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THE BASICS
Score: West Texas A&M 1  Eastern New Mexico 0
Records: West Texas A&M (5-4-0) Eastern New Mexico (3-3-2)
Location: Portales, N.M.
                                                  
PORTALES, N.M.  – A world class strike from Christian Suthers in the second half was the difference on Wednesday afternoon as the West Texas A&M men's soccer team defeated Eastern New Mexico, 1-0. Suthers goal in the 53^rd minute came as a result of constant pressure by the Buffs attack and solid defensive play.
 
Conrod Goulbourne's shot from long range nearly put WT ahead in the 13^th minute but was saved by James Gutierrez. ENMU responded in the 15^th minute when it looked like Robert Raspudic had an empty net but his shot was cleared off the line by Chris Johnson. Tom Vickers nearly put WT ahead right before the half but Gutierrez was there to handle his header. The Buffs outshot the Greyhounds, 6-4, in the first 45 minutes.
 
Suthers struck in the 53^rd minute after receiving a deflection just outside the box. After finding some space, he curled the ball into the upper 90 just out of the reach of Gutierrez. After gaining the lead, the Buffs continued to press the issue and nearly added another when George Beasley's shot was deflected out of bounds by Gutierrez.
 
The Buffs improve their record to 5-1 while ENMU falls to 3-3-2 having lost its last three matches.
 
TURNING POINT
Suthers second goal of the year was the only offensive WT needed to fend off the Greyhounds.
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Chris  Johnson and George Beasley had a match-high two shots a piece.
-  Satorie had two saves in his second consecutive shutout.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-  With his goal, Suthers now ranks third on the team in points (six).
- With the shutout, Satorie now has nine career shutouts which ties him with Steve McBride (1992-95) for seventh-most in school history.
- WT held a 11-6 advantage in shots. The Buffs have outshot four of their nine opponents this season.
 
NEWS & NOTES
- After starting 1-3, the Buffs have won four of their last five matches to pull over .500 on the season.
- With the victory, the Buffs now have a 14-6-3 record against the Greyhounds.
- The Buffs last defeated ENMU in Portales on Sept. 27, 2012.
- Coming into the season, WT hadn't won two matches, 1-0, back-to-back since Nov. 1996 when they defeated Cal. State-Bernardino and Cal. State-Dominguez Hills.
 
UP NEXT
The Buffs will host Texas A&M-International on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at The Pitch. WT defeated the Dustdevil, 4-3, earlier in the season in  a match that included six goals in the first half.