DALLAS – Rogers State women's soccer (2-1) was 10 minutes away from a draw with No. 3 DBU (2-0) and came up short 2-1 on the road on Thursday.
 
Hannah Schulze scored the lone goal for the Hillcats for her second of the season. Cambree Towle was solid in goal with six saves with two goals allowed.
 
The first half of the game was a defensive struggle for most of the opening 45 minutes. The Patriots outshot the Hillcats 10-2 in the period. However, it would be RSU that struck the first blow as Schulze found the back of the net in the 43rd minute to give the Hillcats a 1-0 lead going into the half.
 
The defensive back and forth continued in the second half. In the 67th minute though, DBU scored the equalizer to draw things even 1-1. Things would remain deadlocked for the next 13 minutes until RSU was called for a foul in the box to force a penalty kick for DBU. Unfortunately, the kick was good and gave the Patriots a 2-1 lead.
 
The Hillcats will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 3 as they wrap up the road trip in Tyler, Texas and face off against UT Tyler. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.