GAME NOTES

CANYON, Texas - The West Texas A&M men's soccer looks to get back to winning ways with its first two matches of the season this weekend. The Falcons of UT-Permian Basin come to The Pitch on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. WT will host Southern Nazarene on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.

ON THE WEB
Live video and stats will be available for both matches this weekend. Find the links at GoBuffsGo.com. Also follow @BuffsMensSoccer on twitter to get updates during the match.

SCOUTING UT-PERMIAN BASIN
The Falcons enter the match up with WT with an overall record of 1-2-0 after dropping their last match against Our Lady of the Lake. UTPB enters with a 1-1-0 record in matches this season.

UTPB has allowed a total of 43 shots with 22 of those coming in the first half. Its opponents hold a plus-17 advantage in that category.
Nathan Cotterell has scored all three goals for UTPB on seven shots, six on goal. One of those goals was a game-winner against St. Mary's (TX). Cotterrell also converted his only penalty opportunity. Joel Barboza is second on the team with six shots, four on goal.

Justin Bryant enters the match allowing 1.67 goals per game and a 0.688 save percentage. He has yet to record a shutout this season.

WEST TEXAS A&M VS. UT-PERMIAN BASIN- THE SERIES
- WT leads the all-time series against UTPB, 13-0-0.
- WT has outscored the Falcons, 52-7, all-time and 15-1 in the last two matches.
- WT defeated UTPB, 3-0, in Aug. 31, 2006 in their first ever meeting.

SCOUTING SOUTHERN NAZARENE
The Crimson Storm will look to get their first win of the season when they visit The Pitch on Saturday. SNU enters the week with an overall record of 0-3-0.
SNU lost their last match to No. 9 Midwestern State after allowing eight goals, 53 shots and 27 shots on goal.

SNU has allowed 12 goals in its three matches while only scoring two. Its opponents have a 92-22 advantage in shots, 45 of those have been on goal.
Tommy Fiszel and Alan Armstrong have both found the back of the net once. Fiszel leads the team with seven shots, three on goal.

WEST TEXAS A&M  VS. SOUTHERN NAZARENE -THE SERIES
- WT leads the all-time series against SNU, 3-1-0.
- The Buffs won the last meeting on Oct. 12, 2013, 4-1, in Bethany, Okla.
- WT has scored more than three goals in three of the four contest.

COACHES THOUGHTS
TAKE AWAYS FROM TWO MATCHES IN COLORADO:
"When you go and look at the tape, you will see that we didn't play poorly. It comes down to small, little mistakes that have hurt us. That has been frustrating so we are concentrating on eliminating those and focusing on the things that we did well during those two matches."

ON THE FIRST TWO HOME MATCHES OF THE SEASON:
"We hope that we have a good crowd this weekend. I know that the kids are glad to be home and play in front of everyone. We are confident going into these next two matches."

ON USING A DIFFERENT LINE UP EVERY MATCH:
"Reason one is that we are still trying to find the right mixture. You feel that one line up is going to be it and then you don't get the performance that you want. Some of the changes are injury based as we won't play a few key players this week. We have to better play out of upperclassmen as the freshmen having been leading the team."