Harding (0-0) vs. Dallas Baptist (0-0)
Date: Sept. 3, 2015
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Stevens Soccer Field, Searcy, Ark.
Coaches: Harding - Odie Guzman (14-28-3, fourth season); Dallas Baptist - Chip Dutchik (0-0-0, first season)
Series: Dallas Baptist leads 3-2 (DBU won 2-1 last season in Dallas and has won the last three, all by a single goal)
SEARCY - Harding begins its 16th season of men's soccer when it hosts Dallas Baptist, a member of the NCAA Division II Heartland Conference, on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. It will be Harding's first season playing men's soccer in the Great American Conference after playing the last four in the MIAA.
HU Team News
- Harding's top returning goal scorer is junior Barry Foster, who has five career goals. The assist leader is senior Christopher Walker with seven in his career.
- Harding has outscored Dallas Baptist 14-12 in the five meetings in the series.
- The Bisons have opened a season at home with a victory only once, a 1-0 win over Lynn in 2011.
Opponent Team News
- Riley Alvey, a junior from Hideaway, Texas, led Dallas Baptist with five goals last season. He also led the team with five yellow cards.
- Dallas Baptist scored 24 goals last season, but only three came in the first half of games. The Patriots scored 19 in the second half and two in overtime.
- Dallas Baptist had a 3-14-1 record last season that included a 1-8-0 mark on the road.
Team Comparison (2014 stats)
| Harding | MIAA | NCAA | Stat | Dallas Baptist | HC | NCAA |
| 1.31 | 6 | 135 | Goals/Game | 1.33 | 6 | 131 |
| 0.94 | 6 | 139 | Assists/Game | 1.00 | 4 | 123 |
| 1.96 | 5 | 154 | Goals Against Avg. | 2.39 | 5 | 170 |
| .673 | 5 | 160 | Save Pct. | .662 | 5 | 172 |
Individual Leaders (2014 stats)
| Harding | | Dallas Baptist |
| Name | Stat | GAC | NCAA | | Name | Stat | HC | NCAA |
| Stevens | 7 | 5 | 134 | Goals | Alvey | 5 | - | - |
| Six with | 2 | - | - | Assists | Robertson | 6 | 3 | 88 |
| Stevens | 16 | - | - | Points | Robertson | 12 | - | - |
| C. Walker | 30 | - | - | Shots | Balyeat | 53 | - | - |
| Melson | 1.71 | 5 | - | GAA | Schober | 2.31 | - | - |
| Melson | .690 | 5 | - | Save Pct. | Schober | .661 | - | - |
| Shults | 35 | 8 | - | Saves | Schober | 41 | - | - |
