Match Info	Opponent Info
Ouachita Baptist vs. UT Tyler OBU: 1-2, 0-0 GAC | UTT: 3-0, 0-0 LSC Wednesday, Sept. 18th | 5:30 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Citizen's 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler at Harding UTT: 3-0, 0-0 GAC | HU: 1-2, 0-0 GAC Saturday, Sept. 21st | 11 a.m. Searcy, Ark. | Stevens Soccer Complex		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

WHAT COACH WEBB IS SAYING

On Saturday's historic 9-0 win over Jarvis Christian... "It was a fantastic day. It was really good for us in a lot of ways. We created a lot of goal scoring opportunities, which we've been focusing on. The last few years we've been really good, but we just haven't been clinical in and around the box. I think Saturday allowed us the opportunity to see some really good things."

On the depth of this year's team with all nine goals on Saturday coming from non-starters... "I think our depth is really our biggest strength right now. We are very deep and we have alot of weapons. So we're still trying to find the balance right now, we're still a week away from conference play, so we're trying to figure out who plays best with who. I attribute a lot of our success right now to Bryan Thompson, he's been doing a fantastic job of really trying to put together the right groupings. I think it's really starting to come together. In our first three games we've had a bunch of goal scorers. So it's really exciting to see that we have all the pieces, now we just have to figure out how to put it all together."

On this week's opponents... "Two really great teams. Both of them provide tactical challenges, they play a bit of a funky formation that you've got to be able to make some adjustments to deal with. We'll have a really good week of training this week to get ready for that, and then both sides are just gritty and hardworking so I think it gets us really prepared for a tough schedule after this."

LAST TIME OUT

UT Tyler scored the most goals in a single game in the Division II era for the program in a 9-0 victory over Jarvis Christian on Saturday afternoon. The Patriots turned what was a 0-0 tie through 40 minutes of play into a historic afternoon for the program, scoring five goals in just over 10 minutes of game time between the end of the first half and start of the second half. UT Tyler added four more goals in the final 30 minutes of play to notch their highest single game goal total of the Division II era, bettering a seven goal performance in the 2022 season against McPherson College. Samaris Alvarado and Ella Anderson put the first of many goals on the board for the Patriots in the final five minutes of the first half, scoring in the 41^st and 44^th minute just before the end of the half. Sophomore Marin Love doubled the advantage immediately coming out of the halftime break for the Patriots, scoring two goals in less than three minutes of game time to make it 4-0. The final five scores all came from different Patriots, capping off an afternoon in which UT Tyler out-shot Jarvis Christian by a 33-to-0 margin. The Patriots put 14 of those efforts on target, nine of which found the back of the net. Danica Anaya, Hadley Carpenter, Katelyn Walerczyk, Katie Wong and Carson Glenn added the five goals in the later stages of the second half. All six of the assists on the afternoon came from different Patriots, including Love, who finished the afternoon with five points.

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler can match their best start to a season in program history with wins this week against Ouachita Baptist and Harding. The Patriots only other season to start 5-0 came during the program's best season to date in the Division II era back in 2022. UT Tyler went 7-5-5 in that season.
- The Patriots are 10-3-7 during the month of September in the last three seasons (2022-24) and have lost just one non-conference match over that stretch.
- The Patriots have seen the majority of their success come on their home field during the Division II era and sit 18-11-9 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 11-2-8 record at home over the course of the last two seasons.
- UT Tyler stands as one of four remaining undefeated teams in the Lone Star Conference alongside Midwestern State, DBU and Oklahoma Christian.
- The Patriots lead all of Division II women's soccer in the majority of offensive categories this season including scoring offense (5.33), points per game (14.00), assists per game (3.33) and shots per game (26.33). UT Tyler has outscored their opposition by a 16-to-1 margin and have seen 15 different players record a point. 
- Junior Natalie Jones leads the Patriots with seven points on the year and leads the Lone Star Conference in points per game with an average of 2.33. Marin Love and Katelyn Walerczyk are the other two Patriots to have recorded multiple goals.
- Keeper Emily Clark has gone 180 minutes of time in goal this season without conceding a goal. The Bullard, Texas native has recorded seven saves and produced her first clean sheet of her career in the Patriot's 3-0 season opening win over Rogers State.
- 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 203-96-34 (.657) in her tenure as head coach of the Patriots and sits 293-142-41 (.656) in her 26-year head coaching career.
- 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 OUACHITA BAPTIST

- Ouachita Baptist has opened 2024 with a 1-2 record and will be coming off of a 3-2 win over Christian Brothers after 2-1 and 3-0 defeats at the hands of Rogers State and Northeastern State.
- Forward Hattie Gardner scored two goals in that victory over Christian Brothers and leads the team with four points and eight shots on the year. Carina Chavvaria and Taylor Hapgood have split time in goal.
- Kevin Wright is in his 13th season as head coach of the program and holds a 107-86-23 all-time record.
- Ouachita Baptist holds a 5-2 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams. UT Tyler fell by a 2-1 final last season in Arkadelphia after a 3-1 win over the Tigers in 2022.

SCOUTING HARDING

- Harding is 1-2 on the year and will meet Texas Woman's on Wednesday night ahead of Saturday's match against UT Tyler. The Lady Bisons won 1-0 over Rogers State in their last match after 3-1 and 2-0 losses to Union and Northeastern State.
- Kloey Fullerton and Carmen Gunn have the two goals on the year for Harding.
- Dr. Greg Harris is in his 24th season at the head coach of the program and holds a 161-202-43 all-time record.
- UT Tyler won each of the first three meetings between the two teams before a 0-0 tie in last season's match in Searcy.