CANYON, Texas – The No. 9 West Texas A&M Buffs opened the 2019 season with a 3-1 victory over Colorado State-Pueblo on Thursday night. Newcomer
Kenny Brown and
Stefan Andjelic helped set the tone for the Buffs to move to a 16-1-1 all-time record against the ThunderWolves.
THE BASICS
The Matchup: #9 West Texas A&M 3, Colorado State-Pueblo 1
Records: West Texas A&M (1-0-0), Colorado State-Pueblo (0-1-0)
Venue: Rawlings Sports Complex
Location: Pueblo, Colorado
HOW IT HAPPENED
West Texas A&M got on the board early with 1-0 lead after sophomore newcomer
Kenny Brown scored his first goal in the Maroon and White off a free kick from 20-yards out in the 12
th minute. The Buffs outshot the ThunderWolves 6-3 in the first half but were held until halftime.
CSU-Pueblo tied the score in the in the 76
th minute with a goal by freshman Vinzent Zingel before the Buffs responded to take back the lead, 2-1, when Brown finished a pass from freshman
Beau Johnsonin the 85
th minute.
Stefan Andjelic closed out the game with his first career penalty kick to secure a 3-1 victory for WT.
Alexander Vencel recorded his 24th career win at WT with five saves.
UP NEXT
The Buffs return to Canyon to make their home debut with a matchup against Western Washington on September 13 at The Pitch in the Buffalo Sports Park. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT, on Friday.