PORTALES, New Mexico – The #15 Buffaloes of West Texas A&M wrapped-up the regular season in style on Saturday afternoon as they registered a 3-1 Heartland Conference road victory at Eastern New Mexico to claim the second seed and a bye in the 2018 Heartland Conference Championship being held in Wichita Falls, Texas next weekend.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: #15 West Texas A&M 3, Eastern New Mexico 1
Records: West Texas A&M (14-2-2, 11-2-1 HLC), Eastern New Mexico (8-8-2, 6-6-2 HLC)
Venue: ENMU Soccer Field
Location: Portales, New Mexico
 
The Buffs got on the board early in the 11^th minute as Callum Challinor found Stefan Andjelic for his second goal of the season to make it 1-0, Michael Garcia added to the WT lead in the 22^nd minute as the senior registered his third score of the season to run the score to 2-0.
 
Eastern New Mexico answered in the 50^th minute as Gregory Franusic headed a ball off of the crossbar and into the net to cut the lead to 2-1, the Buffs added an insurance goal just four minutes later as Andjelic found Lucca Lima for the freshman's 10^th score of the season for the 3-1 win. It marks the first time since the modern NCAA statistical era that the Buffs have had atleast three student-athletes with double-digit goals.
 
Alexander Vencel picked up the win between the pipes for the Buffs, registering three saves on 11 shots to move to 9-1-1 on the season.
 
UP NEXT
The Buffs have earned the league's second seed and a bye in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 Heartland Conference Championship. For complete tournament information, stay tuned to www.GoBuffsGo.com.