TAHLEQUAH -- Northeastern State closes out non-conference play Thursday with its lone match of the week hosting Dallas Baptist for the first time in program history.  The RiverHawks are coming off a 0-1-1 weekend in Memphis and are 1-1-2 overall.

Northeastern State vs. Dallas Baptist // September 14 at 7 p.m. // Live Coverage

History with the Patriots
Last season's 1-1 draw at DBU is the lone meeting for the RiverHawks. 

Scouting the Patriots

• Dallas Baptist will play its first road match of the season this Thursday in Tahlequah and they are 2-1 to start the year.
• The Patriots' last match was on Thursday, Sept. 7 where they beat fellow GAC member Southern Nazarene 2-1.
• The loss of the season came against then-ranked No. 2 CSU-Pueblo, 3-2.
• The Patriots were picked to finish fourth in the Lone Star Conference and went 7-6-5 overall in 2022. 

Fast Facts

• During last season's meeting, the Patriots out-shot the RiverHawks 16-12, though both teams had eight on-goal attempts. Three of NSU's eight came from Miguel Torres, while Giani Mascarel came off the bench and scored the team's lone goal. 
• Just three NSU players who started last season's contest against Dallas Baptist remain with the team. The Patriots bring back six players who received a start from last year's match.
• NSU's last win against LSC competition came on Sep. 14, 2019, in a 3-1 victory over Oklahoma Christian. Ben Watson scored, while the other two RiverHawk goals came from off the bench, with Tom Singhgolden and Jameson Biles connecting. 

Coming Up
The RiverHawks open Great American Conference play on Sept. 23 with Harding on DeLoache Field.