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CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M open Lone Star Conference play at home on Friday, Sept. 27, against rival Eastern New Mexico.  Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at The Pitch.
 
A LOOK AT THE LADY BUFFS
The Lady Buffs finished the non-conference portion of their schedule 1-3-0 after falling 1-0 to Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday in Shawnee, Okla. 
 
Thee different Lady Buffs have scored a goal this season including All-American Hannah Kelley-Lusk. The junior scored the first goal of the season for WT in their 2-0 victory over CSU-Pueblo. Ashley Silvester also got on the scoring sheet against the ThunderWolves when she bent her corner just inside the near post. Mackenzie Taylor scored her fourth career goal on a penalty kick in the Lady Buffs only home game of the season against Adams State.
 
Defensively, WT is led by junior Cheyenne Orozco and sophomore Emily Avila. Orozco, the 2018 LSC Defensive Player of the Year, played all 90 minutes against OBU after missing time earlier in the season due to injury picked up against UC-Colorado Springs. Avila has also played well at the back and is a constant threat from free kicks.
 
WT has used two different goalkeepers through four games where they have allowed six goals. Natasha Worm started the opening three games for the Lady Buffs where the El Paso, Texas native kept a clean sheet in her collegiate debut against CSUP. Daniela Estrada made her first start on Saturday making 11 saves against OBU, which is the ninth-most in a single game in program history. 
 
A LOOK AT EASTERN NEW MEXICO
Second-year head coach Joshua Smith has the Greyhounds off to their best start in program history at 3-0-1 including three straight wins to open the season. Last season, Smith led ENMU to its first LSC Tournament Final in the program's 16-year history. 
 
Offensively, the Greyhounds are averaging 1.3 goals per game on 18.3 shots for a shot percentage of .068. Desiree Morgas is the leading goal scorer for the Greyhounds with two goals and an assist for a total of five points. The redshirt sophomore from El Paso, Texas scored in back-to-back wins over Adams State and Fort Lewis. Kierra Diaz (sister of junio Jessica Diaz), Hayden Zuniga and Keyara Zuniga have also scored goals for ENMU.
 
ENMU is the only team in the conference that has not allowed a goal this season. Junior goalkeeper Whitney Dockweiler has made 15 saves including a season-high seven against FLC at Greyhound Stadium. 
 
THE SERIES
WT leads the all-time 16-7-3 including dating back to their first-ever meeting on Oct. 12, 2003 in Portales, N.M. Prior to losing in overtime in their previous meeting, the Lady Buffs had gone eight games unbeaten against the Greyhounds. 
 
LAST TIME AGAINST THE GREYHOUNDS
The Lady Buffs and Eastern New Mexico last met in the Lone Star Conference Semifinals last year with ENMU winning in overtime on a golden goal from Julia Tucker in the 93rd minute. 
 
The Lady Buffs outshot ENMU, 24-10, with both teams putting five shots on-target. WT had two scoring chances in the opening 15 minutes with Jessica Diaz's shot from eight yards out saved in the 2nd minute followed by a shot off the crossbar 13 minutes later.
 
LOOKING FOR SOME OFFENSE
The Lady Buffs three goals through the opening four games is their lowest total since 2016. After scoring two goals in the season opener against CSUP, WT has now scored a goal in the run of play as their goal against ASU was from the penalty shot. 
 
RECORD WATCH
Taylor played 84 minutes against OBU over the weekend taking her career total to 5,244, moving her up to sixth all-time. The senior is just 256 minutes played away from becoming one of four Lady Buffs to have played in more 5,500 minutes.
 
With her three shots against the Bison on Saturday, Kelley-Lusk now has 110 for her career leaving her two shy of making the Top 10 in that category. It is likely that she will pass Jessica Rodriguez (2000-02) on Friday as the Farmington, N.M. native is averaging more than four shots a game this season. 
 
Senior Marlene van Mourik's 13 career assists are the 10th most in program history. She has recorded at least three assists in every season at WT including a career-high seven as a sophomore in 2017. 
 
Estrada's 11 saves on Saturday are the ninth-most in program history.  She is also one of seven goalkeepers in program history to make 11 or more saves in a single game.
 
9 WINS AWAY FROM THE CENTURY MARK
10th year head coach Chad Webb is nine wins short of becoming the second head coach in program history to win 100 games. The former Buff standout is 91-73-20 during his tenure including four straight seasons with 10-plus wins and back-to-back NCAA appearances. Friday's contest will be his 185th match since taking over the program in 2010. 
 
LSC PRESEASON POLL
The Lady Buffs were picked to finish first in the Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Poll for the second straight year receiving 18 first-place votes. Newcomers Dallas Baptist were picked second followed by St. Edward's in third, Angelo in fourth and Texas A&M-Commerce in fifth. 
 
Kelley-Lusk was named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year with DBU's Maggie Scales and SEU's Annabel Sweeney were named the defensive and goalkeeper of the year respectively. 
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Live stats and webstream will be provided by WT Athletic Communications for Friday's contest. For more information, visit the Women's Soccer Schedule Page at GoBuffsGo.com.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs get the weekend off before resuming LSC play against Texas A&M-Commerce on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.