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CANYON, Texas – The No. 22 West Texas A&M Buffaloes face Oklahoma Christian on Wednesday night for their final regular-season road trip with kickoff set for 7 p.m. at the Eagle Soccer Field. 
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Live stats and stream will be available for Wednesday's match provided by the OC 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
The Buffs are undefeated against the Eagles as they lead the all-time series 12-0 since its start in WT's inaugural season in 1991.  In their last meeting, WT defeated Oklahoma Christian in 2-1 overtime win with the help of Sean Ryan's golden goal in the 92^nd minute.  
 
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Oklahoma Christian enters week 10 play with a 0-6-1 record in conference play and 1-10-3 mark overall.  Under first year head coach Mitchell Sowerby, the Eagles recorded their lone victory coming from a 5-0 shutout over Newman in the preseason.
 
 The Eagles average 1.14 goals per match on 13.3 shots with a .382 shot-on-goal percentage. John Osadolor Ighede has five scores on the season to lead OC with 10 total points while goalkeeper Anthony Trabichet has a .698 save-percentage which ranks the sixth best in conference. 
 
BUTCH LAUFFER
Butch Lauffer is in his 31st season as head men's soccer coach at West Texas A&M University.  The Buffs match against UT Permian Basin marked Lauffer's 550^th-career victory at WT.  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 361-160-39 (.678) record at the helm of the Buffs with a 550-227-56 (.693) overall record at WT.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Buffs put up six goals for the first time since 2018 when they defeated UT Permian Basin last week, 6-3.  Rotem Weiss led the Buffs offense with seven points as the freshman was responsible for two goals, including the game-winner against the Falcons, while earning the assist on three different scores.
 
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
WT standings third in the conference rankings behind Midwestern State (6-0 LSC) and Lubbock Christain (4-1-1 LSC) each with the Mustangs posting a conference high 18 points.  St. Mary's sits in fourth with 12 points with a 4-2 mark in conference play followed by Texas A&M International (3-4), UT Tyler (2-4), DBU (2-4), UT Permian Basin (2-4) and Oklahoma Christian (0-6-1)
 
A LOOK AT THE HERD
The Buffs have outscored opponents 37-26, averaging 2.64 goals per match on 16.5 shots which ranks first in the conference including a .450 shot-on-goal percentage.  Saldana has scored a team-high nine goals followed by Stefan Andjelic with eight and Denis Herrera with six while Rotem Weiss paces the offense with six assists.  WT's defense has limited opponents to 9.9 shots per match with goalkeeper Tom Miles recording 10 victories with 28 saves for a .596 save-percentage. 
 
USC DIVISION II TOP-25
West Texas A&M men's soccer moved to 22^nd in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top-25 Poll. Young Harris moved atop the national rankings with a 15-0-1 overall record as the last undefeated school in the standings. Palm Beach Atlantic stands second at 12-1-0 followed by Davis & Elkins, Franklin Pierce and Charleston to close out the top five. 
 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
The top six teams will advance to the LSC Tournament based on a points system.  The tournament will begin with quarterfinal matches on Tuesday, November 9 followed by the semifinal and championship matches at the No. 1 seed on Friday, November 12 and Sunday, November 14.
 
COMING UP
Following Wednesday's match, WT will host the season finale with a Top-25 showdown against No. 6 Midwestern State on Saturday, Nov. 6.  The Buffs also will honor seven seniors in Saturday's match against the Mustangs.