11-10 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 an 13-2-9 record at home over the course of the last two seasons. UT Tyler has out-scored their opposition 23-to-1 in home matches this season and sports a 5-0-1 record on their home pitch.
- UT Tyler ranks within the top 10 nationally in both scoring offense (3.00) and goals against average (.333). The Patriots rank sixth with an average of 3.00 goals per game and have notched the sixth highest point total in Division II women's soccer with 75 on the year. That offense ranks sixth in the country with 19.89 shots per game and has totaled the fifth highest goal total on the year with 27.
- Keeper Emily Clark was named the Lone Star Conference Goalkeeper of the Week for the second time this season on Tuesday afternoon. Clark has posted the seventh highest save percentage in Division II this season (.917). Her 0.286 goals against average ranks ninth in the country. She has allowed just two goals this season.
- Junior Natalie Jones ranks second in the LSC with 14 points on the year. The Leawood, Kansas native has scored five goals and totaled four assists, registering a point in all but two matches in 2024.
- UT Tyler has out-scored their opposition by a 27-to-3 margin on the year.
- Sophomore Marin Love ranks second on the team with four goals, while Samaris Alvarado and Brooke Mullins have both scored three goals. Mullins scored in both games against St. Mary's and Eastern New Mexico last week.
- Head coach Stefani Webb is in the midst of her 20th season at the helm of the program. Coach Webb is 207-97-35 (.657) in her tenure as head coach of the Patriots and sits 297-143-42 (.656) 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 13-32-15 mark in LSC games and are 8-10-10 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 DBU

- Dallas Baptist enters Wednesday's match against UT Tyler unbeaten at 5-0-2 on the year and won convincingly 2-0 and 3-0 last week against UT Permian Basin. The Patriots have won four consecutive LSC regular season championships and have made nine consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. 
- DBU has been extremely balanced so far this year with three different multi-goal scorers so far. The Patriots have out-scored their opposition by a 15-to-6 margin. 
- Angelina Olmos and Annie Severide lead DBU with six points. 
- UT Tyler is 1-4-1 all-time against Dallas Baptist, earning their first result as a Division II program in the series in a 1-1 tie at home last season. 

SCOUTING UT PERMIAN BASIN

- UT Permian Basin will play at home Wednesday night against Lubbock Christian before their trip to Tyler on Saturday. The Falcons sit 3-2-2 on the year and 1-1-1 in Lone Star Conference play.
- The Falcons hold a positive goal differential at 13-to-8 for the season. 
- Cassandra Ramirez leads UT Permian Basin with seven points on the year. She also leads the team with three goals.
- UT Tyler is 3-0-1 all-time against UT Permian Basin having won the first three meetings in the series prior to last year's 2-2 tie.