DALLAS, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Men's Soccer (4-6-3, 1-1-3) battled to a 1-1 tie against Dallas Baptist University (DBU) Saturday afternoon.
D'Jonte Davis scored the third straight game as he tied the game in the 62nd minute.
The early stages of the game was a defensive battle as there were three combined shots through 11 minutes.
Felix Casas and
Octavio Estrada-Vazquez generated looks to put early pressure on DBU.
Bryce Cottle was stout in goal as he picked off a number of crossing passes on corner kicks by the Patriots throughout the half along with a key save in the 31st minute. The 34th minute saw
D'Jonte Davis fire a close shot, but he would be denied as the score remained 0-0. That score would hold going into halftime after a physical 45 minutes.
To start the second half, the Buffs put on early offensive pressure transition attack by Davis which would lead to a corner kick. Both those opportunities would be stopped by DBU. The Patriots would strike first in the 59th minute with a goal by James Webb as they took a 1-0 lead. That lead did not last for long as WT equalized the game in the 62nd minute. After a foul by DBU, WT had a free kick a little more than 10 yards from the box. Davis took the kick and blasted it into the top right corner as he tied the game. The rest of the game continued to be the physical defensive battle from the first 62 minutes. The Buffs did not allow a shot on goal following DBU's goal. Offensively, they created two more shots on goal and a corner, but could not find the game-winner. The match would finalize as a 1-1 tie as West Texas A&M extended their unbeaten streak to three games.
Top Buffs
- D'Jonte Davis scored his fourth goal of the season in his 85 minutes. This was his third straight game with a goal with all three being game-tying or game-winning scores. Davis also recorded season-highs of five shots and three shots on goal.
- Bryce Cottle started in goal and made one save as he played the entire game.
- Ben Scotford played 70 minute and fired two shots with one landing on goal. This was his sixth game with 2+ shots this season.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 16-3-2 all-time against DBU and snapped their three-game losing streak.
- WT led the game in shots (13-12) and shots on goal (5-2).
- Damron Atkins, Joe Ballenger, and Antonio De La Torre all logged 90 minutes. Atkins played all 90 in his 11th straight game while Ballenger recorded his ninth straight. This was De La Torre's first game logging all 90 minutes this season. Atkins and De La Torre both added one shot.
- Octavio Estrada-Vazquez totaled two shots in 78 minutes. This was his fourth game with 2+ shots.
- Gianluca Pedroso landed one shot on goal in 36 minutes.
- Felix Casas recorded one shot.
- Renson Jr. Sayers and Axel Martinez played 88 and 78 minutes respectively.
Up Next
The Buffs will be back in action on Wednesday, October 14 as they travel to Lubbock Christian. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. in Lubbock, Texas.
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