CANYON, Texas – The Buffaloes of West Texas A&M scored three times in the second half as they ran their win streak to three matches on Saturday afternoon with a 4-0 shutout victory over the visiting Hillcats of Rogers State at The Pitch in Canyon, Texas.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: West Texas A&M 4, Rogers State 0
Records: West Texas A&M (6-1-1, 3-1-0 HLC), Rogers State (4-4-0, 2-2-0 HLC)
Venue: The Pitch
Location: Canyon, Texas
Match Note: Match called at the 87:12 mark due to an injury on the field
 
The Buffs got on the board in the 38^th minute as Marius Longeanie picked-up his first goal of the season off a pass from Harry McGrath to make it 1-0. The remainder of the first half was a back-and-forth battle as the Buffs finished the period with 12 shots compared to seven by the Hillcats.
 
WT continued to prove they can score in bunches in the second half as Lucca Lima found McGrath on a corner kick for a header goal to make it 2-0, McGrath registered his second assists of the afternoon in the 76^th minute on a pass to Julio Vargas for the one-on-one goal followed by a Ivan Ulloa goal from Vargas in the 86^th minute to make it 3-0.
 
The decision to call the match in the 87^th minute was made by the head referee and both coaching staffs following a Rogers State injury. Alexander Vencel picked up another win between the pipes for the Buffs, registering a pair of saves in the victory.
 
UP NEXT
The Buffs return to Heartland Conference action on Thursday night as they head to Laredo, Texas to take on the Dustdevils of Texas A&M International starting at 7 p.m. at Dustdevil Field.