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CANYON, Texas – The No. 18 Buffaloes of West Texas A&M look to bounce back after suffering their second loss of the season when they face UT Tyler on Wednesday night.  Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at The Pitch in Canyon. 
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Live stats and stream will be available for Wednesday's match against the Patriots provided by the West Texas A&M athletic communications department.  Viewers have the option to watch the match on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network for a $10 24-hour day pass or $50 season pass.  For more information visit GoBuffsGo.com.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Wednesday marks the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs.  Following a 2-0 shutout victory in the Lone Star Conference Semifinals last season, the Buffs now lead the series 2-0-1. 
 
SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS
UT Tyler enters Wednesday's match 5-3-1 after shutting out UT Permian Basin in the conference opener led by head coach Kenny Jones, who is in his 20^th season at the helm of the program.  The Patriots average 1.22 goals per match on 12.1 shots for a .101 shot-percentage while having a team 1.07 goals against average and .706 save-percentage. 
 
Six players have recorded scores for the Patriots led by Sergio Sola and Soren Wald with three each while Shane Popieluch is credited with two assists.  Eduardo Alba and Mathias Eriksen have each seen time as keepers for UTT with Eriksen earning nine starts.  The junior keeper has registered all five wins with 23 saves 
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Buffs suffered their first shutout of the season as they fell in the Lone Star Conference opener to Lubbock Christian, 3-0 on Saturday night.  WT had 11 shots against the Chaps with Ben Siri and Sean Ryan recording the only shots-on-goal.  Tom Miles and Jacob Plaster each recorded time between the post while Plaster earned the start. 
 
A LOOK AT THE HERD
The Buffs have outscored opponents 22-16, averaging 2.44 goals per match on 16.9 shots which ranks first in the conference including a .467 shot-on-goal percentage.  Saldana has scored a team-high nine goals followed by Stefan Andjelic with four while Ben Siri leads the offense with four assists.  WT's defense has limited opponents to 9.3 shots per match with goalkeeper Tom Miles recording with 16 saves for a .640 save-percentage. 
 
USC DIVISION II TOP-25
Following their loss to LCU, the Buffs fell to 18^th in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Men's Soccer Top-25 rankings.  The Buffs are one of two programs from the Lone Star Conference ranked in the national standings joined by Midwestern State at eighth.
 
REGIONAL RANKINGS
Midwestern State moved to first in the South Central Regional rankings at 9-1-0 followed by No. 12 Colorado Mesa, No. 18 WT, No. 25 Colorado School of Mines, CSU-Pueblo, St. Mary's, Regis, Lubbock Christian, Colorado Christian, and UCCS. 
 
BUTCH LAUFFER
Butch Lauffer is in his 31st season as head men's soccer coach at West Texas A&M University. As the longest tenured head coach in WT history, Lauffer has coached the men to 29 consecutive non-losing seasons and the women to 12-plus victories in 12 seasons. Lauffer has recorded a 357-159-39 (.678) record at the helm of the Buffs with a 546-226-56 (.693) overall record at WT.
 
COMING UP
Next up, the Buffs will set out to Laredo, Texas on Saturday, Oct. 16 for a matchup with Texas A&M International (4-5-1, 1-0-0 LSC).  Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Dustdevil Soccer Field.