CANYON, Texas – Hannah Kelley-Lusk scored twice in the second half as West Texas A&M returned to winning ways on Wednesday with a 3-2 victory over St. Edward's. The Lady Buffs improve to 9-4-0 overall and 5-3-0 in Lone Star Conference following their first win over the Hilltoppers since Sept. 11, 2009. 
 
The Lady Buffs' best chance of a scoreless first half came in the 14th minute when Alexis Villareal hit the crossbar. Kelley-Lusk beat the defender to the rebound but her shot went straight to the keeper. 
 
WT needed only two minutes in the second half to open the scoring when Kelley-Lusk got on the end of Emily Avila's corner kick. It was a 2-0 lead 10minutes later on Kelley-Lusk's second of the night and 49^th of her career moving her into a tie for second on the career list. Maliyah Mendoza orchestrated the goal as she found Kelley-Lusk in space. 
 
SEU cut into the lead in the 63^rd minute on a goal from Katie Gay but WT responded quickly with Mendoza scoring her fourth of the season. Kelley-Lusk was credited with the assist after returning the favor with a nice pass to Mendoza, who beat the keeper at the far post.
 
The Hilltoppers would make things interesting with a second goal in the 84^th minute but the Lady Buffs were able to see the game out to end a two-game losing streak. 
 
The Lady Buffs will now make the trip up Interstate 27 on Saturday, Oct. 23, to face Midwestern State. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. at Stang Park.