at Eastern New Mexico - Oct. 10
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vs. MSU Texas - Oct. 14
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GAME NOTES

CANYON, Texas - The #17 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M finish their four-game road trip on Wednesday, Oct. 10, against rival Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M. before returning home to play MSU Texas on Sunday, Oct. 14, at The Pitch.

EASTERN NEW MEXICO
Joshua Smith has the Greyhounds in third place, six points back of WT, in the Lone Star Conference standings halfway through the conference schedule. The first-year head coach is 5-4-2 overall and 3-2-1 in LSC play.

The Greyhound offense is scoring 1.27 goals per game led by Bailey Bosley, Kierra Diaz, Keyara Zuniga and Kaitlyn Caro who have each scored two goals. Samantha Fabela and Julia Tucker had registered a team-high two assists.

Taylor Jackson has started in 10 games in goal this season including the past three after missing the WT game earlier in the season. She recorded her third shutout of the season in ENMU's 1-0 overtime victory over UT Permian Basin on Sunday.

LAST MEETING
The Lady Buffs scored two first half goals including Hannah Kelley-Lusk's strike in the 2nd minute in their 3-1 victory on Sept. 26, 2018 at The Pitch. It marked the first victory in the series for WT since Oct. 26, 2016.

THE SERIES
WT leads the all-time series 15-6-3 and 5-5-1 in games played in Portales. Over their last seven meetings, the Lady Buffs are 5-0-2 outscoring ENMU 14-5.

MSU TEXAS
The Mustangs enter the week with an overall record of 2-7-2 with a mark of 1-4-1 in Lone Star Conference play following a tie against Texas Woman's and then a 3-2 defeat to Texas A&M-Commerce.

Ryan Spence is in his first year as head coach for the Mustangs after spending last year in the same position at Eastern New Mexico.

Senna Garcia is the leading goal scorer for MSU with three goals and one assist for seven points while Avery Lewis and Madison Williams have both scored two goals apiece. Kelly Cannistra and Emma Baley have a team-high three assists.

Samantha Upton has started in goal in nine games but only played 5:31 minutes in Monday's game against TAMUC. The freshman has 41 saves on the season including a career-high 10 against the Lady Buffs in their last meeting. Sophomore McKenna Williams has also appeared in three games making 20 saves.

LAST MEETING
The Mustangs held WT scoreless until Hannah Kelley-Lusk scored her fifth of the year from 12 yards out from a cross from Shanelle Arjoon. Khaline Jacob would score in the final seconds on a breakaway as the Lady Buffs won 2-0 on Sept. 28, 2018 at Stang Park.

THE SERIES
The all-time series between the schools is tied at 21-21-3 as WT has won the past three meetings for the first time since 2008-09. Prior to the win streak, the Lady Buffs were 2-6-2 in the prior 10 matches.

WT RANKED 17TH IN LATEST USC POLL
The Lady Buffs dropped two spots to #17 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll released on Tuesday afternoon after Sunday's draw against Angelo State.

WT also dropped one spot in the South Central Regional Rankings to third behind Colorado School of Mines and Colorado-Colorado Springs.

WIN STREAK ENDED, UNBEATEN STREAK CONTINUES
Sunday's 0-0 draw at Angelo State ended WT's 10-game win streak, which was the second longest in program history. The draw also extended WT's unbeaten streak to 11 games which is two shy of tying the program record set during the 1998 and 2002 seasons. 

RECORDS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN
Senior keeper Courtney Dippel broke Yvette Bedoy's program record for career saves in the second of half of Sunday's 0-0 draw against Angelo State. The Belton, Texas native now has 312 saves, six more than Bedoy had during her four-year career. Dippel also ranks second in shutouts (23) and wins (36)

GOALS GALORE
The Lady Buffs put seven goals past UT Permian Basin on Friday night in Odessa, Texas. It was the largest margin of victory for WT since defeating the Falcons 7-0 on Sept. 2, 2011. It was also the second time this season they had scored five or more goals for the first time in a decade.

DYNAMIC DUO
Hannah Kelley-Lusk and Khaline Jacob have combined to score 17 goals and seven assists for a Lady Buff offense that ranks 25th in the nation in scoring offense. Jacob's 10 goals are the 12th most in Division II while Kelley-Lusk ranks 11th in assists per game with 0.67.

WT HEAD COACH CHAD WEBB
WT head coach Chad Webb, a two-time LSC Coach of the Year, is now in his ninth season at the helm of the Lady Buffs. He is 85-67-18 overall during his time in Canyon. He has led WT to a pair of NCAA appearances during his tenure. With their win over UT Permian Basin on Oct. 5, Webb has now won 10 or more games in four straight seasons. 

LIVE COVERAGE
Live stats and webstreaming will be available for both games this week. For more information, visit the Women's Soccer Schedule Page at GoBuffsGo.com

A LOOK AHEAD
The Lady Buffs hit the road for the final time of the regular season next week against Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman's.