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2018 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES
OVERALL: 14-2-2 | HEARTLAND: 11-2-1 | STREAK: W6
HOME: 8-1-1 | AWAY: 6-1-0 | NEUTRAL: 0-0-1
AUGUST
Thu. 30 vs. #21 Colorado Mesa T, 1-1
SEPTEMBER
Mon. 3 Colorado State-Pueblo W, 3-1
Sat. 8 University of the Southwest W, 7-0
Mon. 10 Southern Nazarene W, 6-0
Thu. 13 at Lubbock Christian * L, 0-2
Sat. 15 at UT Permian Basin * W, 3-0
Thu. 20 Newman * W, 3-0
Sat. 22 Rogers State * W, 4-0
Thu. 27 at Texas A&M International * W, 5-1
Sat. 29 at St. Mary’s * W, 4-1
OCTOBER
Thu. 4 Lubbock Christian * L, 1-2 (OT)
Sat. 6 Eastern New Mexico * T, 2-2
Thu. 11 at Oklahoma Christian * W, 5-0
Sat. 13 at #3 MSU Texas W, 1-0 (2OT)
Thu. 18 St. Edward’s * W, 1-0
Sat. 20 Dallas Baptist * W, 6-0
Thu. 25 UT Permian Basin * W, 7-0
Sat. 27 at Eastern New Mexico * W, 3-1
NOVEMBER
Heartland Conference Championship (Wichita Falls, TX)
Fri. 2 (6) Lubbock Christian 4:30 p.m.
Sun. 4 Heartland Championship 1:00 p.m.
* - Denotes Heartland Conference Match
All Times Central and Subject to Change
Rankings Reflect the Newest NSCAA Division II Top-25 Poll
Home matches played at The Pitch
WEST TEXAS A&M
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
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COMING UP
The #14 Buffs of West Texas A&M head to Wichita Falls, Texas
this weekend to take part in the 2018 Heartland Conference
Championship as they take on sixth seeded Lubbock
Christian on Friday afternoon at Stang Park.
LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN
The Chaps enter the weekend with an overall record of 9-6-3
following a 2-1 win over third seeded St. Mary’s on Tuesday
night in quarterfinal action in San Antonio.
LCU is led offensively by Emilio Marti with five goals and two
assists for 12 points on 26 shots for a percentage of .192. The
Chaps average 1.83 goals per game on 204 total shots with
76 of those falling on goal. Braxton Thorne is 8-5-3 in goal for
LCU, allowing 21 goals with 82 saves for a percentage of .796.
Lubbock Christian is guided by third year head coach Paul
Gilbert who came to Lubbock following two years as a
volunteer coach at Michigan State.
THE SERIES
Friday will mark the 10th overall meeting between the Buffs
and Chaps as WT leads the all-time series, 5-4 dating back
to the 2013 season. The Chaps have taken both meetings
between the two teams this season to hand WT their only two
defeats.
THE LAST MEETING
Lubbock Christian completed the regular-season sweep of
the then #23 Buffs as a 96th minute golden goal in overtime
in Heartland Conference action at The Pitch in Canyon to
snap WT’s five match win streak.
The Buffs tie it up in the 80 minute as Stefan Andjelic send
a great cross pass in the box from 20 yards out and Julio
Vargas finished with a header for his ninth goal of the season
at 1-1. The Chaps scored the golden goal as the clock hit the
96th minute as Marcelo Pacheco found Conner Dean in the
box as the sophomore bounced a shot off the left post and
into the back of the net for the thrilling 2-1 win. Alexander
Vencel picked up the loss in goal for the Buffs, allowing two
goals on eight shots with two saves on the night.
WT HEAD COACH BUTCH LAUFFER
Butch Lauffer enters his 28th season as head men’s soccer
coach at West Texas A&M. Lauffer is now the longest tenured
head coach in West Texas A&M history in a storied career
dating back to 1991. Lauffer reached the 500-win plateau
on September 30th of last season in Odessa, Texas with a
dominating 13-2 win over UT Permian Basin.
During his tenure, Lauffer has coached the men to 26
consecutive non-losing seasons and the women to 12-plus
victories in 12 seasons. Lauffer has recorded a 330-147-35
(.661) record at the helm of the Buffs with a 520-214-52 (.680)
overall record at WT.
NATIONALLY SPEAKING
Entering the week, the Buffs lead all of Division II soccer in
total goals (62) while ranking second in shots on goal per
game (9.39) and total points (175). WT is third in total assists
(51) while ranking fifth in points per game (9.72), scoring
offense (3.44) and shots per game (18.78).
Sophomore goalkeeper Alexander Vencel ranks fifth
nationally in save percentage (.864) while sitting eighth in
goals against average (.538).
BUFFS IN THE HEARTLAND TOURNAMENT
The Buffs are making their third straight appearance in the
Heartland Conference Championship this weekend in Wichita
Falls. WT has qualified for the event each of the three seasons
they have been a member of the Heartland Conference,
the Buffs are 1-2 all-time in the tournament as they have lost
their last two matches in the event. WT is 0-1 all-time in the
semifinal round, losing to second seeded St. Edward’s back
on November 4, 2016 at Stang Park.
REGIONAL RANKINGS (OCT. 31)
The #14 Buffs jumped one spot to third in the newest NCAA
Division II Men’s Soccer South Central Region rankings
announced on Wednesday afternoon. The MSU Texas
Mustangs sit atop of the rankings followed by Colorado
School of Mines, West Texas A&M, Westminster, Colorado
Mesa and St. Mary’s.
#14 West Texas A&M
BUFFALOES
14-2-2 (11-2-1 HLC)
Date..........................Friday November 2
Venue........................................Stang Park
Location....................Wichita Falls, Texas
Live Stats.................MSUMustangs.com
Video........................MSUMustangs.com
vs. LCU............................WT Leads 5-4-0
Series Beginning..............................,2013
Total Meetings...........................................9
Last Meeting.................October 4, 2018
Result..................................LCU, 2-1 (2OT)
Streak........................................LCU, Win 2
Lubbock Christian
CHAPS
9-6-3 (6-5-3 HLC)
W-L-T
RANK
GOALS / GAME
SHOTS / GAME
SHOT%
SOG %
SAVES / GAME
SAVE %
PENALTYKICKS
FOULS / GAME
YELLOW/ RED32 / 2
10.3
1 / 2
.823
2.83
.500
.183
18.8
3.44
#14
14-2-2
TEAM COMPARISON
25 / 3
11.4
2 / 2
.796
4.56
.373
.162
11.3
1.83
NR
9-6-3
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2018 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES
EDUCATION
B.S. TCU - Kinesiology, ‘85
M.S. TCU - Liberal Arts ‘87
COACHING CAREER ACCOLADES
- 520-214-53 (.680) Overall Career Record
- 330-137-36 (.661) Career Men’s Record
- 9 All-Americans
- 5 NCAA Postseason Appearances
- 2 NCAA Elite Eight Appearances
- 26 Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons
- NCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year (Twice)
- LSC Men’s Coach of the Year (3 Times)
- LSC Women’s Coach of the Year (3 Times)
- Panhandle Sports Coach of the Year (5 Times)
Butch Lauffer enters his 28th season as
head men’s soccer coach at West Texas
A&M University. Lauffer is now the longest
tenured head coach in West Texas A&M
history in a storied career dating back to
1991. Lauffer reached the 500-win plateau
on September 30th of last season in Odes-
sa, Texas with a dominating 13-2 win over
UT Permian Basin.
During his tenure, Lauffer has coached
the men to 26 consecutive non-losing
seasons and the women to 12-plus victories
in 12 seasons. Lauffer has recorded a 316-
145-34 (.661) record at the helm of the Buffs
with a 506-212-51 (.680) overall record at
WT.
The Buffs finished the 2017 season with
an overall record of 12-5-1 as they complet-
ed their second season as a member of the
Heartland Conference with a 10-3-1 record
in league play. WT rode a five match win
streak into the 2017 Heartland Conference
Tournament before falling to St. Mary’s (0-2)
in the Quarterfinal round in Canyon.
The 2016 season saw the Buffs go 14-5-1
overall with a third place finish in their first
campaign as a member of the Heartland
Conference. WT handed rival Eastern New
Mexico a 5-0 loss in the Quarterfinal round
of the Heartland Conference Championship
at The Pitch in Canyon before falling to
second seeded St. Edward’s in the Semifi-
nal round.
In the fall of 2013, Lauffer coached the
Buffs to a 12-3-1 overall record in their
first season as an independent men’s
soccer team without a conference while
they ranked as high as fifth in the NSCAA
national rankings. In 2013, Lauffer was also
named Panhandle Sports Soccer Coach of
the Year.
In the summer prior to the 2014 season,
Lauffer once again assisted renowned
coach Randy Waldrum in the organization
and training of the expansion Houston
Dash of the National Women’s Soccer
League (NWSL). In 2014, he led the Buffs
to a 9-7-1 overall and coached his 700th
career game at WT (men & women com-
bined) on Sept. 12, earning a 5-3 victory
on the road at CSU-Pueblo.In 2015, he led
the Buffs to their 23rd consecutive win-
ning season including a six match winning
streak during the season.
In 1991, Lauffer organized a Division II
soccer program in less than three months
and in their first season he guided the Buffs
to a 10-8-2 record.
The Buffaloes reached the NCAA Divi-
sion II men’s soccer playoffs for the first
time in 1997, losing to Cal State-Bakersfield
in a shootout. The men made a return trip
in 2000, and both the men’s and women’s
teams qualified in 2001. The Buffs were
ranked in each of their first 11 seasons.
Lauffer was named NCAA Midwest Re-
gion Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2009
and received the LSC Men’s Coach of the
Year award in 1999 ,2000 and 2009. Ad-
ditionally, he was chosen as the Women’s
LSC Coach of the Year in 1996, 2001 and
2008. Lauffer started the women’s program
in 1996, leading them to a 12-4-0 finish and
Lone Star Conference regular season title.
Lauffer has several foreign and domestic
coaching licenses, including an English
Football Association’s preparatory coach-
ing license (1982), the United States Soccer
Federation “A” license (1987) and the Irish
Football Association Grade 1 coaching
license (1989). Most recently, he earned a
United European Football Association “A”
license from the Wales Football Association
in 1998 and a UEFA pro license through the
Scottish Football Association in 2001.
During the 1994 World Cup, he became
a member of the USSF National coaching
staff. He assisted FIFA with the technical
reports for all World Cup contests at the
Dallas venue and taught coaching courses
on developing coaching skills for the “A,”
“B,” and “C” levels.
In the summer of 2008, Lauffer lent his
coaching talents to Trinidad and Tobago as
he was an assistant coach for the country’s
Under-17 Women’s National Team. The field
of competitors included Canada, Mexico,
USA, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica and
Puerto Rico. Lauffer joined the coaching
staff of Randy Waldrum, of Notre Dame, as
Trinidad and Tobago prepared to host the
2008 CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Champi-
onship.
Lauffer, born in Washington, D.C., moved
to Dallas at age seven and has played or
coached soccer ever since. In his play-
ing days, Lauffer competed for the Texas
Longhorn Soccer Club; he logged over 100
international matches with them and was a
member of the first American team to win a
European Tournament - the Munich Cup - in
1978.
Lauffer has written three soccer books
about coaching and player development.
His first book, Coaching Soccer, was pub-
lished by Sterling Publishing Company in
1989. His second book, Soccer Coaches
Guide to Skills, Drills and Technique Train-
ing, was released in the fall of 1991.
His latest book, Techniques, Tactics and
Teamwork for Women’s Soccer, was re-
leased by Sterling Publishing in the spring
of 2001. He co-wrote it with April Kater,
Syracuse University’s head women’s coach.
In conjunction with Championship Produc-
tions, Lauffer has created two three-disc
DVD sets describing how to implement var-
ious game tactics and coaching techniques.
The first set, released in 2005, includes
“The Complete Guide to the 3-5-2,” “Tacti-
cal Flexibility With the 4-2-3-1 System,” and
“Attacking in the Final Third.” The second
set, released in 2006, includes “Butch
Lauffer’s Counter Attack System,” “Butch
Lauffer’s Zone Play,” and “Butch Lauffer’s 12
Best Training Games.”
Lauffer is also director of soccer for the
Amarillo Drifters Soccer Association and
a member of the North and South Texas
Olympic Development program.
He graduated from Texas Christian Uni-
versity in 1985. Lauffer lives in Amarillo with
his wife, Kimberly, and their two children,
Kendall and Kyle. He also has a son, Blake,
who lives in Hurst/Bedford.
THE LAUFFER FILE
BUTCH LAUFFER Head Coach | 28th Season at West Texas A&M
TCU '85 | Kinesiology
2018 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES
JAMES CROWDER Assistant Coach | Fifth Season at West Texas A&M
Midwestern State ‘00 | Arts & Science
James Crowder enters his fifth season as the Buffalo Soccer assistant coach in 2018 after an impressive six-year career as
Goalkeeping Director at the Lonestar Soccer Club in Austin, Texas.
While with the Lonestar Soccer Club, Crowder trained boys and girls team’s goalkeepers from 136 select teams, including
the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) and United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Academy. During his time with Lone-
star SC, Crowder’s clubs won a United States Youth Soccer (USYS) National Championship in 2009 and an ECNL National
Championship in 2011.
Also leading up to his arrival in Canyon, Crowder administered and trained all of the South Texas Olympic Development
Program’s goalkeepers as the Head Goalkeeper Coach with the South Texas Youth Soccer Association since 2005 and
served as a Goalkeeping Staff Coach with the Region III Olympic Development Program since 2007.
Crowder’s first coaching experience came in 2000 where he was on staff with the Centex Storm Soccer Club and won
three South Texas Championships in three years. Between 2001-’05, he got his first experience coaching at the collegiate
level with NCAA DIII University of Mary Hardin-Baylor as an assistant coach. There, Crowder coached goalkeeper Chase
Williams to American Southwest Conference Player of the Year honors in 2004 and National Soccer Coaches Association
of America (NSCAA) First-team All-Region in 2003-’05.
Between 2005-’07, Crowder served as an assistant coach with Austin Lightning Soccer while in 2006 and 2007 he was an assist coach for the men’s team
at NAIA member Huston-Tillotson University. Crowder helped lead the Rams to a Red River Conference Championship in 2007 while his goalkeeper Jeff
Richie was named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year.
More recently, Crowder spent two years with the Dallas Texas Soccer Club-Austin Division (2006-’08) as Director of Goalkeeping and two years with Austin
Amp’d Indoor Soccer (2007-’09). With Amp’d, a PASL semi-professional club, he served as assistant coach and conditioning coach for the men and was the
head coach for the women in his final year, leading the team to a Southern League Championship appearance.
Also while with Lonestar SC, Crowder spent three years with the Town and Country Soccer Association as Soccer Director (2008-’11). Crowder managed
the entrie soccer complex, facilitated field rentals, managed a 1,500-player recreational league, and held coaching clinics in addition to numerous other
duties. Before joining Lonesar, he worked as a goalkeeper coach for St. Stephen’s Episcopal in Austin, Texas (2011-’13).
His many certifications include a USSF ‘B’ License, NSCAA Premier Diploma, NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeep-
er Diploma, USA Weightlifting Certified Conditioning Coach/Club Coach, Cooper’s Institute Certified Personal Trainer, ISSA Certified Sports Conditioning
Coach, and FA Level 1 Award. Over the previous five years, Crowder has also served as an Id2 Identification Scout with US Club Soccer and a North Ameri-
ca Scout with Royal Racing FC Montegnée.
Crowder received a Bachelors of Arts and Science in 2000 from Midwestern State. He also has a wealth of experience in strength and conditioning after
working five years in fitness management and personal training at World’s Gym, Gold’s Gym, and YMCA-Austin.
GABE WILLIAMS Graduate Assistant Coach | First Season at West Texas A&M
Gabe Williams makes the transition from the field to the sideline for the 2018 campaign as the former Buff now serves as
WT’s Graduate Assistant Coach.
Williams played in 47 matches while making 23 start in over 2,000 minutes of action for the Buffs during his time in Ma-
roon & White. He finished his playing career with six goals to go along with five assists for 17 career points.
During his senior campaign in 2017, Williams saw time in 16 matches for the Buffs with 10 starts as he dished out three
assists on the season. As a junior in 2016, Williams appeared in 19 matches making eight starts while playing 716 minutes
at forward and in the midfield for the Buffs. He scored three goals and two assists for a total of eight points on 25 shots (9
SOG) as a junior. He had a goal and an assist in WT’s 5-0 win over Eastern New Mexico on Nov. 1 in the Heartland Confer-
ence Tournament Quarterfinals. He played a season-high 69 minutes against UT Permian Basin on Oct. 1 at The Pitch.
Williams made five starts and appeared in the first seven games of the 2014 season for the Buffs before suffering a sea-
son-ending injury. Williams logged 225 minutes on the pitch, scoring one goal for two points on the season and placed
four of his five shots on target for a .800 SOG%.
As a sophomore in 2013, Williams saw time in five matches during 187 minutes of action. H scored two goals for four points. while taking seven shots, three
of them being shots-on-goal. He scored his first collegiate goal in his first collegiate game, a victory over Colorado State-Pueblo at The Pitch in Canyon.
Williams graduated from Hendrickson (Texas) High School in 2012 where he played forward for the Hawks under head coach Bill Anderson. Williams was
a second team All-District 49-4A selection as a sophomore as the Hawks won the District Championship and advanced to the Section Finals, as a junior he
led the team to an 18-3-6 overall record and the Regional Semifinals.
2018 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES
HEARTLAND CONERENCE STANDINGS (OCT. 31)
NORTH DIVISION DIVISION POINTS CONFERENCE POINTS OVERALL WIN % STREAK HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
Midwestern State 6-0 18 12-1-1 37 15-1-1 0.912 W4 6-1-1 8-0-0 1-0-0
Newman 2-3-1 7 7-6-1 22 11-7-1 0.605 W4 8-1-0 3-6-1 0-0-0
Rogers State 2-3-1 7 6-6-2 20 8-8-2 0.500 L3 5-3-2 3-5-0 0-0-0
Oklahoma Christian 1-5 3 4-9-1 13 6-11-1 0.361 L7 2-6-1 4-5-0 0-0-0
WEST DIVISION DIVISION POINTS CONFERENCE POINTS OVERALL WIN % STREAK HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
Lubbock Christian 3-1-2 11 6-5-3 21 9-6-3 0.583 W1 4-2-2 5-4-1 0-0-0
West Texas A&M 3-2-1 10 11-2-1 34 14-2-2 0.833 W6 8-1-1 6-1-0 0-0-1
Eastern New Mexico 2-2-2 8 6-6-2 20 8-8-2 0.500 L2 6-3-0 2-5-2 0-0-0
UT Permian Basin 1-4-1 4 1-12-1 4 2-15-1 0.139 W1 1-8-0 1-7-1 0-0-0
SOUTH DIVISION DIVISION POINTS CONFERENCE POINTS OVERALL WIN % STREAK HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
St. Edward’s 5-1 15 7-6-1 22 8-9-1 0.472 L1 6-1-1 2-8-0 0-0-0
St. Mary’s 5-1 15 8-4-2 26 10-5-3 0.639 L2 6-2-1 4-3-2 0-0-0
Texas A&M International 2-4 6 7-6-1 22 8-7-2 0.529 W1 4-3-0 3-4-1 1-0-1
DBU 0-6 0 1-13 3 3-14-1 0.194 L10 1-6-1 2-8-0 0-0-0
TEAM STATISTICS (OCT. 31)
Team GP GF GA Score Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin PK PK Att. Shots Saves Save % Corners
West Texas A&M 18 62 11 3.444 .61 2.83 1 2 338 51 .823 99
Midwestern State 17 43 11 2.529 .65 1.88 6 8 284 34 .756 127
Texas A&M International 17 39 30 2.294 1.76 0.53 2 2 267 57 .655 83
St. Mary’s 18 37 29 2.056 1.61 0.45 6 6 270 62 .681 97
Eastern New Mexico 18 34 30 1.889 1.67 0.22 2 2 249 61 .670 70
Lubbock Christian 18 33 21 1.833 1.17 0.66 2 2 204 82 .796 74
Rogers State 18 30 27 1.667 1.50 0.17 0 0 244 74 .733 98
Newman 19 31 26 1.632 1.37 0.26 1 4 226 53 .671 94
St. Edward’s 18 25 20 1.389 1.11 0.28 3 5 187 61 .753 88
UT Permian Basin 18 21 56 1.167 3.11 -1.94 2 2 197 105 .652 55
Oklahoma Christian 18 19 34 1.056 1.89 -0.83 2 2 168 111 .766 53
DBU 18 11 49 .611 2.72 -2.11 2 2 153 84 .632 55
Team GP Shots Fouls Offside Corners PK/PKA YC/RC
West Texas A&M 18 338 186 45 99 2/1 32/2
Midwestern State 17 284 169 39 127 8/6 29/0
St. Mary’s 18 270 206 43 97 6/6 35/2
Texas A&M International 17 267 267 46 83 2/2 45/3
Eastern New Mexico 18 249 204 42 70 2/2 30/3
Rogers State 18 244 227 36 98 0/0 28/3
Newman 19 226 227 28 94 4/1 30/1
Lubbock Christian 18 204 205 39 74 2/2 25/3
UT Permian Basin 18 197 214 34 55 2/2 30/2
St. Edward’s 18 187 255 41 88 5/3 35/3
Oklahoma Christian 18 168 208 30 53 2/2 30/1
DBU 18 153 162 16 55 2/2 23/3
SHOTS GP Sh. Avg.
Julio Vargas (WT) 18 73 4.06
Pato Botello Faz (STMU) 17 67 3.94
Rafael Montabes (TAMIU) 15 48 3.20
Callum Challinor (WT) 18 49 2.72
Nenad Markovic (STMU) 18 49 2.72
POINTS GP G A Pts. Avg.
Pato Botello Faz (STMU) 17 18 6 42 2.47
Julio Vargas (WT) 18 13 8 34 1.89
Dylan Armstrong (SEU) 16 9 7 25 1.56
Lucca Lima (WT) 18 10 6 26 1.44
Callum Challinor (WT) 18 10 5 25 1.39
GOALS GP No. Avg.
Pato Botello Faz (STMU) 17 18 1.059
Julio Vargas (WT) 18 13 .722
Callum Challinor (WT) 18 10 .556
Lucca Lima (WT) 18 10 .556
ASSISTS GP Ast. Avg.
Noah Robson (RSU) 18 9 .500
Julio Vargas (WT) 18 8 .444
Reece Schattle (WT) 18 7 .389
Dylan Armstrong (SEUMSOC) 16 7 .438
GAME-WINNERS GP No. Avg.
Pato Botello Faz (STMU) 17 6 .353
Callum Challinor (WT) 18 5 .278
Rory O’Keeffe (MSU) 15 4 .267
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE GP GA Min. Avg.
Alexander Vencel (WT) 11 6 1003:11 .538
Taylor Lampe (MSU) 17 11 1561:28 .634
William Tuffin (SEU) 18 20 1631:50 1.103
Braxton Thorne (LCU) 18 21 1708:01 1.107
Ross Dalton (ENMU) 14 19 1185:27 1.442
SAVES GP Sav. GA Pct.
Alexander Vencel (WT) 11 38 6 .864
Braxton Thorne (LCU) 18 82 21 .796
Anthony Trabichet (OC) 18 109 34 .762
William Tuffin (SEUMSOC) 18 61 20 .753
Taylor Lampe (MSU) 17 33 11 .750
SAVES PER GAME GP No. Avg.
Anthony Trabichet (OC) 18 109 6.06
Braxton Thorne (LCU) 18 82 4.56
Jazz Dhaliwal (RSU) 10 41 4.10
Tristen Olvera (DBU) 12 48 4.00
Alexander Vencel (WT) 11 38 3.45
SHUTOUTS PER GAME GP No. Avg.
Taylor Lampe (MSU) 17 7 .412
Braxton Thorne (LCU) 18 6 .333
Alexander Vencel (WT) 11 5 .455
William Tuffin (SEU) 18 5 .278
INDIVIDUALSTATISTICS (OCT. 31)
2018 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES
NATIONALLYSPEAKING (OCT. 31)
Category National HLC National Leader
Category National HLC HLC LeaderNational Leader
HLC Leader
2018 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES
BENNETT HOAGLAND
Freshman • Goalkeeper • 5-10 • Lubbock, Texas
Three-year varsity starter at Coronado High School in Lubbock... Helped lead
the Mustangs to a 13-15-2 record in the 2018 spring season.
GP M GA Avg. S SV% W L T Sho
2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TOTAL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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REECE SCHATTLE
Senior • Midfielder • 5-11 • Plano, Texas
Entering 2018 has played in 34 matches with 19 starts, while logging 1,932
minutes on the pitch... Has seven goals with eight assists for 22 points, while
recording four game winners... Has 65 shots with 30 on goal.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2016 17-7 3 4 10 23 0.130 9 0.391 2 0-0
2017 17-12 4 4 12 42 0.095 21 0.500 2 0-0
2018 18-16 7 7 21 25 0.280 13 0.520 1 0-0
TOTAL 52-35 14 15 43 90 0.156 43 0.478 5 0-0
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STEFAN ANDJELIC
Sophomore • Midfielder • 6-2 • Ottawa, Ontario
As a freshman in 2017, saw action in all 18 games with 13 starts for the Buffs...
Had four goals with two assists for 10 points... Recorded 16 shots (.250) with
eight on frame, along with two game winners... Logged 1070 minutes for the
season.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2017 18-13 4 2 10 16 0.250 8 0.500 2 0-0
2018 18-13 2 5 9 22 0.091 9 0.409 0 0-0
TOTAL 36-26 6 7 19 38 0.158 17 0.447 2 0-0
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TROY REEVES
Senior • Defender • 6-0 • Keller, Texas
2018 Preseason All-Heartland Conference Team Selection... Entering 2018
has played in 36 matches with 36 starts in two years... Logged 3,168 minutes
on the pitch... Has six goals, one assist for 13 points on 40 shots with 18 on
frame... 2018 Senior Captain.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2016 20-20 1 1 3 23 0.043 9 0.391 1 0-0
2017 16-16 5 0 10 17 0.294 9 0.529 1 0-0
2018 18-18 1 0 2 7 0.143 1 0.143 0 0-0
TOTAL 54-54 7 1 15 47 0.149 19 0.404 2 0-0
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JULIO VARGAS
Senior • Forward • 6-0 • Dallas, Texas
2018 Preseason All-Heartland Conference Team Selection... Led th team in
scoring in his first season at WT... Tallied nine goals with four assists for 22
points... Had 64 shots (.141) with 31 on frame (.484) and one game winner, while
recording 1,264 minutes on the pitch... His nine goals tied for the team-lead...
Recorded a hat trick at UT Permian Basin (9/30) on five shots...
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2017 18-17 9 4 22 64 0.141 31 0.484 1 0-0
2018 18-17 13 8 34 73 0.178 43 0.589 3 0-1
TOTAL 36-34 22 12 56 137 0.161 74 0.540 4 0-1
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CAMERON WALKER
Junior • Defender • 5-9 • Humble, Texas
Entering 2018 has played in 27 matches with nine starts during his career at
West Texas A&M... Has one goal and one assist for his career and logged 1,074
career minutes... Has 11 shots with five on frame.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2016 15-3 2 1 5 7 0.286 2 0.286 0 0-0
2017 12-6 0 1 1 4 0.000 3 0.750 0 0-0
2018 12-11 0 3 3 2 0.000 2 1.000 0 0-0
TOTAL 39-20 2 5 9 13 0.154 7 0.538 0 0-0
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ALEXANDER VENCEL
Sophomore • Goalkeeper • 6-0 • Mittlehausburgen, France
As a freshman in 2017 he logged 1617:45 minutes, with 56 save and a 0.83
goals against average... Allowed 15 goals and went 12-5-1 with six shutouts
and faced 149 shots... Had a .789 save percentage... Named to All-Heartland
Conference Tournament team...
GP M GA Avg. S SV% W L T Sho
2017 18 1617:45 15 0.83 56 0.789 12 5 1 6
2018 11 1003:11 6 0.54 38 0.864 8 1 1 5
TOTAL 29 2620:56 21 0.72 94 0.817 20 6 2 11.0
1
MARTIN SORIANO
Junior • Defender • 6-3 • Herriman, Utah
Helped Otero Junior College to a 10-6-1 record in 2017, Second Team All-Con-
ference selection in 2017.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
TOTAL 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
3
SIMON SEBBAH
Redshirt Senior • Midfielder • 5-11 • Paris, France
Redshirted for the Buffs in 2017... As a junior in 2016, appeared in 17 matches
while making seven starts for the Buffs as he became the first player in pro-
gram history to be named Heartland Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 26
after scoring game-winning goals in back-to-back matches for the Buffs.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2016 17-7 3 1 7 18 0.167 8 0.444 2 0-0
2017 Redshirt -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 17-16 0 0 0 18 0.000 3 0.167 0 0-0
TOTAL 34-23 3 1 7 36 0.083 11 0.306 2 0-0
5
LIAM DOYLE
Freshman • Midfielder • 6-3 • Hampshire, England
Comes to Canyon from the Coventry Cty Football Club...
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 17-8 5 0 10 11 0.455 6 0.545 0 0-0
TOTAL 17-8 5 0 10 11 0.455 6 0.545 0 0-0
8
IVAN ULLOA
Senior • Midfielder • 6-0 • Wylie, Texas
2018 Preseason All-Heartland Conference Team Selection... Two-time
All-Heartland Conference selection has played in 55 matches while making
40 starts entering 2018... He has lead the team in assists all three years, while
leading the team in goals, assists and points as a sophomore... He has scored
13 goals with 14 assists and 40 points... Has logged 2,791 minutes on the field.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2015 17-12 2 4 8 25 0.080 6 0.240 0 0-0
2016 20-18 6 4 16 36 0.167 14 0.389 1 1-1
2017 18-10 5 6 16 24 0.208 14 0.583 0 1-2
2018 18-0 4 3 11 22 0.182 13 0.591 0 1-1
TOTAL 73-40 17 17 51 107 0.159 47 0.439 1 3-4
10
CALLUM CHALLINOR
Senior • Forward • 6-0 • Sedgefield, England
Played in 17 games with 15 starts during his first season at WT... Tied for the
team-lead in goals scored with nine, while recording two assists for 20 points...
Had 43 shots (.209) with 20 on frame (.465), while recording a team-high four
game winners... Logged 1025 minutes... Named Second Team All-Heartland
Conference and Second Team D2CCA All-Region...
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2017 17-15 9 2 20 43 0.209 20 0.465 4 0-0
2018 18-17 10 5 25 49 0.204 26 0.531 5 0-0
TOTAL 35-32 19 7 45 92 0.207 46 0.500 9 0-0
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2018 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES
JORGE CALLEJAS
Redshirt Junior • Midfielder • 5-4 • Katy, Texas
Callejas redshirted for the Buffs in 2017... Before WT, helped lead San Jacinto
College to the NJCAA National Semifinals for head coach Ian Spooner ... Had
one goal as a freshman in four games ... As a sophomore played in 22 games
with one start and one goal...
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2017 Redshirt -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 5-0 0 2 2 1 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0
TOTAL 5-0 0 2 2 1 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0
15
JULIO HERNANDEZ
Junior • Midfielder • 5-7 • El Reno, Oklahoma
Comes to West Texas A&M following two seasons at Rose State...
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 16-2 1 2 4 9 0.111 6 0.667 0 0-0
TOTAL 16-2 1 2 4 9 0.111 6 0.667 0 0-0
17
HARRY McGRATH
Freshman • Forward • 6-1 • New Milton, England
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 15-6 3 3 9 18 0.167 6 0.333 0 0-0
TOTAL 15-6 3 3 9 18 0.167 6 0.333 0 0-0
19
LUCCA LIMA
Freshman • Midfielder • 5-8 • Caxaambu, France
Helped lead Lassen Community College to the 2017 Golden Valley Confer-
ence Championship title with 19 goals and 9 assists in 21 games... First Team
All-Conference selection in 2017.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 18-15 10 6 26 47 0.213 23 0.489 2 0-0
TOTAL 18-15 10 6 26 47 0.213 23 0.489 2 0-0
23
LOGAN CHAMBERLAIN
Freshman • Forward • 6-0 • Midlothian, Texa
Joins the Buffs following a standout prep career at Midlothian High School...
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TOTAL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
25
JACOB RUDDER
Junior • Defender • 5-10 • Amarillo, Texas
Comes to Canyon following two seasons at Eastern New Mexico...
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TOTAL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27
CAL BRYAN
Redshirt Sophomore • Defender • 5-10 • Beaumont, Texas
Played in 15 games with two starts in his redshirt freshman season... Recorded
two goals on five shots with three on frame.... Made his first start at UT Perm-
ian Basin (9/30), scoring his second collegiate goal... Had his first goal in a 5-2
win at Colorado State-Pueblo (9/3)... Logged 321 minutes for the season.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2017 15-2 2 0 4 5 0.400 3 0.600 0 0-0
2018 12-9 0 2 2 2 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0
TOTAL 27-11 2 2 6 7 0.286 3 0.429 0 0-0
16
JEAN-LUC RAMDIN
Freshman • Midfielder • 5-6 • Southampton, England
Helped lead Mountbatten Secondary School to the Hampshire Cup Winners
Championship and league title in 2017... Jean-Luc also ran track (100m and
200m)... Played club soccer for Southampton FC Academy.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 12-4 0 1 1 1 0.000 1 1.000 0 0-0
TOTAL 12-4 0 1 1 1 0.000 1 1.000 0 0-0
18
MARIUS LONGEANIE
Freshman • Midfielder • 5-9 • Saint Germain sur Ille, France
Played soccer at Stade Rennais FC in France as a youth... Helped team win the
Britanny Championship.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 17-2 1 2 4 11 0.091 5 0.455 1 0-0
TOTAL 17-2 1 2 4 11 0.091 5 0.455 1 0-0
21
LOUIS GUEYE
Junior • Midfielder • 5-9 • Paris, France
Comes to West Texas A&M after two seasons at Erskine College ...
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 14-1 1 1 3 3 0.333 1 0.333 1 0-0
TOTAL 14-1 1 1 3 3 0.333 1 0.333 1 0-0
24
COREY BIERBAUM
Freshman • Midfielder • 5-11 • Lumberton, Texas
Halped lead Lumberton High School team to a 12-2 record and a District
22-5A Championship his senior year... Named 2018 District 22-5A MVP, 2018
Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold 1st Team, and 2018 TASCO Region 3 5A
All-Region 1st Team.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TOTAL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26
GRAYSON ELLETT
Sophomore • Defender • 5-11 • Wichita Falls, Texas
Played in four games with one shot and logged 86 minutes as a freshman...
Logged a season-high 29 minutes at UT Permian Basin (9/30)... Recorded his
lone shot against Lubbock Christian (10/19).
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2017 4-0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0
2018 16-11 0 0 0 7 0.000 3 0.429 0 0-0
TOTAL 20-11 0 0 0 8 0.000 3 0.375 0 0-0
28
2018 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES
SEAN RYAN
Redshirt Freshman • Forward • 5-7 • El Paso, Texas
Redshirted for the Buffs in 2017... Helped lead Eastlake High School to the final
four at state for head coach Gibby Widner ... Named MVP and a team captain
for the Falcons ... Was in top 50 percent of his class.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2017 Redshirt -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 12-0 0 0 0 3 0.000 2 0.667 0 0-0
TOTAL 12-0 0 0 0 3 0.000 2 0.667 0 0-0
29
CHRISTIAN PEDRAZA
Freshman • Midfielder • 5-10 • Cypress, Texas
Played for Coach James Woodard at Tomball Memorial High School... Was
named 1st Team All-District, Varsity Captain, and Academic All-State his senior
year.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TOTAL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31
JORDAN SHEREY
Freshman • Midfielder/Defender • 6-0 • Carrollton, Texas
Led RL Turner High School to a 15-3 record and District Championship... Was
named 1st Team All-District and First Team-All Academic Teams his senior
year... Played club soccer for FC Dallas.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TOTAL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35
MICHAEL GARCIA
Senior • Defender • 5-11 • Dallas, Texas
Garcia has played in 47 matches while making 29 starts during his three-year
career at WT while logging 2,634 minutes... He has scored two goals including
a game-winner against Rogers State in 2016, while adding two more assists for
a total of six points.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2015 13-4 0 0 0 4 0.000 1 0.250 0 0-0
2016 19-11 2 2 6 14 0.143 8 0.571 1 0-0
2017 15-14 0 0 0 7 0.000 1 0.143 0 0-0
2018 15-13 3 0 6 7 0.429 5 0.714 1 0-0
TOTAL 62-42 5 2 12 32 0.156 15 0.469 2 0-0
57
COLIN BURGIEL
Redshirt Freshman • Goalkeeper • 6-3 • Rockwall, Texas
Redshirted for the Buffs in 2017... Went 11-4 as a senior at Rockwall High School
and made the second round of the playoffs for head coach Troy Williams ...
Helped lead his team to the Area Championship in 2014 ... Earned first team
all-district honors and second team all-state accolades ... A team captain and
helped lead his team to the district and bidistrict championship.
GP M GA Avg. S SV% W L T Sho
2017 Redshirt -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 9 661:16 5 0.68 13 0.722 5 1 1 4.0
TOTAL 9 661:16 5 0.68 13 0.722 5 1 1 4.0
30
JOSH PALM
Senior • Defender • 6-0 • Jackson, Mississippi
Appeared in 19 matches while making 17 starts for the Buffs in 2016... He
played at both center back and right back during his 1,516 minutes on the
field... He was part of a defense that ranked third in the nation in shutout
percentage (0.60) while goalkeeper Patrick Satorie broke school records both
shutouts in a season and shutouts in a career.
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2016 19-17 0 0 0 2 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0
2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TOTAL 19-17 0 0 0 2 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0
33
ALEX RAMIREZ
Freshman • Defender • 5-10 • Dallas, Texas
Joins the Buffs following a standout prep career at Mesquite Poteet High
School in Dallas...
GP-GS G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% GW PK
2018 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
TOTAL 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
37
2018 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES
West Texas A&M Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2018)
All games
Overall: 14-2-2 Conf: 11-2-1 Home: 8-1-1 Away: 6-1-0 Neut: 0-0-1
TEAM STATISTICS WT OPP
SHOT STATISTICS
Goals-Shot attempts 62-338 11-148
Goals scored per game 3.44 0.61
Shot pct. .183 .074
Shots on goal-Attempts 169-338 62-148
SOG pct. .500 .419
Shots/Game 18.8 8.2
Assists 51 8
CORNER KICKS 99 59
PENALTY KICKS 1-2 0-0
PENALTIES
Yellow cards 32 29
Red cards 2 1
ATTENDANCE
Total 1571 1466
Dates/Avg Per Date 10/157 7/209
Neutral Site #/Avg 1/44
Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
West Texas A&M 32 29 1 0 62
Opponents 5 5 1 0 11
Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
West Texas A&M 182 147 4 5 338
Opponents 67 75 4 2 148
Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
West Texas A&M 28 22 0 1 51
Opponents 55 50 1 1 107
Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
West Texas A&M 51 43 3 2 99
Opponents 26 28 3 2 59
Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
West Texas A&M 95 85 5 1 186
Opponents 94 97 2 5 198
2018 BUFFALO SOCCER MATCH NOTES
West Texas A&M Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2018)
All games
Overall: 14-2-2 Conf: 11-2-1 Home: 8-1-1 Away: 6-1-0 Neut: 0-0-1
## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg pk-att
9 Julio Vargas 18-17 13 8 34 73 .178 43 .589 3 0-1
23 Lucca Lima 18-15 10 6 26 47 .213 23 .489 2 0-0
13 Callum Challinor 18-17 10 5 25 49 .204 26 .531 5 0-0
2 Reece Schattle 18-16 7 7 21 25 .280 13 .520 1 0-0
10 Ivan Ulloa 18-0 4 3 11 22 .182 13 .591 0 1-1
8 Liam Doyle 17-8 5 0 10 11 .455 6 .545 0 0-0
19 Harry McGrath 15-6 3 3 9 18 .167 6 .333 0 0-0
4 Stefan Andjelic 18-13 2 5 9 22 .091 9 .409 0 0-0
57 Michael Garcia 15-13 3 0 6 7 .429 5 .714 1 0-0
21 Marius Longeanie 17-2 1 2 4 11 .091 5 .455 1 0-0
17 Julio Hernandez 16-2 1 2 4 9 .111 6 .667 0 0-0
24 Louis Gueye 14-1 1 1 3 3 .333 1 .333 1 0-0
11 Cameron Walker 12-11 0 3 3 2 .000 2 1.000 0 0-0
6 Troy Reeves 18-18 1 0 2 7 .143 1 .143 0 0-0
16 Cal Bryan 12-9 0 2 2 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
15 Jorge Callejas 5-0 0 2 2 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
18 Jean-Luc Ramdin 12-4 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0
37 Alex Ramirez 2-1 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
5 Simon Sebbah 17-16 0 0 0 18 .000 3 .167 0 0-0
28 Grayson Ellett 16-11 0 0 0 7 .000 3 .429 0 0-0
29 Sean Ryan 12-0 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0
30 Colin Burgiel 9-7 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
3 Martin Soriano 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
1 Alexander Vencel 11-11 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
Total 18 62 51 175 338 .183 169 .500 14 1-2
Opponents 18 11 8 30 148 .074 62 .419 2 0-0
Goal Average Saves Record
# Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho/cbo
1 Alexander Vencel 11-9 1003:11 6 0.54 38 .864 8 1 1 5/1
30 Colin Burgiel 9-7 661:16 5 0.68 13 .722 5 1 1 4/1
TM TM - 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 1/0
Total 18 1664:27 11 0.59 51 .823 13 2 2 10
Opponents 18 1664:27 62 3.35 107 .633 2 13 2 1
Team saves: 0
Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
West Texas A&M 32 29 1 0 62
Opponents 5 5 1 0 11
Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
West Texas A&M 182 147 4 5 338
Opponents 67 75 4 2 148
Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
West Texas A&M 28 22 0 1 51
Opponents 55 50 1 1 107
Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
West Texas A&M 51 43 3 2 99
Opponents 26 28 3 2 59
Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
West Texas A&M 95 85 5 1 186
Opponents 94 97 2 5 198
Attendance Summary WT Opponent
Total 1571 1466
Dates/Avg Per Date 10/157 7/209
Neutral Site #/Avg 1/44