BOX SCORE
SEASON STATS

THE BASICS
Score: West Texas A&M 2 Eastern New Mexico 1
Records:  West Texas A&M (3-3-0) Eastern New Mexico (2-4-1)
Location: Portales, N.M.        
 
PORTALES, N.M.  – Two first half goals from Khadidra Debesette and Rachel Herring were enough to secure victory for West Texas A&M women's soccer on Wednesday night. The Lady Buffs opened their Lone Star Conference campaign with a 2-1 victory over rival Eastern Mexico after an hour and half lightning delay. WT improves its record to 3-3-0 (1-0-0) after beating ENMU in Portales for the first time since 2012. The Lady Buffs are currently on a three match winning streak.
 
ENMU opened the scoring the in the 21^st minute when Melissa Carnero pounced on a loose ball in the box. But the Greyhounds lead was short lived as Herring scored her first goal of the season just six minutes later. The Lady Buffs took the lead on Debesette's second goal of the season in the 38^th minute. WT held a 10-2 advantage in shots in the first half forcing Karissa Stinson to make three saves.
 
Neither team was able to find an offensive rhythm in the second half as they combined for a total five shots. The game was delayed more than an hour with just under nine minute remaining due to a lightning delay.
 
The Lady Buffs defense held ENMU to four shots, three of those on goal, and only allowed one corner.
 
TURNING POINT
Khadidra Debessette scored her second game winning goal in as many matches when she found the back of the net in the 38^th minute. Debesette juked past her defender before beating the keeper.  
 
 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Karyn Forbes had a match-high six shots, one of those on goal.
- Khadidra Debesette had a match-high two shots on goal.
- Courtney Dippel made two saves and faced 13 shots.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- WT scored in the first half for the second consecutive match. They had zero in the previous four matches.
- Herring's goal in the 27^th minute was WT first goal scored against ENMU since Oct. 6, 2013.
- Karyn Forbes now has a team-leading 17 shots on goal.
 
NEWS & NOTES
- WT has outscored their opponents, 5-1, during their three match winning streak.
- WT has outshot opponents, 47-21, in its last three matches.
- With the victory, the Lady Buffs have an all-time record of 11-6-1 against ENMU.  
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs will now face Dallas Baptist on Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas. For the latest information on WT women's soccer go to gobuffsgo.com.