LUBBOCK, Texas – The Buffs of West Texas A&M suffered their first defeat of the season on Thursday afternoon as they fell on the road to the Lubbock Christian Chaps, 2-0 in the Heartland Conference opener at the LCU Soccer Field in Lubbock, Texas
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: Lubbock Christian 2, West Texas A&M 0
Records: West Texas A&M (3-1-1, 0-1-0 HLC), Lubbock Christian (3-1-0, 1-0-0 HLC)
Venue: LCU Soccer Field
Location: Lubbock, Texas
 
The Chaps got on the board in the 26^th minute as Richie Vaca-Cordova connected on a rocket from 30 yards out that found the top corner of the goal for the early 1-0 lead. The Buffs registered six shots in the opening half compared to two by LCU.
 
The Buffs tallied five more shots in the second half but only three fell on goal in the match while LCU finished the game with just five shots including a pair on goal with two scores. The Chaps added an insurance goal in the 86^th minute Jamal Yates won a one-on-one battle to make it 2-0. Colin Burgiel picked up his first career defeat between the pipes for the Buffs, tallying one save on the afternoon.
 
UP NEXT
The Buffs return to action on Saturday afternoon as they head to Odessa, Texas to take on the Falcons of UT Permian Basin in Heartland Conference action starting at 1 p.m.