ODESSA, Texas – The Buffs of West Texas A&M scored three second half goals on Saturday afternoon to pick up their first Heartland Conference victory of the season with a 3-0 decision over the Falcons of UT Permian Basin at the UTPB Soccer Field in Odessa, Texas
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THE BASICS
The Matchup: West Texas A&M 3, UT Permian Basin 0
Records: West Texas A&M (4-1-1, 1-1-0 HLC), UT Permian Basin (1-5-0, 0-2-0 HLC)
Venue: UTPB Soccer Field
Location: Odessa, Texas
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The Buffs got on the board in the 56
th minute as
Callum Challinor continued his strong start to the season with the senior registering his sixth goal of the young campaign for the early 1-0 lead. WT struck again in the 67
th minute as
Marius Longeanie found
Michael Garcia on a cross pass on the far post to make it 2-0.
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WT added an insurance goal in the 72
nd minute as
Harry McGrath took advantage of a deflection from
Reece Schattle for McGrath's second score of the season for the 3-0 win. The Buffs registered 28 shots in the match with half coming on-goal,
Alexander Vencel returned to the goal for the Buffs as the sophomore tallied five saves on 10 shots faced.
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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.