Ricardo Castillo StMU 2021
Trevor Fleeman

Men's Soccer

No. 22 Buffs Defeat Oklahoma Christian to Sweep the Season Series

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – West Texas A&M extended its win streak against Oklahoma Christian to 13 as the No. 22 Buffs left Oklahoma City with a 2-1 decision on Wednesday night.  The Buffs moved to 12-3 this season with a 5-2 mark in conference play while OC (1-10-3) has yet to get a conference victory. 
 
The Eagles opened scoring in the 7th-minute on a shot by Carlos Trapero from Alejandro Colom.  WT added to the board when Chris Palomino connected with Denis Herrera's corner kick to equalize the score in the 33rd-minute.  The freshmen headed his fourth goal of the season to make it 1-1 at the half. 
 
With 18 minutes left of regulation, Ricardo Castillo grabbed the deciding goal to make it 2-1 in favor of the Buffs.  The Houston product buried his first collegiate goal after he got on the end of a pass from Anthony Perea. 
 
WT outshot the Eagles 15-12 led by Denis Herrera and Chris Palomino with four each while Palomino landed two on target.  Tom Miles recorded a season-high five saves to move to 11-1-0 on the season. 
 
The Buffs will return Canyon for the regular-season finale on Saturday, Nov. 6 for a Top-25 showdown with No. 6 Midwestern State (14-1-0, 6-0-0 LSC) with kickoff is set for 2 p.m.  The Buffs will also honor seven players for Senior Day for Saturday's match.
 
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Players Mentioned

Denis Herrera

#10 Denis Herrera

F
5' 9"
Junior
Chris Palomino

#13 Chris Palomino

F
5' 9"
Freshman
Ricardo Castillo

#57 Ricardo Castillo

D
5' 11"
Sophomore
Tom Miles

#1 Tom Miles

GK
6' 0"
Freshman
Anthony Perea

#37 Anthony Perea

D
5' 9"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Denis Herrera

#10 Denis Herrera

5' 9"
Junior
F
Chris Palomino

#13 Chris Palomino

5' 9"
Freshman
F
Ricardo Castillo

#57 Ricardo Castillo

5' 11"
Sophomore
D
Tom Miles

#1 Tom Miles

6' 0"
Freshman
GK
Anthony Perea

#37 Anthony Perea

5' 9"
Sophomore
D