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BUFFALOESAthletic Communications GA / MSOC Contact Jordyn Ballard WEST TEXAS A&M Email: [email protected] | www.GoBuffsGo.com 2019 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES SCHEDULE/RESULTS TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL | THURSDAY, OCT. 10 | CANYON, TEXAS OVERALL: 4-1-1 | LONE STAR: 1-0-1 | STREAK: T1 3-0-0 1-1-1 0-0-0 HOME: | AWAY: | NEUTRAL: Date ......................................Thursday, Oct. 10 SEPTEMBER Time ...................................................... 7 p.m. CT Thurs. 5 at CSU-Pueblo W, 3-1 Venue ...................................................The Pitch Fri. 13 Western Washington W, 1-0 Location. ...................................Canyon, Texas Mon. 16 Seattle Pacific W, 3-0 Live Stats ................................gobuffsgo.com Video ........................................gobuffsgo.com Thurs. 26 #4 Eastern New Mexico* W, 3-1 Sat. 28 at #19 Midwestern State L, 3-0 vs. TAMUI .................................................10-3-2 #22 West Texas A&M Series Beginning .....................................2007 #16 Texas A&M International OCTOBER Total Meetings ................................................ 15 Thurs. 3 at UT Tyler* T, 1-1 BUFFALOES Last Meeting ........................... Sept. 27, 2018 DUSTDEVILS Thurs. 10 #16 Texas A&M International* 7 p.m. Result ..........................................................W, 5-1 Sat. 12 St. Mary’s* 1 p.m. 4-1-1 (1-0-1 LSC) Streak ..............................................................W3 6-1-1 (2-1-0 LSC) Thurs. 17 at (RV) Eastern New Mexico 8 p.m. Sat. 19 at St. Edwards TBA Thurs. 24 at St. Edwards* TBA THE MATCH Christian alum led the Buffs to 17 victories last Sat. 26 at Dallas Baptist* 1 p.m. The No. 22 Buffaloes of West Texas A&M pre- season for one of the best seasons in program Thurs. 31 #9 Midwestern State* 7 p.m. pare for their third top-25 matchup of the sea- history, setting a new record for most wins in son as they host No. 16 Texas A&M International a single season. With the Buffs, Lauffer has NOVEMBER at the Pitch on Thursday night. Kickoff against recorded a 337-138-38 (.694) record with the Sat. 2 Oklahoma Christian* 1 p.m. the Dustdevils is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Canyon. Buffs and a 527-215-55 (.696) overall record Thurs. 7 Lubbock Christian* TBA at WT. Sat. 9 UT Permian Basin* 1 p.m. SCOUTING TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL Texas A&M International registers a 6-1-1 overall LAST TIME OUT Lone Star Conference Championship (Top Seed Host) record (2-1-0 LSC) after falling to St. Edwards, WT moved to a 1-0-1 Lone Star record (4-1-1 Tues. 12 LSC Quarterfinals TBA 4-2, before defeating Dallas Baptist, 4-0, in week overall), after a 1-1 draw with LSC newcomer Fri. 15 LSC Semifinals TBA four. The Dustdevils are led by Claudio Arias UT Tyler on Thursday night. Junior Stefan Sat. 16 LSC Championship TBA as he enters his 15th season as TAMIU’s head Andjelic put the Buffs on the board in the 49th coach. Arias has compiled a 128-10-23 (.835) minute after he finished a pass from Lucca NCAA Tournament (Top Seed Host) overall record as the men’s head coach. Lima before the Patriots tied the match in the Thurs. 21 NCAA First Round TBA 60th minute to put the game into overtime at Sat. 23 NCAA Second Round TBA As a team, TAMIU average 2.63 goals on 15.9 1-1. Neither team could grab the lead after two shots for a .165 shot percentage. Nine different overtime periods to end in a draw. DECEMBER Dustdevil’s have scored this season including a Thurs. 5 NCAA Quarterfinals TBA team-high from Ruben Nielson. The senior has Thurs. 12 NCAA Semifinals TBA recorded six goals and leads the team with five TEAM COMPARISON Sat. 14 NCAA Championship TBA assists. 4-1-1 W-L-T Josh Jones has logged 747:54 minutes for the 6-1-1 * - Denotes Lone Star Conference Match All Times Central and Subject to Change Dustdevils with eight victories. The senior has Rankings Reflect the Newest USC Division II Top-25 Poll registered 23 saves while allowing 10 goals for a No. 22 RANK No. 16 Home matches played at The Pitch .697 save percentage. 1.83 GOALS/GAME 2.63 THE SERIES QUICK FACTS Thursday’s match marks the 15th meeting be- 1 7. 0 SHOTS/GAME 15.9 tween the two teams with the Buffs leading the Location: Canyon, Texas series 10-3-2 since its start in 2007. Founded: 1910 .108 SHOT % .165 Mascot: Buffaloes LAST MEETING Mascot Nickname: Bucky In their last meeting, West Texas A&M defeat- .480 SOG % .543 Stadium Information ed the Texas A&M International, 5-1, in Laredo, Name The Pitch Texas, on Sept. 27, 2018. Five Buffs scored in 4.2 SAVES/GAME 3.0 Capacity 1,500 road-victory, including sophomore midfielder 2018 Season Review Liam Doyle. Overall Record 17-3-3 .806 SAVE % .706 LSC Record/Finish 11-2-1 COACH LAUFFER Home | Away | Neutral 8-1-1 | 6-1-1 | 3-1-1 Butch Lauffer enters his 29th season as the 1-1 PENALTY KICKS 2-3 Postseason 4-1 head men’s soccer coach at WT. Lauffer is the longest tenured coach in WTAMU history in an 11.2 FOULS/GAME 18.75 .com/WTAthletics @WTMensSoccer1 acclaimed career starting in 1991. The Texas @BuffsSoccer 13-1 YELLOW/RED 27/1 2019 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES IN THE RANKS Lone Star Preseason Poll with 236 points LONE STAR STANDINGS The Buffs moved to 22nd in the latest United overall and two first-place votes. Senior mid- Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Top-25 Poll an- fielder Lucca Lima was picked as the Offen- School LSC Overall nounced on Tuesday morning. WT is one of three sive Player of the Year while junior Alexander Midwestern State 3-0 8-1 teams in the Lone Star Conference ranked in the Vencel was named Goalkeeper of the Year. West Texas A&M 1-1 4-1-1 poll led by Midwestern State at 9th while Texas Texas A&M International 2-1 6-1-1 A&M International follows at 16th. Eastern New Lima was second on the team in goals find- St. Mary's 2-1 5-2-1 Mexico dropped from the rankings but is receiving ing the net 11 times for the Buffs with seven Lubbock Christian 2-1 6-3 votes. assists in the 2018 season. A native of Brazil, St. Edward's 2-1 2-5-1 he earned third-team All-American honors UT Tyler 0-0-2 5-1-2 TOP-25 MATCHUPS from the Division II Conference Commis- Oklahoma Christian 1-2 4-4 Thursday’s match against Texas A&M Interna- ioner’s Association (D2CCA) and first-team Eastern New Mexico 0-1-1 7-1-1 tional marks the Buffs third top-25 match this All-Conference honors. Dallas Baptist 0-3 2-7 season. WT is 1-1 against nationally-ranked opponents as the Buffs defeated No. 9 Eastern UT Permian Basin 0-3 2-7 Vencel allowed eight goals last season and New Mexico 3-1 to open Lone Star Conference stopped 59 shots for a .881 save percentage play before falling to #19 Midwestern State, 3-0, which ranked second in DII. He has a .487 in week four. goals-against-average and logged 1477 minutes for the Buffs. LSC Off. Player of the Week BUFF LEADERS WT has outscored opponents 11-6 as four Buffs RETURN OF THE BUFF 9/10 Ollie Wright St. Mary's have scored this season led by sophomore WT begins a new chapter as they returned 9/17 Fernando Flores Lubbock Christian midfielder Kenny Brown. The Liverpool, England, to the Lone Star Conference in the offsea- 9/24 Cain Smith St. Mary's 10/1 Sebastian Venegas Midwestern State native has recorded eight points with four goals son after completing 11-2-1 conference run, 10/8 Sebastian Venegas Midwestern State for a team-high. Stefan Andjelic registers three taking their first Heartland Conference title goals for WT followed by Jean-Luc Ramdin (2) since joining the conference in the 2016 sea- and Francesco D’Aulerio (1). son. West Texas tallied a 31-8-3 conference record in just the three season they were in PROTECT THE NET the Heartland. The Buffs register a .806 team save percentage to stand fourth in the Lone Star Conference and ONE FOR THE BOOKS 31st in Division II. The 2018 season was historic for the men’s soccer program as the Buffs set a new Alexander Vencel and Colin Burgiel have each record for most wins in a single season with picked up two wins between the pipes for the 17, passing the previous (16) set in 1993, Buffs, combining for 560 minutes. Burgiel has 1994 and 2001. WT set the new record after allowed only two goals with nine saves for a .818 defeating No. 25 Colorado Mesa, 1-0, in the LSC Def. Player of the Week save percentage while Vencel records .800. South Central Regional Championship to take their third Regional title. 9/10 Joaquin Borruel Eastern New Mexico LONE STAR PRESEASON HONORS 9/17 Cameron Walker West Texas A&M The Buffs were selected to finish second in the 9/24 Noah Kubala UT Tyler LIVE COVERAGE 10/1 Adam Conway Midwestern State Live stats and streaming will be available for 10/8 Nicolas Viader UT Tyler Thursday’s match at Texas A&M Interna- PRESEASON POLL tional. For more information, visit the men's Soccer schedule at GoBuffsGo.com. 1. Midwestern State (22) 271 2. West Texas A&M (2) 236 UP NEXT 3.