Texas Woman's,
Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.
LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO

#15 Texas A&M-Commerce
Sept. 25 at 1 p.m.
LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO

GAME NOTES

CANYON, Texas. - The West Texas A&M women's soccer team will open up Lone Star Conference play this week when they travel to Texas Woman's and Texas A&M-Commerce. The Lady Buffs are scheduled to take on the Pioneers on Friday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. before traveling to Commerce for a match with the Lions on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 1 p.m.
 
Links for live stats, video and tickets are available at GoBuffsGo.com under the women's soccer schedule page.
 
What is Next?...
The Lady Buffs will host Angelo State and UT Permian Basin next week at The Pitch. The Rambelles defeated the Lady Buffs 2-0 last season while the Falcons haven't played in Canyon since 2014.
          
About Texas Woman's…
TWU has only allowed two goals in five matches as sophomore goalkeeper Samantha Jimenez leads the Lone Star Conference in saves per game (6.00). Overall, she has made 30 saves for a .938 save percentage for a total of three shutouts. Offensively, the Pioneers average 12.2 shots a match for a .098 shot percentage.  Junior Chelsea Martin ranks second in the conference with three goals including two game-winners. Nancy Chavez, Lauren Bradford and Blaine Cathey have all scored one goal apiece while Rachel Peters leads the team with two assists.
 
The Series with Texas Woman's…
West Texas A&M and Texas Woman's will meet for the 19^th time in school history. The Buffs lead the all-time series 13-4-2.
 
About Texas A&M-Commerce…
Defender Vicky Back leads the team in nearly every offensive category including goals (3), points (6), shots (13) and shots on goal (6). The 2015 First Team All-Conference performer will be a force to be reckon with for the Lady Buffs. Savannah Grasser has scored two goals this season, both coming from the penalty spot. Freshman Michelle Kotlik has been a nice addition in the midfield as she leads the team in assists (4) and points (6).
Caitlin Duty has started in all five matches for the Lions playing 450 minutes. The sophomore has made 22 saves on 60 shots faced for a .793 save percentage.
 
The Series with Texas A&M-Commerce…
The Lady Buffs and Lions meet for the 35^th time in school history on Sunday afternoon. WT lead the all-time series 20-13-2 including 7-4-1 in Commerce.
 
A Look Back…
The Lady Buffs finally got to play a match this past Saturday after their previous two matchups with Lubbock Christian and Southwestern Oklahoma State were cancelled due to weather.
WT defeated Southern Nazarene 5-1 on Saturday at the friendly confines of The Pitch thanks to three goals in the first 16 minutes. Marlene van Mourik converted a pair of penalty kicks before Katelyn Tashler brought the crowd to their feet with a strike 20 yards out. The Crimson Storm were able to get a goal back later in the first half but that was the closest they would get before Ronni Ajeto added two more in the final five minutes of the match. The Lady Buffs improved to 2-0 at home in 2016 and 13-5-1 since 2014.
 
Lone Star Conference in the Rankings…
Texas A&M-Commerce is the only Lone Star Conference school in either the Hero Sports Top 25 or NSCAA Division II Women National Poll. The Lions moved up three spots to No. 15 in the latest NSCAA poll as Texas Woman's is now receiving votes in the same poll.
 
Coaches Corner…
Thoughts on Preseason
"I felt like we did a lot of good things in our four preseason matches. It was unfortunate that we lost two games due to weather but we can't do much about that. Our team is healthy for the most part and our offense started to work more as a unit against Southern Nazarene. We are ready for conference play to start and are ready to get going."
 
Thoughts on Texas A&M-Commerce
"Commerce is a really strong team as they return a lot of players from last year's championship squad. We are going to have to be disciplined defensively and make sure we are on target when we get shots. They are a tough team to play at home but we need to focus on our game plan and give ourselves a chance to win."
 
Thoughts on Texas Woman's
"They played really well during the non-conference part of their schedule, especially on defense. Just like in the match against Commerce, we are going to have to make our chances count. It is always a hard fought match when we play them and I expect less than that on Sunday."
 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
6…
Marlene van Mourik and Ronni Ajeto have combined for six goals through four matches this season. Both freshmen tallied two goals against the Crimson Storm this past weekend.
 
8…
The Lady Buffs finished their non-conference schedule outscoring opponents 8-2 at The Pitch and 8-5 overall.
 
29…
The seconds between van Mourik's penalty kick and Katleyn Tashler's volley from 20 yards out in their match against SNU.
 
63…
The Lady Buffs rank 63^rd in the nation in scoring offense averaging two goals per match.
 
114…
The Lady Buffs enter their20th season of Lone Star Conference play with 114 wins.