DBU REPORT 28 CROSS COUNTRY In Cross Country, the Lady Patriots raced to a second-place finish at the Lone Star Conference Championships. DBU eventually finished 10th in the snowy conditions at the South Central Regional Championships in Denver, Colorado, where sophomore Lesli Salas earned a trip to Nationals with a 28thplace finish in a field of 171 runners. Competing in her second NCAA Division II National Championships in Sacramento, California, Salas placed 54th overall out of 259 runners with a time of 21:39.1 in the 6K event. GOLF Women’s Golf concluded their fall season ranked No. 5 in the Women’s Golf Coaches Association poll. The Lady Patriots won the DBU Classic at Robson Ranch Wildhorse Golf Club in Denton, Texas, and recorded second-place finishes in three other tournaments. The team now begins preparation for their spring season with hopes of advancing to their eighth consecutive trip to the NCAA National Championships. TENNIS In Women’s Tennis, the Lady Patriots completed their individual season with a strong showing. Four players concluded the fall ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national and regional rankings, headlined by junior Leonie Schondelmaier, who was ranked the No. 38 singles player in the nation. PATRIOTS SOCCER The Soccer team earned its third consecutive trip to the Lone Star Conference Tournament after finishing fifth in the LSC standings during the regular season. The Patriots defeated West Texas A&M 3-2 in the quarterfinal round to advance to the semifinals for the second consecutive year. DBU battled a St. Mary’s team, ranked No. 11 in the nation, to a 2-2 tie through regulation and double overtime before eventually dropping a 5-3 decision in penalty kicks. Senior forward Peyton Voelker concluded his career as the program’s all-time leading goal scorer and became the first player in program history to be named the LSC Forward of the Year. Voelker was also tabbed a First Team All-South Central Region selection, along with senior midfielder Hunter Dierlam, who was selected to the Second Team. GOLF AND TENNIS Men’s Golf and Tennis also wrapped up their fall seasons in preparation for their conference schedule in the spring with strong showings. The Golf team posted their top finish of the fall with a second-place finish at the Hrnciar at the Territory Golf Club in Lawton, Oklahoma, while Tennis shined at the ITA South Central Regional Championships, where the doubles teams of Matthew Abbey and Alec Rule, along with JW Altman and Fabian Rosales each won their opening rounds in A draw action before falling to top-seeded teams in the second round. BASKETBALL On the hardwood, the DBU Basketball team is ranked No. 6 in the nation and is 14-3 midway through the season.* The Patriots opened the year with a pair of wins at the D2CCA Canadian Tip-Off Classic in Langley, British Columbia, and have notched a pair of wins over nationally ranked teams. DBU is currently* 6-2 in conference play and in second place in the East Division of the Lone Star Conference. *at press time Reagan Ratcliff, Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations Lesli Salas Peyton Voelker Cameron Kahn and Graham Kroll
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