Closing in on postseason, Ella Anderson has been the driving force for the Patriots offense, leading the team in multiple categories. She tops the roster with six goals, is tied for the team lead in assists with three, and leads in points with 15, shots with 34, and second in shots on goal with 15. Anderson has also recorded a team-best three game-winning goals. Offensively, UT Tyler has generated 208 total shots, placing 100 on target for a 48 percent shot accuracy rate. On the defensive side, Gabrielle Wiebe has anchored the back line, logging a team-high 1,299 minutes through the first 15 matches. She's been joined by freshman Samantha White, who has also made a strong impact with 1,288 minutes on the field. In goal, Emily Clark and Robbi Curry have shared responsibilities, combining for eight shutouts, 46 saves, and allowing just nine goals this season.
PATRIOTS NEWS AND NOTES
- UT Tyler posted a 10-4-3 overall record last season, finishing ninth in the Lone Star Conference standings with a 5-4-3 mark in league play. At season's end, Brooke Mullins earned All-Lone Star Conference Third Team honors, while Natalie Jones led the Patriots in both points (20) and goals (7), securing a spot on the All-Lone Star Conference Second Team.
- Head coach Stefani Webb is in her 21st season at the helm of the program and recently won the 300th game of her career last fall against West Texas A&M on Oct. 26th. Coach Webb is 219-102-41 (.662) in her tenure as head coach of the Patriots and sits 309-148-48 (.660) in her 27-year head coaching career.
- The Patriots have seen the majority of their success come on their home field during the Division II level and sit 22-14-10 as a Division II program at Citizen's 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex. UT Tyler earned at least a result in all but three home matches in 2024 with a 7-3-1 record and went 1-1-5 on their home pitch in 2023, making for an 8-4-6 record at home over the course of the last two seasons.
- Coach Webb's squad has strung together strong starts in each of the last three seasons, including a tie for a program-best 5-0 opening in 2024. The Patriots have earned results in their first three matches of each of the past three campaigns, facing Rogers State and East Central in all three.
- The 2025 roster will be headlined by a wealth of experience for the Patriots, including Brooke Mullins, who has twice been named to the All-Lone Star Conference list and was the 2024 Lone Star Conference Academic Athlete of the Year for women's soccer. Another fellow 2024 All-Lone Star Conference pick is set to return to the pitch for UT Tyler in Natalie Jones, who was on the second team list for D2CCA All-South Central. Defensively, UT Tyler will flourish with experience with Gabrielle Wiebe, Katelyn Walerczyk, as well as returning Emily Clark who has been the primary keeper for the Patriots the past three years. In the midfield the Patriots will also bring back some more experience with Melissa Oliveira, Marin Love, and Danica Anaya who all played key roles on last years team.
- The University of Texas at Tyler women's soccer team has been tabbed as the no. 9 selection in the 2025 Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Poll. The Patriots accumulated 347 total votes in the poll to appear ninth in the annual preseason poll, one slot behind Oklahoma Christian and a spot ahead of West Texas A&M. DBU received 29 first-place votes ahead of their quest to win a sixth of the last seven regular season LSC Championship, while Angelo State (defending LSC regular season champion), Texas Woman's, Midwestern State and St. Mary's rounded out the top five. The preseason poll and preseason players of the year are voted on by LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media members.
ABOUT EASTERN NEW MEXICO
Eastern New Mexico enters the matchup winless at 0-14-0 overall, including a 0-6-0 record on the road, and has been outscored by opponents 60-4. Last season, the Greyhounds finished 3-13-1 overall and 2-11-0 in conference play, falling 2-0 to the Patriots in their most recent meeting. Head coach Nona Borden is in her first full season at the helm after serving as interim head coach last year. Through fourteen matches this season, the Greyhounds have been outshot 321-72, with 50 percent of the Greyhounds attempts landing on target. Since the series began in 2019, Eastern New Mexico holds a narrow 2-1-2 advantage.
LAST TIME OUT
The UT Tyler women's soccer team improved to 9-2-4 on the season after posting back-to-back 1-1 draws last week. The Patriots collected two points in Lone Star Conference play, scoring twice across the two matches. In their first outing, UT Tyler hosted St. Mary's, firing 14 shots—nine on target—while limiting the Rattlers to just six shots on goal. After a scoreless first half, Anderson broke through in the box to net the Patriots' lone goal, assisted by Melissa Oliveira and Arianna Johnson. The second match followed a similar script as the Patriots tallied 10 shots (four on goal) and held undefeated Midwestern State to just four shots on target. After another scoreless first half, Larixsa Plascencia found the upper corner in the 75th minute to earn UT Tyler an additional point in the conference standings.
