CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M junior Lucca Lima scored once in each half as the Buffs raced past the Rattlers of St. Mary's in Heartland Conference action on Saturday afternoon for WT's fifth straight victory.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: West Texas A&M 4, St. Mary's 1
Records: West Texas A&M (7-1-1, 4-1-0 HLC), St. Mary's (5-2-2, 3-2-1 HLC)
Venue: Sigma Beta Chi Field
Location: San Antonio, Texas
 
The Rattlers got on the board first in the 10^th minute as Ollie Wright connected from 20 yards out on a free kick for the early 1-0 lead. The Buffs continued to show their quick-strike offense late in the first half as Cal Bryan found Reece Schattle on a cross pass to tie the game in the 41^st minute followed 66 seconds later by Lima's first goal of the game from five yards out to give the Buffs a 2-1 lead headed into halftime.
 
Lima continued his big afternoon in the 57^th minute as the Brazil native connected from 15 yards out on a pass from fellow senior Julio Vargas to make it 3-1. The Buffs added an insurance goal in the 73^rd minute as Cameron Walker found Ivan Ulloa on a crossed ball for the 4-1 win. Alexander Vencel continued to impress in goal for the Buffs as the sophomore responded from an early goal, registering six saves on 17 shots.
 
UP NEXT
The Buffs return to Heartland Conference action on Thursday night as they begin the second half of league action at home against the Lubbock Christian Chaps starting at 7 p.m. in Canyon. WT will look for a little revenge against the Chaps as LCU handed the Buffs their only defeat of the season back on September 13^th in Lubbock (2-0).