MATCH PREVIEW: Men's Soccer Set to Begin 2019 Season This Weekend
MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
(8/30/19 vs. Howard Payne University): Livestats | Video
(9/1/19) vs. University of Wisconsin-Superior): Livestats | Video
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MATCH NOTES
- Dallas will begin its season at home for the seventh-straight year when they host Howard Payne University.
- UD hosted Howard Payne to open the season back in 2016. The Crusaders won that decision by a score of 5-1.
- Chase Reynolds (Southlake, Texas) returns to the pitch for his junior campaign after leading the Crusaders in points (12), goals (4), and assists (4) last season.
- Sean Carlin (Puyallup, Wash.) returns to the goalie position for Dallas after displaying four shutouts and only allowing 18 total goals last season.
(Opponent Notes)
- Howard Payne was voted to finish 10th in the American Southwest Conference (ASC) preseason polls.
- HPU finished the 2018 season 5-9 with a 4-7 conference record.
- The Yellow Jackets were limited to 13 goals all last season.
- Dallas is 6-5 all-time versus HPU.
- University of Wisconsin-Superior was voted as the unanimous preseason favorite in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
- UW-Superior is coming off a 19-3-1 record and a trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament, winning its first NCAA tournament game in program history.
- Dallas beat the Yellowjackets 2-1 in 2017 in the only meeting between these two clubs. UD went on to grab its most wins in program history that season (17).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- 2018 University of Wisconsin-Superior Stats
ROAD AHEAD
Dallas will continue its five-game home stand by hosting University of Mary Hardin-Baylor next Friday (Sept. 6). Kickoff is set for 7:00 from Crusader Field.