Match Info	Opponent Info
Jarvis Christian University vs. UT Tyler JCU: 1-2, 0-0 RRAC | UTT: 2-0, 0-0 LSC Saturday, Sept. 14th | 1:00 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Citizen's 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

WHAT COACH WEBB IS SAYING

On her team's 2-0 start... "I think the atmosphere really gave us energy. The girls have been working really, really hard and I think you can see it in the way we're playing. There's a different belief system that's built into our team this year. And they trust the system so it was alot of fun for us this weekend. This senior group really has been through everything. We have been a really good team the last two years and on the verge of greatness. They've worked so hard in the offseason to really come together and use those experiences to create a great year. I think the adversity that we have been through the last couple of years has really molded them."

On using a few of those experienced players in different positions such as Natalie Jones... "We're trying a few different things in our pre-conference games. Natalie brings a ton to the game, so we're trying a few different things with her that we weren't able to do last year. We've also been able to do some different things with our shape and the way we want to play. For Natalie to have three goals in one weekend, I think it shows that trying some new things has paid off."

In the comfort her team has at home... "We really are trying to find our confidence. Last year we were on the road a ton, and that really is a challenge especially in a conference as tough as ours. So having this homestand to start the season allows us to build the confidence in the way that we play. Last year we were on the road at the beginning of the year and I think that was detrimental to our belief system, but this year starting out at home has started off so far, so good."

LAST TIME OUT

UT Tyler completed an undefeated opening weekend on Saturday afternoon with a convincing 5-1 victory over East Central. The Patriots found the net twice in the opening 10 minutes of the game and totaled 30 shots for the contest . Junior Natalie Jones scored twice on Saturday, adding to her goal in the Rogers State win for three on the weekend. The five goals in the victory matches the highest goal total against a Division II opponent for the program. The other five-goal performance against Division II competition came against UT Permian Basin back on Oct. 2^nd, 2019.

UT Tyler women's soccer opened their 2024 campaign on Thursday night with a 2-0 victory over Rogers State at the Citizen's 1^st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex. A goal in each half paved the way for the program's fourth consecutive opening night win dating back to the 2021 season. Junior Natalie Jones put UT Tyler on the board early with a goal less than five minutes into the match while Katelyn Walerczyk scored an insurance goal in the 64^th minute of the second half for the eventual 2-0 final. Keeper Emily Clark made six saves, including a pair of highlighted stops in each half, to insure a clean sheet.

PATRIOTS NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler will seek a 3-0 start to the season for the second time in the last three seasons on Saturday afternoon. The Patriots last opened a season 3-0 in 2022 as part of the program's best start in program history. The 2022 Patriots went 5-0 that season and ended the year 7-5-5, marking their best performance of the Division II era.
- The Patriots are 9-3-7 during the month of September in the last three seasons (2022-24) and have lost just one non-conference match over that stretch.
- UT Tyler is one of just six remaining unbeaten teams across the Lone Star Conference entering the weekend's action.
- The Patriots have seen the majority of their success come on their home field during the Division II era and sit 17-11-9 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 10-2-8 record at home over the course of the last two seasons.
- UT Tyler went 3-5-9 last season and finished 11th in the Lone Star Conference regular season standings with a record of 1-4-7 in league play. Sydnee Garner and Alexia Moreira were each named to the All-Lone Star Conference Third Team at season's end, while Brooke Mullins led the team in both points (8) and goals (4).
- Head coach Stefani Webb is in the midst of her 20th season at the helm of the program and recently won the 200th game of her UT Tyler career last fall against St. Edward's on Oct. 31st. Coach Webb is 202-96-34 (.657) in her tenure as head coach of the Patriots and sits 292-142-41 (.656) in her 26-year head coaching career.
- UT Tyler junior Emily Clark has been named the Lone Star Conference Goalkeeper of the Week as announced on Tuesday afternoon. Clark didn't concede a goal in her 135 minutes in net to help guide UT Tyler to a pair of wins on opening weekend. The Bullard, Texas native totaled seven saves in the Patriot victories over Rogers State and East Central. Clark made six of those stops, including a highlighted effort on a breakaway chance for the Hillcats in the 86^th minute, in the UT Tyler 2-0 victory on Thursday night. She then turned around on Saturday and worked a clean first half in the 5-1 Patriot victory over East Central on Saturday afternoon. Thursday's performance is the first clean sheet of Clark's career.
- Natalie Jones is one of just four players across the Lone Star Conference to score three or more goals up to this point. Madison Brinkley of Midwestern State leads the league with four goals in three games played.
- UT Tyler leads the LSC with an average of nine points per games, totaling seven goals and four assists in their first two victories of the year. The other four goals aside from Jones' efforts have come from different Patriots (Sydnee Garner, Brooke Mullins, Katelyn Walerczyk, Jacqueline Wiebe). Garner sits second on the team behind Jones' six points with three on the year, adding an assist to her goal.
- The Patriot offense averages the most shots per game in the LSC with an average of 23.00 per game, totaling 46 efforts between the two wins last week. UT Tyler put 19 of those efforts on goal. Senior Alyssa Palisi leads the team with seven shots on the year.
- The 2024 roster is headlined by a wealth of experience for the Patriots, including Sydnee Garner, who has twice been named to the All-Lone Star Conference list and was a 2022 USC All-South Central Region selection. Another fellow 2022 USC All-South Central Region pick is set to return to the pitch for UT Tyler in Samaris Alvarado, who sat out last season due to an injury. Alvarado led the 2022 Patriots with 15 points and seven goals. Defensively, UT Tyler will bolster an experienced backline consisting of Brooklyn Robinson, Natalie Jones and Kylie Criner, as well as last year's primary starting keeper in Emily Clark.

SCOUTING JARVIS CHRISTIAN

- Jarvis Christian enters Saturday's match against UT Tyler with a 1-2 record. The Bulldogs have dropped each of their last two outings after a 3-0 win over Texas Wesleyan to start to the year.
- Valerie Morales leads the team with five points and is the lone Bulldog to have scored multiple goals with two on the year.
- UT Tyler holds a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series between the two programs, securing a 2-0 victory over Jarvis Christian last season in the inaugural meeting.