GAME NOTES

CANYON, Texas - The West Texas A&M men's soccer will take its two game winning streak on the road this week. The Buffs will face off against No. 11 Fort Hays State on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. The two teams split both of their matches last season. WT will travel to Dallas Baptist on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. The Buffs defeated DBU, 1-0, last season when the two teams faced off in Canyon.
 
ON THE WEB
Live stats will be available for the match against FHSU on Tuesday. DBU will provide live stats and video for the match on Saturday. Find the links at GoBuffsGo.com. Also follow @BuffsMensSoccer on twitter to get updates during the match.
 
SCOUTING NO. 11 FORT HAYS STATE
The Tigers enter the match with an overall record of 4-1-0 and a two match winning streak. FHSU defeated Lubbock Christian, 4-0, in their last match.
 
The Tigers are led by fifth year head coach Brett Parker, who has guided the team to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. FHSU is currently ranked 11th in the NSCAA Top 25 poll that was released Tuesday afternoon.
 
Maurizio Costa and Mauricio Castorino lead the Tigers with four goals. Anthony Hernandez is second with three goals, two of those coming in their last match.
 
Goalkeeper Michael Yants has allowed seven goals in four matches for a .682 save percentage. He has recorded two shutouts during the season.
 
FORT HAYS STATE VS. WEST TEXAS A&M - THE SERIES
- WT leads the all-time series against FHSU, 5-2-1.
- WT has all-time record of 2-0-1 in Hays, Kan.
- WT defeated FHSU, 1-0, on Nov. 2, 2014 in their last meeting.
 
SCOUTING DALLAS BAPTIST
The Patriots enter the weekend's match up with an overall record of 2-1-1. DBU dropped their last contest, 2-1 to Eastern New Mexico in a double overtime thriller.
 
DBU have scored six of their eight goals in the second half on 24 shots. Overall, the Patriots have been outshot 72-54 and allowing 34 of those shots in the first 45 minutes.
 
Riley Alvey leads the Patriots attack with four goals and two assists. Brooks Friedman has added three goals on three shots on goal. Michalin Dennie is only other Patriot who has scored a goal this season.
 
Mason Stringerhas has allowed six goals with a .778 save percentage in DBU's four matches. He has faced 72 shots while making 21 shots.
 
DALLAS BAPTIST VS. WEST TEXAS A&M  - THE SERIES
- WT leads the all-time series against Dallas Baptist, 7-0-0.
- The Buffs have outscored DBU, 36-5, in seven meetings.
- WT defeated BDU, 1-0, on Sept. 18, 2014 in Canyon, Texas.
 
COACHES THOUGHTS
Thoughts heading into this week:
"We are looking to keep that consistency and ball movement we saw last week going into these matches. We want to build on our shutout and keep defending well. The players are confident and we always play well at Fort Hays State."
 
STARTING THE SAME LINE UP TWO MATCHES IN A ROW:
"We are trying to get consistency and it's hard to find that if you keep changing the players on the field. We are trying to get the best players on the field at the same time. We are making a lot of progress and just continue playing on our strengths."
 
ADVANTAGE OF HAVING 12 PLAYERS SCORE A GOAL SO FAR:
"It makes it harder for a team to defend us because we have a lot of different players on the field who can score. I am always trying to get as many goal scorers on the field as possible."