Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Venue	Links
Saturday, September 23	2 p.m.	#5 Midwestern State	Wichita Falls, Texas	Stang Park	Stats | Video | Game Notes

CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M men's soccer team takes a three-game winning streak on the road to face longtime rival, and No. 5-ranked, Midwestern State on Saturday. The Buffs (3-2-1 overall) and Mustangs (6-0-1) kickoff the non-conference matchup at 2 p.m. at Stang Park in Wichita Falls.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Live stats and broadcast will be available for the season opener provided by the Midwestern State athletic communications department with the game aired on the LSC Digital Network. For more information visit GoBuffsGo.com. 
 
All TIME SERIES
The Mustangs are WT's most common opponent in a storied series that dates back to 1991. Midwestern State leads the series with the Buffs by a count of 23-32-5 and enter the game on a one-game winning streak in the series. Last season, the Buffs and Mustangs met three times with the teams tying the first time. WT won the regular-season finale in Canyon before hosting Midwestern State in the Lone Star Conference tournament. The Mustangs got their revenge as they came back to defeat the Buffs, 3-2.
 
SCOUTING #5 MIDWESTERN STATE
The Mustangs go into the non-conference contest undefeated with a 6-0-1 record. Midwestern State has allowed a goal in each of its past two games while outscoring opponents 7-1 over that time. One of those wins came on the road against No. 16 St. Mary's on Wednesday. Offensively, Mere Escobar has been a force for the Mustangs, scoring nine goals and three assists. Adam Braman has started each game in goal for Midwestern State, totaling nearly 621 minutes on the season. Braman enters with a 0.58 goals-against average while allowing four goals and converting 15 saves on 54 shots faced.
 
BUTCH LAUFFER
Butch Lauffer is in his 33rd 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 30 consecutive non-losing seasons and the women to 12-plus victories in 12 seasons. Lauffer has recorded a 373-166-51 (.675) record at the helm of the Buffs with a 562-233-68 (.691) overall record at WT.
 
LAST TIME OUT
WT won the first iteration of the Rivalry on the Range series with Lubbock Christian on Wednesday. The Buffs' pressure paid off in the 36th minute as Dylan Watson sent a service into a crowded Lubbock Christian box and toward a running Ben Siri. Siri let the ball go past him to an open Matteo Landais on the back post where Landais put the ball into the back of the net. WT carried over the momentum gained in the first half as the Buffs struck quickly in the second half. After WT took possession at midfield, Gabriel Nevarez found a streaking Keaton Hartman in open space. Hartman raced past the Chaps' back line as the LCU goalkeeper came off his line. As the keeper went to the ground, the Hobbs, N.M. native slipped a shot under his arm and rolled the ball into the back of the net less than a minute into the second period.
 
LSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Hartman was pivotal in West Texas A&M's 2-0-1 week by starting all three matches against Southern Nazarene, Northwest Nazarene, and Adams State. He spearheaded a unit that allowed only one goal. He assisted on the Buffs' lone goal against Southern Nazarene while playing the full 90 minutes and added another assist on the game-winner against Northwest Nazarene. Against Adams State, he helped the Buffs not allow a single shot and added a goal of his own.
 
Kristal fueled an unbeaten week against Southern Nazarene, Northwest Nazarene, and Adams State by allowing only one goal over 252:22 minutes. Kristal, who started every match, shut out Northwest Nazarene with three saves in a 1-0 contest – the Buffs' first win of the season.
  
A LOOK AHEAD
The Buffs wrap up their non-conference schedule on the road against St. Edward's. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Lewis-Chen Family Field in Austin.