Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Venue	Links
Wednesday, October 23	7:30 p.m.	Lubbock Christian	Lubbock, Texas	LCU Soccer & Track Facility	Stats | FloSports | Game Notes

 
CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M men's soccer looks to snap a six-match winless streak on Wednesday, Oct. 23 when the Buffs take on Lubbock Christian. WT (2-6-4, 0-2-3 LSC) and Chaps (5-4-4, 2-2-2 LSC) are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the LCU Soccer Facility.  
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Athletic Communications Department from Lubbock Christian will provide live stats and a pay-per-view web stream. Fans will need to purchase a monthly ($14.99) or annual ($99.99) subscription with FloSports, the official streaming provider of the Lone Star Conference. The subscription allows fans access to any content available on FloSports.
 
ALL TIME SERIES
WT leads the all-time series with Lubbock Christian 10-8-1 in a series that dates to 2013. The two teams met twice in the 2023 season with the Buffs taking a 2-0 non-conference victory in Canyon. In the conference matchup, WT dominated the Chaps with a 5-0 victory in Lubbock. In the series, WT is 3-5 on the road and 6-3-1 in conference play against the Chaps.
 
SCOUTING LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN
The Chaps enter Wednesday's contest with a 5-4-4 overall record and 2-2-2 mark in LSC action after a 2-0 victory at Oklahoma Christian. Justin Martinez leads the team with 12 points on five goals and two assists while Manu Nunez leads the team with three assists. On the season, eight different players have scored for LCU with seven players recording an assist. In goal, Connor Pettigrew has played every minute on the season. Pettigrew has allowed 21 goals with 52 saves on 156 shots faced for 1.62 goals against average, 0.712 save percentage, and five shutouts.
 
LAST TIME OUT
West Texas A&M men's soccer couldn't mount a late comeback as the Buffs dropped a Lone Star Conference match-up to Dallas Baptist, 2-1. WT found its way on the scoreboard first in the 21st minute as a handball inside the box gave the Buffs a penalty kick. Stepping up to take the penalty, Theo Bennetts buried his shot into the corner of the goal. DBU answered 10 minutes later as Gavyn Rosales put in his own rebound after an initial save by Luke Southerington. After an aggressive 45 minutes of play, the two teams went to the locker room tied at one. In the 55^th minute, DBU took a lead it wouldn't relinquish as another corner kick sent into the box bounced around. With a WT player challenging, Avery Brazzell finished the ball into the back of the net. In the game's closing minutes, WT nearly forced a draw when a DBU foul put the Buffs on the doorstep. On the restart, a Dominic Murphy header deflected off a defender toward the open goal. With the ball inches away from crossing the goal line, McGee made a diving save to secure the game.
 
BUTCH LAUFFER
Butch Lauffer is in his 34th 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 31 consecutive non-losing seasons and the women to 12-plus victories in 12 seasons. Lauffer has recorded a 378-177-58 (.664) record at the helm of the Buffs with a 568-244-74 (.683) overall record at WT.
 
LSC PRESEASON POLL
Reigning Lone Star Conference regular season and tournament champion Midwestern State received all but one of the 33 possible first-place votes for a total of 362 points. WT finished second in the voting with a total of 303 points followed by St. Mary's with 275 points and a first-place vote. Dallas Baptist (266) and Texas A&M International (211) round out the top five with Lubbock Christian (179), Oklahoma Christian (174), Eastern New Mexico (136), and UT Tyler (124) following. St. Edward's (113) and Sul Ross State (35) finish out the poll.
 
Midwestern State's Mere Escobar and Juan Galindo were tabbed the LSC Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, while St. Mary's Johnny Thurbin earned Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year honors.
 
A LOOK AHEAD
WT returns to The Pitch on Saturday, Oct. 23 for a rivalry match with No. 18 Midwestern State. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. or 30 minutes after the women's match.