West Texas A&M (4-4-1, 1-4) at Midwestern State (4-1-4, 4-0-2)
Date	Wednesday, October 8th | 4:30 p.m.
Location	Wichita Falls, Texas | Stang Park
Live Statistics	Link
Live Video	FloCollege (Pay-Per-View)

CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M Lady Buffs continue Lone Star Conference action on the road on Wednesday afternoon as they battle the Midwestern State Mustangs with kickoff set for 4:30 p.m. at Stang Park.
 
ANGELO STATE REWIND
The Lady Buffs registered six shots with five of them coming on goal on Saturday afternoon, but the Belles of Angelo State found the back of the net in each half to claim a 2-0 shutout victory over WT at LeGrand Soccer Complex.
 
A LOOK AT THE MUSTANGS
Midwestern State enters the week with an overall record of 4-1-4 as they are 4-0-2 in league action to sit second in the LSC standings. The Mustangs enter Wednesday riding a two-game win streak with victories over Oklahoma Christian (2-0) and St. Edward's (2-1) last week.
 
Nyxalee Munoz leads the way offensively for the Mustangs as the senior midfielder from Odessa has scored four goals to go along with an assist for nine total points, Munoz has 34 shots so far this season with seven of them coming on goal with a game-winner.
 
MSU HEAD COACH RYAN SPENCE
Former Midwestern State standout Ryan Spence begins his eighth season at the helm of the women's soccer program in 2025. Spence was named the Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year in 2021 as he has guided the Mustangs to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances (2021, 2024). Spence was a three-time All-American during his time in Wichita Falls, helping MSU to a record of 64-10-6 with four NCAA Tournament trips highlighted by a run to the Final Four in 2010.
 
THE SERIES
Wednesday afternoon will be the 54^th all-time meeting on the pitch between the Lady Buffs and Mustangs The series is tied 25-25-3 dating back to the 1996 campaign. WT is 17-5-2 at home in the series along with a 19-18-2 record in conference play. Last year's meeting saw an MSU game-winning goal in the 62^nd minute in a 1-0 victory by the Mustangs in Canyon during the regular season finale.
 
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).