West Texas A&M (6-7-2, 3-7-1) vs. Lubbock Christian (6-6-2, 4-4-2)
Date	Wednesday, October 29th | 7:00 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 close out their regular season home schedule on Wednesday night as they welcome the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps to The Pitch with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. in Canyon.
 
UT DALLAS REWIND
The Lady Buffs surrendered three first half goals on Saturday afternoon as they dropped a 3-1 Lone Star Conference decision to the Comets of UT Dallas on Senior Day at The Pitch in Canyon.
 
A LOOK AT THE LADY CHAPS
Lubbock Christian enters the week with an overall record of 6-6-2 with a 4-4-2 mark in league action. LCU looks to end a three-game losing skid as they registered a 2-1 loss at St. Edward's on Saturday afternoon in Austin.
 
The Lady Chaps are led offensively by Ella Spiller who has 10 goals along with four assists for a team-best 24 points this season. The sophomore forward from Coppell, Texas has tallied 45 shots with 21 of them coming on goal including four game winners.
 
LCU HEAD COACH ALISTAIR CALDWELL
Alastair Caldwell is now in his second season at the helm of the Lady Chap Soccer program after a successful high school coaching career and serving as an assistant for the LCU men's program for a season.  In his first season, Lubbock Christian posted an 8-5-3 record, including a 6-5-2 showing in Lone Star Conference play. Seven LCU players earned various All-Conference awards, including four members of the All-Freshman Team.
 
THE SERIES
WT leads the all-time series against Lubbock Christian 3-2-2 with the series starting in 2013. Last season saw Mollie Ferro put the Lady Buffs on the board in the eighth minute before Lubbock Christian responded with a goal in the 33^rd minute as the game ended in a 1-1 draw in Lubbock.
 
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).