BOX SCORE
SEASON STATS

THE BASICS
Score: Lubbock Christian 3 West Texas A&M 2
Records: Lubbock Christian (8-7-2) West Texas A&M (9-7-0)
 Location: Canyon, Texas
                                                  
CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M men's soccer team lost to Lubbock Christian, 3-2, on Monday night at The Pitch. The Buffs honored the six seniors, Tre Norton, George Beasley, Austin Henderson, Chase Withrow, Daniel Angloher and Conrod Goulbourne, before the match. Beasley and Jake Wiffen were the goal scorers for the Buffs in the loss.
 
WT was the aggressor early in the match when both Withrow and Goulbourne saw their shots blocked away in the 8^th minute. Angloher forced a save from LCU's Fernando Rios in the 10^th minute. Tom Cowling once again provided some offense punch from the backline when his header was just a bit too high in the 25^th minute. Beasley nearly put the Buffs ahead two minutes later but was denied by Rios.
 
Chris Johnson made an immediate impact once he was subbed in forcing Rios to make another save in the 32^nd minute. The Buffs finally found pay dirt right before half when Wiffen got on the end of Johnson's long cross in the 40^th minute. It was Wiffen's third of the season.
 
LCU earned two consecutive corners in the 46^th minute but were unable to find the goal. Mitchel Hopkins forced a Patrick Satorie save in the 49^th minute before Angloher countered with a shot of his own. Goulbourne nearly added a brace in the 54^thbut was denied by Rios.
 
The Chaps tied the match when Tommy Fagerty converted a penalty kick in the 71^st minute. But the Buffs responded quickly with a goal in the 73^rd minute. George Beasley got on the end of Cowling's free kick and guided it far post to put the Buffs back in front.
 
Mbongeni Ndlovu equalized the match in the 85^th minute after gathering a loose ball in the box and shooting it past the WT defense. LCU stole the match on a header from Kwame Adu-Wusu in the 87^th minute. Ndlovu found space just outside the box and found a streaking Wusu for the goal.
 
In the loss, the Buffs drop to 9-7-0 and 5-3-0 at home.
 
TURNING POINT
Kwame Adu-Wusu's header in the 87^th minute proved to be the winner.
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Six different Buffs had two shots with Chris Johnson and George Beasley having two shots on goal.
- Patrick Satorie made three saves while facing 12 shots.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Buffs had seven of their nine corners in the first half.
- WT had 10 of its 14 shots in the first half.
- It was the second consecutive match where the Buffs allowed two or more goals in the second half.
 
NEWS & NOTES
- WT has an all-time record of 1-2-0 against LCU.
- WT has been outscored 5-3 in the second half in its past three matches.
- The Buffs last lost three in a row at The Pitch in Sept. 2011.
 
UP NEXT
The Buffs will finish the 2015 season when they travel to Wichita Falls to take on #2 Midwestern State on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.