West Texas A&M (4-5-1, 1-5) vs. UT Tyler (7-1-2, 4-1-2)
Date	Saturday, October 11th | 1:00 p.m.
Location	Canyon, Texas | The Pitch
Live Statistics	Link
Live Video	FloCollege (Pay-Per-View)

CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M return to The Pitch in Canyon on Saturday afternoon as they battle the UT Tyler Patriots in Lone Star Conference action with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m.
 
MIDWESTERN STATE REWIND
The Lady Buffs couldn't find an offensive rhythm on Wednesday afternoon as they tallied just five shots in a 2-0 shutout loss at Midwestern State. The Mustangs got on the board in the 34^th minute followed by a second goal in the 76^th minute for the shutout win.
 
A LOOK AT THE PATRIOTS
The Patriots enter the weekend with an overall record of 7-1-2 with a 4-1-2 mark in LSC action to sit tied for fourth in the league standings. UT Tyler is riding a two-game win streak as they claimed a 2-0 win at Texas Woman's last Saturday followed by a 1-0 victory over Oklahoma Christian on Wednesday night.
 
Melissa Oliveira leads the way offensively for the Patriots as the senior midfielder from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has scored a team-best four goals on 15 shots, Ella Anderson is tied with Oliveira with a team-high eight points on the season as the Anna, Texas product has scored three goals with a pair of assists.
 
UTT HEAD COACH STEFANI WEBB
Stefani Webb is in her 21^st season leading the UT Tyler women's soccer program. Webb owns a record of 217-101-39 during her time in East Texas, leading the Patriots to 10+ wins in every season of their Division III era (2005-18). Webb has coached 98 All-Conference selections and 24 All-Region honorees with a pair of All-Americans. 
 
THE SERIES
Saturday afternoon will be the seventh all-time meeting on the pitch between the Lady Buffs and Patriots. WT holds a 4-1-1 in the series that dates back to 2019, the Lady Buffs are 3-1 in games played in Canyon. Last year's matchup saw the Patriots claim a 2-0 victory at The Pitch on October 26, 2024.
 
WT HEAD COACH TURK OZTURK
Bulut "Turk" Ozturk was named the third head coach in the history of the Lady Buff Soccer program on December 19, 2024. Ozturk brings an impressive nine-season track record of collegiate coaching experience to WT.
 
Ozturk was most recently on the coaching staff at Iowa State University for the 2024 season as the Soccer Development Coordinator. In this role, he was involved in all aspects of assisting a power four program that competes in the Big XII conference. Some of coach Turk's major duties included: Game Day coaching, video analysis for team members, scouting reports, recruiting, travel coordination and leading training sessions for the team.
 
Before Iowa State, Ozturk served as the Head Coach at Michigan Tech University for four seasons. During his tenure, he led the Huskies to their first NCAA tournament appearance in nearly a decade in 2023. Under his guidance, Michigan Tech achieved remarkable success with 17 players earning GLIAC All-Conference Awards, one All-American, over 60 players named to the All-Academic Excellence Team, and eight to the All-Academic Team.
 
LSC PRESEASON POLL
The Lady Buffs were selected 10th in the Lone Star Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll announced on August 27th. 
 
Dallas Baptist claimed 29 of the possible 45 first place votes for a total of 650 points to sit atop of the poll followed by Angelo State (13 first place, 634), Texas Woman's (one first place, 556), Midwestern State (511), St. Mary's (468), St. Edward's (435), Lubbock Christian (392), Oklahoma Christian (358), UT Tyler (347), West Texas A&M (284), Texas A&M International (one first place, 244), UT Dallas (168), UT Permian Basin (146), Eastern New Mexico (124) and Sul Ross State (one first place, 83).
 
Annie Rocha of St. Edward's was tabbed the league's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. DBU senior Parker Coe was named the Defensive Player of the Year while Amanda Farris of TWU claimed Goalkeeper of the Year accolades.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Wednesday night's contest will be broadcasted on FloCollege. The LSC and FloSports reached a historic agreement in August of 2024 for the largest streaming rights deal in NCAA Division II history. Fans have two different subscription options: $19.99 per month or $107.88 per year ($8.99/month). Additionally, those who use an .edu email address from an LSC member institution will be able to sign up at a discounted subscription price of $9.99 per month or $71.88 per year ($5.99/month).