Rogers State
Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.
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Newman
Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.
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GAME NOTES

CANYON, Texas. – The West Texas A&M men's soccer team will look to extend their unbeaten streak to seven matches this weekend when they host Rogers State and Newman. The Buffs and Hillcats will face-off on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at The Pitch while the Jets of Newman will play WT in Canyon for the third time in school history on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.
 
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What is Next?...
WT will finish it's six match home stand next week when they host No. 8 St. Edward's and Dallas Baptist. The Hilltoppers will make their first trip to Canyon since 2014 on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.
          
About Rogers State…
The Hillcats have won their previous three matches including overtime victory over nationally-ranked St. Edward's. Their win streak has moved them up to No. 6 in the NSCAA South Central Region poll just behind west division rival Newman.
The reigning Heartland Conference Player of the Week, Jake Simpson, has been on fire for the Rogers State scoring the game-winner in consecutive matches. The sophomore forward leads the team in goals (5), points (11), shots (42) and shots on goal (23). Junior Niall Smith has been the main facilitator for the Hillcats with his team leading four assists but also ranks second on the team in shots (31). Cody Gammill is the goalkeeper of choice for the Hillcats as he has started all 10 matches this season. The junior has record four shutouts, 35 saves and 1.01 goals against average so far in 2016.
 
The Series with Rogers State…
The Buffs and Hillcats will face off for the first time in school history.
 
About Newman…
The Jets suffered their first Heartland Conference of the season last Sunday at the hands St. Edward's and will look to have a big weekend to keep pace with north division leaders Midwestern State. NU is currently ranked fifth in the NSCAA regional rankings, four spots ahead of WT.
Carlos Rubio Garcia and Tommy Fiszel are the leading goal scorers for NU having scored three goals apiece. Fiszel also leads the team in assists with three as Marian Saar and Fernando Rubiogarcia have two each.
Blake Andrews and Calum Dillon have split goalkeeping duties for the Jets as both players have started five matches. They have combined to allow 10 goals while making 34 saves on 128 shots faced for a goals against average of .97.  
 
The Series with Newman…
The Buffs and Jets will meet for the fourth time in school history. WT leads the all-time series 3-0-0 and 2-0-0 in Canyon.
 
A Look Back…
The Buffs finished the first weekend of division play with a win against Lubbock Christian and a draw with UT Permian Basin. WT earned its first come from behind win of the season against LCU after falling behind in the first 20 minutes of the match. Sophomore Filip Janjic tied the match at one right before the half on a loose ball in front of the net. The Buffs carried that momentum into the second half as Troy Reeves scored the game-winner in 66^th minute on a throw-in from Janjic. The Buffs returned to The Pitch on Saturday against UT Permian Basin where they outshot the Falcons 36-6 but were unable to find the back of the net in a 0-0 draw.
 
Around the West Division…
After the first weekend of division play, the Buffs and UTPB are tied at the top with four points each. Both teams won their first match before battling to a 0-0 draw against one another on Saturday afternoon. Eastern New Mexico sits in second with three points after defeating Lubbock Christian.
 
Reeves is All the Rage…
Sophomore defender Troy Reeves has been part of the backline that has accounted for five shutouts in ten matches so far this season. But it was the Keller, Texas natives head that garnered most of the attention this past weekend. He used his head to score his first career goal in the 66^th minute to lift the Buffs to victory over Lubbock Christian. But he wasn't done as there as his eight shots against UT Permian Basin were the third-most in school history.
 
Satorie Saves the Day…
Junior goalkeeper plays behind one of the most talent backline in the Heartland Conference but that isn't the only reason to his success this season. The Victoria, Australia native's stats may not blow you away but he has made saves when WT has needed it the most. Exhibit A can be found during the Lubbock Christian match. He made two outstanding saves one after another to keep the match level minutes before Reeve's headed home the game winner. Although he wasn't troubled much in the Buffs 0-0 draw against UTPB, he was constatnly in the right spot at the right team keep the clean sheet.
 
10 Matches, 10 Different Line-Ups…
Head coach Butch Lauffer has talked about how this year's team has an incredible amount of depth and that has been on full display during the first 10 matches. WT hasn't started the same lineup in more than one match during its 7-2-1 start. Lauffer likes the flexibility that he has on this year's squad as it allows rotate a variety of players in and out of the match depending on match ups.
 
Heartland in the Rankings…
There was a movement by both St. Edward's and Midwestern State in the latest NSCAA Poll released on Tuesday afternoon. The Hilltoppers dropped five spots to No. 8 after their overtime loss to Rogers State while the Mustangs moved up to No. 18 after a perfect 2-0 weekend.
 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
3…
The Buffs lead the Heartland Conference in three categories including shots on goal per game (8.40), score average (2.30) and total goals (23).
 
3…
Ivan Ulloa, Troy Reeves and Mirza Dizdarevic are the only three Buffs to have started all 10 matches this season.
 
5…
The Buffs own the longest unbeaten in the Heartland Conference at 5.
 
11…
Butch Lauffer needs three more wins to become the 11^th active men's soccer head coach with 300 or more wins.
 
36…
 The Buffs outshot the Falcons of UTPB 36-6 during Saturday's match. That is the most shots in a match of any Heartland Conference school this season.
 
297…
Butch Lauffer is three wins short of 300 for his men's head coaching career.
 
879…
Troy Reeves leads the team in minutes played this season with 879. Tom Cowling is second with 707.