COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  – The No. 10 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M suffered a 3-0 defeat to. No. 24 UC-Colorado Springs on Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, Colo. WT finished the game with nine shots, six on-target as they dropped their first match of the season.

The Lady Buffs found themselves down 1-0 in the opening two minutes as UCCS' Tanner Sanders find the back of the net following a pass from Tarah Patterson. WT came close to equalizing in the 13^thminute but Shanelle Arjoon's shot was cleared off the line. 

UCCS doubled the advantage in the 50^thminutes on Sanders' second goal of the contest after Hannah Kelley-Lusk recorded a pair of shots in the opening four minutes. Kelley-Lusk continued to trouble the Mountain Lion backline forcing another save in the. 77^thminute. UCCS would add a third in. the 80^thminute to seal the victory.   

Kelley-Lusk finished the contest with a game-high five shots including four on-target with Natasha Worm making a career-high three saves in goa. 

The Lady Buffs host Fort Lewis in their home opener Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. at The Pitch.