Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Venue	Links
Wednesday, November 6	7:00 p.m.	St. Edward's	Canyon, Texas	The Pitch	Stats | FloSports | Game Notes

 
CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M men's soccer looks to solidify its Lone Star Conference tournament seeding on Wednesday when the Buffs take on St. Edward's. Kickoff between the Buffs and Hilltoppers is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Canyon with Senior Day activities to follow.  
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Athletic Communications Department from West Texas A&M will provide live stats and a pay-per-view web stream. Fans will need to purchase a monthly ($19.99) or annual ($107.88) 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 St. Edward's, 15-11-1 in a series that started in 1998. Last season, the Hilltoppers spoiled the Buffs' Senior Day with a 4-3 victory in Canyon. In the series' last meeting, the match resumed the series after St. Edward's cut the program after the 2019 season. WT holds a 2-2-1 record in the series' last five meetings with a 3-6-1 record in the last 10.
 
SCOUTING ST. EDWARD'S
The Hilltoppers (7-4-4, 5-1-3 LSC) come off a 2-0 win over Dallas Baptist to secure a top three spot in the Lone Star Conference tournament. Arthur Souza leads the team with 16 points on eight goals while Christian Mezas follows with 14 points on four goals and a team-leading six assists. 11 different players have scored on the season with 12 players recording an assist.  In goal, three different players have seen time with Angel Ramirez receiving the most recent start. Ramirez has allowed five goals with 30 saves on 86 shots faced for 0.69 goals against average, .857 save percentage, and three solo shutouts. As a team, the Hilltoppers have allowed 17 goals with 49 saves on 146 shots faced for 1.13 goals against average, .742 save percentage, and six shutouts.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The West Texas A&M men's soccer team earned a Lone Star Conference point on the road against No. 13-ranked St. Mary's with a 1-1 draw. Midway through the first half, Daniel Burton stepped in front of a Rattlers' pass, advancing up the field before leading Gabriel Nevarez toward the box. Nevarez took a touch and slipped a shot under the arm of Johnny Thurbin and into the corner of the goal for a 1-0 lead. St. Mary's wouldn't let the Buffs sit in the driver's seat for too long as Sofian Maghouz found a streaking Gianluca Fiorini on the back post. With less than 10 minutes to play, WT nearly stunned St. Mary's with a late goal as a foul set up a Buffalo free kick. On the restart, an initial clearance from the Rattlers' defenders went to Sharif Mohammed who quickly sent the ball back in. Mohammed's back-post pass went to Leano who headed the ball back to the middle of the box. As the ball floated into reach, Quintin Benn-John looked to have a header into the back of the net, but a kick save from Thurbin kept the game tied at one.
 
LSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Matteo Landais had a game-winning goal and an assist to fuel the Buffs' 1-0-1 that included a draw with No. 13-ranked and LSC champion St. Mary's. Landais' game-winner against ENMU came in the 88th minute to make it 3-2 in the eventual 4-2 match. He took five shots – three on goal – on the road against StMU, which had won eight in a row. Landais has helped WT to a four-match unbeaten streak (3-0-1).
 
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 381-177-59 (.665) record at the helm of the Buffs with a 571-244-75 (.684) 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
The Buffs await the results from games around the conference for their seeding in the Lone Star Conference tournament.